The Washington herald., 1920-10-24
American Legion


Tho FIRST winter dance Of rsnk
Corps Post. No. 10. Of the American
Legion. was . huge guccsss. The
Arcade ballroom wss . lively place
| Friday night. whom the treat 'sm
rough" lads opened their winter
campaign of fun More than . hun
dred couples danced until the early
| hours. The Tankers plan monthly
dances.
George p. Fraiiey. the hustiing
| adjutant of Tank Corps Post has
| been doing a little campaign work
Of his own. The Tankers plan a
drive for members in the near flu
ture. and as Adjutant Frailey has
just taken over his ONCE. due to
| the pressure of business on former
Adjutant Kriz, he is sweeping clean.
right from the start. So far, three
new members have been added in
less than a week.
The Tankers will play an i'm
portant part In the Armistice Day
celebration to be held ct the Ameri-
can League ball park November IL,
IL and lS. An effort to have q
platoon Of tanks from Camp Meade
| give a demonstration Armistice Day
has been made. and 1t is the hope of
Commander Swan that members OF
the Post Will be allowed to drive
| them. The Tankers saw service
with American and British tanks,
, and hope this time to drive Ameri-
| can tanks. Teddy Barbour will
probably have charge of the Tank
| detail.
| The Stuart walcott Post. No. 10.
American Legion, will hold the
! regular monthly meeting Tuesday
| evening in the Board room of the
District Building at o'clock. Miss
| Rose Francis Stokes. commander of
the U. s. S. Jacob Jones Post, and
Austin Imirie, commander Of the
Quentin Roosevelt Post, will report
the national convention to the
members.
A busy fall and winter season is
anticipated by the post. A rife club
has already been organised and is
having weekly practices at the Ma
tional Guard Range to prepare for
| the competitive matches this win
ter. \ bowling team is being formed
to represent the post in the Ameri-
| can Legion League which is now
| being organized. Prizes will be
| a"afutu iof tue HlEhcel ihoiNiaDes
score and the highest team score.
| At a meeting of the athletic COM
mittee of the legion, held Wednes-
day, it was decided to form Legion
| Bowling League, consisting of one
team from each legion post in the
District.
1t is planned to enter a legion
| relay race in the athletic meets
of the colleges and clubs in the
! District.
| George Washington Post has a
/ promising wrestler. W. G. Henson.
who challenges any legionaire in
, the District of l6o pounds weight.
The legiouaires will use the Ma
tional Guard range each Sunday
morning, beginning October "a at
/ 3 a. m.
At the regular business meeting
! Tuesday of George Washington
! Post. No. /. American Legion.
resolution was unanimously passed
declaring November II Armistice
Day.
The next regular meeting of
George Washington Post will be
hold in Carroll Hall at p. m. No
vember .. This will be a short bust
ness meeting. followed by election
returns over pTlNale wire lSl
which Comdr. McRae has made ar
rangements. George Washington
Post heartily extends a cordial in
vitation to veterans of all wars -
attend the meeting on that date.
The entertainment committee has
outlined a form of entertainment
for future social meetings of the
irust which will be the second meet
! ing night of each moa;h. These
social meetings will be planned to
give members the best possible en-
'crtainment and thereby stimulate
attendance at future meeting. On
! November 16 an informal dance will
| he given after a very brief meet
( ing, and all members are requested
| to attend and bring their wives,
mothers, sisters and sweethearts.
| Action, has also been taken with
regard the formation of a ladies'
auxiliary to the post.
, Nomination of officers for the en-
suing year-will take place Novem-
her l6, and election of officers the
second meeting in December.