Evening star., 1935-06-23


n participate In the Fourth Of
July celebration on the Monument
Grounds, when the colors of military
and patriotic organizations viii be
in the Procession of Flags"
Color bearers have been requested
by Col John w. Oehman of the Dis
trict of Columbia National Guard
and chairman Of the military, patri-
otic and veterans organizations, TO
assemble at Sixteenth street and Con-
stitution avenue that day at 7:15
o'clock. The American Legion Auxil-
iary will also participate.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, will
hold its next monthly meeting Tues
day at 8 pm, in the rooms Of the
George E. Killeen Post, No. rs, at 1904
M street. Comdr. Samuel Rose will
preside. Dept. Comdr. j. O'C. Roberts
and members of his staff are expected
to attend.
Among other business Of Importance
will be the election of delegates and
alternates to the department conven-
ton to be held in August. The post
now has 164 paid-up members, eight
more being needed to reach its quota
Of 172. Comdr. Rose is expected to
enroll four additional members by the
time of this election, which will entitle
the post to five convention delegates
and five alternates.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 81, will meet
July l, instead of July 4. There will
be nomination and election Of dele
gates and alternates to the 1885 de-
partment convention. Comdr. w. H.
Hargrave will head the post delega-
ton.
The drum and bugle corps, headed
by John H. Frishett, will appear in
concert at Nativity Church carni-
val several nights during the week.
Committees are being formed to
make arrangements for a combined
post and squadron family picnic as
well as for the annual stag week end
fishing trip.
The post squadron was honored
when Tom Howard won the right to
appear as detachment chaplain at
Washington Cathedral Legion Church
services last Sunday.
George Houh and Doc Dudley tied
for the post golf trophy last Wednes-
day and are playing the final round
today. Rob Wannan lost permanent
possession Of the trophy by one stroke
Play was held at Argyle Country Club.
Comdr. John H O'Connell presided
at the meeting of Vincent B. Costello
Post, No. Is, last Tuesday evening.
A special meeting in the nature Of a
rally was held Thursday at Musicians
Hall, ll05 Sixteenth street, in further
ance of Comdr. O'Connell's candidacy
for the position Of Comdr. Of the de-
partment. His campaign is under di-
rection Of Senior Vice Comdr. z. M
Clark. Mr.. O'Connell also holds the
Office Of chef de gar, Forty and Eight.
The meeting gave impetus to the
department Executive Committees re-
solve to support the drive for obtaining
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convention in the FAN of the proposed
change in the national constitution
whereby Legionnaires will no longer
be restricted in the exercise Of their
voting power en- masse. 1t was held
that under the present constitution of
the Legion too much stress was laid
upon those clauses which specifically
direct the organizations members to
conflne their activities on party mat
tiers to strict nonpartiSanship.
Delegates and alternates nominated
Tuesday evening will be elected at the
July meeting to represent the post in
the departmental convention next Au-
gust. A motion was carried binding
these delegates and their alternates
to the unit rule. An amendment was
voted into the post bylaws, whereby
q life membership in the post is made
available upon payment Of the sum
of $50. Membership dues for the bal
ance Of the year have been reduced
to 81.
The second annual outing of the
members of the Sons of the American
Legion will be held July 9 in conjunc-
ton with the party being arranged foI
the disabled veterans of the World
War from the various local hospitals.
The outing for the disabled veterans
is being sponsored by the American
Legion, the American Legion Auxiliary
xrI-
Forty Societies. The start will bt
made from this city on the steamship
Potomac at noon for Liverpool, Md.
returning at $50 pm.
During the stay at Liverpool, Md.
athletic contests will be held for the
entertainment of the disabled veterans
Prizes will be awarded to the contest
winners by the detachment. The
members of the Sons Of the American
Legion may be accompanied by their
parents without charge.
Detachment Comdr. Porter L. Bush
has called q meeting of the organiza-
ton for Tuesday at 5 o'clock in de-
tachment headquarters, 518 Bond
Building. He announces q prize of
$40 will be awarded the squadron
having the largest percentage Of
paid-up members in proportion to the
paid-up membership Of the sponsoring
Legion post by July 23 and a cash
prize of IS for the squadron finishing
in second place.
The first official meeting Of the new
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post, No. SO, was held last
Tuesday night at the Agriculture De-
partment.
The newly elected officers were
greeted by the new members of the
baby post of the local department
The officers are: Commander, Joseph
L. Koehl; first vice commander, Bryan
z. Kile; second vice commander, Fred
M. Grant; adjutant, Edwin w. Luther;
finance officer, william Thompson;
sergeant-at-arms, Thomas Haw; chap
lain, Elmer A. Albritton: historian.
T. A. Holden.
The next meeting will be held July
9 at the Agriculture Department.
Room 1850, South Building, to which
all veterans and Legionnaires are in