Evening star., 1937-02-28
First Post Of Legion
To Observe Birthday
George Washington, No. 1, to Celebrate
Founding Tuesday Night at
Club Admiral.

Z OullOlllS AN
Club A
TINE founding Of the first post In
the American Legion will be
celebrated Tuesday night by
= George Washington Post, NO.
I. at the Club Admiral, Seventeenth
street and Rhode Island avenue, with
Representative Bertrand w. Gearhart
of California as the guest speaker.
George Washington Post was Or
gained March 7, 1919, in the Cosmos
Club and was awarded the first post
charter by national headquarters.
This post also has the distinction o.
producing the first post commander.
the first department commander and
the first national commander, In ad-
dition to the first post adjutant and
the first department adjutant.
The first post and first department
commander was Col. E. Lester Jones,
now deceased; the first national com
mander was Henry D. Lindsey, and
Howard S. Fisk was the first post and
the first department adjutant. When
the post was organized in 1919 1t was
named Gen. John J. Pershing Post,
No. l, later being changed in con-
formity with the national charter re-
uuiring that no post be named after
any living person.
Included among its charter members
were Gen. Pershing and the late Pres
tdent woodrow Wilson, commander IN
chief Of the military services during
the woSld War, and Later Marsnal
Ferdinand Foch.
A special program has been ar
ranged for Tuesday night. Comdr.
Harry Coope will be master OF cere-
monies.
The District department Is con-
ducting q campaign Of instruction on
how to properly salute the United
States nag and how to properly dis
play it. A leafiet Is being distributed
by department headquarters to those
posts who may desire them for dis
tribution to their members and for the
public generally.
The leaflet states when the flag is
passing in a parade or In review, all
persons should face the flag. stand at
attention and salute, those in uniform
saluting with the regulation military
right-hand salute, while men not In
uniform should remove the headdress
with the right hand and hold 1t at
the left shoulder. In inclement
weather the headdress may be raised
and held above the head.
Men without hats should merely
stand at attention while all women
should salute by placing the right
hand over the heart. The salute to
the flag in a moving column Is rend-
cred at the moment the flag passes.
The leaflet further states the nag
should be displayed only from sunrise
to sunset, In the open, although Navy
regulations require 1t to be displayed
from am. to sunset. The flag
should not be displayed in inclement
weather and the Army has a storm
flag which is displayed in its place in
this kind Of weather.
In raising and lowering the flag it
should never touch the ground nor
should 1t ever be draped with another
flag. When the flag Is to be used for
decorative purposes it should be draped
only with red, white and blue bunting,
but never should one nag be placed
over another.
Among the days which the leafiet
suggests that the nag be sown are:
Inauguration day, Lincoln's birthday,
Washington's birthday, Army day,
Mothers day, Memorial day, Flag day,
Independence day, Labor day. Consti-
tuition day. Navy day, Armistice day
and Thanksgiving day
Department Comdr Horace w. Line
burg, attended by the guard of honor,
will speak before the meeting of the
Purple Heart Association in the G. A.
r. Memorial Hall on March 4.
Kenna-Main Post held a patriotic
rally and dance in Hitchkok Hall on
Washington's birthday, when the post
colors were presented by Albert Main,
son Of one OF the men for whom the
post was named.
The program was under general d.
fection Of Comdr. Parrish.
Lincoln Post, No. II, viii meet to-
morrow evening In the Arcade Build
ting. Fourteenth street and Park road.
The wives Of members are invited to
witness the presentations Of awards
won by the post.
National Emblem Of1icer E. G. Mar
quette will visit this city March II
and hold a conference with Depart
ment Comdr Lineburg, Department
Adjt. Thomas Mason and Department
Uniform Oficer Edward L. Marthill
in an effort to promulgate the uniform
sale program Of Legion emblems as
mapped out by the national organiza-
ton.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet We'd
nesday evening at Pythian Temple
with the post commander, Fred Money,
in the chair. The Entertainment Com
mittee is arranging a program.
At the last meeting Of Bunker Hill
Post, No. 81, 1t unanimously adopted
q resolution to support Senior Vice
Comdr. Mack Myers for the ONCE of
department commander Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia
The next monthly meeting Of the
L-3l Club will be held at the home Of
Mrs. Louise Kilerlane, 1915 Taylor
street northeast, Tuesday at $50 pm.
meeting Of the Sons Of the Legion
was held at No. IL precinct police
station on Tuesday, Capt. Robert J.
Spriggs presiding.
Ladies' night Of the post was cele-
brated last Saturday night at the
Hay Loft Club. There was entertain
ment, dancing and buffet supper.
A dinner dance will be held at
Wardman Park Hotel April 3.
Comdr. Jane r. Cox of the u. 8. s.
Yacob Jones Post No 2 with Junior