Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-30


u be guests Of the District OF
Columbia department, American Le-
eion. its auxiliary and other allied
organizations on GOA: trip July 9
to Liverpool, Md. and return.
Arrangements have been made to
transport the veterans to the wharf
by buses donated py the Royal Blue
Line at room. They will reach here
on the return trip at 6 o'clock.
The Forty and Eight and the Eight
and Forty Societies. allied with the
American Legion and American Le-
gion Auxiliary, are assisting in the
outing, In which about 900 veterans
will participate The United States
Marine Band will furnish music and
refreshments will be served by the
several units comprising the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, the Eight and
Forty Society and the u S. S. Jacob
Jones, Belleau Wood and Jane A,
Delano Posts of the American Legion.
The Drum and Bugl' Corps OF the
Sons of the American Legion will
be in the party and will help to en-
terrain the guests. A number Of field
events will be included in the after
moons program at Liverpool. after
the boat docks. Detachment Comdr.
Porter L. Bush will be in charge OF
the Sons of the American Legion.
E. P. Van Hise is general chairman
of the outing and will be assisted by
Miss Anne D. Pryde. director of well
fare and relief of the American Lee
eion. Cooperating with them as
chairmen of subcommittee will be
John H. C'Connell. chef de gare of
the Forty and Eight Society. trans
portation; Miss M. Edna Mcintosh,
president of the American Legion
Auxiliary; Miss Mabel F. Staub, la
chapeau. Eight and Forty. and Miss
Emily J. Carey department and ma
tional child welfare officer, refresh
ments.
Bunker Hill Community Post, No.
81. held its June meeting at the Hay
Loft Club, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. last Tuesday evening, Comdr.
Robert R. Spriggs presiding.
The post recently contributed SIS
to the District of Columbia Depart
ment fund for administering diphtheria
antitoxin to needy children.
The post voted to contact the proper
District of Columbia officials and men,
bers of Congress relative to the fol-
lowing: Traffic lights to be installed
at Seventh and Monroe streets north
east, Twelfth and Monroe streets
northeast, Eighteenth and Monroe
streets northeast, for better protection
of citizens of Northeast section and
the school children. Recruiting of the
bus service back to Michigan avenue
northeast, with proper constant serv-
ice bv the Baltimore Il Ohio Railroad
Co. at gate: fifteen-mile speed limit
from Michigan avenue and Monroe
street to Twelfth and Monroe
streets. due to two schools at Tenth
and Monroe and at Twelfth and Law
renee streets northeast; lights to be
installed at Queens Chapel and Blad-
ensburg roads, South Dakota avenue
and Bladensburg road, Twelfth street
and Michigan avenue northeast; stop
sign at Twentieth and Monroe streets
northeast: proper supervision and
more police traffic protection through
out Brookland Woodbridge and North
east suburban Washington.
Delegates TO the annual department
convention, to be held August 8, 9 and
10, will be nominated and elected at
the next regular meeting. A member
ship drive to secure as many new
members as possible before July % is
under way, so that this post may have
It's full strength Of delegates at the
convention.
Comdr. William A. McCallum Of
sergt. Jasper Post, No. 10, and Past
Post Comdr. Joseph ]. Malloy OF
sergt Jasper Post, No. 10, were guests.
Mr.. Malloy will be a candidate for
department commander at the COM
ing department convention.
Costello Post, No. IS, will meet
Tuesday evening at Musicians Hall.
1lO5 Sixteenth street. Election Of
delegates and alternates to the de-
partmental convention will be held.
Department Comdr. J. O'Connor Rob-
erts will be present with his staff TO
present Comrades Heine, Franklin,
Grant and Piccbione with gold Legion
emblem buttons in recognition Of
their excellent work in connection
with the aggressive recruiting drive
conducted during the Spring. The
post drum and bugle corps will serve
as guard of honor to the de-
partment commander and, following
the citation ceremony, will give
concert.
Jim Phillips served as acting chair
man at the rally held last Thursday
In furtherance of Comdr. O'Conneli's
candidacy for the position Of depart
ment commander. Post Adjt. George
Frye served as temporary recording
secretary. Department Membership
Officer Charlie Allies was named chair
man of the steering committee yet to
be organized.
The candidate, John H. O'Connell.
served with Battery A, 10th Field
Artillery. 29th Division, A. E. F. He
Is an attorney, member of the local
bar association and first attained
prominence in the American Legion
as finance officer OF Vincent B. Cos
tello Post and subsequently became
grand conductor Of Societe Forty ct
Eight, in the District Of Columbia.
Following the death of Andrew Man
ger. then grand chef de care of that
organization, Mr.. O'Connell performed
the duties of both grand chef de care
and grand conductor and shortly
thereafter was unanimously acclaimed
grand chef de care to succeed the
late Comrade Manager.
At the last meeting of Sergt. Jasper
Post, No. Is, in the Musicians Hall,
Department Comdr James O'Connor
Roberts and several members of his
staff were guests. The department
commander announced the goal for
this years membership is 5000.
Past Comdr. Joe Malloy, civic rela-
lions chairman for this department,
was unanimously Endorsed by the post
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