Evening star., 1949-12-18

Legion AUXILIARY
Executive Unit
Meets Tomorrow
Mrs. Rose E. Perkins, president
will preside at a meeting OF the
Executive Committee, District OF
Columbia department, American
Legion Auxiliary, tomorrow night
at the Legion Club.
The annual department Christ
mas party for the patients OF
Mount Alto Hospital will be held
Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
Mrs. Margaret E. Carroll. de-
partment rehabilitation chairman
has arranged a program. Com
munity singing will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Florence Wirsing.
pianist. The North Carolina Ave-
nue. Methodist Choir will render
Christmas carols under the lead
ership of Miss Grace Grosnell.
Mrs. Mary D. Spence, depart
ment community service chair
man, requests Executive Commit
tee members to bring donations
of candy. cigars. cigarettes and
clothing to the department meet
ing tomorrow night, in order that
such gifts may be distributed tn
the inmates of the Home for the
Aged at Blue Plains in time for
Christmas.
National president citations will
be presented to units who have
signed up 100 per cent of their
1949 membership at national
by December 81
Next Thursday night Is the dead
line for turning in membership
lists and dues at the District OF
Columbia Department headquar-
ters In order to be considered ell
gible for such awards. Checks
should be made payable to the
treasurer, Mrs. Sarah
Deery.
Sergeant Jasper Unit will spon-
sor a coffee hour in the recreation
hall Of Mount Alto Hospital today
from 7 to 9 o'clock. Miss Regina
Brady, rehabilitation chairman. is
in charge Of arrangements and
will be assisted by Miss Lucille
Brady. president. and unit men,
bers.
Victory Unit will join with Vic
tory Post In giving a Christmas
party at the Legion clubhouse
on Friday at $50 pm.
Toys, clothing and refreshments
will be presented to as needy chill
dren, selected from student rolls
of local schools through the efforts
of Mrs. Evelyn Anderson. child
welfare chairman.
Following the party. Mrs. Fran
ces Sweet, president, will preside
at the monthly meeting Of the
unit.
James E. Walker Unit will hold
a Christmas party for underpriv-
ileged and crippled children on
Friday from 8 to 9 o'clock in the
YMCA. 1916 Twelfth street NV
The unit will also distribute
Christmas baskets to the same
needy families.
Members who dressed dolls 70,
the Salvation Army Christmas
Shop are requested to turn them
in to Mrs. Marie Punches. unit
president, today.
New members accepted by the
unit this month are as follows
Nellie B. Wilson. Edythe Hop
kins, Geraldine Carroll, Carrie w
Terry. Dollye Wilkins, Sadie Stew
art, Barbara Moten. Roberta
Woods, Alberta Wheeler. Gwen
dolyn Griffin, Helen Jones. Inez
Williams. Cecilia Fair, Catherine
Norris, Nina Lee. Gertrude Aston
Charlean Haywood. Elizabeth
Tony, Carrie Bryant, Geraldine
Haywood, Addie johnson, Minerva
Livingston, Theadosia Fisher. Eva
Contee and Hattie Williams.
Fort Stevens Unit has enrolled
the following new members: Mrs
Margie Eisenhauer, Miss Eleanor
Friedman, Mrs. Rae Glockler and
Mrs. Pauline Loveday. Sandra
Lee Glockler and Reta Ann Bar
bour are new Junior unit mem
bers.
A Christmas program will be
presented by the auxiliary as q
salute to hospitalized veteran.
over Station WRC next Saturday
from 2 to 2::3o pm.
Featured on the broadcast will
be Mrs. Norman L. Sheehe, ma
tionar president; Morton Downey
his quartette and orchestra, and
the national championship glee
club of the auxiliary from Queens
County. N. Y.
A Christmas party was given
yesterday afternoon for the pa
tients In the Crippled Children's
Ward Of Gallinger Hospital, under
the direction Of Mrs. Shirley Ann
Compton and Mrs. Georgiana Dud-
ley. co-chairmen Of the depart
ment Child Welfare Committee.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday-Potomac Unit. Pail.
sades Fieldhouse. Sherrier ant
Dana place NV. (stop Is or
Cabin John carline). 8 pm; Unit.
ed States Maritime Unit. Legion
Club. 8 am.
Wednesday-George s. Patton
Tr-Tank Cnrns Init IA1ior