Evening star., 1950-07-09
Legion Auxiliary
Hospital Workers
Graduate Today

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Graduation exercises will be helc
today at $3.50 pm. at Mount Alto
Hospital for % members Of the
American Legion Auxiliary's vol
unteer hospital workers who tool
an indoctrination course. Invoca.
ton and benediction will be pro.
nounced by the Rev. Leighton
Harrell.
DR.. Charles M. Griffith, man.
ager of Mount Alto Hospital. viii
be the principal speaker ane
present certificates to Mrs. Marie
L. Batten, Mrs. Phyllis Belden
Mrs. Marguerite Brent, Miss Bams
Brill, Mrs. Merle Cerulla, Mrs
Ruth Clough, Mrs. Ernestine
Davis. Mrs. Lena Davis, Mrs. Mat.
tie Frye. Mrs. Florence Harrill
Mrs. Alethe Hermann, Mrs. Fran.
ces johnson, Mrs. Richie Jordan
Mrs. Mae Mason, Mrs. Doris Mil.
Ter. Miss Trula Murphy, Mrs
Clara Newton, Mrs. Frances Nor
ton, Mrs. Laura Prince, Mrs. Rosa
Reeder. Mrs. Lillian Ross, Mrs
Leona Shrout and Miss Catherine
Tierney.
Graduates will procure volun-
teer hospital workers pins. blue
uniforms and pledge to serve as
volunteers at Mount Alto Hospital
100 hours year for at least three
years.
The District Department will
sponsor an entertainment anc
coffee hour tonight for the
patients at Mount Alto Hospital
from 7 to 8 o'clock, under the
direction of Mrs. Margaret E
Carroll. department rehabilita.
ton chairman. =.
Rehabilitation workers from
many of the district units will
serve refreshments. The depart
ment president. Mrs. Rose E
Perkins, will preside over the
coffee table.
Newly elected officers of Victory
Unit are Mrs. Gertrude McBroom
president: Mrs. Irene Taylor and
Mrs. Christine Pevlock, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Mary Armstrong
chaplain: Mrs. Naomi Herring,
historian; Mrs. Esther Silverstein
sergeant at arms. and Miss M
Edna Mcintosh, treasurer.
Color bearers will be elected
and secretary appointed at the
September meeting.
Vincent B. Costello Unit elected
the following new officers: Mrs
Leona F. Shrout, president; Mrs
Frances r. Norton and Miss
Catherine A. Tierney, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Helen Vittum, chap
lain; Mrs. Bernice Mcguire, his
torian; Mrs. Blanche Luspin and
Mrs. Marjorie Sugrue, color bear
ers and Mrs. Margaret Greenburg
property custodian.
The unit unanimously indorseo
Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn for the
office of department president
with Miss Bama Brill for depart
ment color bearer.
Mrs. Ruth Rainey has been
elected president of Bunker Hill
Unit. Others elected to serve on
her staff include Mrs. Leona Hart,
first vice president; Mrs. Nema
Ashford. second vice president;
Mrs. Grayce Overton, third vice
president; Mrs. Rose Bradley,
chaplain; Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn,
historian; Mrs. Marianne Patter-
son, sergeant at arms; Mrs. Mar
tina Dawson and Mrs. Mildred
May, color bearers.
White -Whitmire Unit has unan-
imously Endorsed Mrs. Bertha
Fichthorn for department presi-
dent.
James E. Walker Unit will hold
election of officers Friday night
at the YWCA Annex, 1919 Thir-
teenth street NV.
Mrs. Marie Punches, president
will preside. Two candidates for
each elective Office will be nomi-
mated. In order to be eligible for
voting. unit members must show
their 1850 membership cards to
the unit sergeant at arms at the
door.
The Executive Board and Nomi-
mating Committee met at the
home of Mrs. Gertrude Humbles
Smith last Wednesday night.
Mrs. Eva Carrico, hospital liai-
son officer. and Mrs. Margaret E
Carroll, department rehabilitation
chairman, have arranged to holo
an outdoor picnic supper tomor-
row for the ex-service women pa
tients at st. Elizabeths Hospital
at 4:30 pm.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Department Rehabili-
tation Committee, picnic supper
for ex-service women patients al
st. ,Elizabeths Hospital, 4:30 pm;
Vincent Costello Unit, Ward Ell
party. Mount Alto Hospital, 7 pm
Wednesday-James Reese Europe
Unit, 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
pm.
Friday-James E. Walker Unit
election of officers, 1719 Thir-
teenth street NV, pm; De-
partment of Agriculture Unit
Ward F-3, Mount Alto Hospital
7:30 pm.
Saturday - Volunteer Hospital
Workers, Mount Alto Hospital
1880 pm.