Evening star., 1933-03-19

| Wednesday-Henry C. Spengler
| Post, No. IL, 8 PM, 1926 Mas
| SachuSetts avenue northwest.
| neutrality-suspicious. Executive
| Committee, pm, board room.
/ District Building.
| Friday-Department Athletic Off,
GERS. 8 pm, department head
quarters.
The admission of six new members
and the adoption OF several resolutions
featured the last meeting of the Sergt.
Jasper Post at the Thomas Circle Club,
1925 Massachusetts, avenue. The new
members are: John N. Hickey, Edward
]. Flynn. Vernon D. Acree. Kenneth B.
Bovay. Guieseppe Giacinto and Wilbur
C.. Porter.
A resolution was adopted opposing q
second bonus march to Washington.
Past Comdr. Ralph A. Cusick was in
dorsed for the Office of District attorney,
and commended the Metropolitan Police
Tor action in suppressing an unauthor-
lied parade of unemployed. Post Comdr.
Paul H. McMurray presided
The Bylaws Committee of I'd Di-
vision Post. Comrades Allen Folsom and
Mason, will hold joint meeting with
the Ways and Means Committee, COM
posed of Comrades E. J. Brown, Selec-
man and K. T. Wright, at the home Of
Post Comdr K. T. Wright for final
revision Of the bylaws. A report from
the Joint Committee will be presented
to the post at the meeting March 20
at the Cairo Hotel. The post degree
team will meet Thursday.
The next meeting of Victory Post will
be held March % at Odd Fellows
Temple, 4l9 Seventh street.
At the meeting March IA. presided
over by Comdr. A. j. Keerney, Comrade
Minter paid tribute to Brig. Gen. Pei
ham D. Glassford as chief of police of
the District Of Columbia, and offered
a resolution that Gen.. Glassford be ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt as one
OF the Commissioners Of the District of
Columbia
A resolution was offered by Raymond
A. Burke, and unanimously adopted,
that the Congress pass legislation de-
claring moratorium of, one year on In
terest payments. both public and pri-
vate, and that the rental agents and
the public utilities companies reduce
charges to meet the reduced income of
the veterans and the Government en-
ployes.
The gold Legion button, offered by
Comdr. kearney in the membership
drive. is being hotly contested for by
Comrades Burke and Krichton.
The Stanley Church Depue Post No.
80 held its monthly meeting at the
Cairo Hotel, Wednesday evening. Or
chestral music and other entertainment
followed the business meeting. Com
mander Bush. of the Lincoln Post,
made an address. A dance and card
party will be held by the post at the
Broadmoor Apartments, April II.
Kenneth O'Connor is chairman of the
Entertainment Committee and Frank T.
English will be in charge of the dis
tribution of tickets.
Comdr Norman r. Grant received a
communication from National Comdr
Louis A. Johnson. expressing his pleas
ure OF attending recent function
Of Costello Post Maj Peter King,
long member Of the post, died re-
Gently in New York. and was buried in
Somerville, Mass. Comdr. Grant dis
patched letter Of appreciation to Som
erville Post No. 10. of Massachusetts,
Tor its services in the funeral
Any comrades knowing of any post
members needing relief are requested to
notify Welfare Officer Myer Taske.
The following new members were
accepted last week: Harry C. Breeden,
312th M. G. Battalion, 10th Division
Norman L. Bostford. 3l6th Infantry
18th Division; Frank P. Lozupone. I'D
Infantry; John M. Griffin, Tank Corps:
John j. Sheehan, Ambulance Company
No. l; Julian G. Gibbs. Marine Corps
Charles B. Buck, I'd Engineers; Charles
H. Snapp, U. S. S. New York; James
=. Ray. Motor Transport Corps, and
q. l.. Cassiday. Tank Corps.
The u S. S. Jacob Jones Post. No .
held its monthly meeting March l3 at
Thomas Circle Club, when the award
OF two American Legion medals to
Fanye Kressin and Clifton B. Gates
jr., of Mcfarland Junior High School
and Powell Junior High School. respec-
lively, were made by Americanism Of
ficer Alberta Lacy. winners of the es-
says on George Washington. a contest
competed by all seventh grade pupils
OF the District Of Columbia public
schools: Among guests were Depart
ment Comdr. Norman Landreau, De-
partment Senior Vice Comdr. Porter
6usn, commanders OF other posts and
the parents Of the winners of the
medals.
The post group will shellac braille next
Tuesday.
H. L. Plummer, assistant national
adjutant Of the American Legion. in
charge of membership, and H. Weir
Cook, director of the Legion's National
Aeronautics Committee, have set April
80 for the Legion's great national air
roundup for membership. Departments
are requested to complete arrangements
for their various Statewide round ups.
As part of the national roundup,
a banquet will be held in Indianapolis
the evening of April 80 In honor of the
pilots, Government officials interested
in aeronautics and other visitors.
Prominent pilots who have accepted in
vitations to participate in the national
| roundup include Frank Hawkes. and
Jimmy Doolittle. Others have made
tentative arrangements to participate.
Principal speakers at the banquet will
be National Comdr. Louis johnson and
Gov. Paul v. McNutt, past national
commander.
American Legion
Auxiliary