Evening star., 1935-12-29
Legion Program for Year
Is Outlined by Malloy
Bonus Payment Is First Objective Govern
ment Protection for Widows and
Orphans Also Is Included.


championship teams be made diree.lv
to the national director Of American
Ism am be accompanied by proof Of
birth Of all players on the team and
by other required data to be filed bv
August 10. Failure to meet this dead
line in filing will disqualify a team.
Requiring each boy enrolled In the
1885 American Legion Junior base
oaH tournament memorize the code OF
good Sportsmanship and that the team
recite this code in unison before each
game. Each team manager will be
required to instruct the members of
team in this code. The sportsmanshin
code follows: Keep the rules; keen
faith with your comrade; keep your
temper; keep yourself flt; keep a stout
heart in defeat; keep your pride under
victory; keep sound soul, q clean
mind and healthy body"
Requiring a Legionnaire In good
standing accompany all teams to all
tournaments and submit his paid-up
Legion membership card for the cur.
rent year for inspection by the proper
VoA udIueHL officials.
The District of Columbia champion.
VIII compete with the teams from Del,
aware and Maryland.
Inc second-named team In each nj
these Journeys will be the host team
In 1886. IN 1887 the teams will moys
In the opposite directions.
Fort Stevens Post. No. 80, will meet
next Thursday in the post hall 3o6
kennedy street. Comdr. John D. Kilev
announces changes of bylaws vii,
De considered at that time. Depart
ment Comdr. Joseph J. Malloy viii be
guest.
On New Year eve members will cele.
brate in the Fort Stevens hall. vice
Comdr. Alfred Curtis Harmon has
Charge Of arrangements.
Recent post appointments to de.
partment committees are: Athletic.
Lewis K. Hile: child welfare. Never
Taske; department ball, Albert w.
Tucker; department convention, John
Delbert Kiley; employment, James B,
sullivan; entertainment, A. c. Har.
mon; graves registration, James C,
Wells; disqualification, Arnold z,
Graham; judge advocate, Henry @.
Warburton; membership, William A,
Kehoe; Memorial day, Leo j. Reel;
publicity, j. Raymond Miller; radio,
Arthur B. Lakin; rehabilitation, James
B. Hogan; Sons of the Legion, James
T. Fahey; trophies and awards, John
H. Frishett; uniform, Roy C. Ponton:
veterans preference, Paul F. O'Con-
nell; welfare, George Goetting; war
orphans, Erin B. Peatrose.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8. will
have dance at the Almas Temple club
house, 1915 K street, January rs.
For those that do not wish to dance
arrangements have been made to fur
nish them with cards.
A dance to raise funds to send at
least two teams from the bowling
league of this department to Hart
ford. Conn, to the national bowling
tournament in that city in March
will be held at the Raleigh Hotel on
February 8, while Col. John r. Thomp.
son and his committee is busy max
ing plans for the annual department
ball to be held at the Willard Hotel
on February 49,
DR.. Ray F. Guynn, chairman Of the
Welfare Advisory Council, requests
post commanders and unit presidents
furnish him with a detailed report
OF all money spent by their post or
unit during 1885 for the relief Of
the needy; also to show the unit cost
Of each basket distributed during the
holidays, either for Thanksgiving or
Christmas. This report is needed so
that an adequate report can be made
to the Community Chest at the close
of the year of all funds expended
for the relief of the needy.
At an Executive Committee meeting
at the District Building last week re-
ports were received from the com.
mittee chairmen: Annual department
ball, veterans preference. Memorial
day, Armistice day, Americanism and
employment.
A subcommittee on Veterans Pref.
erence, consisting of Comrades Luther,
! Egner and one other, was appointed
to gather data on this subject In
order that a suitable bill on veterans
preference may be submitted to Con.
| greSs when it convenes.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Post, No. %. held its annual Christ
mas party, December 81. There were
140 children. Each child was the
recipient of piece of clothing, a toy
and bag of fruit and candy. Also
80 poor and needy families were each
given a basket of food
Distinguished guests were: Director
of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing. Alvin w. Hall; assistant di-
rectors, Mr.. Long and Mr.. Swigart;
Dept. Comdr. Joseph Malloy, Dept.
Adit. Thomas Mason, jr., and Isaac
Cans.
The Sergt. Jasper Post and Auxil-
iary joint Christmas party was held
just before Christmas. More than 40
families were given baskets of food
and SO children we're called UP by
Santa to receive toys. Youthful mem
bers of the Hoffman Hoskins Dancing
School entertained.
The Legion ritual service was held
recently for John M. O'Connor. q
comrade of the post, who died at
Mount Alto. The funeral was at
Arlington.
In order that the American Legion
might wage an aggressive campaign
during 1886 to secure justice in the
appointment, retention. promotion
and discharge of World War veterans
in all public and private employment,
National Comdr. Ray Murphy has ap.
pointed National Employment Com
mittee Of eight members.
Legionnaire j. Bryan Hobbs Of
Laurel, Md, was named chairman of
this committee. The other seven
members are Vice Chairman Archie
M. Closson, Lodi, Calf; Vice Chair