Evening star., 1937-04-18
.OL. JOSEPH RANDALL of
Augustus P. Gardner Post
was elected president of the

Other officers elected were John D.
Kiley, Fort Stevens Post, vice presi-
dent; Rev. Howard F. Snyder, George
Washington Post, chaplain; Lucille
Allan and Elsie Pinney, Jacob Jones
Post, secretary and treasurer, respec-
lively, and Egbert G. CorWin, Stephen
P. McGroarty Post, sergeant at arms.
A board of governors to serve from
five to one year terms, in the order
named as Thomas j. Frailey, Sergt.
Jasper Post; Edward r. Dixon, G. P.
o. Post; Joseph Idler, Sergt. Jasper
Post; William Hargraves, Fort Stevens
Post, and Charles Kohen, Costello
Post.
The association has potential
membership of more than 200 and was
started with membership Of rs.
The next meeting will be In the ma
tlre of a get together dinner, May IA.
Pressing forward to the climax of its
ecord-breaking 1897 enrolment drive,
the Legion will hold its fifth annual
national aerial membership roundup,
May 2, literally to SAY it with flyers"
to the Nation about the tremendous
success of its campaign.
Airplanes with ace pilots will wing
their way from all over the United
States to Indianapolis to deliver car
goes Of thousands Of membership cards
10 National Comdr. Harry w Colmery.
The pilots will be guests at the
roundup dinner at the Indianapolis
Athletic Club, May 2, at 7 pm. j. Mon
roe johnson, assistant Secretary OF
Commerce, and National Comdr. Col
mery will speak.
Fort Stevens Post will again be rep
resented in the Junior Base Ball
League Comdr. George w. Phillips
and Americanism Officer Joseph A.
Walker have called fer recruits from
Roosevelt High School, MacFa land
and Paul Junior High Schools and
Nativity and st. Gabriel Parochial
Schools and the sandlots of the North
west. Candidates should report at 2
pm. each Saturday at the club rooms,
1924 Georgia avenue.
John T. Long announces change
IN time and place of the benefit dance
for the post squadron of the Sons to
Joppa Hall, 42O9 Ninth street, May 8,
$50 pm. A buffet supper will be
served.
The post ping pong tournament will
be held May II and 13.
An exhibition by leading District of
Columbia racqueters will be given in
o1, Nov
team will be selected for match play
with the team of the Manor Park
business men.
Recently admitted to membership
are: Charles w. Travers, Headquarters
Company, 10th Field Artillery, 29th
Division; Fred A. Wright, Company G.,
157th Infantry, and Bernard Haberer,
Infantry, Fort Benjamin Harrison.
Past Comdr. Leo j. Reel has called
meeting of the Membership Commit
tee at the club rooms April 90 pm.
Bunker Hill Post will meet Tuesday,
SPIN, at 1926 Massachusetts avenue
The Bunker Hill Post News, official
publication of the post April issue, was
released by Editor William Reginald
Brennan.
Junior Vice Comdr. William Leo Col
Inns and his committee are making
plans for the May pole party in May.
Past Comdr. Robert Ross Spriggs,
athletic officer. is completing arrange
ments for the field day in June at
nearby country club.
Mccullough Post No o. has
started drive to build up its welfare
and relief fund. A flying squadron
will, in the near future, visit every
post in the city and explain the mean
ing of "a trip to the national conven-
ton"
At the last meeting of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2. at Thomas
Circle Club with Comdr. Jane Cox
presiding, short addresses were made
by Department Legislative Officer Ted
Luther and Department Detachment
Officer of the Sons of the Legion
Clifford.
Almo Sarton, in charge of arrange
ments for the annual birthday party
and dance in May, gave report of
her committee. Past Comdr. Mary
Weide is in charge of entertainment
Past Comdr Mary Tatspaugh,
Americanism officer, was authorized
to offer to the National Training
School for Boys an award for the
pupil chosen by the school this year
for qualities contributing to good citi-
zenship
At Red Cross Chapter House, 1870
E street, meeting will be held Tues
day for the shellacking of Braille.
At the last meeting of Sergt Jasper
Post, No. 13, presided over by Post
Comdr. Fred Money, reports were re-
ceived from Comrades White and
Lyons on the Sons of the Legion,
Hickman on base ball, Bell on well
fare and Darling on veterans prefer
ence.
1t was decided to sponsor a team
In the Legion's junior base ball league
under the post name. This team will
play every Sunday on the Elipse.
A brentwood plaque entitled Con-
servation of National Resources Is
National Defense" donated by the
United States Forest Service with the
cooperation of the Civilian Conser-
vation Corps, was presented to Comdr.
Money by the auxiliary uni president,
Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper
The post voted $50 to buy uniforms
for the juniors of the auxiliary group.
United States Bureau Of Internal
Revenue Post met at the Hayloft last
Monday, with Comdr. Charles E.
Wolfe presiding. John A. Long and
his Entertainment Committee are ar
ranging the annual Spring dance May
Z at the Broadnoor Hotel. All Legion
naires and their friends are invited.
The post will hold moonlight ex-
cursion June II on the steamer
Potomac.
At recent meeting of the depart
ment Membership Committee men,
bership prizes were awarded as fol-