Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01
Veterans of Great War

In connection with the Sergt. Jasper
Post, with which the local unit l.
afflliated. The members Of the aux
the recently elected officers Of the
Sergt. Jasper Post to be held at Thomas
Circle Club next Wednesday evening.
The national convention Of the
American Legion will be held at Boston
Mass, on September % to IS inclusive
| This was decided upon by the national
executive committee at its last session
The national executive committee
has adopted a resolution calling upon
the United States Military Academy
and the Naval Academy to resume their
athletic relations on the foot ball field
to the extent of playing game in 1890
on behalf Of the disabled veterans OF
the World War.
The War Departments supply of cap
tured World War trophies available for
distribution to American Legion posts
Is dwindling fast, according to officials
of the Ordnance Department to
caliber guns are now left, but the de-
partment has on hand some IS nm
barrel assemblies suitable for decorative
and memorial purposes. These barrel
assemblies are without trunnionS and
breech mechanism and weigh approx
mately 1000 pounds. The length of the
barrel Is 8 feet. No mounts are avail
able for these tubes, but they can be
attractively mounted on a concrete or
masonry foundation.
There Is a considerable quantity of
small captured material on hand, in
Guiding several types Of German ma.
chine guns, rifles, cartridge shells, he'll
NETS, bayonets, canteenS, etc. In addi-
ton there are available for distribution
several types of American and British
machine guns and automatic rifles
which have become unserviceable, and
which under the act of Congress of
NSy IN, 1928, may be disposed Of.
The advisory council of the U. s. s.
Jacob Jones Post No. will meet We'd
nesday evening, at the home of Comdr.
Lucille Allan, 1000 p street southeast.
at 8 o'clock. All officers, both elective
and appointive, and the chairman and
members of the various committees
are requested to attend.
A benef1t card party was held last
Monday evening at the home of Elsie
Pinney, with the result that q sub
stantiai addition was made to the ways
and means committee fund.
Senior Vice Comdr. Ethel Jane Rule
requests a good representation Of
members from the post at the annex
OF the Red Cross Building, Seven
tenth street, next Tuesday evening at
z o'clock, to assist in the work of max
ing Bratlle reading matter for the
blind.
Several Thanksgiving baskets were
prepared by the welfare committee last
week and presented to washington
families bV the u s. & Iaroh YonAs
Post.
Installation Of the officers of the
post will take place at the Thomas
Circle Club, 1895 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., Monday evening, December 8.
Five major Americanism activities
for American Legion posts in 1880
were selected by the Legion's National
AmericantSm Commission at a recent
meeting. The five activities, which
were approved by the national execu-
tive committee at its semi-annual
meeting, include education, emergency
relief, immigration, boys activities and
community service.
In its educational program the Le-
gion viii endeavor to develop a closer
contact with all schools, both public
and private, through the extension Of
the American Legion school award,
wider participation in the observance
OF American Education week and in
creased cooperation In various other
educational activities. The Legion's
school award medals are awarded on a
basis or courage, leadership, honor
service and scholarship and are given
each year to outstanding boys and
girls in schools. s--..-
The organization of emergency re-
lief units will continue 20 be one Of
the principal Americanism activities
for all posts. The various posts over
the country will not only be asked to
Improve these units for possible service
In the event Of community disaster,
but every department Of the Legion
VIII be particularly urged to form a
State emergency relief council through
legislative enactment. It Is proposed
that these State councils be organized
and operated along the lines Of a
council now existing in California,
which was secured by the American
Legion Of that State and which CO.
ordinates in time of emergency the
services Of the State, the American
Legion; transportation companies and
the public utilities.
highly successful in the past will be
emphasized in the 1880 program to
expand the Legion's work with boys.
The Nationwide junior base ball pro-
gram, in which approximately 100000
boys participated last year, and the
sponsorship Of Boy Scout troops will
be continued with renewed effort. A
new activity is provided in this con-
nection through a resolution adopted
by the Americanism commission and ap-
proved by the executive committee,
which urges the Legion to give assist
ance to boys who have need Of part
time employment to enable them tn
obtain an education.
At the last meeting Of Costello Post,
NO. Is. In the board room Of the Dis
trlct Building, q community service
citation certificate conferred BY the
national Americanization commission
OF the American Legion was presented
by Paul McGann.
The following were elected to mem
hership: Jesse I. Bagnall. Neil Burkin-
shaw, Gordon F.. Anderson, James P.