Evening star., 1934-02-11
DC. Commander Proposes
Legion Reviewing Boards
Plans to Have Groups in Every Departme mt
of Government to Investigate
Com plants.
Complaints.

Legion Nurses. AS Legion nurses they
now have q definite program before
them to build up membership De-
partment Adjt. Howard S. Fisk was
advised last week of the membership
program and furnished with applica-
ton blanks for nurses In the Ameri-
can Legion to Join the new organi-
zation.
THE members of George Washing
ton Post, No. /, will attend in a
body to the Tomb of George Washing
ton on February %. and Condr.
Henry w. Longfellow will place a
wreath on his tomb following an an
nual custom of the post. Members
will assemble at the post club house,
1441 Rhode Island avenue, at $50
o'clock and proceed to the tomb at
Mount Vernon.
At the meeting last Tuesday night
Comdr. Leroy Reinburg was a guest
OF the post and entertained the mem
bers with an illustrated lecture on
the activities Of the United States
Coast Guard in the Far North. Comdr.
Reinburg showed the Coast Guard
cutters In action in the Arctic regions
and described the life of the Eskimos
and duties of Coast Guard officers
who become United States commits
sioners in that section of the world,
settling all cases that arise. The en-
forcement of the smuggling and pro-
hibition laws was described, and
scenes pictured these activities also.
Frank A. Connolly, department
membership officer, was present and
addressed the membership and told
OF the effectiveness of the member
ship drive. He touched on the SUBJ
ject briefly of an American Legion
membership directory.
THE Vincent B. Costello Post, No.
Is, American Legion, met Tues
day night in the board room when q
committee consisting of Comrades Ly-
dane. chairman; Grant and Clark was
appointed and instructed to bring in
a report at the next meeting on the
proposal to organize a unit of the
Sons Of the Legion, the new national
organization which is open to men,
bership to descendants Of Legion
naires.
An amendment to the post consti-
tuition and bylaws has been proposed.
which, If adopted, would call for the
election OF post representative and
alternate to the Department Execu-
tive Committee in lieu of present pro-
visions under which the commander
and vice commanders automatically
take such post. This will be voted
upon at the next post meeting.
Department Welfare Officer Oscar
Jones, who is also the District vet
erans' placement officer, addressed the
post on the administration of the law
by his Office and covered in detail
many OF the problems confronting him
and post employment officers.
1t was announced that Comrade
Curtis Wilton had just been decorated
with the Order of the Purple Heart
With oak leaf cluster.
Appointments were announced bv
the commander to fill vacancies de-
clared to exist or caused by resigna-
tions as follows: Entertainment Com
mittee-Vincent Bonda, AID. Sher-
man and John A. Long; Myer Taske
was appointed post welfare officer to
relieve Comrade Richards and the
Athletic Committee was discharged
without new appointments.
The Kenneth Nash Post. No. 8,
American Legion, held its regular
monthly meeting in Germans Hall
Wednesday. Rice w. Means, the de-
partment commander of the District,
presented the post with a certificate
of merit awarded to the post by E. D.
Hays, national commander of the
American Legion. for having had in
excess of 100 per cent paid-up men,
bership by December 81, 1893.
THE dance and card party given by
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, Sat-
urday evening, February 3. at Airing
ton Hotel, was attended by approx
mately 800 persons. An address OF
welcome was made by Rice w. Means,
commander of the District of Colun-
bia Department of the Legion.
At this dance presentation of prizes
to members of the team bringing in
the greatest number of new members
during the last quarter of 1888 was
made by Past Comdr. J. O'C. Roberts,
who awarded gold Legion membership
buttons to r. p McCandlish, Benja-
min Aronsohn and Leo Drumwright
Senator William H. King presented
d-inscribed medals to winners OF
the better child contest recently con-
Quoted by the post. The boys prize
went to Russell w. Clarkson. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Russell W. Clarkson
Mr.. Clarkson is senior vice COM
mander of Sergt. Jasper Post. The
girls prize went to Mary Jane Boldin
daughter of Mr. and Mrs Charles E
Boldin. Mr.. Boldin is member OF
Arlington Post, No. !, of the Virginia
Department of the American Legion
Honorable mention was made of David
Eugene Barry, son of Mr. and Mrs
David E. Barry, and of Diane Harriet
Pratt, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Pratt.
DIVORCE GRANTED