Evening star., 1950-02-26
Legion Auxiliary
Past Presidents
Meet Tomorrow

FQST PreSiQentS
Meet Tomorrow
Mrs. Lillian M. Judd, chairman
OF the Past Presidents Farley,
District of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, will
preside at meeting at the Le-
gion headquarters. 2437 Fifteenth
street, NV, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
Plans for an Easter party for
the women patients at Mount
Alto Hospital will be presented.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty, department
membership CHI man., an
nounced at the department ex-
ecutive committee meeting Mon
day night that there were 2,121
members already enrolled in the
District department for 1850. an
all-time high record, but that at
least 285 more are needed by
March 6 in order to meet the
challenge of the Department of
Nevada.
Mrs. Frankly Powers, depart
ment chairman of juniors, will
award a prize at the annual
convention to the District unit
enrolling the largest number of
junior members this year.
The department child welfare
committee. under the direction OF
miss Katherine T. Clarke and
Mrs, Shirleyan Compton, gave a
party yesterday afternoon for
the patients in the Crippled Chill
dren's Ward of Gallinger Hos
pital.
Mrs. Rose E. Perkins, depart
ment president, and her staff will
make an official visitation to Ken
meth H. Nash Unit on Wednesday
night at the Nash Clubhouse, 221
D street Sc. Mrs. Parthena Jones
president. will preside.
Mrs. Ada M. Riley, department
poppy chairman, will preside al
a meeting Of her committee al
the Legion Club on Friday at
pm. Material for poppies to be
made for the decoration of grave.
at Arlington National Cemetery
on Memorial Day will be distri.
buted.
Miss Lucille Brady, president o1
Sergeant Jasper Unit, announce.
its annual birthday dinner, will
be held at Hotel 2400 on April %
The department has reserved 6
table for the Legion's Cancer
Fund ball which will be held al
the Shoreham Hotel on April IT
Units wishing to reserve table.
should contact the department
treasurer. Mrs. Sarah Deery, 2431
Newton street NE.
In a report to the United States
Department Of Agriculture Unit
at its February meeting, Mrs
Alberta Lacy. Americanism chair.
man. stated the auxiliary viii,
participate actively in a united
front against Communism ir
which leading national organiza-
tions will work in an endeavor tc
sweep America free OF commu-
nistic influences.
Members of George E. Killeer
Unit, assisted by post members
will hold a games party for the
patients zof Mount Alto Hospital
in the recreation hall on Tuesday
at 7::30 pm. Mrs. Charlotte Camp
bell, rehabilitation chairman
will be In charge of distribution
OF prizes and refreshments.
At the recent annual meeting
OF The American Legion Auxiliary
Widowers' Club, w. l. Perkins
husband Of Mrs. Rose Perkins
department president. was unani-
mously elected president with
James A. Deery, retiring. president
and husband Of Mrs. Sarah Deery
auxiliary department treasurer
as secretary-treasurer Of the club
Joseph Smithson. husband OF Mrs.
Claire Smithson, chapeau of D. c.
Salon IA. 8 and 40, was one Of the
new members accepted.
The executive committee of
James E. Walker Unit will meet
Wednesday at 8 pm, at the home
of Mrs. Bertha Gresham, 773 Co.
lumbia road NV. Mrs. Clara P.
Wallace, sergeant at arms, will
have charge Of entertainment.
AL new members are requested
to meet at the home Of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Marie Punches, 1884
Sheriff road NE, next Sunday at
Z pm.
Meetings this week:
Sunday - General Accounting
Office Unit, coffee hour, Mount
Alto Hospital. Z to 9 pm.
Monday-White- -Whitmire Unit,
Legion Club, 8 pm.
Tuesday-Army and Air Forces
Unit, New Colonial Hotel, 8 pm.
Wednesday-Kepneth H. Nash
Unit, 224 d street Sc, 8 pm;
General Accounting Office Unit,
1888 Eye street NV, 8 pm;
Washington Building and Con-
struction Trades Unit, Legion
Club, 8 pm: Second Division
Unit, New Colonial Hotel, 3 pm.
Thursday - National Capitol
Unit. New Colonial Hotel, 8 pm;
Bunker Hill Unit. games party,
Mount Alto Hospital. Z pm.
Friday-Police and Fire Unit,
Legion Club. 8 pm.
Saturday-Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital,
2:30 pm.
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