Evening star., 1937-04-11
Legion Sons Bugle Corps
Holds Dance Thursday
National Organization, Formed in 1882,
Has Membership of Nearly
$4,000.


can Legion Department De-
tachment, Drum and Bugle
Corps, will be held Thursday from 8
pm TO l am at the Mayf1oWer Hotel.
While the national organization has
been in existence only since 1882, it
has enrolled a membership of nearly
$4,000, with squadrons being spon-
sored in nearly every department
throughout the country. During 1896
the organization gained 5,727 new
members and total of 489 new
squadrons nationally, while the local
organization, formed only three years
ago, boasts of membership of better
than 500 with a total of 10 posts
sponsoring squadrons in this city.
Shortly after its formation q large
drum and bugle corps, comprising
nearly so boys, was formed and last
year was sent to the Cleveland con-
vention to enter national competition.
They were awarded fifth place among
all the drum and bugle corps of the
sons organization.
In order the boys may be better
equipped and have new uniforms, as
we'll as transportation expenses to
attend the coming New York coEven-
ton, the dance is being held.
There will be the masSing of the
eolors at 8 o'clock and at 9:l5 pm.
the grand march, led by the DEPART
ment guard of honor of the Legion,
will take place. There will be several
acts from the local theaters and night
clubs put on between dances. The
drum and bugle corps will give drill.
The committee in charge includes
Charles johnson, general chairman,
assisted by the detachment COM
mander, W. R. Clifford William
White, in charge of tickets; Frank
LYONS, publicity; Harry S. Bell, enter
tainment and floor show, with Mrs.
Rose O'Hara as secretary. The Floor
Committee will consist of all members
OF the Forty and Eight.
Government Printing Office Post, No.
80, with Fred A. Minnigh commander,
will meet in Harding Hall tomorrow
at pm.
by Americanism Chairman Herbert
H. Teed, closes April Is. First prize,
. gold medal; second prize, silver
medal; third prize, a bronze medal;
will be awarded to either boy or girl.
Judges are: Roscoe E. Baker, G. P. O.,
chairman; Herbert H Teed, William
J. Cassiday, Hyter H. Ruggles, Ed
ward R, Dixon, James E. Slough,
Clause A. Gathgens and Joseph A.
Toussaint.
Chairman Frank Pelka of the Sons
OF the Legion Committee, reports a
squadron will soon be organized.
Twelve names have already been re-
ceived.
The Entertainment Committee, j.
Thomas Ford, chairman, is planning
an oyster roast in the near future.
Darrell Lane of this city has been
appointed by National Comdr. Harry
w. Colmery to be chairman of the
National Publication and Publicity
Coordination Committee The fifth
annual aerial membership roundup
will be held at National Headquarters
in Indianapolis on May 2
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No. 80, will meet at
the Hayloft tomorrow at 8 pm, with
Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe, presiding.
Chairman John A. Long and his En-
tertainment Committee will present an
official War Department movie show
ing the American troops from the
time they went over there until the
Armltice was signed Maj. Brown
Hill Billies' Police Boys Club, No
s. radio entertainers, will render musi-
cal selections.
A post dance will be given at the
Broadmoor Hotel, May 7.
The permanent charters of Kenna-
Main and the U. S. Grant McAlex-
ander Posts have been received from
national headquarters and will be pre-
sented to them in the near future by
Department Comdr. Lineburg
Department Historian William Slat-
terry reports at the last meeting of the
post historians there were eight pres
ent and ne looks for large repre-
sentation at the next meeting in the
near future.
The Department Membership Com
fnittee, under the direction of Edward
Dixon, met April 8 and the prizes
for the month we're drawn. Dixon re-
ports that % posts have not turned
In their names for these drawings.
The Department Veterans Prefer
ence Committee, under Joe Ashi, met
Friday, while the Department Employ
ment Committee, under Comrade Mai
gret, met yesterday. Both these COM
mittees report much progress.
The Past Commanders Association
met at the Willard Hotel on Friday.
when tentative constitution and
bylaws were presented for the ap-
proval Of the body.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, has
adopted resolution favoring the ad-
dition Of an auditorium to Whittier
School. Past Comdr. w. H. Hargrave
has been commissioned to cooperate
with civic groups in that respect.
At the instance of Department
Americanism Officer Lloyd A. Burkey
the post will hold community safety
first" meeting in Paul Junior High
School. Safety addresses and moving
picture entertainment by juvenile tai
ent will be presented. Joseph A.
Walker will head the Committee on
Arrangements.
Chairman John T. Long announces
date change to May l of the benefit
dance for the post squadron, Sons of
the American Legion, to be held in
Stansbury Hall. A buffet supper will
be served.
Finals in the post ping pong tourna-
ment will be held in the post club
rooms the nights Of May 5 and 6.
TntrieS should he listed with ps f. Vice