Evening star., 1935-11-17
Legion Calls on Members
! To Sign Safety Pledges
Membership Drive Launched -Comdr. NAL
10y Urges Posts to Exceed Quota
of 2,434.

Admission will be free and Costello
Post extends an open invitation to all
members Of the Legion and the auxiii-
ary with their friends.
Membership Oficer Heine has &c.
cured the donation Of several valuable
prizes as awards in the membership
contest. The following were admitted
to membership ct last meeting: Leroy
A. Hapgood, U. S. S. New York: Peter
D. Balog, 163d Infantry, 4lse Division;
Leon E. Bartlett, Company G, 9Th In
fantry: Axel B. Grovem, 18th Field
Artillery. I'D Division: Ralph r. Ko-
hen, 31lth Machine Gun Battalion,
18th Division; Paul N. Brumbaugh.
Infantry Headquarters, soth Division:
Ray Golden, Company F, 45th Infan-
try, Stephen Forsan. Company B. 33oth
Tank Battalion; John w. Moran,
Headquarters, 77th Division: Edward
D. Hodburn, 9Th Marines, I'D Division;
Philip Ignatius Cannon, U. s. 8. Wads-
worth. and by reinstatement, Jesse E.
Veitch, Clarence L. williams, Paul J.
Dean and Carmelo Crupi.
Costello Drum and Busle Corps will
meet tomorrow at 8 pm. at National
Guard Armory.
Elmore K Mckay, commander OF
Quentin Roosevelt Post, No. II, has
called meeting for tomorrow night
at the Potomac Boat Club.
A dinner meeting Of National Press
Club Post, No. 20, will be held Tues
day at $50 O'Clock at the National
Press Club. Ofncers will be elected.
Fort Stevens Post. No. 80, having
delivered 3l5 1896 membership cards
to department headquarters. Is the
largest post in the history Of this de.
partment to have exceeded 100 per
cent Of the membership Of the preced-
ing year on or before November Is.
Past Comdrs. Leo j. Reel and w. H..
Hargrave are leaders in the post in
edecting renewals.
Membership eligibility is limited in
this strictly community post to those
suburbs Immediately contiguous to the
Fort Stevens battle site, comprising
Petworth, Brightwood, Manor Park,
Marietta Park. Sixteenth Street
Highlands, Takoma. D. c., and Chill
lum.
A new post home will be completed
in the near future. Comdr. John D.
Kiley and Membership Officer william
A. Kehoe have extensive plans for the
posts first aggressive membership
campaign.
Vice Comdr. Alfred Curtis Harmon
has arranged a Thanksgiving party at
post headquarters on November a..
Dancing and refreshments will be pro-
vioed.
President Floyd Caskie has called o
meeting Of the senior drum corps for
Tuesday night at old Brightwood
School and the S. A. L. Corps will meet
at the same place Thursday night.
The monthly meeting Of the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing Post
No. % was held Monday night in
Odd Fellows Temple Hall. Following
the adjournment Of the meeting there
was held a Ladies night" dance.
Among the prominent guests were
Miss Nicie Perell, department presi-
dent Of the Ladies' Auxiliary, and her
ofdcial staff; Comdr Kiley Of the Fort
Stevens Post, Comdr. Below Of the
Treasury Post and Past Comdr.
George Chrisnan Of the Police Post.
The newly organized Uniformed
Guard Of Honor, the American Legion.
performed It's first oficial duty when
1t accompanied Department Comd.
Malloy to the installation Of officers
Of the Laurel Post at Laurel, Md,
November 2. It also odlciated at
Arnistice day ceremonies.
The guard consists of the follow
ing officers: Commander, J. J. Malloy;
captain and drill master, James Pts
torio; first lieutenant, John J. Nc
Ginnis: staff lieutenants. John N.
Russell, DR.. Shapiro and B. c. NC
Neil; first sergeant, Tom Murray, and
publicity, M. w. Blankinship.
The guard has reached a member
ship Of more than 80. All Legion
naires Of the District who have uni.
forms are invited to join Applica-
tions can be secured through post
adjutants. Meetings and drills are
held at the National Guard Armory
every Friday night.
Government Printing Once Post,
No. 80 met November IL. Comdr.
Edward r. Dixon presided.
Adjt. Fred A. Minnigh announced
the post had reached its drive quota
set in the membership campaign.