Evening star., 1936-05-17

Thursday at the university.
Col. Wallace A. McCathran, national
defense chairman of the Legion, made
the presentation address. This award
was instituted this year by Depart
ment Comdr. Joseph J. Malloy as
evidence of the interest of the Legion
ir Reserve officers Training Camps
work.
Comdr. Malloy and Col. McCathran
were guests at luncheon rendered by
Father Arthur j. OLeary president of
the college, in honor of Maj. Gen. AL
bert J. Bowley, commander of the Sd
Corps Area, U. S. A.
Twenty-se girl and twerty boy
American Legion citizenship award
medals to the outstanding boy and girl
students of the June graduating classes
of the senior and Junior high schools
of the city will be distributed by
Americanism Officer Horace w. Line
burg and his committee.
These medals are awarded to boys
for merit in courage, honor, service,
leadership and scholarship. For girls
1t is for basis of courage, character,
service, companionship and scholar
ship.
Department Comdr. Malloy and Miss
Nicie Perrell, department president,
will assist in making the presenta-
tions.
Members of the Legion have been
invited to participate in memorial
services for the American dead of all
wars at the Church of the Epiphany
next Sunday night
They are also invited to attend
memorial services the same day at
2 pm, under the auspices of the
Jewish War Veterans of the United
States. at Adas Israel Cemetery, Con-
gress Heights, and on May % at 8
pm. at the Washington Hebrew Tenn
pie.
United States Treasury Post will
meet at Burt's Grill, l4l8 New York
avenue Tuesday evening. The meet
ing will be known as Internal Rev
enue Bureau Night. Vice Comdr.
Wolfe will preside.
Vincent B. Costello Post No. Is
will hold memorial exercises at the
grave of Vincent B. Costello in Ar
lington Cemetery on May 80. The
choir of the Church of the Immacu-
late Conception will sing and music
will be furnished by the Boys Elks'
Band
. The principal speaker will be Sena-
tor Bennett Clark of Missouri. colonel
of the 35th Division of the American
EXpeditionary Forces and member Of
the organizing body of the American
Legion in Paris during the month OF
March, 1919.
Final arrangements have been COM
pleted for the supper-dance, spon
sored by the Costello Drum and
Bugle Corps in honor of its new
music instructor, retired Sergt. Simms
of the United States Marine Band, at
the Broadmoor Hotel, May 80, from 9
to l.
, The prize offered by Past Comdr.
O'Connell in the field of membership
was won by William F. Franklin,
edjutant, who received total of 81
renewals during the period from
March l to May 5.
U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post No. 2
met Monday at the Thomas Circle
Club, Past Department Comdr. Fraser
was guest speaker of the evening.
Special tribute was paid to the
mothers.
The following were reinStated:
Carolyn Bradford, Jeannette Coates,
Nellie Freedman, Carrie Allen, Ruth
McElfresh, Edith NJ Purcell. Those
accepted as new members were Adele
Ward, Lucille Buehler, Katherine
Lockhart. Matilda Caret was awarded
the attendance prize. Carolyn Her.
man was awarded the Legion COM
pact in membership, donated by Past
Comdr. Elsie Pinney.
The post will celebrate its ami
versary May % at the Washington
, Club, with entertainment and dane
ing All comrades are invited to at
tend. Members will participate in the
Memorial day parade at 10 am. The
post will repeat its annual custom of
placing flags and poppies on graves
of its deceased members.
Comdr. OpitZ and Past Comdr.
Breen visited the tuberculosis Sani-
tarium at Glendale, as part of their
child welfare work. Ten dollars was
appropriated to be used to buy clothing
for the children at this institution.
The post made an appropriation to
cover purchase of a book for the
library of the National Training
School for Girls
The final meeting of the squadron
will be held June at the home of
Chairman O'Hara in Bancroft, Va.
Awards will be made for the 5-point
buttons carrying out the program of
the Legion Heir" There will be an
outdoor sports program.
Department Memorial Day Officer
Ray L. Zwinglas is planning elaborate
ceremonies for Memorial day There
will be a parade at 10 am, partici-
pated in by troops of the regular serv-
ices, Notional Guard, Organized Re-
- serves, High School Cadet Corps, civic,
patriotic, and veteran organizations
The American Legion Drum Corps,
Band, and all of the posts will be in
the line of march.
Following the parade, Department
Comdr. Malloy will place a wreath
at the District War Memorial in East
Potomac Park and the members of
the local department will then go to
Arlington, where the department COM
mander will deliver Memorial day
address at the grave of Vincent B.
Costello. w. H. Hargrave, department
budget officer, is grand marshal of the
parade.
Department Comdr. Malloy has ac-
cepted an invitation of the Military
Order Of the World War to participate
in the massing of the colors at Mount
st. Alban next Sunday at 3:l5 pm.
The posts are requested to participate