Evening star., 1935-06-16

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American Legion today at
O'Clock.
The services in this city will be held
in the amphitheater OF the National
Cathedral on Mount st. Alban, Wis
consin avenue between Massachusetts,
avenue and Woodley road, and, in ad-
dition to the presence of national
officers of this World War crganiza-
ton, it is being attended by thousands
of Legionnaires of the Department Of
the District of Columbia. The COM
plete service Is also being carried
over the blue network of the National
BroadcaSting Co. from TO 4 o'clock.
The chaplains Of the thousands Of
American Legion posts and American
Legion Auxiliary units throughout the
country are also participating IN this
non-denominational service today,
which Is proclaimed go to church
Sunday" by the national organization,
At the National Cathedral today
the sermon will be delivered by Rev.
Park w. Huntington of Wilmington,
Del, national chaplain of the Amer
lean Legion. His sermon will follow
an address by Bishop James E. Free
man. Past National Chaplain Rev.
Robert J. White of Catholic Univer-
sity, this city; Rabbi Solomon A.
Fineberg Of Mount Vernon, N. Y.
and the chaplains of the Senate and
House of Representatives will also
participate in the exercises.
AS a prelude to the services, a
wreath will be placed on the tomb of
the late President Woodrow Wilson,
wartime commander in chief of the
military forces of the United States
and a member of George Washington
Post No. !, the pioneer post Of the
American Legion, in the presence Of
Mrs. Wilson.
Special invitations have been Is
sued to prominent Government off,
cials in the National Capital, together
with high-ranking officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Mu-
sic will be furnished by the Cathe-
dral Choir. Delegations of Legion
naires will also attend from Delaware,
West Virginia and Maryland. Canon
RAYMOND L. Wolven of the Cathedral
staff will act as master of ceremonies
for the service.
Chaplain Huntington will sound the
keynote of the American Legion in
his sermon, For God and Country"
while Bishop Freeman will speak on
the theme of "The American Legion s
Opportunity Today"
The presentation of the school
award medal to Miss Ruth June Rams
dell, winner of the U. s. S. Jacob
Jones Post essay contest, was part
of the meeting of the post last Mon
Cay evening. Department American
ism Officer Albert p. Tatspaugh made
the presentation and spoke briefly on
the meaning of the medal. Miss
Ramsdell read her winning essay, the
subject of which was What the Con-
stitution Means to Me-"
Americanism Officer Anne Frame
reported the close Of the Braille shell
lacking meetings, with seven volumes
accomplished during May. An appro-
priation was made for the purpose Of
an electric talking book machine.
Those admitted to membership were
Aeolin G. Ludwig, Mary z. Parsons
and Marie Brosnan.
A special group will assist Edna
Smith, chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee. in arranging for q
benefit boat trip on the Wilson Line
on July 19
Child Welfare Chairman Elizabeth
Gladmon, being in quarantine, the
service officer, Winnie Brannon, ex-
planned the campaign for diphtheria
inmunization which the Legion has
undertaken and donation Of S25 was
made to the fund.
The U. s. s. Jacob Jones Squadron.
Sons of The American Legion, viii be
the guests OF the post &C q picnic in
area No. 8. Military road and Beach
orive, Saturday afternoon, June 29.
Rose O'Hara will be In charge and
will be assisted by Charlotte Berry,
Helen Lnkins Opitz and Edna Smith.
Necrologist Charlotte Berry report
ed that on Memorial day q poppy and
an American nag was placed on the
grave of each of the former yeomen
(F.) buried in the District Of Columbia
or nearby cemeteries, and that all the
grave markers had been placed in
cement
Comdr. Elsie NJ. Pinney announced
appointment of Assistant Adjt. Edna
Nelson as secretary of the Depart
ment Convention Committse and Of