Evening star., 1937-03-28

~ gion, has made arrangements
to launch an eight-team junior base
ball league this season. Play will be
started May 2, and there will be
games every Sunday afternoon on
the Ellipse in the rear Of the White
House. There were but four teams in
the league last year.
The teams will represent Nash, Fort
Stevens, Costello, Police, Sergt. Jasper,
Bunker Hill, Agriculture and Potomac
Posts The Sons of the Legion Drum
and Bugle Corps will be ready to take
a franchise if one of these teams
fails to appear for play on the opening
day
In an effort to raise funds for the
league Joe Turner will donate part OF
the proceeds of wrestling bouts on
April at his arena, Fourteenth and
w streets. Several of the posts will
also donate funds.
The winning team will be sent to
play in the Eastern playoff tourna-
ment, and if successful, will go to the
national tournament. The age limit
is II wears. No boy who has reached
TldJ age DSlOJe Nldl Sll oo eAiho JSesA
will be allowed to participate.
At the last meeting of Bunker Hill
Post No 81, at the Hayloft Club,
Comdr. Grover w. Tribble, presldlng
Dept. Comdr Linehurg presented 10
the post the National Headquarters
DISTINGUISHED Service Citation Tor
meritorious service in the membership
field the post having equaled It's last
four years membership mark by De-
cember 81, 1886. National Historian
Thomas NJ Owen jr., presented the
National Headquarters Citation Tor
meritorious service for having reached
their last years total membership by
December 81, 1886. Department
Membership Officer Edward R. Dixon
presented department membership
awards to John R. Weitzel, L. j. P
Fichthorn and T P. Royston for their
work in securing new members
Comrade Weitzel was also awarded
the post cash prize and department
prize. a gold Legion button, for enlist
ing the largest number of new men,
bers by December 81, 1886.
The post adopted resolution ito
indorse, sanction and approve April
10, 1887, which has been designated as
Junior District day in the District
of Columbia and beg its continuation
for the youth of Washington"
A meeting of Bunker Hill Squadron,
Sons of the Legion, was held Tuesday
at the twelfth precinct station under
the direction of Sons of the Legion
Officer Ralph H. Thrasher
The L-3l Club will meet April 6
at the home of Mrs. Deborah L. Bren-
nan, 1925 Eighteenth street northeast
Officers will b. elected. The club
celebrated its third birthday annlver-
sary with a dinner dance at the Shore
ham Hotel March 90
Anacostia and Congress Heights, No
81, met March 18 at 2407 Minnesota
avenue southeast. Full support was
accorded Porter L. Bush for depart
mental commander of the District OF
Columbia Department for 1888
DR.. Ralph E. HaWs will later deliver
lectures to the civic organizations To-
Gated on this side of the river. He will
use as his subject in connection with
the present city-Wide program to en-
tighten the general public, social
diseases.
Fort Stevens Post, No 80, meets in
Stansbury Hall next Thursday at $50
pm. The meeting will be given over
to discussion of community problems
peculiar to the confines of the post.
Officers of several citizens associa-
tions will be guests.
The color captain and the post
members have been directed to par
ticipate in the Army day parade on
April 6,
The local posts will take part in the
Army day parade on April 6, forming
along Delaware avenue southwest at
l:30 pm. The parade will move at
1:45 pm. over the same route as in
be a speaker at the Grand Army
statue services to be held al noon just
before the start of the parade
A meeting CT welfare officers of
both the Legion posts and the Aux
iliary units was held at the Legion'S
welfare Office last Monday evening
under the direction of James F. Ke-
hoe, welfare liaison officer This COM
mittee will meet again at Sholl's Res
taurant, 1919 G street, April l9 at
$50 pm, when its annual dinner will
be held.
The Sons of the Legion will hold a
dance April Is at the MayfoWer Hotel
for the benefit of the Boys Drum and
Bugle Corps and to send them to the
coming New York convention. A floor
show has also been arranged.
A meeting of the representatives Of
the Legion's affiliated organizations
who will, in conjunction with the Le-
gion itself, present the annual May
day commemorative observance pro-
gram at the District of Columbia
World War Memorial near the Lin
coin Memorial was held at department
headquarters last Tuesday evening
The Marine Band will take part
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet at the
Pythian Temple April T. Comdr Fred
Money will preside.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No. 80, at the last meet
ing, with Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe
presiding, welcomed the following new
members: Paul Flaherty, Herbert F.
Riley, Owen w. Swecker, Charles w.
Walker, Ben M. Wylie, Otis N Reamy,
E. Ray Ratciiffe, Oliver r. Mills Ed
win N. Mess and Hubert F. Tietman.
Entertainment Chairman John A.
Long won the gold 40 and button
given by the Grand Voiture as a mem
bership prize. Membership Officer
Keith T. Wood spoke on the member
ship drive and offered several prizes
Lincoln Post has made arrange
ments to dedicate its meeting April
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