Evening star., 1937-04-04

AIlSIlCdIl LCs1OAh
bership In March reached a total OF
more than 100000, according to word
received here from national headquar-
tiers in Indianapolis. Efforts are now
being made, in new membership
drive, to bave a total Of more than
1000, 900 members by May l..
The District OF Columbia Depart
ment, headed by Comdr. Horace w.
Lineburg, will participate in the Army
day parade next Tuesday afternoon.
The Legionnaires will form along
Delaware avenue, just south Of the
Capitol, at l pm. The parade will
begin at AS o'clock.
The Legion will march in a solid
formation and is expected to extend
over three blocks. The section will
be part of the fifth division, headed
by Lieut.. Col George E. 1jams and
will include all veteran patriotic or
eanizations.
All the American Legion drum and
bugle corps will turn out for the
parade. The department commander
requests each post commander to no
tify Legion headquarters the approxi-
mate number of members of his post
who intend to participate. A COM
plete copy of the full parade order
Is available at headquarters.
The national commander, Harry w.
Colmery, recently issued a call to all
Legion posts throughout the country to
observe Army day. After outlining the
principals of Army day in general he
ended by saying, ITO this end I call
upon all Legionnaires to join most
heartily in the proper observance OF
Army day so that all may be aware OF
its significance"
The uniformed body of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, is requested
to meet at Delaware avenue and B
street April at 80 pm. to partici-
pate in the parade.
The Child Welfare Committee met
March Is at the home of Edith Quinn,
when 35 Easter baskets were filled and
distributed to needy children
The next meeting for shellacking OF
Braille will be held Tuesday at Red
Cross headquarters.
The Advisory Council will meet at
the home of Past Comdr. Helen Opitz,
4625 Fifth street, April 8, with Past
Comdrs. Mary Tatspaugh and Elsie
Pinney as co-hostesses.
Bunker Hill Post, No 81, will meet
April 20 at the Hayloft Club, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue.
The post has voted to take box
for the annual ball to be given by the
Sons of the Legion on April is at the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
At the regimental competition held
at Central High School on March rs
for the high school cadets Don Col
lier, drum major of Roosevelt High
School Band. received the special
medal awarded by this post Zeb T.
Hamilton, Americanism officer OF the
post, made the presentation.
The post will take part in the Army
day parade. All members in uniform
are requested to assemble at Delaware
avenue south of B street southwest
at 1870 pm. David Simons has been
appointed Army day officer by Comdr.
Tribble.
The Executive Committee will meet
Tuesday at the home Of Comdr. Trib-
ble. 4214 Twelfth place northeast.
The L-31 Club will meet Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Daphne M.
Byrne, 1880 Kearney street north
east. Officers will be elected The
L-31 Club has taken a box for the
Sons of the Legion ball.
Mrs Deborah L. Brennan. chair
man of the Spring dance to be held
by the club at the Beaver Dam Coun-
try Club May %, has announced Mrs.
William L. Collins will be in charge
Of the distribution and sale of tickets
At the last meeting Of the Gen.
Ulysses Grant Alexander Post, No. 80,
the constitution and bylaws were
the second and fourth Wednesdays
The first meeting is to be social, the
fourth Wednesday to be strictly bus
1ness meeting. The post will meet in
the Hayloft, rear of 1926 Massa chu-
sets avenue.
A resolution was adopted to indorse
Comdr. Samuel l.. Holston for de-
partment commander next Septem-
Der.
The Departm Veterans Prefer
ence Committee, under the chairman
ship of Veterans Preference Officer
Joe e. Ashi, will meet in the Fort
Stevens Post club rooms, 1924 Geor-
gia avenue Friday at pm. The next
evening at department headquarters
in the Bond Building there will be
meeting Of the Employment Commit
tee.
The Executive Committee of United
States Bureau of Internal Revenue
Post, No. 80, met last Wednesday,,
with Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe presid-
Ing and passed recommendation to
organize post band
Comdr. Wolfe appointed the follow
Ing Committee on Organization: SEN
ior Vice Comdr. Arthur j. Thomas,
Second Vice Comdr Charles w. Cur
ran, Third Vice Comdr. Mckinley
w. Kreigh, John A. Long, Keith T.
Wood. Ollie F. Buehne, Russell F.
Jeffreys, Thomas F. Paden, Edwin
Niggli, James c. Rogers, John M.
Storm, Timothy c. Mooney, Henry
H. Surface, James Yokum, A. M. Finn,
Thomas F. Campbell and Fred Stello.
All Legionnaires, regardless of post
afnliations, and all World War vet
Grams interested in joining the band
are asked to contact any one OF the
committeeman.
eergt. Jasper Post will meet In the
Pythian Temple Wednesday at 8 pm.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 81, met in
etAnsbury Hall last Thursday evening,
Corndr. George w. Phillips presiding