Evening star., 1937-03-14
Steiwer to Be Speaker
At Legion Celebration
District Department to Observe Eighteenth
Anniversary Of Founding of
National Order

~ ENATOR FREDERICK STEI-
WEIR of Oregon will be the
principal speaker on the pro-
- gram of the District of Columbia
Department, the American Legion, in
celebration of the eighteenth ami
verSary Of the organization tomorrow
from 7:45 to 8 pm. over Station VOL.
He will speak or Legion affairs. The
Washington Gas Light Co. Glee Club
Will render selections
The national organization will spon-
cor Nationwide broadcast on Tues
day night from 10 to II o'clock over
the National Broadcasting System.
The rules for the operation of the
Junior base ball program to be spon-
sored by the Legion in this city have
been received from the national Or
ganization and the league, under the
direction of the department athletic
of1Cer, George Royal, will start playing
about April Is, 1t will be composed
OF eight teams ranging in age up to
II years.
Department Employment Officer
John Maigret will hold a meeting of
his committee in department head
quarters next Friday at pm. All
post employment officers are requested
to attend.
The American Legion has received
an invitation to participate in the
Army day parade on April 6. The
posts will fall into line on Delaware
avenue south of the Capitol.
General Ulysses Grant McAlexander
Post, No. 38, invites all Legionalres
and their friends to attend the St
Patricks dance at the Hotel La Fay
ette, on March II. Entertainment
Chairman George E. Watts announces
program and souvenirs. Dancing
from $50 to ! am. Tickets may be
secured from any post member or at
the door the night Of the dance.
A feature will be the presentation
Of the post colors by Department
Comdr Horace w. Llneberg, accom-
panied by his staff, the guard of
honor and Joseph j. Malloy, national
executive committeeman.
Fort Stevens Post, through Mem
bership Officer Leo J. Reel, has re-
quested Dept. Comdr, Horace w. Line
burg "5-year" Legion membership
cards for 100 of its members.
Recently voted to membership are:
George A Mcdonald, James R Pick
ems, Carroll R. Beahm, Joseph P Stan
ton, John A, Thurston, Emmett Will
liams, Charles R. Berry, Meyer E.
Weiner and James w. McCutchen.
The post will hold dance next Sat-
urday night, March 20, in Stansbury
Masonic Hall. Vice Comdr Bob Ken
nedy is chairman.
Comdr. George w. Phillips has ap-
pointed the following committee chair
men: Flag day, Joe PJrks; Memorial
day, Ben Aaronsohn; child welfare,
Charlie Coombs, and ceremonial,
Maurice Colbert. The post will CO.
operate. with Mrs. Dorothy Harper's
May Day Committee arranging for eX-
ercises at the World War Memorial
site.
An etched hand-painted resolution
will shortly be sent to Gen. John j.
Pershing advising him of his election
to life membership in George WASH
ington Post He is in Tucson. Ariz..
where he has been spending the past
Winter. He was a charter member of
the post, which on the night of its
organization, March 7, 1919, was
named after him, but was later
changed to conform with the national
constitution.
The resolution, which is from the
pen of Ben G. Davis of Takoma Park,
Nd, who was connected with the War
Department during the time Gen.
Pershing was chief of staff, sets forth