Evening star., 1937-06-20
Liberty Bell to Peal
On Legion July 4 Program
Re-enactment of Signing of Declaration of
independence Will Be Broadcast From
Philadelphia
= E-ENACTMENT Of the signing
] of the Declaration OF 1nde-
I pandence will be broadcast
Y from independence Hall in

of tie Declaration OF Inde-
II pandence will be broadcast
i from independence Hall in
Philadelphia by the American Legion
on July l. Not only will the program,
with National Comdr. Harry w. COL
merry as the principal speaker. orig
1nate in the same room where the
national charter OF liberty was signed
on July 4, l776. but the Liberty Bell
will peal out in celebration Of the
anniversary.
The program will 60 over the air
over the coast forecast network of
the Columbia Broadcasting System
from to 230 pm, Eastern day.
light saving time. Mayor S. Davis
Wilson of Philadelphia will ring the
Liberty Bell. He later will introduce
Comdr. Colmery. There will also be
musical selections.
Dept. Comdr Horace w. Lineburg
has issued the call for the nineteenth
annual department convention of the
Department of the District OF Colum-
bia. 1t is called for August IL. l3 and
IA at the Mayf1ower Hotel. The con-
vention will open at 8 pm. August
~, and subsequent sessions will be
dxed by the body itself
Each post of the department will be
entitled to one delegate and one alter
nate, and to one additional delegate
and one additional alternate for each
SO members or major portion there
Of whose current dues have been re-
ceiyed by the department finance ofi-
Ger IS days prior to the meeting Of the
convention.
All lists Of delegates and alter
mates, in duplicate, duly certified should
be filed with Dept. Adjt. Thomas Ma
son at department headquarters not
later than August 4. 1t is requested
that at the time of filing these lists
each post indicate the chairman
of the delegation, member on Rules
Committee, member on Credentials
Committee and member on Constitu-
tional Amendments and Resolutions
Committee. The department constitu-
ton provides that all resolutions TO be
brought up for consideration during
the convention must be in the hands
OF the Resolutions Committee 30
days prior to the start Of the conven-
ton.
In this connection the Department
Veterans Preference Committee will
hold q meeting July 9. This will be
the last meeting before the conven-
ton and all post commanders and
veterans preference officers are urged
to present any resolutions at that time.
Joseph Ashi is chairman of this COM
mittee.
A total Of more than so reservations
have been filed with Dept. Adjt.
Thomas Mason for accommodations at
the national convention in New York
City September 20 to "a. Three ho-
tells are under contract by the depart
ment. These are the Biltmore, George
Washington and the Grand. No single
rooms are available in the Biltmore,
but double rooms may be reserved,
while the George Washington has no
double rooms, but can furnish single
and triple rooms, with the Grand fur
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Headquarters of the Department Of
the District OF Columbia will be To-
Gated in the Hotel McAlpin. Any in
formation desired pertaining to res
ervations may be secured by call
ing at department headquarters in
the Bond Building, room 5l8.
In connection with the junior base
ball. program, being Sponsored by
this department, with games played
every Sunday on the Ellipee, Nash Post
will meet the Drum Corps today, and
Agriculture Post will clash with Po-
lice at l pm, while Costello and
Bunker Hill and Fort Stevens and
6ergt. Jasper mill meet at 3 pm.
Costello Post Is leading the league.
sergt. Jasper Post will meet in the
Pythian Temple on July 7, when the
outstanding students who were award
ed the Legion citizenship awards and
medals will be guests Of the post, it
was announced by Post Comdr. Fred
Money recently. Delegates and alter
&. mates will be nominated to represent
the post to the department conven-
.tion.
The q. s. 8. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
met Monday at Thomas Circle Club,
when the post was honored in hav-
, ing as guest speaker Mrs. Franklin
d. Roosevelt, who spoke on Girls