Evening star., 1936-12-27
American Legion Plans
Traffic Safety Drive
Two Films Prepared to Depict Perils to
Motorist-Base Ball Activity to
Be Continued.

TINE American Legion during the
coming year will launch an
intensive highway safety pro-
Il gram. It has produced two
talking films entitled Inertia" and
"The Other Fellow" which will bring
to many homes the lesson Of safety
not only in a novel manner but in one
that is entertaining as we'll as forceful.
The films have been produced In CO.
operation with the Automobile Manu-
facturers' Association and the National
Bureau of Casualty and Surety Under
writers.
The Department Of the District Of
Columbia has received for the use Of
the posts here their allotment Of these
films, which may be secured on ap-
plication to the Department Adjt.
Thomas Mason. Projectors for the
showing of the films may be secured,
along with trained operators, free OF
charge from any automobile dealer
upon request, and if he does not have
one at his disposal a protector may
be rented at a small fee from the
Western Union Telegraph Co.
The National Americanism Com
mission has mailed to the 1873 posts
throughout the country pamphlets
describing the films, which also contain
comments Of leading engineers. Each
of the two films runs Is minutes and
1t is suggested that the posts using
them invite the public to attend and
to have some outstanding traffic
authority address the meeting.
The Legion during next year will
continue its sponsorship OF many
squadrons of the Junior organization
known as the Sons of the American
Legion and will continue its Junior
base ball activity by organizing another
Junior Base Ball League. In this con-
nection a turkey shoot will be held at
Tuohy's Inn the afternoon Of January
!, in order to raise funds for tie
carrying on of this program.
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, met Tues
day at the Hay Loft Club, 1926 Mas
sachusetts avenue, Comdr. Grover
w. Tribble presiding.
Entertainment Officer William Leo
Collins announced a stag party will
be held January 13 at Klein's Tavern
and a tacky party will be held Febru-
ary 20.
Americanism Oflcer zeb Hamilton
and his committee entertained IS
boys, sons of veterans, at the National
Training School last Wednesday
night with a Christmas party. Each
boy was presented with gift.
Welfare Officer Herbert F. Audas
and his committee distributed Christ
mas baskets to several needy FAM
lilies.
Sons of Legion Officer Ralph F.
Thrasher held a meeting of Bunker
Hill Squadron December II at 905
Irving street northeast. The follow
ing officers were elected: Captain,
Robert r. Spriggs, jr.: first lieutenant,
Raymond A. Eichhorn, jr.; second
lieutenant, zeb T. Hamilton, Jr.
Department Comdr. Horace W.
Eineburg will present the charter to
Ulysses Grant McAlexander Post at its
meeting at the Broadmoor Hotel Jan
uary 9. He will also install the
elected officers.
The Legion, through many posts,
played Santa Claus to about thou
sand children of needy veterans fami-
lies, furnishing them with toys, gifts,
candy and wearing apparel, at a num-
Der of Christmas parties.
The Department Military Ball Com
n1ittee, under the direction Of James
Kehoe, met in the Office of the de-
partment last Tuesday to further
plans for the event, to be held at the
Mayfower Hotel February "a.
Lincoln Post, No. II, was host on
Christmas day at. a party given to %
children Of veterans. Entertainment
was furnished by the Anna T. Mitchell
Studios of Dancing, toys were dis
tributed to each child, after which
dinner was served. S. D. Emery,
father of the post commander, acted
as Santa Claus. Members of the post
furnished transportation in their cars
to and from the party.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
post will be held January 4, third
floor, Arcade Building, Fourteenth
street and Park road. Vice Comdr.
Garlock, chairman Of the Entertain
ment Committee. has arranged a spe-
cial program Of entertainment.
George E. Killeen, Sons Of the
American Legion, met in the Killeen