Evening star., 1936-04-12
THE District of Columbia De-
l partment, American Legion.
| through George Royal, athletic

u officer, will have a. Junior base
ball league with at least four posts
represented this Summer. This was
announced at meeting of the Ex-
ecutive Committee last week in the
board room, District building.
Rag F. Guynn, chairman of the
Advisory Council, reported at a meet
ing of the welfare officers of the sew
eral posts and units recently.
James F. Kehoe, department well
fare liaison officer, announced there
are about nine families being cared
for by the committee. He also re-
uuested the posts and units to fur
nish him with data relative to the
while Mary Esther Kolhos, depart
ment child welfare chairman, fur
nished the committee with the names
of the posts now furnishing milk
to a number of needy families. She
also asked in addition that the names
of all post welfare officers be sent to
department headquarters.
The department bowling team, cap
tanned by Howard Campbell of Fort
Stevens Post, went to Meriden, Conn,
to engage the American Legion team
at that place, having received a chal-
lenge from them a few weeks ago.
The other members making up the
team include Comrades Share, Woods,
Walker and Isman. Following the
end of the bowling season, the de-
partment bowling league will engage
the teams representing the Veterans
of Foreign Wars, having received a
challenge from them also.
A meeting of the Department Amer
icanism Committee, under the direc-
ton of Horace w. Lineberg, Ameri-
canism officer, was held at department
headquarters Friday evening. Plans
were made for masquerade ball in
the near future at the Raleigh Hotel.
Lincoln Post, No. IT, met last Mon
day evening. Membership officer, DR.
H. D. Shapiro, reported the post had
gone over its quota for this year and
that the total membership to date
was 248.
D. Hoover gave an interesting lee
ture on the merchant marine. Senior
Vice Comdr. H. A. Emery presided.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, was rep
resented by Comdr. John D. Kiley and
Committeeman William McA. Greene
at the recent appropriation hearing
conducted by Senator Elmer Thomas
a., xx,ifI hn lot FOR
Northern High School in which the
northwest area is interested.
Finance Officer Lewis X. Hile has
been appointed to lead a department
committee looking to the accomplish
ment of the national program as re-
lates to participation in base ball by
the Sons of the American Legion.
Bowling Capt. Ray Miller an
nounced the team contemplates en-
trance in the city championship
matches as well as team play with
the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Because of conflict the Drum and
Bugle Corps dance will not be held at
Indian Spring Country Club. 1t will
be held May /, however, at place to
be announced soon.
w. H. Hargrave has called a meet
ing of the Post Building Committee
for April 20 at the home of Treasurer
A. w. Tucker, 1910 Locust road, at
8 pm.
The post squadron, S. A. L., is
holding boxing and wrestling classes
in the post hall each Tuesday at 7:30
pm. Instruction is given by Doug"
Beaseley and is available to all mem
bers Of Fort Stevens Post, No. 32
Squadron, Sons of the American
Legion.
Government Printing Office Post,
No. 33. will meet tomorrow at pm.
in the green room of Harding Hall.
The post Ladies night will be held
April 19 IN the Coast Guard Armory.
at Water and o streets southwest, from
to II pm. Dancing and refresh
ments.
G. P. o. Post Band and G. P. o.
Unit are sponsoring a joint benefit
dance at Harding Hall next Saturday,
10 to !.
The Department Civic Relations
Committee, under the guidance of
Orrille G. Gaudette, in its report on
safety transportation asked a request
on the District Commissioners for five
playground projects be made. He
also reported on the bill for vocational
rehabilitation in the District, a new
building for the recorder of deeds and
also a new National Guard armory
He further requests that 10 Legion
naires volunteer their services for the
May day ceremonies to be held at the
World War Memorial on tnat day.
Past Department Commander James
O'Connor Roberts, chairman of the
Club House Committee, reports the
committee has selected lot near the
Union Station and he was authorized
to expend 500 to bind the contract
Tor the purchase of the same if it
was decided to buy. The full price of
the lot will involve a sum of $4,000
while the cost of the proposed club
house will be still an additional
A1Ob yCG CSLlIIldIeQ. II Is
planned to raise the necessary amount
to buy the lot and build the club house
by the sale Of bonds in the denomina-
ton of $25 each or a campaign he in
augurated to pay for the project by 3
per cent first trust notes.
Richard Viancour, department mu-
sical chairman, submitted a set of
rules governing the Drum and Bugle
Corps in the contest to be held by
this department These rules were
very much like those set up by the
National Department and after a
lengthy discussion it was decided to
accept all, except section 4, which the
committee will reconsider at a later
date and report to the Department
Executive Committee.
The Department Veterans Prefer
ence Committee met at department
headquarters on March % to discuss
the Starnes veterarls' preference bill