Evening star., 1950-08-20
District Legion Auxiliary Makes Trophy Awards

District Legion
Mrs. Doris Pruitt, chairman o1
trophies and awards, assisted by
the co-chairman, Mrs. Claire
Smithson, and the department
chairmen of activities for which
trophies, citations and cash
awards were given, made the pre-
sentations at the annual conven-
ton of the District of Columbia
Department, American Legion
Auxiliary, last week at the Will
lard Hotel.
They included:
Membership: Cash awards CIV
en- by Mrs. Pearl Heagerty to
Kenna-M Main Unit, General Ac-
counting Office Unit, Patton
Tank Corps. Henry Spengler,
Clark v. Polling, Sergeant Jasper,
Department of Agriculture. Pat
tcn-Tank Corps, James E. Walker,
James r. Europe and Department
of Agriculture. Department of
Agriculture and Patton Tank
Corps received two cash prizes
each.
Mrs. Heagerty announced 10
units had surpassed 100 per cent
Of their quotas, but since all 80
units had made outstanding
membership gains. each Of the
80 units was given a special cita-
ton.
Other membership awards: Max
Began Trophy. James r. Europe
Unit; Mary E. Killeen Senior
Trophy, James r. Europe; Mary E.
Killeen Junior Trophy, Washing
ton Building and Obstruction
Trades; Margaret Franklin Tro-
ply, Government Printing Office;
William Hargrave Trophy, Clark
v. Polling Unit; Bertha Fichthorn
Trophy. Bunker Hill Unit; Pearl
Heagerty Trophy, James E. Walker
Unit; Dorothy B. Harper 8 and 40
Senior Trophy, Fort Stevens Unit;
Dorothy B. Harper 8 and 40
Junior Trophy, Kenneth Nash
Unit: Rose Perkins Achievement
Trophy, Kenneth Nash Unit, and
the Ann Crump Trophy, George
S. Patton. Jr.-Tank Corps Unit.
National Presidents Citations
went to the following units: Nos.
IL. II, 10. 81. 48 and 64.
Hospital Workers.
The Estelle M. Haldenstein
trophy for the best volunteer hos
pital worker went to Mrs. Mar
garet E. Carroll. Citations went
to the following volunteers: Mrs.
Merle Cerulla, Mrs. Ruth Clough,
Mrs. Florence Harrell, Mrs. Lo-
retta Reed, Mrs. Laura Prince,
Mrs. Beulah LaScola, Mrs. Richie
Jordan, Mrs. Lena Davis, Mrs.
Alethe Hermann, Mrs. Clara
Newton, Miss Mabel Staub, Mrs.
Pauline Eggleston and Comrade
John Newton of Polling Post. Mrs.
Loretta Reed and Mrs. Beulah
LaScola were commended for
having served at least 500 hours.
legislation: The Nell c. Caspary
Trophy was won by Vincent Co.'S
tello Unit. History: Addie M.
Hardy Trophy, Bunker Hill Unit.
James Reese Europe Unit won the
second prize, copy of the ma
tional history of the Legion Aux
iliary. Units receiving citations
for histories: Jasper, Walker, Ag-
riculture, Martini, General Ac-
counting Office and Washington
Building and Construction Trades.
Citations for Americanism &C
tivities were given to General Ac-
counting Office and Washington
Police and Fire Units. The Flor
ence Campbell Trophy for Pan
American Study was won by
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Unit. The Vina G. St.
Peter permanent trophy for best
diary of trip to Ecuador went to
Mrs. Florence Harrell of General
Accounting Office Unit. Mrs.
Marianne Patterson of Bunker Hill
Unit and Mrs. Lena F. Colston of
Walker Unit received honorable
mention.
The Alicia M. Kohrt Music Tro-
ply went to James E. Walker
Unit, with Bunker Hill Unit win
ming SIS cash prize for best verses
for unit song.
Other Presentations.
Other presentations were: Cath
crime E. Waters Trophy for re-
habilitation work to Kenneth H.
Nash Unit. The William Clinton
Riley Trophy to Washington Po-
lice and Fire Unit. Citations for
rehabilitation work were given
the following: Victory, Europe,
Nash, Jasper, Costello, Patton
Tank Corps. Cooley-M -McC Cullough,
KiAeen, Police and Fire, Bunker
Hill. Government Printing Office,
National Treasury, Agriculture,
Kenna-Main, Potomac, Maritime,
General Accounting Office, Fort
Dupont and Woodbridge Units.
The Mary Winifred Mccarthy
Child Welfare Trophy was won
by James E. Walker Unit; Doro-
thy B. Harper 8 and 40 trophy,
General Accounting Office Unit.
Child Welfare citations were pre-
sented to Europe, Costello, Tank
Corps, Bunker Hill, Government
Printing Office, National Treasury,
Kenna-Main Maritime and Fort
Dupont Units.
Community Service: Mary B.
Corwin Trophy. Potomac Unit.
Citations for this activity were
won by James E. Walker, Sergeant
Jasper, National Cathedral, Police
and Fire, Kenna Main, Fort Du-
pont. Vincent Costello, Bunker
Hill, General Accounting Office,
Army and Air Force and James
Reese Europe Units.