Evening star., 1937-11-21
T,uO Ne,U Pictures on Safety
Produced by american Legion
S'Ne Walkers" and '*Night Driuing" Re-
suit of Success of First Talking Films
In Traffic Crusade.

AS result Of its tremendous sue
cess Of its two first talking pictures in
its trafdc crusade during the current
year, the American Legion has pro-
duced two new pictures on safety for
1888. They are entitled I'VE Walkers"
and Might Driving" The former
deals with pedestrian carelessness and
the other with hazards Of motoring
after dark
All of the departments of the Legion
will be furnished with copies of these
instructive films. The National
Americanism Commission has ar
ranged for all posts to obtain free
loans of projectors from local auto
mobile dealers who will supply also,
without charge. operators to run the
machines.
The "talkies" were made possible
by the cooperation again given the
Legion by the automotive industry.
Kenneth H. Nash Post. No. 8. met
November 10, and the following men,
bers were accepted: Louis r. Graf,
Eric A. Anderson and Frederick Will
liamS.
Comdr. Allan and Comrades Halde-
man and Lee addressed the students of
Hine Junior High School on No
vember 10, II and IL on Americanism
and preparedness.
The post appropriated $25 for
Thanksgiving baskets to be distrib-
uted in Southeast Washington.
Plans were outlined for q bingo
and card party in January under the
direction of Ways and Means Chair
man Everett Totten.
At the last meeting Of Government
Printing Once Post Department
Comdr. Thomas Mason and his stan,
assisted by the guard Of honor, IN
stalled the following officers: Com
mander, Massie w. Blankinship; SEN
ior vice commander, Roy 8. Musick;
junior vice commander. Edward A..
Newman; adjutant, Frank Pelka;
chaplain. Joseph Toussaint; finance
officer, Harold Hampshire; sergeant
at arms, Peter Stretz, and color bear
ers and color guards, Frank Bruder,
Claud Wood, Albert Clarke and Peter
De Rosselli. The Executive Commit
tee is composed Of William ]. Cas-
sidy, Edward R. Dixon, Louis C..
Vogt and Mary M. Wright.
The Columbia Post will have a min
strel show at the Fire House at Cher
rydale, Va. tomorrow at 8 pm.
The post Executive Committee met
at the home of Comdr william Opitz
last Wednesday evening.
At the last meeting of sergent Jas
per Post 20 new members were ac-
cepted into membership
Comdr. Goodacre appointed Will
liam P. Herkner, H. B. Boydson Will
liam R.. Beall, c. F. McKenna and
Herman E. Ludwig as a committee
to work with the post auxiliary in
order to arrange the annual post
Christmas party
Fort Stevens Post will hold a
turkey Day dance and card party in
Stansbury Hall next Wednesday at
BIS pm. for the benefit Of the
Christmas party fund.
New members recently voted to
membership are: Samuel p. Mitchell,
116th Infantry; Edward H. Gros,
321st Machine Gun Battalion; Joseph
c. Roster, Coast Artillery Corps; Peter
l. Matthias, Marine Corps; David G.
Brown, q. s. NJ; w. j. Dunn, 105th
Infantry: William E. Gritith, ll4th
Motor Transport; William F. Coogan,
U. S. N; R. w. Santelmann, 312th
Machine Gun Battalion; Albert A.
Day, l18th Engineers; Aubrey E
Miller. Infantry; Elwood Graham,
U. S. N, and Harry p Martin, u S. N.
The Sons of the American Iauiora