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Auxiliary Honors
National President;
Plans Tide Of TOYS

FEuHS HuC vi lVH
Officers and members of the
District of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, hon.
ored the department president,
Mrs. Rose E. Perkins, and the ma
tional president, Mrs. Marie L.
Sheehe, making official visit to the
department, at a preconvention
dinner last night in the Crystal
Room of the Willard Hotel. The
25th annual department conven-
ton will be held there August 10,
II and IL.
Among the guests were the
newly elected department Legion
commander, Walter L. Morgan, jr.,
and Mrs, Morgan; Grand Chef de
Care Gail T. Judd of the 40 and 8
and Mrs. Lillian Judd; Mr.. and
Mrs. Owen c. Holleran; Mrs.
Claire SmithSon, chapeau of D. G.
Salon IA, and 49, and Joseph
Smithson: Commissioner and Mrs.
Watson B. Miller and Representa-
tive and Mrs. Lawrence H. Smith
of Wisconsin.
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
T. 0. Kraabel; Mrs. Louise w.
Williams, past national auxiliary
president; Mrs. Charles McDonold
and Miss Margaret Eaton.
The Department Convention
Committee with Mrs. Pearl Heag-
erty, general chairman. presiding,
will hold the final meeting Thurs
day night, "83" at the Legion club
house, at o'clock. Department
officers and unit presidents should
attend for the purpose of complet-
ing plans and program for the
convention.
Convention committee meetings
are to be held at the Legion Club
at o'clock tomorrow night and
the presiding chairmen are as fol-
lows: Constitution and bylaws,
Mrs. Gertrude S. Pierce; creden-
tials, Mrs. Lillian Judd; permanent
organization, Mrs j. Florence
Dietsche; resolutions, Mrs. Ada M.
Riley, and rules, Mrs. Margaret E.
Carroll.
Convention pages are to report
to Mrs. Edythe O'Connor at the
Legion Club tomorrow night at 8
O'Clock for a short instructive
meeting.
Another tide of toys" will flow
across the Atlantic from America
to children in Europe next Christ
mas. according to Mrs. Perkins,
department president, who di-
rected the local units participa-
ton in the first tide of toys"
last winter. Continuation of this
program has been authorized by
the National Executive Committee
The Legion and auxiliary will
again collect toys from American
children and send them to chill
dren of European countries, pro-
vided assistance of CARE or some
other organization can be secured
in distributing the toys.
The first tide of TOYS" re-
suited in 100000 being sent to
children in Great Britain, France.
Holland, Belgium, Austria. Ger
many, Finland. Israel and other
countries.
There were 2.887 members en-
rolled in the District Department
OF the American Legion Auxiliary
for 1850. as of last Monday.
Washington Police and Fire
Unit has elected the following
officers for 1950-51: Mrs. Mary
Hargraves, president: Mrs. Cath
crime Thayer, Mrs. Olive Miller
and Miss Courtney Newton, vice
presidents; Mrs. Lou Clements,
chaplain; Mrs. Beulah La Scola,
historian, and Mrs. Catherine
Crompton, sergeant at arms. Col
or-bearers will be elected at the
September meeting.
Members named to serve on
convention committees are: Mrs.
Edith Armstrong, credentials; Mrs.
Catherine Crompton, permanent
organization; Mrs. Lillian Howard,
resolutions, and Mrs. Beulah
La Scola, rules.
Newly elected officers of De-
partment of Commerce Unit, No.
As, are: Mrs. Lena Davis, presi-
dent; Mrs. Helen Barry and Mrs.
Loretta Reed, vice presidents; Mrs.
Carmen Bernard, chaplain: Mrs.
Rachel Davis, historian; Mrs.
Josephine McCurley, sergeant at
arms; Mrs. Helen Beida and Mrs.
Helen Wynne, color-bearers. Con-
vention delegates: Mrs. Rachel
Davis, Mrs. Helen Barry and Mrs.
Ellen Harlow. Alternates: Mrs.
Loretta Reed, Mrs. Josephine Nc
Curley and Mrs. Helen Beida.
Mrs. Goldie Mirabello, president
! of the United States Department
of Agriculture Unit. has named
unit delegates on convention COM
mittees as follows: Mrs. Edna San
ford, credentials; M. Patricia
Flynn, permanent organization;
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, resolutions,
and Mrs. Mable Rogers, Rules.
Mrs. Margaret M. Porter will serve
as page.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Preconvention Com
mittee meetings, Legion Club, 2437
Fifteenth street NV.