Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-01-26
RoOsevelts Are Invited
To Annual Legion Ball
Committee Chairmen Also Appointed by
Col. John R. Thompson and Fer
dinand Fraser.
= RESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSE-
J WELT have been invited to be
guests Of honor at the annual

~ RESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSE-
WELT have been invited to be
guests Of honor at the annual
i military hall of the Department
of the District of Columbia, American
Legion, to be held at the Mayhower
Hotel February 10. Department Comdr.
Joseph j. Malloy and Past Department
Comdr. Julius I. Peyser went to the
White House last Thursday to extend
the invitation.
Col. John r. Thompson, general
chairman Of the Ball Committee, and
Vice Chairman Ferdinand Fraser, both
members of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 10.
have appointed the following chair
men of committees: Distinguished
guests, Frank L. Peckham; reception,
Col Julius /. Peyser; tickets, Edwin
w. Luther; publicity, Maj. Thomas ].
Frailey; patrons and patronesses,
Emily J. Carey; floor, Capt. William
p. Kershner; ladies, Nicie Perrell;
decorations, Fred Money; Music,
w. r. Clifford, and radio, Benjamin
Aronshon.
These chairmen will appoint their
aides. A meeting Of the entire COM
mittees will be held this week at the
Mayhower Hotel, when final plans
will be made.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, Is ready
to assist veterans Of the Northwest
area in preparing applications for pay
ment of adjusted service certificates
as soon as payment is assured. Of
ficers to administer the oath, without
charge, and committee will be on
duty at the post hall, 306 Kennedy
street, each evening when blanks are
ready.
A committee consisting of Comdr.
John Delbert Kiley Past Comdr. w.
H. Hargrave and Post Americanism
Officer Joseph A. Walker, presented
the American Legion Medal to Lewis
Mckinney and Dorothy Altman OF
MacFarlane Junior High School last
Wednesday and to Jean Donovan and
Gordon Calvert of Paul Junior High
School on Friday.
These city-wide awards were sane
toned by the superintendent Of schools
in department plan fostered by Fort
Stevens Post last year.
Past Comdr. Leo j. Reel, Chaplain
Frank Howard and George Houff held
a card party last night in the post
hall.
Membership prizes of Legion caps
and gold Legion buttons were approved
by the Executive Committee at the
suggestion of Membership Officer w.
A. Kehoe.
Representative John Mccormack of |
ssachusetts, spoke at the last meet
ing of Sergt. Jasper Post and paid
tribute to the Legion for its support |
of the bill. now pending before the
House which makes it felony to
advocate the overthrow Of the Gov
eminent by force and violence.
Dept. Membership Officer Jack
O'Connell announced George Haiyn
and Paul McMurray had been awarded
prizes offered in connection with the
membership drive which ended De-
cember 81. Haiyms was awarded a
Legion uniform and McMurray a set
of source records.
Harry Ware, chairman, in charge OF
the Sons Squadron. announced a
bingo party February II. The post
voted to appropriate $40 to assist the
squadron.
The report Of the past finance Off
Ger, Jack Hersheide, was approved.
Past Dept. Comdr. Fred Fraser praised
the work of Comrade Herscheide and
moved that he be awarded suitably
inscribed past finance officers badge.
The presentation will take place at
the past commanders dinner.
Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, will
meet Tuesday at pm, at the jew
ish Community Center. Comdr. Will
liam w. Watt will preside.
A short business meeting. including
final arrangements for a card party
to be given by the post at Chestnut
Farms Dairy, Twenty-siXth street and
Pennsylvania avenue, on February l,
will be held. after which special
program of vaudeville entertainment
will be given. This will be an open
night, and Chairman Emmett r. Car
roll of the Entertainment Committee,
assisted by Nathan Silverberg, Rob-
ert P. McCandlish, Leo F. Wise, Noah
Donaldson. Benjamin Aronsohn, will
have direction of a number of sketches
by prominent local talent.
Following the Department Executive
Committee meeting last Thursday eve
aing the department Americanism off,
Ger, Horace Lineberg. went to the
Twelfth street Y. NJ c. A. and pre-
sented a charter to the newly organ
lied squadron of the Sons of the |
Legion of James E. Walker Post, No. |
26.
The American Legion will support
the Reserve officers Association of the |
United States in an observance of Ma
tional Defense week from February IL
and %. The purpose of this week is
to better inform the public Of national
defense needs and the relation OF
adequate defense to peace.
Department Comdr. Joseph j. NAL
10y has accepted an invitation to be an
honored guest at dinner to be given |
by the members attending the Ma
tional Defense Conference to be held |
at the Mayflower Hotel next Tuesday
He will also attend the opening ses-
sion of the conference January 81.
The winner for December for a
Legion uniform, who had secured new
applications was won by G. H. Haydn
of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. l3, while
the winner of the set of Source record
books for December was Paul j. Nc
Murray also of Sergt. Jasper Post.