Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1951-03-11
Legion Auxiliary
Units Plan Party
For Armed Forces

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partment, American Legion Auxil-
larry, will join with the Past Presi-
dents Farley and members Of the
Eight and Forty in a hospitality
party for members of the Armed
Forces at the Legion Club, 2437
Fifteenth street NV, today from
4 to 8 pm.
Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn, depart
ment president: Mrs. j. Florence
Dietsche. Past Presidents Farley
chairman. and Mrs. Mae E. Hart.
lie Chapeau Of the eight and forty
and members Of their organiza-
lions will serve as hostesses. There
will be dancing. a buffet supper
and entertainment.
Sergeant Jasper Unit will Spon-
sor a coffee hour for the patients
and visitors at Mount Alto Hos
pital today from Z to 8 pm. Mrs.
Helen Mccoy is in charge Of ar
rangements.
Annual National Security and
Civil Defense rally Of the depart
ment, will take place in the De-
partment of Commerce Auditorium
on Thursday at. 8 pm.
Another feature of the evening
will be vocal music by the Utah
Centennial Choir directed by
Chester Hill. This group is cur
rently touring throughout the
Eastern States, making radio and
television appearances.
Department and unit color bear
ers are requested to report to the
sergeant at arms, Miss Lucille
Brady, at 1880 pm, for the flag
procession which will be lead by
the Legion's National Guard Of
Honor with Capt. Gail T. Judd ir
command. The public Is invited
Official visitations Of the de.
partment president and her staff
this week are as follows: Monday
Kenna- Main Unit, 1910 Coco
Hope road Sc. 8 pm; Tuesday
Cooley Mccullough Unit, Legior
Club, 8 pm; Wednesday. Sergt
Jasper Unit, Legion Club, 8 pm;
Friday, General Accounting Of
flee Unit, Legion Club, 8 pm.
Rehabilitation activities at
Mount Alto Hospital this week
have been arranged by the fol-
lowing: Monday, Vincent B. Cos
tello, party in Ward Ell; Tues
day, Government Printing Office
games party; Thursday, National
Cathedral party in Ward E and
Woodbridge Unit visit to Ward D;
Friday, Washington Police ano
Fire, games party; Saturday
General Accounting Office, visit tt
Ward A.
Mrs. Eleanor Ascher will pre-.
side over Sergt. Jasper Unit wher
the department president makes
an official visitation Wednesda.
at the Legion Club at 8 pm.
A benefit party will be held a
the home of Mrs. Edythe M
O'Connor, $500 Nebraska avenue
; NV, Saturday at 8 pm. Pro
ceeds will be used for rehabilita
ton work.
United States Department o
! Agriculture Unit will meet at tn
Willard Hotel, Tuesday night
with Miss Orvene Nelson, presi
ding. Percy Weinberg Of thu
Legion Welfare Department vii
be principal speaker.
Mrs. Ether Dubois is in charg,
of benefit dinner and card part,
which the unit will hold mex
Saturday at the Fairfax Hotel a
6 pm. Members wishing Il
donate prizes are requested tx
bring same to the meeting or turr
them over to Mrs. Mabel Puzzles.
at the dinner.
Meetings this week:
Monday. Woodbridge Unit, 203.
Rhode Island avenue NE, pm.
White Whitemire Unit, Legion
Club, 8 pm.
Wednesday, James Reese Europt
Unit, 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
pm; Fort Stevens Unit, 582.
Georgia avenue NV, 8 pm.
Department Of Labor Unit. Legion
Club, 8 pm.