Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-20

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| ner, will sing several solos. The pres
entaton of 1.-THE certificates will be made
! by Rev. Francis j. Hurney, pastor OF
the Church of Immaculate Conception.
! The exercises will be open to the public.
The regular meeting of Henry O.
| Spengler Auxiliary of the American
Legion will be held Tuesday night at
o'clock at the Thomas Circle Club, 1925
Massachusetts, avenue, instead of We'd
neSday owing to the department ball
to be held at the MayfoWer Hotel.
A joint meeting of Victory Post No. 4,
, and Victory Unit, No. 4, will be held
| next Tuesday at 8 pm. at the Depart
ment of the Interior Auditorium, Eight
zenith and F streets. The post and aux
| iliary will have the annual visitation of
Department Comdr. Atkins and the de-
partment officers. An elaborate pro-
gram has been arranged. After the
meeting refreshments will be served
| Arrangements are nearing completion
! for the musicale, to be held May 8, as
the post and unit contribution to Ma
! tional Music week. This will be held
/ in the auditorium of the Wilson Normal
School, Eleventh and Harvard streets.
The United States Marine Band, most
OF whom are comrades of the post, I'M
der the leadership of Comrade Taylor
J bIdtlSOH, Will take part. IneTS VIII De
no admission charge and all legion
naires and their friends are invited
At its last regular meeting Tank
Corps Post, No. 10, the American Legion,
adopted resolution protesting against
the establishment of q permanent air.
port in the neighborhood of Arlington
National Cemetery.
The resolution set forth that because
| If the it1nUitah1o IF civ
craft in the immediate vicinity of Ar
lington National Cemetery and the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier that
would follow the establishment of q
large and permanent airport contiguous
to Arlington National Cemetery and the
noises and confusion that would re-
suit, the post protests against the pro-
posal and that steps be taken to bring
about the abandonment of the landing
fields now operating in that vicinity.
The commander was directed to bring
this resolution to the attention of the
executive committee of the department
of the District of Columbia,
Comdr. H. A. Rene, jr., will present
the resolution before the meeting of
the department executive committee
April "a.
The post voted to subscribe for box
at the department ball to be held at
the Mayfower April %.
High school boys throughout the
country who wish to play in the Amer
lean Legion junior base ball program,
which starts June is, are seeking to
amend the eligibility high school rule
which prohibits them, in most States,
from playing on base ball teams other
than their high school team during the
school year. The rule has been amended
| by the Indiana High School Athletic
Association to permit playing on the
Legion teams, and similar action Is eX-
pected soon in all other States.
A study of the time required for con-
Quoting the Legion program, which
leads up to world championship Sc
lies in the Fall, necessitates the Legion
/ games beginning June Is, Russell
Cook, national director of the Legion
activity, says. In the past this has
worked a hardship on high school boys
who wish to retain their eligibility for
base ball on the high school teams. The
cooperation of all State high school as
sociatiOns, however, Cook said, will solve
that problem.
The U. s. S. Jacob Jones Post. No. 2,
met Monday at the Thomas Circle Club.
The department commander and his
staff were at the meeting, and the Jane
| A. Delano and Belleau Wood Posts
joined with the Jacob Jones Post as
hosts for this visitation. The following
members of the department attended:
Mai Atkins, department commander;
Paul j. McGahan, past department COM
mander; j. Miller Kenyon, past depart
ment commander; Charles H. Knight first
vice commander; Earl j. Brown, second
vice commander; Lucille Allen, third
vice commander; Mabel r. Staub, as
sistant adjutant; James H. Phillips, as
sistant adjutant; DR.. B. O. MacNeill,
department surgeon Eugene A. Cos
tello, quartermaster; Austin S. 1mrie,
service officer; William e. Spicer, men,
bership officer; Wessal Stewart, athletic
officer, and Stanley Schreiner, memorial
eficer
Mai. Atkins and Comrades Imrie.
Spicer and McGahan made addresses,
Comdr Jane Breen replied briefly.
The post appropriated $50 to outfit
| nine children for Easter. These are all
small children and the post hopes to
purchase each one a complete Easter
outfit. In addition, 80 Easter baskets
are being prepared for the children of
veterans. Comrade Rose OHara, child
| welfare ofhcer, Is in charge OF this work.
The post theater party is Tuesday
night. Comrade Ella Chambers Is in
charge of this work.
Under the leadership Of Mary Weide,
membership officer, the posts member
ship has now exceeded last years paid
up membership of $50. At present
there are 366 paid-up members in the
post
The rummage sale will be held III
! May. Ella Chambers will call for it.
| The entertainment committee, under
Comrade Tracy, is making arrangements
for the birthday party to be held in
May.
The monthly meeting of the Lincoln
Post, No. IL, American Legion, was
held in New Amsterdam Hotel ball
ROOM April Is. It was visitation from
Department Comdr. Atkins and staff,
also three of the past commanders Of
the Lincoln Post. Comdr. Atkins made
an address.
| A resolution was passed to take the
matter up with the committee of the
House and Senate in disappearing an
airfield adjoining Arlington Cemetery
which takes in the experimental farm
| of the agricultural grounds. Another
resolution was passed to support the
Lionel Athletic Club again this year
for the American Legion base ball team.
E. P. Van Hise spoke of the success Of
| the oyster roast given jointly by the
Eastern Power Boat Club and Lincoln
Post, March 80.
A buffet lunch was served. Enter
tainment was furnished by George Cook
with his Colonial Syneopators.
Department Comdr. L. Z. Adkins and
his staff made their Official visit to the
George Washington Post last Tuesday
evening. Those accompanying the de-
! partment commander were Charles
Knight, senior vice commander; Howard
! Fisk, department adjutant; Thomas
Walsh, William Spicer Mabel Staub,
Stanley Schriver, Gene Costello, Vessel