Evening star., 1924-04-20

guest and speaker ut the meeting of
George Washington Post. No. L, at its
meeting next Tuesday night, at the
/ clubhouse, 1923 I street northwest.
He will present motion pictures Of
the great seal herds and the manner
in which they are hunted in the icy
north fields.
Capt. Bartlett has been in the Ma
tional Capital comforting with Navy
officials in connection with the pro-
posed trip of the Shenandoah to the
north pole, and his experiences in the
polar regions are said to be of more
than passing interest
| At the meeting of the post last
Tuesday night several new members
were presented for initiation as now
! provided in American Legion posts.
The ceremony was witnessed by a
large number of legionnaires and was
put on in an Impressive manner.
The following were elected TO men,
| bership: Harry T. Hit. and by trans
fer John Glutsch of Post No. 7o4
Bronx County, n. Y: number of
by members. William v. Smith a re-
serve officer in the Quartermaster
Corps. has loaned two French swords
for display in the new clubhouse The
meetinr concluded with reminiscenres
of the world war and with civil war
stories BY W. n. Williams, who served
in both the civil and world wars.
"Communiosm as Menace to Ameri-
can Institutions" will be the subject
of the American Legion's third annual
essay contest among school children
of the nation
| The contest will continue until
June Is, when essays must be in the
hands of the county superintendents
of schools for judgment. The time of
ending the contest has been changed
by the legion from fall to spring in
order to conform the contest to the
average school year. The subject is
confined to the title. Why Commun-
ism is a Menace to Americanism." !"
Garland W. Powell. director of the
Iegion's national Americanism COM
mission, is in charge nationally.
The rules of the contest provide
that all essays submitted must be in
the hands of county school supertn-
| tendents by midnight of June Is.
after which they will be passed on by
local judges winning essays from
each county will in turn be sent to
state judges. designated by superin-
tendents of public instruction or by
| school commissioners. While three
| winners will be announced by state
| Judges, bat one essay will go into the
| national competition from each state,
and must be in the hands of the
judges by August 10. National win
nerS Will De announced as soon tnere-
after as possible.
Winner of first place in national
competition will be awarded $3.50 in
| cash, to be used as scholarship fund
designated by the winner. Second
| will receive $500 and third $3.50 for
the same purpose. In addition to
| these awards, many legion posts and
| departments present local and state
! winners with medals and cash.
The legion has had the cooperation
of practically every educational body
| in the nation since the founding of
from these groups IN 1924. many OF
the larger fraternal organizations Will
assist in popularizing the contest
planned for April 2s at Polls Theater
for the performance of David w.
Grifith's newest film production,
America" Through the interest of
| Mr.. Griffith and the corporation of
the Messers. Shubert and Mr.. Poll.
one-half of the receipts of the eve
ming are to be presented to the gem
eral fund of the treasury OF the DIS
trict of Columbia Department OF the
American Legion. The gift was prof
| fered by Mr. Griffith last week and ac-
cepted in behalf of the local -Ameri-
can Legion organization bY the de-
! partment commander, Paul j. Nc
4 Gahan.
Planning for the annual Memorial
| day exercises, in which the Grano
| Army of the Republic always takes
| the leading part has been begun
by the officers of the District of Co
| lumbia Department of the American
| Legion.
William F. Franklin. senior vice
| commander of the department has
been designated as chairman OF tne
American Legion's special committee
by Department Commander Paul j..
| McGahau And more than a score
of the Department of the Potomac OF
! the department have been suggested
| to Department Commander Goodhart
1 70 the Department of the Potomac Of
! the Grand Army of the Republic to
serve with the members OF his Varl-
| Gus committees.
Department Commander. McGahan
addressed the members Of Troop 73
of the Boy Scouts at their head
| quarters. the Y. NJ. II. A. nth
street and Pennsyivania avenue last
| for the offer of assistance on Me-
mortal day that they had made
! through Benjamin Tarsches: their
| acting scoutmaster. Hilllard Is: Hoi-
brook, assistant executive .,oo OF sGe sds
J Boy Scouts of America, also do
| dressed the boys.
IAN American Legion Night was
! given at the New Willard hotei Weo-
| nesday by the Pennsyivanla Society'
when Department Commander j. Leo
Collins of Pennsylvania; past depart
ment commander, Col Joseph Inomp-
| son of Pennsylvania ana Deparl-
ment Commander McGahan or the
| District of Clumbia Department, VINO %
is a native Pennsylvania, were tne
guests of honor A program was
given by the Bugle and Drum Corps
of the Vincent b. Costello Post, under
the leadership of Serst. hSNeiSSSs 30
E. B. Lefferts, commancer OF Gos.eio
Post. is planning to take the ousIe
and drum corps to the St Paul con-
| yention Of the American Legion.
! A resolution unanimously APPROX
ing the attitude Of the American e
gion as expressed oy ha.,Ji o,,sion Of
ali immigrants for a fixed period o., OF
years and indorsing the Johnson oI.,
as coming from the commlttee ot,
immigration and naturalization, now
the meeting of the Sergeant jasper
Post, No. I3, the American Legion
at City Club Thursday evening:
A membership drive was pro1ecteoa
and prizes offered to the memoe, o
the post who secures the greatest
number of renewals and new mem
bers by August, the month OF the
department convention. George
Kilgour was named chairman OF nne
committee, the other members pehs
Past Commander Thomas j. fraieS
and John T. Baker. 1oh
REPRESENTATIVES, of the O. S 5. JACOB
Jones Post were present and an :
nounced the spring dance OF the
naval units to be held at the marine
barracks April 26. Commanoer
Charles Riemer and Past Commander
Alexander NJ. Bremen of the Stuart
Waicott Post spoke for the good OF
the legion and pointed out the gooo
will existing between the Sergean