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ment, the American bcSlOii WAii
L be held at the Mayflower Hotel
February "a from 10 to o'clock.
Manv members of Congress and high
ranking Government officials have ac-
cepted invitations
The grand march will be led by De-
parment Comdr. Horace w. Lineburg
and members of his staff. They will
be escorted by the department guard
of honor in command of Capt. Guy G.
Nadeau.
Arrangements have been made for
several broadcasts. Speakers on the
program include Comdr. Lineburg,
Vice Department Comdr. Helen Opitz
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph ]. Malloy and James Kehoe,
chairman of the Ball Committee.
A meeting of the chairmen OF the
subcommittee will be held tomorrow
in the Bond Building at o'clock.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, celebrated
its fourth anniversary February at
Stansbury Masonic Hall. There was
entertainment, bridge and dancing.
Officers of the post squadron, S. A.
L., who will assist in the community
patriotic exercises of the post in Paul
Junior High School the night of Feb
ruary 25 are: Hugh j. McDermott,
captain; George PurkS, first lieuten-
ant; John Carrico, second lieutenant;
Richard B. Dyer, adjutant; James T.
Fahey, jr., finance officer; Guy Cogs-
well, jr., historian; Charles j. Bau-
doin, chaplain, and James F. Shea, jr.,
sergeant at arms. Americanism Ofh-
Ger Joseph A. Walker is general chair
man. Entertainment will be furnished
by the children of the community as
well as talent from the local stage.
Addresses will be made by members of
the Board of Education and other
prominent civic leaders.
Medals in the patriotic essay contest
kvill be awarded.
Recently voted to membership in
the post are Andrew H. Oehmann,
John Henry Mace, Omar Alfred
Iemieux, Harry James Demere, DON
ald Mancliff Long, Dean R. Clifford,
E. A. Totten and George E. Seiders.
Comrade CaSsebery has been ap-
pointed instructor of the squadronS
Drum and Bugle Corps and will COM
mence instruction next Thursday.
Jack Carroll, commander of the ALL
American Drum and Bugle Corps, will
assist the boy drummers.
Ernest H. Pullman, historian, re-
quests past members submit to him
any item of historical interest to the
post.
The post club rooms at 1924 Geor-
gia avenue are now fully furnished.
The committee is holding them open
for members each Tuesday and Satur-
day night.
The original schedule of monthly
dances at Indian Spring Country Club
has been discontinued in lieu of pro-
gram OF card parties and dances to be
held in Stansbury Masonic Hall, Geor-
gia avenue and Military road.
Martin Goerl has been appointed
hdjutant of the Vincent B. Costello
Post as successor to William Franklin
who was forced to relinquish his duties
owing to illness.
Next Tuesday evening at the Carl
con Hotel TX street entrance) the
session will be turned over to Past
Comdr. Charles Kohen, who will pre-
sent a program of entertainment.
Treasury Post No. IS met at the
Hayloft Tuesday evening to obligate
new members The ceremonies were
conducted by the uniformed ritual
team of the Forty and Eight, cap
tained by Fred I. Baker. Past De-
partment Comdr. Rice w. Means
spoke.
James Reese Europe Post. No. 5,
met at the Twelfth street branch of
the Y. M. c. A. last Tuesday, with
Comdr. Robert P. Rhea presiding.
The post voted to award to the out
standing girl and boy student in
scholarship and citizenship of the
graduation class of the Armstrong
High School, the American Legion
School Award Medal. Albert L. Dun
lap, publicity officer, was designated
to make the award at the exercises
February II, during the morning as
sembly.
The post is now formulating plans
for marching club under the leader
ship Of Comrade Fletcher. Members
are meeting every Thursday at pm.
at the Garnet-Patterson School.
The post was the recipient of his
torical record of the late past COM
mander, Alexander Mann, from the
family for the posts archives.
Members of the Legion will partici-
pate in exercises on George Wash
tngton's birthday. George Washing
ton Post will go to Mount Vernon in
the morning and place a wreath on
the tomb At 10 am. the athletic de-
partment's semi-monthly turkey shoot
will start at Tuohy's Inn on Conduit
road at Cabin John Bridge, just be-
yond the fire house, Will the Kenna-
Main Post will hold parade of colors
In Hitchkok Hail. starting at 3 pm.
At Kenna Main Unit at st. Eliza
beths Hospital arrangements are
being made for dance February %
for the benefit of the Red Cross. The
post is supported by the personnel of
the hospital, led by Miss Edith M.
Hayden, superintendent of nurses, and
her staff of nurses and students.
The next meeting of the post will
be held February 18 at the Red Cross
hut, st. Elizabeths Hospital, at 8 pm.
U. 8. s. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2,
met Monady night at Pythian Temple
Jointly with the Sons of the Legion
and was designated as Americanism
night, when the moving picture
SAFETY" sponsored by national head
quarters, was shown.
Shellacking Of hraille will be re-
sumed February 16 and will be con-
tinued every first and third Tuesday
thereafter.
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