Evening star., 1937-06-27
Annual Church Services
To Be Held for Legion
National Chaplain Bryan H. Kiethy of Texas
to Deliver Sermons at New Y York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.

~HE annual church services of
the District OF Columbia DE-
partment. the American Le-
L gion, will be held next Sunday
at II am. and pm. in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
National Chaplain Bryan H. Kiethy
of Texas will deliver the sermon at
both services. Department Comman-
der Horace w. Lineburg has requested
every member to attend either of the
services.
All who have uniforms or caps are
requested to wear them. A portion
Of the church auditorium will be set
aside for the legionnaires.
The total membership of the Dis
trict Department on June II, as an
nounced by national headquarters,
was 6,l3l. equaling 1T per cent OF
the quota set for this department.
Comdr. Lineburg expects the total
to be $500 at the time of the depart
ment convention August II, l3 and
IL at the Mayflower Hotel.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No. 80. met last Thurs
day on the steamer Potomac with
Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe presiding.
The post held its moonlight cruise the
same night. floor show was pre-
sented by Dick Leslie. Fred Graebner,
jr.: Ted Bucolo. Louise Smallwood,
Morris Friedberg. Buddy Lewis, Joe
koenig, Irene B. Meitzler. Boris
Harms. Virginia Glaze. Lola NJ Hat
ten, Lennie Harvey Mabel Marine.
Elaine Jane Brown, Elsie Hankins and
Pegge Stewart.
Executive Committeeman Arthur D.
Condor was presented with Legion
cap and a Legion gold button, won
Is membership prizes.
Lincoln Post, No. II, is sponsoring
moonlight trip on the S. S. Potomac
the night Of July 8. ARA ngements
have been completed for a special pro-
gram.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80. will
meet in Stansbury Hall July /. at
el5 pm. for election Of delegates
and alternates to the department
convention in August.
Final plans for the posts participa-
tton in the independence day cele-
bration on July s. and the anniversary
exercises at the Fort Stevens battle
site on July II will be made. Comdr.
George w. Phillips will preside.
The annual moonlight ride will
be held aboard the steamship Potomac
on June 80. The ship sails at S45
pm. All veterans and friends are
invited.
George Houf is the posts 1887
golf champion, having defeated De-
fender Lew Hile. He now holds per-
manent possession of the Fort Stevens
Trophy, having won in 1884. 1885 and
1887. A. B. Lakin was runner-up
and Harold Lake took the blind bogie
Play was held at Argyle Country
Club
The senior Drum and Bugle Corps
held an informal dance at Stansbury
Hall last night.
POtOmac PoSt, NO. AZ, met IN the
Palisades Field House In Potomac
Heights last Friday evening. when
the post colors we're dedicated
Guests included the department
commander and several members of
his stan. Entertainment followed.
In compliance with a request from
the Department of Kansas, Comdr
Lineburg will send to that depart
ment a block Of wood. 3 inches square
by "a OF an inch thick This will be
nodded together with block of wood
from each of the So departments COM
prising the American Legion into a
souvenir gavel. which will be pre-
sented to National Comdr Harry w.
Colmery at the opening session of the
national convention in New York City
In September. The wood for the handle
Of the gavel will be furnished by
national headquarters.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8. pre-
eented the Legion school awards to
Albert Grooms Of L. G. Hine Junior
High School and Zella Mae Bladen