Evening star., 1937-02-07

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She committee in charge OF ar
rangements has planned for Past De-
partment Comdr. Joseph j. Malloy.
chairman of distinguished guests. and
Mrs Helen Opitz, chairman Of patrons
and patronesses, to visit the White
House and extend an invitation to
President and Mrs. Roosevelt to attend
the ball.
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Post, No. 36, announces dance at the
Gingham Club, 1923 Pennsylvania ave-
hue, February 13. The procec ;, ac-
cording to Vice Comdr. Ray McCurry,
will be turned over to the local chap
ter of the American Red Cross for the
relief Of victims in the food-stricken
areas. Dancing will be from 10 to l..
Fort Stevens Post. No. 80, met last
Thursday, Comdr. George w. Phillips
presiding. Under the child welfare
program the post will continue the
daily donation Of milk.
Judges met in the post club rooms
Friday, determining the names of the
boy and girl in the sixth grade of
the graded schools of the Northwest
area who will receive the Fort Ste
vens Legion Medal at the community
patriotic exercises to be held under
the auspices of the post and Sons OF
the American Legion Squadron in
Paul Junior High School the night of
February Is.
Buglers are needed in the Drum and
Bugle Corps, which meets in Old
Brightwood School each Tuesday
night
Fathers are requested to see that
their sons attend the meetings and
affairs Of the Sons Squadron. Com
rads Carrico is head of the ad-
visory council and is lending every
effort to the success of these boys.
There will be meeting of the staff
OF the Sentinel in the club rooms
Tuesday evening, commencing at 7:3O
o'clock. The club rooms are open each
Tuesday and Saturday evening.
q. 8. S. Jacob Jones Post. No. 2,
will have a joint meeting with the
post squadron tomorrow at Pythlan
Temple Invited guests are depart
ment officers and all captains of the
Sons Of the Legion. The drum and
bugle corps Of the Sons of the Legion
will render selections, and several dis
tinguished speakers will address the
meeting.
American Legion school award med
als will be presented February 16 to
the most outstanding girl and boy in
the February graduating class at
Stuart Junior High School. There will
be a bronze plaque presented to the
school, with the names of those award
ed the medals inscribed thereon. This
plaque will be placed in the school
auditorium, and the names OF the
pupils winning this award at future
June and February graduations will
be added for number of years.
Shellacking Of Braille at the Red
Cross headquarters will be discon-
tinued temporarily, due to the in
creased Red Cross relief work.
The advisory council met Thursday
hight at the home Of Comrade Quinn,
with Blanche Sinclair and Lillian
Eawyer as cohostesses.
Buker Hill Post. No. 81, will meet
February 16 at the Hayloft Club. 1925
Massachusetts avenue, at pm.
The Executive Committee met last
Tuesday at the home Of Comdr G. w.
Tribble, 4214 Twelfth place northeast.
1t voted to take box at the an
nual ball.
Americanism Officer Zeb. Hamilton
award medals, donated by the post to
the boy and girl of Taft Junior High
School outstanding in scholarship and
citizenship of the graduating class of
that school. last Wednesday.
The next meeting of the L-31 Club
will be held at the home of Mrs. Mary
L.. Tribble, 4214 Twelfth place north
east.
Vincent B. Costello Post. No. Is, will
hold q special entertainment and
membership rally February 16. Past
Commander Charles Kohen Is chair
man.
Past Commander Mack Clark will
discuss arrangements with o. A. Reed
of Costello Post with a view Of con-
Quoting several bingo parties at the
Silver Spring Hotel within the near
future.
Among those recently accepted for
membership were Samuel K. Whit
ney, 140th Aero Squadron; Earl All
may, U. S. S. Osborn, and Harry
Manno, 315th Infantry, 18th Division.
Post finance officer is Charles B. Buck,
2136 Thirty-seventh street.
At the last meeting of the Depart
ment Executive Committee 500 was
ordered sent to the Department of
Kentucky to aid that department in
the work in the flooded area.
Department Americanism Chairman
Lloyd Birkey announced a meeting of
the Americanism Committee will be
held at department. headquarters
February IS to discuss the American
Legion school awards, which are now
being contested for in the junior high
schools and the graded schools.
George Royal announced turkey
shoot will be held on Washington's
birthday starting at 10 am. at Tuohy's
Inn on Conduit road at Cabin John
Bridge, just beyond the frehouse.
The bowling team from Baltimore
will be entertained at the Lucky Strike
alleys on Fourteenth street February
25, rolling the last set of home-and-
home match with the Washington
10-man team.
Past Dept. Comdr. julius I. Peyser
Of Costello Post presented resolution
drawn up by that post prohibiting the
employment in the District government
of persons who are non-residents of
the District of Columbia, while the
committee also went on record of being
In favor of the repeal of the ,"red
rider" bill now pending in Congress.