Evening star., 1931-06-07

Announcement has been made by
Department Athletic Ohcer Francis j..
Mcdonald that the American Legion
handicap golf tournament will be held
June 29 at. the Beaver Dam Country
Club. The entry fee will be $1.50.
First prize will be the Past Department
Comdr. John Lewis Smith golf trophy.
There will be dinner for the entrants
in the evening at the club.
The Executive Committee in charge
of the exposition and fair to be held
under the auspices of Central Labor
Union for the benefit of the District
of Columbia War Memorial, through
the general chairman, Frank w. Lee.
has extended an invitation to the
American Legion, through the depart
ment commander, DR.. B. C.. MacNeil,
to participate in a parade at z o'clock
| June Is, as a preliminary feature. The
parade, to be motorized in order to ar
rive in time for appropriate cere-
monies, will follow designated route
in the downtown section through
Northeast Washington to the fair
grounds.
All posts Of the District of Columbia
Department of the American Legion
will have another opportunity this year
| to win a national citation for COM
munity service work Printed forms
have been supplied by the local de-
| partment to the posts in order to prop
erly record the 1881 community service
accomplishments. The National Amer
icanism Commission of the American
| Legion Is particularly interested in
| this community service work and has
released the blank forms for tabulation
Of this work. Two local posts receiving
national citation last year for COM
munity service work were u. S. S.
Jacob Jones, No. 2, and Bureau of En-
craving, No. %.
The District Of Columbia Depart
| ment of the American Legion present.
ed a program of entertainment at the
Red Cross Hut, Walter Reed General
Hospital. last Tuesday evening. Wres-
Ting and boxing matches featured the
evening. The band of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars furnished music for the
occasion. Samuel Rose was in charge
of the program. The department COM
mander, with his staff, was present.
All post commanders Of the American
Legion were invited guests.
Sergt Jasper Post, No. 13, met at
Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue. Included among the
new members admitted were e. j.
Payne, F. w. Mem. Woodrow, Leon
Van Crack, James B. Mclaughlin, John
N. Lord, Louis c. Duncan and Talma
L. Smith. Comdr. William A. Kehoe
presided.
George A. Bache. Joseph ]. Malloy,
Edward L. Marthill, Floyd j. Baker
and Maj. Thomas j. Frailey represent
ed the post at the "get-acquainted"
party at the Washington Hotel, under
the auspices of the D. c. Salon, No. IA,
Eight and Forty, Tuesday evening, for
the World War orphans Of the District
Of Columbia.
Through Station VOL, Mrs. Mary B.
Corwin, chairman Of the Music Com
mittee Of the American Legion Aux
iliary of the District of Columbia, ap-
pointed by national headquarters, pre-
sented the initial broadcast of the song,
"Poppies," on Memorial day. The song,
which was sung by Grant Smith, a
tenor, accompanied by Mrs. Madelyn
Pence, Is dedicated to the American
Legion and the American Legion Aux
iliary, honoring those who have died.
The words of the song were written
by Mary McMillen Robinson and the
music by Ferol Beckett, both Of Long
mount, Colo.
Quentin Roosevelt Post, No. II, Ex-
ecutive Committee held its monthly
luncheon meeting last Monday at the
University Club and was honored by
the presence of Past National Comdr.