Evening star., 1950-11-19
Legion Auxiliary
Executive Unit
10 Meet Tomorrow

Mrs. Bertha w. Fichthorn, pres
ident of the District Of Columbia
Department. American Legion
Auxiliary, has called meeting of
the Executive Committee at 8
o'clock tomorrow night at the
American Legion Club.
It Is being called one week early,
due to the fact that Mrs. Fich-
thorn will leave for Indianapolis.
Ind. the following week to at
tend the Presidents and Secre-
taries Conference. Mrs. Ida Orr.
department secretary, will accom-
pany her on the trip.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, depart
ment membership chairman, Is
urging all units to get their 1851
per capita paid into the depart
ment by November 27 in order
that the members may be boost
er members" for 1851.
The department building fund
chairman, Mrs. Heagerty, has
called a meeting of that commit
tee on November 81. All unit pres
idents and unit chairmen are
urged to be present.
The meeting will be held at
the American Legion Club at 8
pm.
Mrs. Matte Frye, department
child welfare chairman, will re-
port on her project at the execu-
tive meeting.
Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche and
Mrs. Claire Smithson, ways and
means chairman and vice chair
man, are planning their annual
affair, 1t will end with dinner
and bazaar December Is at the
Nash club rooms, 224 D street Sc.
The department president &C
companied the national president,
Mrs. Hope Reed, to Mount Alto
Hospital on Sunday evening to
visit the veterans. They also at
tended the coffee hour given by
the Clarke Polling Unit and the
National Capitol Unit.
Instead of the regular bingo
for the patients on Ward E at
Mount Alto Hospital. Vincent B.
Costello Post and Unit served
turkey dinner last evening. The
ward was decorated with long
table with all Thanksgiving deco
rations.
The party was in charge of the
unit rehabilitation chairman, Mrs.
Oleata Mccormick.
The following units will meet
this week:
Europe-Wednesday. 1914 Ver-
mont avenue NV, 8 pm.
National Cathedral, American
Legion Club, Wednesday, 8 pm.
]; Spengler. American Legion Club,
Wednesday, 8 pm.
Potomac-Tuesday. 8 pm, Pal
isades Fieldhouse.
i Maritime - Tuesday, 3 PM,
American Legion Club.
Victory-Friday, Colonial Hotel.
The community service chair
man, Mrs. Esther Carrico, is plan
ming on a shower of food and
gifts for the Home for the Aged.
Complete plans will be submitted
to the Executive Committee. .
Capital Transit Unit met at the
Legion Club on Thursday night.
when Mrs. Dorothy Andrews was
installed as president by the de-
partment president and staff.
Unit presidents are urged to
have their publicity chairmen
submit all publicity through the
department. 1t must be in the
department by Monday night Of
each week.
Any one desiring to give clothes,
etc, to unfortunate families can
bring it to department headquar-
tiers. Legion Club. Either chill
dren's or adults clothes will be
appreciated and male or female.
Eight and Forty Salon.
The annual Thanksgiving party,
: sponsored by the District of CO.
lumbia Eight and Forty, will be
I held at Glenn Dale Sanatorium
/ in the children's ward. November
Is, from 2:30 to pm. It is
under the direction of the child
welfare chairman, Miss Mary
Eleanor McCabe, with Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty and Mrs. Grace Conway.
members of the Child Welfare
Committee, assisting.
Mrs. Mae E. Hart, chapeau de-
partemental, announced that all
future meetings of the salon will
be held at the Willard Hotel.