Evening star., 1936-12-06

Oscar Jones, veterans placement OH
Ger for this department. This meet
ing will be attended by all post COM
manders and post employment officers
and the matter of veterans employ
ment will be gone into thoroughly.
Comrade Jones asks that II any
Legionnaire in this department who
has knowledge of q position open
would notify him he will make every
effort to have that position filled by
. Legionnaire who Is at present out
Of employment.
The Executive Committee passed q
resolution presented by the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars purporting to reduce
the working hours of all District Of
Columbia f1remen 50 that they will
be in accordance with the hours of
duty Of the Police Department. The
department also went on record as
sponsoring Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
head Of the Washington Police De-
partment, for the award to an out
standing individual who renders meri-
torious service to the community.
It was also recommended the local
department make an effort to have
Congress pass a bill making Armistice
day a national holiday throughout the
country. Forty-one Of the States now
have this law.
Department Comdr. Horace w. Line
burg Tuesday night at the Hayloft
presented the charter and installed
the officers of United States Bureau
Of Internal Revenue Post, No. 80.
The following officers we're installed:
Commander, Charles E. Wolfe; first
vice commander, Arthur J. Thomas;
second vice commander, Charles w.
Curran; third vice commander, Nc
Kinley w. Kriegh; adjutant, James
w. Yokum; finance officer, Bert R.
Slough; master at arms, Russell s.
Jeffreys; sergeant at arms, Clinton
C. Hit; surgeon, Henry H. Surface;
historian, Timothy c. Mooney; chap
lain, Lester z. Elf; Judge advocate,
William J. Hoffman; employment Of
ficer, William B. Whipple, and service
officer, Roland M. Lyles.
Those contributing to the entertain
ment were Misses Helen and Janet
Wolfe, Mrs. Marie Lucas, the Three
Singing Secretaries, a trio composed
Of Mrs. Alberta Baudu, Miss Elizabeth
Poorbaugh and Miss Helen Roberts;
Hubert r. Teitman, Bernard Fisch-
grund, Edward Marshall and Robert
Miller. Accompanies were Mrs. Mae
Chick and Will Weber. The Bureau
Of Internal Revenue Orchestra, under
the direction of Ralph D. Toll, a mem
Der of the post, furnished music.
Lincoln Post will meet tomorrow
evening in the Arcade Building.
Comdr. Harold Emery will preside.
The squadron officers Of the Sons
Of the American Legion, sponsored
by this post, will be sworn into Office,
while the Forty and Eight crack de-
Hree team will confer the obligation
on 81 new members Of the post.
Sergt. Jasper Post met last Wednes-
day evening at the Pythian Temple,
with the commander, Fred Money,
presiding.
A collection was taken to help aid
IN the work of filling baskets for less
fortunate members and their families.
This fund will also be used to help
purchase clothing and other lleces'
stiles for these members. Comdr.
Money stated any member desiring
10 contribute to this fund should SEND
his contribution to him, 125 Eight
eenth street southeast, before Decem-
her Is. He also asks that If any
member knows Of member OF the
post who needs help to communicate
with him.
United States Treasury Post. No. 50,
Will meet at 1912 New York avenue
Tuesday at 8 pm.
A special meeting of those interested
In the Treasury Post rife team will
be held at the same place imme-
diately preceding the regular post
meeting. It is proposed to elect Oh
fcers Of the team.
The post will hold q dance at tne
Washington Hotel Saturday evening.
Those attending who desire to assist
the post in its Christmas welfare
work are requested to bring canned
goods or other non-perishable foods
to be distributed to the needy.
Organization of q squadron OF the
Sons of the American Legion under
the sponsorship of this post Is pro-
crossing.
The Advisory Council Of the q. S. s.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, will meet
Thursday at the home Of Dorothy
Drunken, 729 Boundary avenue, Blair,
Silver Spring, Nd, with Ann Frame
and Cora Drake as co-hostesses.
Vincent B. Costello Post, acting
Jointly with Vincent B. Costello Unit
will conduct its eighteenth annual