Evening star., 1950-04-02
Legion Auxiliary
National Officer
To Be Honored

Legion Auxiliary. will be the guest
Of honor OF the District Of Colum-
. bia Department next Saturday at
dinner at the Burlington Hotel
at $50 pm. Mrs. Rose E. Per-
kins. department president. will
preside. Arrangements for the
dinner have been made by Mrs
Merle Cerulla, Mrs. Pearl Chap
man and Mrs. Ruth Rainey.
I, Reservations must be made and
paid for by Tuesday For tickets,
phone Mrs. Sarah Deery, HO. 1905
or Mrs. Edith Armstrong, CO.
8407.
| Following the dinner, Mrs. Mills
will give talk on phases of the
auxiliary's work.
John Newton. SoloiSt, will be ac-
companied on the piano by Mrs.
Clara Newton, department music
chairman.
Mrs. May Hilleary, past depart
ment president, will supervise the
auxiliary's work in assisting the
Legion in its sale of rehabilitation
stamps. 10000 envelopes are
to be stuffed and, in addition,
about 5000 more are to be ad-
dressed and stuffed. Volunteers
are needed for either day or eve
ming work. For information, tele-
phone Mrs. Hilleary at WO. 1899
any morning.
During the absence Of Mrs.
Marie Carrico, Mrs. Rose Perkins,
department president, has ap-
pointed Mrs. Frankie Powers as
acting cherrio chairman.
Mrs. Marie Punches, president,
and the executive committee
members of James E. Walker Unit
will meet at 532 Twenty third
place, N. E., Wednesday night
Mrs. Rosa Reeder, assistant color
bearer and Mrs. Edith Rawlings,
assistant sergeant at arms, will be
hosteSses.
Members are requested to meet
at the home of Mrs. Richie Jordan,
poppy chairman, 2422 Ontario
road, N. w., every Tuesday night
until the units quota Of poppies
has been completed.
Mrs. Phyllis Belden, rehabili-
tation chairman. and Mrs. Betty
Andrews, co-chairman, will visit
Ward F3 Mount Alto Hospital on
Friday night. These visits are
sponsored by the United States
Department of Agriculture Unit.
Mrs. Margaret E. Carroll, de-
partment rehabilitation chairman,
is soliciting donations for the
completion of the departments
rehabilitation project for the re-
decorating and purchase of new
tables. chairs and other articles
OF furniture for the lobby of the
Administration Building of Mount
Alto Hospital.
The volunteer hospital workers,
under the direction of Mrs. j.
Florence Dietsche. chairman,
voted to provide one of the pieces
Of furniture.
Members of Police and Fire
Unit plan to provide a mirror.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty. depart
ment membership chairman, re-
ports April is as the deadline for
turning in per capita sheets in the
current drive.
The sale of building bricks for
the department building fund at
81 each is being promoted by the
chairman, Mrs. Heagerty. All
donations should be sent to the
department treasurer, Mrs. Sarah
Deery, at auxiliary headquarters or
2431 Newton street NE.
Silver jubilee banks, now in the
hands Of auxiliary members, are to
be turned in on May /.
The department president and
her staff will make official visits
this week as follows: Monday,
White Whitmire Unit, Legion
Club; Tuesday, Vincent B. Costello
Unit, Legion Club: Wednesday,
Government Printing Office Unit,
Legion Club; Thursday, George S.
Patton. Jr.-Tank Corps Unit, Le-
gion Club.
Mrs. Lillian O'Neill, rehabilita-
ton chairman of Bunker Hill Unit,
is in charge of arrangements for
the evening of games at Mount
Alto Hospital on Thursday at 7:30
o'clock.
Meetings this week:
Monday General Accounting
Office Unit. 1888 Eye street NV,
g pm White .Whitmire limit L.