Evening star., 1937-06-13
TIME American Legion is actively
engaged in the rehabilitation
OF World War veterans and

Il has it's headquarters at 1903
H street open to veterans at all times,
Watson B. Miller, national rehabilita-
ton director, reported last week he
Is receiving an average Of 50 per day.
Approximat tely $4,000 cases are on
file in the office
In connection with the Legion's
Junior base ball program there will
be played on the Elipse four games
today, Nash and Fort Stevens and
Police and Sergt Jasper meeting at
! pm, while at pm. Drum Corps
and Bunker Hill and Agriculture and
Costello will clash. These games will
be played on both the north and west
diamonds.
All American Legion colors will take
part In the Fourth of July exercises
to be held on the Monument grounds
starting at tbs pm. The chairman
Of the Military, Patriotic and Veterans
Committee arranging the affair is Col.
Oehmann. While the vice chairman is
Col hewitt.
The Legion's Veterans Preference
Committee met at the Ft. Stevens
Post club house last Friday evening
and is expected to make a report at
the department EXecutime Committee
meeting, to be held the latter part OF
the month. Another report which will
be presented at this time will be that
of the Americanism Committee, which
make Americanism awards in num-
her of schools this week, and will
also hold several flag day programs
In the schools throughout the city.
A list of the proposed amendments
20 the National Constitution, to be
presented for action at the national
convention in New York next Sep
tember. have been received at head
quarters.
The Department of Mississippi will
lead the national convention parade,
which will last for more than "a
hours, having attained an average OF
2l86 per cent in membership The
District of Columbia department
placed twenty eighth among the
others. the quota for each being based
on the number of bonus certlhcatcS
paid in that department.
Fort Stevens Post. No 80. will join
with the G. A. R, Department OF the
Potomac, in holding exercises on the
occasion of the seventy-thlrd ami
versary of the Civil War battle of
Fort Stevens on July II.
The battle site, from which the
post took its name, located at Thlr-
teenth and Rittenhouse streets, Is IN
the process of being rebuilt to original
plans as a lasting tribute to those
who sacrificed themselves in the de-
fense of the City of Washington on
July IL and July IL, 1864, when Gen.
Jubal Early's men advanced along the
Seventh Street Pike.
The post committee comprises
Comdr. George w. Phillips. Past
Comdrs George Hobson Smith, Leo
Joseph Reel, William Hays Hargrave
and John Delbert Kiley.
A meeting of the committee plan
ming the June 30 moonlight on the
steamer Potomac has been called
Q
ems Club rooms by Chairman Kiley
The annual golf tournament of the
post will be held at Argyle Country
Club Wednesday, commencing at /
pm. Chairman Hile indicates post
members may invite their friends to
participate in the play.
Chief OF Advisory on Junior Base
Ball John Zetts invites post members
to assist in practices held on the Third
and Sheridan streets diamond on
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons
Director Roy Ponton, with assistance
Of Comrades Magee and Thompson,
has the squadron drum and bugle
corps ready for outside drills, which
will commence at once.
The senior drum and bugle corps is
holding drills Tuesday and Thursday
nights on the Third and Sheridan
streets drill ground in preparation for
the coming department convention
competition and other public appear
ances. Jerry Graham is acting busi-
ness manager.
Editor Charles j. Warren requests
committee and other post items should
reach him prior to the Goth of each
month if to be carried in the following
issue of the Fort Stevens Sentinel
Chairman Longs Housing Commit
tee has the post club rooms 1924
Georgia avenue, available every eve
ming for post members and commit
tee meetings.
The next meeting of Bunker Hill
Post, No. 81, will be held Tuesday at
the Hay Loft Club. 1926 Massachu-
setts avenue, Comdr G.. w. Tribble,
presiding,
The post participated in the pro-
gram held at Fort Bunker Hill Park
yesterday at 4 pm.
The post will sponsor a Flag day
program under the direction of Amer
icanism Officer Zeb T. Hamilton to-
morrow at 6 pm. at the National
Training School for Boys. The pro-
gram includes music, movies and q
talk on the flag. The post colors will
be advanced by the post color bearers
1t is requested members report to
Americanism Officer Hamilton at $50
pm.
GllltA ouCpT COlllIlS ana
his committee are making plans for
a dinner-dance next month at a near
by country club.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2.
will meet tomorrow at pm. at 1926
Massachusetts, avenue New mem
bers will be initiated and a prominent
speaker will talk on Girls Clubs"
On June 18th, at $50 pm the
post will present a wrist watch as
an Amercansm award to a boy
chosen at the National Training
School for Boys as outstanding in
qualities that lead toward good cit
tzenship. Comrades of the post are
welcome to attend this presentation
at the school on Bladensburg road