Evening star., 1950-01-22
D. c. Department,
Legion Auxiliary,
Annual Session


Annual Session
The 25th annual convention for
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, American Legion Auxiliary,
has been set for August 10. II
and IL. at the Department Of
Commerce Auditorium.
At a meeting of the executive
committee, Mrs. Rose E. Perkins,
department president. had the
following appointments ratified:
Convention Committee: Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty, chairman; Mrs. Marga-
ret E Carroll, Miss Mabel Staub,
Mrs. Edythe O'Connor, Mrs. c..
Hilleary, Mrs. Sarah Deery (treas-
urer) and Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn
(secretary).
Pre-convention dinner commit
tee-Mrs. Ida Orr, chairman;
Mrs. Dorothy Murray, Mrs. Beulah
La Scola and Miss Lucille Brady,
National Eastern Vice Presidents
dinner committee-Mrs. Merle w.
Cerulla, chairman; Mrs. Pearl
Chapman and Mrs. Ruth Rainey.
National Presidents dinner COM
mittee-Mrs. Loretta Reed, chair
man, with Mrs. Alethe Hermann
and Mrs. Marie Lince.
Mrs. Lillian Howard, department
national security chairman, will
head the District delegation to
the Women's Patriotic Conference
on National Defense at the Statler
Hotel next Thursday, Friday and
Saturday. e..
George E. Killeen Unit will
celebrate its 28th anniversary with
dinner and dance at 1906 Rhode
Island avenue NE, next Saturday
at z pm. For reservations call
Mrs. Isabel Steinbreaker, MI. 1856.
James Reese Europe Unit will
present a national security pro-
gram under the direction Of Mrs.
Mary Brown, Wednesday night
at 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Mrs. Lillian Howard, department
chairman, will be guest speaker
AmerlcaniSm awards to two out
standing Washington High School
students will be presented by
Sergeant Jasper Unit and Post
at Central High School Tuesday
at 2 pm. Hiram w. Hummer
will make the presentation to the
boy while Mrs. Anne Goodwin,
Unit Americanism chairman will
make the award to the girl.
A program stressing American
ism will be presented at the meet
ing February l at the American
Legion Club. The unit has ac-
cepted the following new members:
Mrs. Jacqueline Cradick, Miss Ray
monde Craddick, Mrs. Athena
Vranas and Mrs. Mary Burns.
Mrs. j. Florence Dietsche, D. C.
national executive committee
woman, left for Indianapolis yes
terday to attend a meeting of the
national executive committee at
the Legion Auxiliary's national
headquarters.
United States Treasury Unit has
had its charter forwarded to In
dianapolis with a request that the
n a tional executive committee
grant permission to change its
name to National Capital Unit"
since the American Legion has
already approved a change in the
name Of United States Treasury
Post to National Capital Post.
Mrs. Phyllis Bolden, rehabili-
tation chairman of United States
Department Of Agriculture Unit
will be in charge of a party for
the patients in Ward F-3 of Mount
Alto Hospital next Friday at 1880
pm.
Department Community Service
and Red Cross committees will
hold joint meeting tomorrow
night at the Legion Club.
Thomas H. Evans, director of
the Blood Donor Service, District
Chapter of the American Red
Cross. will be principal speaker
and a film, "A Life In Your
Hands," will be shown.
Bunker Hill Unit will hold a
benefit dinner and games party at
the Fairfax Hotel, 210O Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest. Tues
day at s pm. Make reservations
with Mrs. Ruth Rainer, RU. 3-8878.
Patients at Mount Alto Hospital
will be guests at an evening of
games sponsored by the Depart
ment rehabilitation committee
under the direction of Mrs. Mar
garet E. Carroll. Friday from 7
to 8 pm.
A meeting Of the department
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