Evening star., 1950-05-14

Mrs. Margaret ~
E. Carroll, de-
partment re- ~
h a bilit alton
chairman. The
nrogram will feature kenneth
Shaffer. accordionist and pianist.
/ Mrs Rose E. Perkins, depart
ment president, and Mrs. Allce
Slattery, president OF the COO
Star Mothers, will pour. They Will
be assisted by Mrs. Lillian M.
Judd and Mrs. May Hilleary. past
department presidents, and mem
/ hers of the auXiliary's unit re-
habilitation committees and vol
unteer hospital workers. All Le-
eion and Auxiliary members are
invited.
Department and unit color
bearers will participate in the nag
professional at the ceremonies
sponsored by the American War
Mothers at Arlington National
Cemetery today at 2:30 pm. Mrs.
Perkins will place flowers at the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, IN
the name of Mrs. Norman L.
Sheehe, national president, while
Mrs. Ida C. Orr, department vice
president, will lay flowers in the
name of the department.
Fort Dupont Unit will join with
the post as hosts at party today
at S pm. for inmates of the Blue
Plains Home for Aged. Mrs.
Hazel LeFoe, president, and men,
bers of the unit will assist in the
presentation of % lawn chairs to
/ the home.
The department executive COM
mittee will meet tomorrow at the
Legion Clubhouse at 8 pm. with
Mrs. Rose Perkins presiding. All
units should have representatives
at this meeting.
Arrangements for maintaining
the food tent at Arlington Nation
al Cemetery and participation in
the Memorial Day ceremonies will
be discussed.
Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn, depart
ment secretary, has been endorsed
for department president by the
following: Kenneth H. Nash,
with Mrs. Parthena Jones for de-
partment custodian; Vincent B.
Costello, with Miss Bama Brill for
department color bearer; George
E. Killeen. with Mrs. Louise
Schroeder for a department office;
United States Department of Agri-
culture, with Mrs. Mabel Publiese
for department chaplain; Fort
Dupont, with Mrs. Golda Comann
/ for department vice president. and
Woodbridge Unit. .
United States Department of
Agriculture Unit will have an
evening of games for the patients
at Mount Alto Hospital tomorrow
at 7 pm, with Mrs. Phyllis Belden,
rehabilitation chairman, in charge.
Mrs. Goldie Mirabello, president,
and Comdr. John Kiracofe, will be
hosts:
The unit has voted to send two
children from the Barney Neigh
borhood House to a summer camp
for two weeks.
Miss Ursula DoddS has been &C
cepted as new member. Honor
ary membership cards have been
issued to Thomas Pugliese, Will
liam Murphy. John Bromell. C..
Val Trowbridge. Nicholas Pag-
notta, Wallace Jones, c. E. De
VlVo, Lance Hooks, Meredith
Stone and John Kiracofe.
James E. Walker Unit will cele-
brate its 21st anniversary with a
party at $50 pm. Friday at the
1 YWCA Annex, 1719 Thirteenth
street NV. with Mrs. Richie Jor-
don and Mrs. Dollye Wilks as CO.
chairmen. There will be program
of music and dancing.
Mrs. Marie Punches, president,
will deliver potted plants today to
the following sick and shut-in
members: Mrs. Annie Lucas, Mrs.
Harriet King, Mrs. Daisy Roper,
Mrs. Mayme Hawkins and Mrs.
Josephine Franklin.
Miss Joan Koenig has been &C
cepted as junior member of
Woodbridge Unit. The unit will
hold poppy party Tuesday night
at the home of Mrs. Nora Ken
nedy, 3058 Monroe street NE.
The application of Mrs. Agnes
Tyler has been approved for men,
bership
General Accounting Office Unit
will give benefit dinner and party
on Friday at the Fairfax Hotel at
6 PM. Proceeds will be for the
general fund.
For reservations call Mrs. Anna
Goldberg, chairman, at Decatur
3999.
Meetings this week:
/ Tuesday-Potomac Unit, Pali-
sades Field House, Sherrier and
Edmunds place N. w. (Stop Is,
Cabin John Carline), 8 pm;
United States Maritime Unit,
Legion Club, 8 pm; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Unit. game night, Mt.
Alto Hospital, 7 pm.
!, Wednesday-George S. Patton,
Jr.-Tank Corps Unit, Legion Club,
8 pm; George E. Killeen Unit.
card party, 1904 M ST., N. W.. 2
pm.
! Thursday-Capital Transit Unit,
, Legion Club. 8 pm; Woodbridge
, Unit, visit on Ward D, Mt. Alto
/, Hospital. 7 pm.
Friday-United States Depart
ment of Agriculture Unit. visit on
, Ward F-3, Mt. Alto Hospital,
, 1880 pm.
+, Saturday-Volunteer Hospital