Evening star., 1950-05-28

ington should be at the Legion
Club not later than 9:15 am.
A stop will be made at tn,
District World War Memorial
West Potomac Park, where Mrs
Rose Perkins, department presi
dent, will place a wreath, donated
by Government Printing Office
Unit. Mrs. Perkins will later lay
Ia wreath. donated by the Vincent
B. Costello Unit at the Tomb ol
the Unknown Soldier.
Color bearers will participate
in the memorial services under
auspices of the Women's Relief
Corps, G. A. r. and the United
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
today at the Watergate at 3 pm
Department color bearers and
auxiliary members are invited to
attend memorial service at the
statue of the Nuns, Connecticut
and Rhode Island avenue NV,
tomorrow at 7: pm.
Mrs. Harriet Epps, memorial
chairman, and Mrs. Rebecca Will
liams. co-chairman, are in charge
OF arrangements for the memorial
service which the unit will hold
jointly with Walker Post tonight
at the Metropolitan A. M. E.
Church. 1919 M street NV, at
1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Gertrude Humbles Smith
community service chairman, and
Mrs. Fairfax Lomack. rehabilita-
ton chairman, are collecting cos
tune jeWelry to be given the
women patients at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital. Contributions
should be delivered to Mrs. Marie
Punches. president, 4834 Sheriff
road Sc. or Mrs. Smith, 2 S
street NE, by next Saturday
night.
Henry c. Spengler Unit held
joint memorial service with the
post last Wednesday for all de-
ceased members. following a meet
ing over which Mrs. Viola Coburn,
president, presided.
A dance revue for the benefit of
Kenna-Main Unit will be present.
ed Thursday and Friday nights at
the AnacoStia Methodist Church
hall, Fourteenth and U streets
Sc. at 8 o'clock.
National Capitol Unit will hold
election of officers on Thursday
night, with Mrs. Vera Shisler,
president. presiding.
The unit is raising funds for
the purchase Of four cribs for the
Children's Convalescent Country
Home on Bunker Hill road NE.
Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn has been
indorSed as a candidate for de-
partment president by the follow
ing units: Sergeant Jasper Unit
with Miss Lucille Brady for de-
partment sergeant at arms; Ma
tional Capitol. Kenna-Main and
Clark v. Polling Units.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, in con-
junction with the post, is sponsor
ing a supper and Mardi Gras at
the Legion Club next Saturday
night. Supper will be served from
6 to 8 o'clock. Proceeds will be
used for rehabilitation work at
Mt. Alto Hospital.
reservations may be made until
Friday night with Mrs. Frances
Norton, Dupont 6287 or Mrs.
Leona Schrout. Michigan 1886.
Mardi Gras tickets can be OBJ
tanned from Miss Bama Brill. De-
catur 2076; Mrs. Catherine Mills,
Dupont 1927: Mrs. Margaret
Greenburg, Michigan 1894; Mrs.
Oleta Mccormack. Sligo 3047;
Mrs. Bernice Mcguire. Columbia
8278 or Mrs. Anadye Kisliuk,
Georgia 1912.
Mrs. Beulah LaScola, Mrs.
Edith Armstrong, Mrs. Margaret
Carroll, Mrs. Catherine Crompton
and Mrs. Rose Perkins have do
mated six porch chairs, in the
name of the Washington Police
and Fire Unit, to Mt. Alto Hospi-
tai for the use of the patients of
Ward E-2.
Bunker Hill Unit will hold an
evening of games at Mount Alto
Hospital on Thursday at 7 pm.
Mrs. Lillian O'Neill, rehabilitation
chairman. is in charge of arrange
ments.
Members of the department
community service and rehabili-
tation committees will hold a
party for the patients in the Male
Receiving Ward of st. Elizabeths
Hospital on Thursday from 7 to
9 pm, with Mrs. Margaret Car
roll in charge.
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