Evening star., 1933-06-25
American Legion

The election Of delegates and alter
| mates to attend the local department
| convention of the American Legion and
! admission of new members will be the
principal business of the Sergt. Jasper
Post, No. 13, at the next meeting at the
Thomas Circle Club, 1925 Massachusetts
avenue, July 13.
Twenty-three nominations were made
at the meeting last Thursday and from
| these delegates and alternates will be
elected. A number Of members of the
post, including Color Bearers Samuel
pated in Flag day ceremonies held in
Sylvan Theater Chairman John j. Or
! losky of the Membership Committee will
give a report on new members and re-
instatements at the next meeting. Past
Comdr. Thomas j. Frailey of the Welfare
Committee reported visits to Mount Alto
Hospital, where he visited members of
the post who are patients at that in
stitution, including Past Comdr. H. l..
B. Atkisson and W. H. Hackett. Comdr
Paul H. McMurray is at his home in
Texas
The National Americanism Commits
sion of the American Legion here has
requested Legion posts and departments
to hold a patriotic program and exhibit
tion drills at the reforestation camps
July 20. The commission discussed the
advisability Of carrying the Legions pro-
gram Of Americanism into the civilian
camps and it was decided they offered
an excellent opportunity for such effort.
ct.nb,,, u H1,|,ro.r+v poet No ~
met at lot Upshur street for its June
meeting. Comdr. Frank G. Howell pre-
sided
Preceding the business meeting, at
joint assembly of the post and unit
members, presided over by Comdr.
Howell, an American flag was pre-
sented to the Potomac Heights Cub
Pack. Boy Scouts of America, by Miss
Glenn Newell, secretary of the unit,
with appropriate remarks as to the OBJ
servance Of Flag day, the meaning of
the colors Of the flag and an impress
sive eulogy of Stephen P. McGroarty,
after whom the post and unit are
named and who lost his life in action
in France during the World War.
Comrade Howell also made a short
speech Scoutmaster Drake explained
the work and aims Of the Cub Pack.
At the post meeting delegate and
alternates to the department. convention
at Central High School, August 2. 3
and 4, in conjunction with the Central
Business Mems Association, were elect
ed as follows: Joseph j. Idler dele
gate, and Alfred Simon and Myer Lips
Hitch. alternates Comdr. Howell will
be the other delegate by virtue Of his
Office as post commander and will also
act as chairman Of the delegation.
frnvn Ninronf
Murphy, commander of Seicheprey
Post, No. 2, Bristol, Conn, stating that
he had personally placed a wreath,
sent by McGroarty Post, on the grave
of Edward James Cunningham on Me-
mortal day. Comrade Cunningham,
former employe of the Treasury De-
partment, post Americanism officer at
the time of his death.
Three new members were admitted:
Charles S. BickeI, Harry H. Miller and
Elijah w. Sweaney.
The post voted to call off the July
and August meetings and to again
meet at lot Upshur street for the Sep
tember meeting.
Stuart walcott Post No 10 will hold
its next meeting at 8 o'clock Tuesday
at Immaculate Conception Hall, Eighth
and N streets The subject Of reduc-
ton OF post fees and the election OF
delegates to the department conven-
ton, to be held in August, will be
considered.
Second Division Pest, No. %, at the
last regular meeting, by a unanimous
vote Endorsed Post Comdr. Thomas
Mason, jr, for department commander
of the American Legion. Comdr.
Mason has served as commander OF
Vincent B. Costello Post, No. Is. and
national president OF the Second Di-
vision Association. He is the wear
er Of the Purple Heart. Silver Star
Citation with cluster and the Croix
de Guerre.
The commander of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, announced the
lob a member" campaign, which is
part of the departments program to
aid the unemployed and which all
posts of the District are participating,
is in its last week All comrades who
have need to hire help now, and up to