Evening star., 1950-04-09
Legion Auxiliary
Plans Coffee Hour
AT MI. Alto Today

DlSLrlCt OF Columbia Depart.
ment, American Legion Auxiliary
will sponsor a coffee hour from
TOO to 900 pm. today at Noun
Alto Hospital for the veterans.
Mrs. Margaret E. Carroll, de.
partment rehabilitation chairman
is in charge, assisted by Mrs. Rost
Perkins. department president
and Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche, ma.
tional executive committeewoman
and other department officers who
will pour.
Unit rehabilitation chairmer
and volunteer hospital worker.
will help entertain.
Mrs. Charles H. Mills, nationa.
eastern vice president, has ex.
tended her stay here an addi.
tional day in order to observe tht
activities of the volunteer hospi.
tai workers, visit Mount Alto Hos.
pital patients and be guest Of
honor during the coffee hour.
Mrs. George S. Patton, jr.
honorary charter member of tn,
George S. Patton, Jr.-Tank Corp
Unit, arrived here last Thursda,
from her home in South Hamilton
Mass, to be a special guest at {
meeting of that unit. The depart,
ment president and her staff mad,
their official visitation.
Members of the unit and pos
rendered Mrs. Patton, widow o.
Gen. George S. Patton. jr., a re.
ception prior to the meeting with
Mrs. Shirleyanne Compton, uni
president. and Don Frederick, pos
commander, heading the receiv.
ing line.
Miss Catherine Drury of the c
g. P. Telephone Company Gle.
Club, accompanied by Mrs. Heller
Wise at the piano, was SOLOS
of the evening.
Some 40 members were obi.
gated by the department mem.
zership chairman. Mrs. Pear
Heagerty. They will be formal.
initiated by the ritual team O.
the 8 and 40 at the May meeting
Nearly 100000 women were en-.
rolled in the auxiliary on April /
This is an increase Of approx.
mately $4,000 over the same datt
last year. Mrs. Heagerty predict!
the total enrolment for 1850 vii
go above the one million mark
April Is is the deadline for turn.
ing in per capita sheets at Dis.
trict department headquarters il
the current membership drive.
Mrs. Abbie Riddick, child vel
fare chairman, and members o
James Reese Europe Unit, viii
hold children Easver party 20
day from 4 to 6 pm. at 1914 Yer,
mont avenue NV.
Members of the unit are t,
meet on the first ard thil'c
Wednesdays Of the month anc
every Friday at 6 pm. al tn
home Of Mrs. ElYa McLajn, popp,
chairman. IS Florida avenue NV.
to make poppies.
Members Of the auxiliary will
attend sunrise services al 7 am
today in the Forma! Gardens al
Walter Reed Hospital. Cen. Roy
Parker. Chief OF Army Chaplains
will be in charge OF the services
and music will be fu-n. shed by
the Army Band and the Chape,
Choir of the hospital.
Mrs. Ethel Wilt, department
chaplain, is in Charge of arrange.
ments for the local GO to Church
movement. In this connection
the District department will spon-
sor service next Sunday at the
Grace Episcopal Church, lO41
Wisconsin avenue NV, at 4 pm.
with the Re-. NJ. M. Perkins of.
nclatlne. All department anC
unit color bearers are to take
part.
A Joint meeting of Lincoln, Ma.
tional Capital. Woodbridge anc
Clark V. Polling Units will be hele
tomorrow night at the Embassy
Club, 1921 K street NV, where
the following unit presidents will
alternately preside: Mrs. Evelyr
D. Cornick. Mrs. Vera Shisler, Mrs
Gladys Day and Mrs. Clara G
Newton. The department presi,
dent will be special guest.
Official visitations will occur
this week as follows: Tuesday
Cooley-McCullough Unit, Legior
Club; Wednesday. Port Steven.
Unit, 1924 Georgia avenue NV.
Thursday. Department of Labor