Evening star., 1951-05-06
Mrs. Deery Indorsed
For Legion Auxiliary
Department President

was Endorsed for president of the
District of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary, last
week by Vincent B. Costello Unit.
Elections will be held at the
department convention August 2.
8 and 4 in the Department. of
Commerce Auditorium.
Members of the auxiliary
headed by Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn,
president, will take part in the
annual observance, under auspices
of the District War Memorial and
May Day Corp, today at 4:30 pm.
lat the Memorial in Potomac Park.
Herbert J. jacob, Legion ma
tional vice commander, will be
principal speaker. Mrs. Fichthorn
will bring greetings from the
auxiliary, later placing a wreath.
Mrs. Rae zaontz, secretary of
the corporation, will place al
wreath in memory of the late Mrs.
Dorothy B. Harper. past depart
ment president and chapeau ma
tional passe Of the Eight and
Forty.
Department and unit color
bearers are to report to Miss
Lucille Brady. department SER
geant at arms at 4 pm.
Following the rites, a buffet
supper will be held at the Wash
ington Hotel.
Mrs. Hazel LeFoe, rehabilitation
chairman of Fort Dupont Unit,
and her committee. assisted by
unit and post members, will hold
a games party for the patients at
Mount Alto Hospital tomorrow at
7:30 pm.
Other. auxiliary activities at the
hospital this week are: Tuesday,
Government Printing Office Unit,
games party: Clark v. Polling Unit
visit on ward F-3; Friday, Cooley
Met Cullough Unit, games party;
United States Department of Agri-
culture Unit, Rehabilitation Com
mittee visit to ward F-3.
Sergt. Jasper Unit will meet
Wednesday at the Willard Hotel
lat 8 pm. with Mrs. Eleanor
Ascher presiding. There will be
the initiation of members con-
Quoted by the ritual team of the
Eight and Forty.
| Miss Orvene Nelson. president,
will preside over United States
Department of Agriculture Unit
Tuesday at the Willard Hotel at
Is pm.
Members are requested to bring
contributions for the May party
which will be arranged for the
children of the Industrial Home
Annex by the child welfare chair
man, Miss Margaret Kline.
Washington Building and Con-
Istruction Trades Unit, headed by
Mrs. Eileen Moore, will meet at
IT'S Eye street NE, tomorrow at
8 pm. instead of the Legion Club.
| A May party will be given by
United States Maritime Unit on
Saturday at 4 pm. at the Blue
Plains Home for the Aged and In
form. Entertainment and refresh
ments will be provided by Mrs.
Gertrude E. Carleton, community
service chairman, and her COM
mittee.
Donna Louise Gates has been
accepted as a Junior member of
this unit.
All units meeting heretofore atI
the Legion Club are requested to
notify the publicity chairman,
Mrs. Alberta Lacy, 1905 Potomac
street NV. as to the location of
future meeting places, since the
Legion Club is expected to be sold
this month.
Meetings this week at 8 pm.
are:
Monday, General Accounting
Office Unit, Willard Hotel: Tues
day. Bunker Hill Unit, 1906 Rhode
Island avenue NE; Wednesday :,
James Reese Europe Unit, 1914
Vermont avenue NV; Department
of Labor Unit, Hamilton Hotel;
Friday, James E. Walker Unit,
YWCA Annex, 1719 Thirteenth
street NV; Police and Fire Unit,
lila Fl street NV.
Don't think you can 'let George
do it." George may be thinking
the same thing about you. One in
every eight Washingtonians are
needed in civil defense. Volunteer
now at the Veterans Service Gen.