Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25
American Legion

At the last meeting of the Sergt
Jasper Post, No. 13, the American
| Legion, held at the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue, Comdr.
William A. Kehoe announced the ap-
pointment Of Joseph j. Malloy as
Americanization officer and Frank M.
Feller as athletic ofhcer. Past Comdr.
Thomas ]. Frailey has been appointed
chairman of the Membership Commit
tee and Daniel H. Pratt, Ernest A..
Golden, Edward L. Marthill, William G..
| Burke and Louis r. Dennis have been
selected to serve with him. Other APP"
pointments to serve on this committee
will be announced at the next meeting
February 4.
The Stephen P. McGroarty Unit, No
81, the American Legion Auxiliary, held
its regular monthly meeting January Is
at the home Of the president, Mrs. Mary
B. Corwin
The post, with E. E. Corwin, COM
mander, met with the unit IN a special
meeting the same evening to make
the unit and post at the Burlington
Hotel February S.
In a bulletin issued from the Ameri-
can Legion national headquarters, Frank
J. Schneider of Neenah, Wis, national
craftsmanship director, calls attention
to the many phases of competition
which win be open in the Legion
craftsmanship program for 1881. In
view of the decided success of the pro-
gram in 1880, it is expected that a
greater number of teams and individ-
uals will compete in the various events
scheduled for 1881.
The first important national competi-
ton on the 1891 program is the ma
tional postal team match for possession
of the Paul w. McNutt Trophy. The
championship team of each department
is to be selected on or before February
10, and the national match will be
fired on the home range Of each de-
partment championship team February
28. Permission may be obtained for
teams to fire on March /, if the other
date Is inconvenient, according to
Schneider. Scores are to be telegraphed
to the director.
The various national matches will
again be held at Camp Perry, Ohio. The
competition will include the second an
nual international rifle match, spon-
sored by Fidac, for possession Of the
John r. McQuigg Trophy, and the ma
tional department team rife match for
the Milton j. Foreman Trophy. Legion
teams and individual Legionnaires will
participate in various other national
shooting events: One OF the features
viii be the Father and Son march, in
which Is fathers and sons and one
daughter competed at the 1880 shoot.
Schneider directs particular attention
to the national American Legion Junior
rife team match This can be fired at
any time after January l. The score
targets must be returned to the Ma
tional Rifle Association here not later
than September l Of each year.
The executive meeting of the Henry
c. Spangler Unit, No. IL, American Le-
gion Auxiliary, was held at the home
of the secretary, Mrs. Rose L. Hidde,
last Sunday afternoon. Reports were
heard from the membership team. De-
tails of our part in the Woman's Pa
triotic Defense Conference were dis
the national president. The unit agreed
to reserve a table at the national de-
tense dinner at the Willard Hotel.
The program from the Finance Com
mittee was accepted, which provided for
one entertainment a MONTH including
a tea and the birthday party in March.
At the meeting of George washington
Post, No. /, the American Legion at the
club house, 1441 Rhode Island avenue,
last Tuesday night the post adopted
a resolution indorsing the reappoint-
ment of Judge Isaac r. Hit for another
term as one of the Police Court judges
Of the District.
The question Of dispensing with one
meeting a month was discussed at some
length and the proposed amendment to
hold but one meeting a month was
held over until the meeting on February
II. Members were invited to send in
their suggestions to the post adjutant,
J. ]. Murphy, with a view to ascertain
ing the sentiment Of the members of the
post A notice that action will be taken
at the meeting next month will be sent
out by the adjutant urging q large at
tendance IN order TO pass on the amend
ment.
The colors of the post were on display
in the box occupied by members of the
post 1t the annual department bah at
the Maynower Hotel Friday night.
Iha meeting vas nresided OYER hE