Evening star., 1935-04-07
District Legion Members
Plan to Attend Session
Seventeenth Annual Convention Will Be Held
in St. Louis September % to 26-In New
$7,O0O0O0 Auditorium

~ ISTRICT Of Columbia mem
bers Of the American Legion
are making plans to attend
- the seventeenth annual con-
vention, which will be held
in st. Louis, Mo, September % to 26.
In several posts programs are under
way whereby the band or drum corps
will be taken to the meeting to par
ticipate in the contests.
Word has been received here that
more than 500 bands and drum corps
have already made arrangements to
attend. The business sessions will be
held in the new 100000 Municipal
Auditorium, to be dedicated at that
time. An elaborate program of en-
tertainment Is being arranged, ac-
cording to word received by Depart
rnent Adjt. Howard Fisk.
The next meeting of Bunker Hill
Post, No. 81. will be held at st. An
thongs Catholic hall, 3418 Twelfth
street northeast, April 16 at 8 pm.
The L-31 Club, ladies' club of the
post, will hold dance at Beaver Dam
Country Club April II. Tickets may
be obtained from any member of the
club, or from the following members
Of the post: Robert A. Ralph, William
A. Kilerlane, Grover w. Tribble,
Chester j. Wolf. J. Fred Chase, Robert
McTomlin and L. J. P. Fchthorn.
Raymond A. Eichhorn, chairman,
Boys Squadron of Bunker Hill Post,
announces the squadron will meet
Friday at pm. at st. Anthony's hall.
There will be an important meeting
Of the Executive Committee Tuesday
evening.
Chester J. Wolf has been appointed
representative of the post musical Or
ganiZation, together with William E.
Rankin, Marion G.. Shrode and Ralph
II. Thrashmer.
Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13, will meet
at the Thomas Circle Club next
Thursday evening. Comdr. w. A.
McCallum will be in the chair.
About rs members of the post
turned out for the Army day parade
yesterday. Members Of the auxiliary
marched with the post while the COL
ors of both the post and the unit
were massed with those of other posts
and units at the head of the division.
At the last meeting, seven appli-
cants were admitted to membership.
Several Of these were presented by
w. P. Kershner, who won a gold
Legion emblem for his outstanding
efforts in the membership field during
last year.
Government Printing Office Post,
No. 80. will meet tomorrow at pm,
In the green room, G. P. o.
The post will hold an oyster roast
and entertainment at the National
Guard Armory next Sunday at 6
pm. Tickets may be secured from
section representatives.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80. met in
It's club rooms. 206 Kennedy street.
with Comdr. Bill Hargrave presiding.
He reported on the recent depart
mental constitutional convention.
Department Veterans Preference OFF,
Ger H. G. Warburton also spoke.
Americanism Officer Joe Walker sub
mitted a plan which was voted for
submission to the department for
adoption.
Other reports were: George Goet-
ting, graves registration: William c.
Carney, child welfare; George Dono-
hue, membership; Jim Hogan, post
history; Bill Howley, veterans leg
islative matter; Jim Fahey, Sons of
the Legion; Joe Hogan, bowling;
Erin Peatross, service; Leo Reel,
housing, and Jack Frishett, drum
corps.
The monthly post dance will be
April Is, Drum and Bugle Corps
Easter card party at Paul Junior
High School, April %; Spring dance,
Indian Spring Country Club, June 8,
and the Spring golf tournament, Ar
gyle Country Club. June 10.
John D. Kiley presented the ping
pong cup to Joe Horning, leader of
the Marietta Park team which re-
Gently defeated Fort Stevens, to 5.
The post colors ana some rs men,