Evening star., 1936-05-31

Columbia Department, Amer
- lean Legion, will have seventh
place in the parade at the national
convention next Fall at Cleveland.
Announcement was received Of this
by Department Comdr Joseph j. NAL
10y last week FROM national headquar-
ters at Indianapolis. The local de-
partment far surpassed its quota.
OF the So departments In the Le-
gion, there are 49 in the Continental
limits of the United States and nine in
foreign countries. The departments
with a higher percentage Of their
basic quota than the District of Co
lumbia were: Arizona, which will
lead the parade, with a percentage of
164 As; Florida, 1856 SO; Nevada. 1876 81;
California, l30.77; North Dakota, fifth,
and South Dakota, sixth, with the
District of Columbia in seventh
place with 11769 per cent of its
basic quota, which is based on the
veteran population in Washington, D.
c.. according to the 1880 census.
Fort Stevens Post will meet in Fort
Stevens Hall Thursday at pm.
Comdr. John D. Kiley will preside.
The posts annual Summer dance
will be held Saturday at Indian
Spring Country Club. Department
Comdr. Joseph j. Malloy,. his staff
and post commanders of the several
posts Of the department will be
guests.
Past Comdr. W. H. Hargrave has
called a meeting of the Post Building
Committee tomorrow at pm. at 42s
Peabody street.
The Squadron Sons met in the club
rooms last Friday. Capt. Tom How
ard presiding.
Comdr. Malloy has accepted the in
vitation Of Maj W. F. Van Swearin-
gen to participate in the Confederate
Memorial day exercises to be held in
the Confederate section of Arlington
National Cemetery next Sunday at
2:30 pm. The guard Of honor has
also been invited to participate in the
program.
Americanism Ofhcer Horace w.
Lineburg and the vice chairman Of
the Americanism Committee. Owen
Holleran, and Joseph Walker have
entation Of the school American Le-
gion medal awards to the outstand-
ing boy and girl student of each of
the senior and junior high school
June graduating classes.
While this is the first year in which
Washington schools, they have been
given in thousands of schools
throughout the country by the Amer
lean Legion during the last 10 years.
The presentation of these awards will
be an annual activity in Washington
in the future.
Lincoln Post will meet tomorrow at
the Arcade Building at 8 pm. Dele
gates to the coming department con-
vention will be elected.
Comdr. ROLAND w. Phillips enter
tanned the Squadron, Sons of the
American Legion. at his home Friday
night.
Americanism awards for the winning
boy and girl in the graduating class at
Powell Junior High School will be
made by the post and its auxiliary at
exercises to be held the latter part of
June.
Regular meetings Of the post will not
be held in July or August, but will be
resumed in September.
The Advisory Council meeting Of U.
S. S. Jacob Jones Post will be held next
Saturday at the cottage of Mrs. Will
liam M. Hayes at Kenwood Beach, Md.
with Jane Cox and Alice Derrow
hostesses.
The final meeting of the squadron
will be held Friday at the Thomson
School at 7:3o pm. Discussion on the
five-point award will be taken up, and
the award Of one point is expected to
be made at this time.
The squadron's picnic will be June
Z. Notices will be sent to each member
Of the squadron. designating time and
place.
Welfare Oficers Jane Breen and
Elizabeth Gladmon distributed cloth
ing to children of needy veterans.
Vincent 3. Costello Post will meet
Tuesday at the Broadmoor Hotel Grill
at 8:l5 pm. Nominations will be held
for delegates and alternates to the
department convention of the District
Legion. Election will be held at the
July session.
The president of the Costello Drum
and Bugle Corps requests members to
be present at rehearsals during the
next several weeks on Mondays at
the National guard armory owing the
closeness of both the local and ma
tional conventions.
At the meeting of Sergeant Jasper
Post tomorrow, at Pythian Temple,
delegates will be nominated for the
department convention.
The posts moonlight excursion will
be held Wednesday.
Jane A. Delano Post will hold their
Memorial day sunset services at the
World War nurses section in Airing
ton, intersection of Porter and Nc
Pherson avenues, today at $50 pm.
United States Treasury Post and
auxiliary joined in their annual
memorial service at the Mayflower
Hotel last Tuesday.
Among the speakers were William
r. Dorsey. representing the G. A. r.;
James B. Freeland. department vice
commander of United Spanish War
Veterans; Rev. H. E. Snyder, repre-
senting the Veterans of Foreign Wars:
Mrs. P. e. Stone. representing the
American War Mothers. Representing
the commandant of United States
Coast Guard, Rear Admiral Harry G.
Hamlet, Lieut.. Polio; Paul Grifith,
past department commander Of Penn
sylvania, represented the national
headquarters OF American Legion;
past department commander Of the
District of Columbia, Harlan Wood,
represented G. A. r. Memorial Day