Evening star., 1951-03-25
Legion Auxiliary
Executive Unit
Meeting Tomorrow

A meeting of the executive
committee of the American Le-
gion Auxiliary, Department of the
District of Columbia, will be held
tomorrow at the Legion Club,
2437 Fifteenth street NV, at
pm. Mrs. Bertha w. Fichthorn,
department president, will preside.
All packages for the parcel post
sale, which is to be conducted for
the benefit of the department
building fund, are requested to be
turned in at the executive COM
mittee meeting.
Plans have been made for a
dinner on April Z at $50 pm. at
the Willard Hotel, honoring Mrs
Earle r. Poorbaugh of Baltimore,
Md, national vice president for
the Eastern Division. She will
make an official visit to the local
department.
Mrs. Mabel PuglieSe, depart
ment chaplain, is chairman. Res
ervationS should be made, not
later than April 4, by calling Wis
consin 5829. Department chair
men are to submit reports at a
meeting following the dinner.
Mrs. Julia Beveridge, Washing
ton Building and Construction
Trades Unit; Mrs. Margaret Bus
sius, Government Printing Office
Unit, and Mrs. Ida Minor of Sec
ond Division Unit. are to partici-
pate in a pie baking contest at
1880 pm. Saturday at the Home
Show in the National Guard Arm
ory. Prominent members of the
American Legion will serve as
judges. Members of the auxiliary
are urged to be present.
The department president and
her staff will make official vista
tions this week as follows: Tues
day, Army and Air Forces Unit,
New Colonial Hotel, $50 pm;
Wednesday, James Reese Europe
Unit. 1914 Vermont avenue NV,
8 pm.
The Past Presidents Farley has
made arrangements for an Easter
party for women patients at
Mount Alto Hospital this week
Mrs. Nema Ashford of Bunker
Hill Unit is chairman. Past
presidents of the following units
will assist as hosteSses: James
Reese Europe, Henry c. Spengler
Lincoln, Second Division, Police
and Fire, Bunker Hill, Fort
Stevens, Department of Labor,
Fort Dupont, Woodbridge and
White -Whitmire.
!. Auxiliary Rehabilitation Com
mittee activities at Mount Alto
Hospital this week include:
George E. Killeen Unit, variety
show, Monday, 7::30 pm; Ken
meth H. Nash Unit, games party,
Tuesday, 7:30 pm. and Victory
Unit, games party, Friday, 7::30
pm.
! Washington Police and Fire
Unit will join with the post in
celebrating the Legion's 32d ami
versary at 419 Seventh street
NV, Wednesday at 8 pm.
Mrs. Pearl heagerty, depart
ment membership chairman, re-
quests all units to make a special
effort to obtain renewal men,
berships and compete for prizes
in the current drive which ends
May H. Tiny tot certificates are
now available at department head
quarters for distribution in the
name of each new Junior member
signed up. az
Woodbridge Unit will hold a
benefit party Thursday at 8 pm.
at the home of Past President
Mrs. Charles Pierce, 1900 Jack
son street NE. Members and
friends are invited.
Miss Margaret L. Kline, child
welfare chairman, United States
Department of Agriculture Unit,
has Cancelled plans for an Easter
party for the children at the
Industrial Home School because
OF quarantine. Instead, candy
and other refreshments will be
left at the annex for distribution
by the home authorities.
A party will be arranged for
some afternoon in May.
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