Evening star., 1938-05-08
Veterans Employment Week
To Be Observed May % to 28
Committee Formed to Seek Jobs Viii
Work. With u. S. Placement 4 gent.
Soap Box Derby Planned.

SoapBo1 De-
The week of May % to % has been
set aside by the District of Columbia
Commissioners as Veterans Employ
ment Week. A committee composed
Of the various veterans organizations
has been formed to further plans to
obtain work for veterans now out of
work This committee will work with
the veterans placement representative
of the Department of Labor. Donald
G. Stanley, employment officer of the
American Legion, is serving on the
committee.
At the last meeting of the Depart
ment Executive Committee, Dr. Ray
F. Guynn, chairman of the Legion's
Welfare and Advisory Committee, ex-
planned the new policy Of the Welfare
and Relief Office and stated in the last
few months the agency has assisted
materially in the preparation of vari-
Gus claims before the Veterans Admin
istration.
o. c. Halloran, Americanism chair
man. reported in the near future the
Legion will sponsor a soap box derby
jointly with The Evening Star and
local automobile agency. He said the
first broadcast of the Americanism
series now being planned by his COM
mittee will take place on the morning
of May IA over the c. B. S. He then
explained the work of the School Boy
Patrols and the Boy Scouts and went
on to report there had been IA show
ings of the Legion's new safety film
during the last month.
A delegation of more than 600
members Of the Legion from New York
and New Jersey made pilgrimage to
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Sunday and placed wreaths. Later
many attended the May Day rites held
at the World War Memorial.
Fort Stevens Post entertains today
in Stansbury Hall with a dinner from
to and dancing from 3 to pm.
Mothers Day observances will be at
tended at Arlington National Cemetery
at noon.
At last Thursdays meeting IS new
members were voted in, benefit bin
go party at Mount Alto Hospital au-
thorized and Comdr Long was di-
rected to call special meeting for
consideration of constitutional changes.
Arrangements have been made by
Abraham Miller's Carnival Committee
to hold it at Underwood street and
Georgia avenue NV. from June IS
to 25. inclusive.
President M. J. Lyons announces
the senior drum and bugle corps will
practice Tuesday and Friday nights
in Roosevelt High School in prepara-
ton for its appearance Memorial Day
on the G. A. r. Memorial Day Com
mittee program.
The Mccullough Post met
Tuesday evening at the home Of
Comdr. Al Sugrue. Charlie Kohen
made report on entertainments in
all the veterans hospitals and on the
work of the Americanism Commission
in the local schools. Two medals and
citations will be awarded to the most
outstanding students Of the Abbott
School in June.
United States Treasury Post will
meet at the Hayloft on Tuesday.
The post has invited the I'd Division
Post to be guests. Moving pictures of
the American Legion 1887 pilgrimage
to European battleflelds will be shown.
The post held a luncheon get
together at 1903 Fourteenth street
NV. yesterday, when reports were
made on the membership drive.
Comdr. Slattery has appointed James
D. Gill, Robert D. Beeton and Edward
Smith as Graves Decoration Com
mittee for Memorial Day.
United States Bureau Of Internal
Revenue Post will meet Wednesday
evening at the Hayloft Club, with
Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe presiding.
Senior Vice Comdr. John A. Long and
his Entertainment Committee will pre-
sent an official fish moving picture.
There will be community singing, ac-
companied at the piano by Arthur M.
McCreight.
George E. Killeen Post will meet
Tuesday evening. A special entertain
ment feature will be presented by
Membership Ofdcer Leon T. Buscher.
Fifteen new members were &C.
cepted into Sergt. Jasper Post last
Wednesday evening. The post adopted
several changes in its constitution and
bylaws.
The post Sons of the Legion Squad
ron sponsored an Americanism pro-
gram last Friday evening. Among the
features were the massing of the colors,
selections by the Sons Drum Corps
talks by G-men, entertainment and
sound movies. The post auxiliary
juniors acted as ushers.
The annual inaugural ball Of United
States Department OF Labor Post will
be held at the Mayfower Hotel tomor-
row night. The Secretary Of Labor
and Assistant Secretary, as well as AS
sistant Secretary of War johnson, have
accepted invitations. There will be
floor show.
Comdr. Judd presided at the meet
ing last Tuesday night in Room 42l7,
Department OF Labor Building.
Bunker Hill Post will hold q dance
May II, at the Indian Spring Golf
Club.
q. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow night at Thomas Circle Club
With Comdr. Graves presiding. The