Evening star., 1937-01-17

accompanied by the department guarc
Of honor, in command Of Capt. Guy
C. Nadeau, installed into Office the
new officers OF the newly formed
Gen. Ulysses Grant McAlexandel
Post, No. 49, at elaborate service:
held at the Broadmoor Hotel Janu.
ary 9. The new post starts with g
membership of 1873 The post color:
were presented by P. H. McAlexander
son Of the veteran for whom the posi-
was named.
Sergt. Jasper Post.
The Sergt Jasper Post post mem.
bership officer reported that mem.
bership has now reached a total Of
$50, making it the largest post ir
the city. A class of Is applicants
was accepted into membership, whilt
the Forty and Eight ritual team, un-
der Past Grand Chef De Care Jack
O'Connell gave the oath Of obligation
to a class of q.
Internal Revenue.
This new post met in the Thomas
Circle Club Friday, with Post Comdr
Charles E. Wolfe presiding. Comdr
Wolfe announced several new appoint
ments: Post athletic officer, Thoma.
B. Fairhurst. and chairman OF enter.
tainment, John A. Long.
Bunker Hill Post.
Bunker Hill Post held stag party
Wednesday at Klein's Tavern, Mount
Rainier, Md. with Uniform Officer
Thomas Popham chairman.
The next meeting will be Tuesday
at the Hay Loft Club 1925 MaSsachu
setts avenue. The degree team Of
40 and 8 Local. No. 174, will induci
the so newly-elected members. Tht
post has paid-up membership al
the present time Of 2l3 members, a.
compared with a paid-up member
ship for last year of 1856 members.
Augustus P. Gardner Post elected
Commander, William c. De Lacy; vice
commander, Howard Eales; historian
James A. Purcell; surgeon, DR.. William
T. Davis; chaplain. Alfred B. Baker,
and adjutant and finance officer,
Frank A. Dawson.
Vincent B. Costello.
The Vincent B. Costello Post will
sponsor its fifth inaugural eve dance
Tuesday at the Beaver Dam Country
Club. Guests of honor will be Harry
w. Colmery, national commander OF
the Legion, and Horace w. Lineberg
local department commander John
H. O'Connell Is chairman Of arrange
mentS.
Kenna Main.
Kenna Main Post will meet at 2407
Minnesota avenue southeast January
81. This post has gone over the tor
100 per cent membership over last
years membership.
The James Reese Europe Post hearc
Comdr. Robert P. Rhea, at its meet.
ing Tuesday, urge perfection Of it,
Junior organization, the Sons Of tn.
American Legion. The post will
sponsor a military inaugural ball a
Murray's Casino Wednesday. Assis'
tant Solicitor William HASTE Of tn,
Interior Department spoke.
Cooley-McC Cullough Post elected
Commander, P. A. Sugrue; first vice
commander, George w. LIE Dane; sec.
ond vice commander, Hammond
Mumford. and third vice commander
Robert M. Zacharias. An installation
supper dance will be held at the
Broadmoor Hotel February l.
The Sons of the Legion Detachment
Drum and Bugle Corps will sponsor
the motion picture the world War.
to be shown at the Rialto Theatel
this week. The corps win play tr
front of the theater today at 2 anc
spm., and every night at 3 pm.
Representative Jennings Randolph
Of West Virginia will address Nationa
Cathedral Post Tuesday, January 26
at woodrow Wilson High School. wher.
elaborate ceremonies will celebrate
presentation Of the post colors from
the department by Dept. Comdr. H
w. Lineburg.
Fort Stevens Post.
Fort Stevens Post midyear Ameri.
can Legion medal awards were made
last Friday to Fred Heine and Bessie
Banos of Mcfarland Junior High
School and to Charles Biondi and
Doris Park of Paul Junior High
School by Comdr. George Phillip:
and Americanism Officer Joe Walker
Furthering its Americanism work
the post is now conducting its third
annual patriotic essay contest in the
sixth grade Of the parochial and pub
lie schools Of the Northwest area
Winners In this contest will be pre-.
sented with tokens Of merit at the
Fort Stevens Post community pa.
triotic celebration to be held in Pau
Junior High School " February