Evening star., 1936-03-01

Department with parties on March II.
The Legion was founded in Paris IN
March, 19l9.s Representatives from
ali units of the American Expedition
arv Forces were called together for
caucus by a temporary committee,
headed by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
The first meeting was held IN an OLD
house at 4 Avenue Gabriel, then serv-
ing as an American club in Paris.
George Washington Post of this
city has the distinction OF being the
first post to be chartered by the ma
tional organization of the 1,5O0 posts
now on its rolls. 1t was organized
March 7, 1919, at the Cosmos Club,
under the name of Gen. Pershing Post
No. /, but in May, 1919, was changed
to George Washington Post. No. /, to
comply with the constitution later
adopted, which provided no post would
be named after living person.
Columbia Post, No. "a, will meet next
Tuesday at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club at 8 pm. There will
be an entertainment, speakers and
motion pictures.
The Ministries of the post enter
tanned at the Masonic Hall in Ana
costa last Thursday. During the
past week they entertained patients
at Mount Alto and st. Elizabeths
Hospitals.
The Drum and Bugle Corps will
give a smoker March II with buffet
supper and entertainment. There
will be rehearsal for the corps to-
morrow evening at Fourteenth and
independence avenue.
Government Printing Office Post,
No 80, will meet March at pm.
in Harding Hall The post will con-
tinue its drive for new members
through March. Leap year dance was
held In Harding Hall last night.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, will meet
next Thursday in Fort Stevens Hall,
3O6 Kennedy street. Comdr. John
Delbert Kiley will preside. Election
of post home fund committeeman will
be held.
hoe requests applications for mem
bership be presented at that time.
Past Comdr. Leo j. Reel requests post
members of the Forty and Eight have
certification as to their membership
activities in the Legion since October
], 1885, for him.
President Floyd Caskie Of the Drum
Corps announces special meeting in
old Brightwood School next Tuesday
at 8 pm.
The Post Squadron, S. A. L.. met,
with Capt. Tom Howard presiding
The Drum Corps of the squadron
meets Thursday night in old Bright
wood School. Frank Purks is drum
major.
Representative Joe Starnes Of
Alabama. member of the American
Legion, will be the guest speaker at
the seventeenth anniversary celebra-
tion of George Washington Post next
Saturday at the Admiral Club, 1910
Rhode Island avenue. A special pro-
gram is being arranged. In addition to
officials and members of the organiza-
ton, members of the George Baldwin
Mccoy Unit of the American Wom-
ems Legion, will be guests.
Sergt. Jasper Post, at its last meet
ing. Endorsed Department Comdr.
Joseph J. Malloy for the Office of ma
tional executive committeeman. This
makes four posts having taken such
action to date.
The I'd Division Post, No. %, at its
last meeting at the New Colonial
Hotel elected Albin NJ Emler as COM
mander to serve for the balance of the
term. This vacancy was caused by
the death of Comdr Selinger. He was
Installed by the department adjutant,
Thomas Mason, jr. The post Endorsed
the department commander, J. Malloy,
for the Office of national executive
committeeman.
Lincoln Post, No. II, will meet in
the Arcade Building, Fourteenth
street and Park road, tomorrow at 8
pm. Third Vice Comdr. Charles w.
Garlock, chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee, has arranged an
athletic night.
The membership campaign will
swing into its last month on March
1. Capts. Photis and Milne are hav-
ing close race. Fifteen new men,
bers were reported at the last meeting.
Plans are being made for barbecue
at Harry Photis' farm in Virginia in
the Spring.
The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Squadron,
Sons of the Legion, will be host to
members of all other squadrons in
the District of Columbia next Friday
evening, when program of enter
tainment features will be presented.
Dick Mansfield, cartoonist, will en-
tertain. Bozo, the educated dog. will
be put through his PAGES. Rose
o'Hara, in charge of the party, has
extended a general invitation to all
Sons of the Legion to be present.
She is chairman of the Sons of the
Legion Committee of the U. S, S.
Jacob Jones Post. No. 2.
The Americanism Committee of the
o. S. S. Jacob Jones Post whose
chairman Is Past Comdr Mary Tats-
paugh, has called for volunteers for
the Braille shellacking Tuesday eve
ming at the Red Cross Chapter House.
The chairman has arranged a pro-
gram which will include moving pic
lures for the Girls Training School
tomorrow evening.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet We'd
nesday in the Pythian Temple. The
Housing Committee, appointed by the
commander to look into the posi-
bility of purchasing or erecting a post
home, will report.
Comdr. Frank Mccarthy and several
officers of the post attended the re-
cent Americanism meeting held by
the Sergt. Jasper Unit of the Legion
Auxiliary and extended the greetings