Evening star., 1937-07-04

WIN COlOTS OF all posts, VIII
Il participate in the Independ
ence day celebration tomorrow at tbs
pm. at the Arlington Memorial Bridge.
A flag raising ceremony will open the
program There will also be a fire.
works display. Members with the post
colors will meet at Tventy-third street
and Constitution avenue at tbs pm.
Go to Church Sunday will be OBJ
served by the department today at
the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church at IL am. and pm, when
Rev. Bryan H. Kiethy Of Texas, ma
tional chaplain, will preach at both
services.
Department Comdr Horace w. Line
burg will head the Legionnaires.
BY action of the Department Execu-
tive Committee the Drum and Bugle
Corps, Sons of the American Legion,
will receive sufficient funds to prop
erly uniform the corps. At COM
mittee meeting Detachment Comdr.
w. H. Clifford stated the cost would
be approximately $500 and that a
little more than $500 was already
realized. The department viii! do
nate the balance, enabling the corps
to appear in the future in q creultable
manner to the Legion and also enable
it to enter the national competition to
be held in New York this Fal with a
chance of winning prize. The corps.
organized but two years ago, now
numbers about 80 boys.
Athletic Officer George Royal re-
ported but two games separate the
first team from the last in the Le-
gions Junior Base Ball League and
requested that all pledges made for
the carrying out of the program be
met at an early date. He announced
the department would present medal
of merit to Joe Turner at Griffith Sta
dium as a mark Of appreciation for
his part in raising part of the funds.
Today at l pm. Costello meets the
Drum Corps on the north diamond OF
the Ellipse. while Fort Stevens will en-
gage Police on the west diamond at
the same time. At pm. on the north
diamond Nash and Bunker Hill will
clash and Agriculture will tangle with
Sergt. Jasper on the west diamond.
Mary Esther Kolhos, Department
Child Welfare officer, made plea
to post commanders to fill out the
child welfare reports and forward
them to her at an early date. She
announced the department will spon-
sor a picnic for needy children of the
Legion on July II at the Sixteenth
street reservoir. There will be a
base ball game and the Sons Of the
Legion will furnish the music.
For application or information re-
garding the American Legion 1887
foreign pilgrimage, members who in
tend to make the trip are requested
to contact Don M. Long, official Or
ganizer for this department He may
be reached at 57l3 Colorado avenue,
or by calling him at Georgia 0934 after
6pm. Applications for the pilgrimage
may also be secured at the depart
ment headquarters Office in the Bond
Building, room 5l8.
The membership Of the District De-
partment last week stood at 6,355, a
total Of 472 better than at this time
last year. The department will be
in twenty-eighth place in the ma
tional convention parade.
Comdr. Jane r. Cox Of U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, and Amerl-
canism Officer Mary j. Tatspaugh
presented the American Legion school
awards on June 81 at Stuart Junior
High School to Peter Page Scauff1er
and Ellen Elizabeth Filas.
The posts America nism award Of
q gold wrist watch was presented to
the honor pupil of the Boys National
Training School of the District at
Its graduation exercises on June Is.
Junior Vice Comdr. Ann Frame has
been appointed member of the De-
partment Convention Committee.
The Advisory Council will meet
July at the home of Margaret Ed
wards, with Lose McRae and Mary
Esther Kohlos as co-hostesses.
The second annual family outing
of the Bureau of Engraving Post.
No %, will be held neXt Saturday at
Bay Ridge, Md, starting at 10 am.
For those who do not drive their own
cars round-trip bus service has been
arranged by Vice Comdr. Saunders,
who will be in charge of transporta-
ton.
There will be base ball game and
horseshoe pitching contest. E. F.
Dwyer is general chairman. Reserva-
tions for the bus must be made on
or before July 6.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet We'd
nesday evening at Pythian Temple
Delegates and alternates to the de-
partment convention will be nomi-
mated,
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No. 80, will meet at the
Hayloft Club, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. next Thursday evening, with
Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe presiding.
Chairman John A. Long and his
Entertainment Committee will present
moving pictures Of all the important
sights in France. The newly organ
lied post band, composed of 40 mem
bers, will give concert. There will be
other entertainment.
Kenna-Main Post, No. 81, invites
all members Of the Legion to partici-
pate with them in their part Of the
Greater Anacostia Inter- Community
Festival to be held July 13. 1t is spon-
kored by the Greater Anacostia Busi-
ness Mems Association.
There will be huge parade with
floats. Comdr. Lineburg will head
company of Legionnaires. The uni
form for the parade will consist of
Legion cap. white shirt, dark tie and
trousers.
Gen. U. S. MacAlexander Post, 38,
elected the following delegates to the
department convention: Holston,
Hodnues Sharr and Rvron. altnrnatpS