Evening star., 1950-11-26
Capital Transit Unit,
Legion Auxiliary,
Seats New Officers

! Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn, presl
dent Of the District of Columbi,
Department, American Legiol
Auxiliary, and her staff installe,
officers of Capital Transit unit las
week.
They are: President, Mrs. Doro
thy Andrews: vice presidents. Mrs
Augusta Helle and Mrs. Editl
Hale: chaplain, Mrs. M. Belle Cal
vert; historian. Mrs. Helen N. Lett
sergeant at arms. Mrs. Jane Baker
color bearers. Miss Dorothy An.
drewS and Mrs. Thelma A. Vino.
vich: treasurer, Mrs
Marion B. Reed.
Mrs. Rose Perkins. nationa
executive committeewoman, ha.
left for national headquarters ir
indianapolis, Ind. to attend thu
National Rehabilitation COMMITTEES
meeting. Mrs. Perkins has beer
appointed Area B chairman o1
this committee. She will remain
for the presidents and secreta.
ries' conference. joining Mrs
Fichthorn and department sec.
retary, Mrs. Ida Orr.
Mrs. Pearl Heagerty. depart
ment membership chairman, an
nounceS that there will be some
one all evening at department
headquarters tomorrow to re.
ceive per capita from the units
This is the deadline for the
Booster Club membership. The
deadline for the national presi-
dents citation will be December %
At the department executive
meeting DR.. Jarvis M. Morse
education director, Education Sec
tion, United States Savings Bond.
Division. Treasury Department
talked on the Importance Of Sc.
curing help to distribute materia
to the schools on the school bone
drive.
All department officers, unit
presidents. past department presi-
dents and unit building FUND
chairmen are urged to be present
tomorrow at department head
quarters for the building fund
meeting. Mrs. Heagerty, Miss
Mabel F. Staub. Mrs. Margaret E
Carroll and Mrs. Della Luther are
members of this committee.
Mrs. Carroll and Miss Staub are
offering trophies for this drive.
Mrs. Nema Ashford. department
gift shop chairman, is holding q
meeting Of gift shop chairmen at
the Legion Club tomorrow at 8
pm.
The department president has
appointed Mrs. Coda Comann,
department Americanism chair
man due to the resignation of
Mrs. Loretta Reed. She also ap-
pointed Miss Mabel F. Staub. CO.
chairman Of publicity and radio.
Mrs. Reed will be retained on the
Americanism Committee as CO.
chairman.
Mrs. Amos A. Fries, department
Pan American study chairman
has called a meeting Of that COM
mittee at the Legion Club, Tues
day at 500 pm.
The department president re-
quest units to contact her fol
dates for their visitations.
The White House Conference
on Child Welfare will begin or
December Sd. Mrs. Fichthorn.
Mrs. Margaret Carroll. rehabili-
tation chairman has called fol
volunteers to type ut the Blind
Veterans Institute. Call Mrs
Carroll, WO. 6542.
Mrs. Vera Shisler. president o1
National Capitol Unit, has offered
a trophy to the department fol
the unit, under 100 members, whs
do the best child welfare work
during the year.
Tank Corps Unit will sponsor 9
ham dinner at the Legion Clul
Wednesday from $3.50 to 8 pm
Music and entertainment will fol.
low the dinner.
Proceeds are to be used fol
child welfare work Of the unit
Call Hobart 7051 for reservations
Tickets are available at the door
National Capitol Unit will holt
a joint meeting With the post a
the Colonial Hotel on December
Admission is can of food or j.;
garment or toy. The food will b'
turned over to Jim Gibbons
Country Store for distribution TO
Christmas. Following the meet
ing an evening Of games will b'
held.
Costello Unit, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Gertrude Reichgut
child welfare chairman. gave ,
party at the crippled children
clinic at Gallinger Hospital OF
Sunday. Each child was present
ed with a bathrobe and pair O
slippers.
No Signs Of Life Found
In Peruvian Plane Debris
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