Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-06
American Legion Will Sponsor
Fitting Armistice Day Rites
President to Place Wreath on Soldiers Tomb;
Plans Complete for Football Game

November l6. Prizes and refresh
ments.
The Killeen juniors held a picnic
and vicente roast yesterday in Rock
Greek Park.
The children's community Christ
mas party will be held at Gordon
Junior High.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, the
Sons OF the American Legion Squad
ron, and the senior drum and bugle
corps will solemnize Armistice Day
next Friday with services in Me-
mortal Chapel, Walter Reed Hospital,
at 9 am. The Rev. DR.. Jerome l..
Fritsche, national chaplain, the
American Legion, will conduct the
services, to be assisted by 1t. Col
A. G. Oliver. jr.. post chaplain,
U. S. A.
All members should assemble at
$3.50 am. on Georgia avenue at
Aspen street NV, where the process
sion to the chapel will form. Services
Will open with massing of colors.
Miss Mary E. Schick at the organ
and the chapel choir will furnish
the music and the Fort Stevens
ritual team will stage the American
Legion memorial ritual.
Parking space will be provided on
the west side of Georgia avenue
from Walter Reed main entrance
south and following services a police
escort will lead the motor caravan
to Arlington Cemetery, where ma
tional Legion exercises will be held
at IL am.
Americanism Officer Joseph A..
Walker Is in charge Of arrangements.
Lincoln Post, No. IT, will meet
tomorrow at 8 pm. at the Arcade
Building, third floor, Fourteenth
street and Park road NV.
Plans for the dance in the Arcade
ballroom on December 7 will be
announced. This dance is being
given for the purpose of raising
funds to finance the posts annual
Christmas party, given each Christ
mas morning for number of Wash
ington's underprivileged children.
All Legionnaires and their friends
are invited.
United States Treasury Post will
meet at 1903 Fourteenth street NV.
at 8 pm. Tuesday. Joseph A. Wal
ker. chairman of the Americana
cation Commission of the District
Department, will discuss the Ameri-
canization program. The Commit
tee on Arrangements for the Armi-
stice ball to be held on the night of
November II at the National Press
| Club hall reports a floor show will
be presented. Comdr. Robert D.
Beeton announced a partial list of
committee chairmen and members
of his staff.
The National Guard of Honor met
last Monday at the National Hotel,
Sixth and Pennsylvania avenue NV.
Capt. Guy c. Nadeau presiding.
The first annual captains dance
will be held at the Wardman Park
11OIel OH november 20.
Final arrangements we're made
for a trip to Brunswick, Md, today.
United States Department of Agri-
culture Post held dinner and dance
October Is at the Shoreham Hotel,
when its officers were installed by
Department Comdr. James T. Brady
and his staff.
! The officers are Carl E. v. Berger,
commander; Elmer L. Vennerdrow,
first vice commander; Lawrence H.
Sample, second vice commander;
William P. Thompson, third vice
commander: Lloyd A. Burkey. chap
lain; Emmett L. Andrews, historian;
Louis Roistacher, finance officer,
and William B. Murphy, sergeant
at arms. The retiring commander,
Philip l.. Blake, was presented with
a past commanders medal and lapel
button.
At the meeting Of October % at
the New Colonial Hotel, Comdr.
Berger announced the members of
the various committees.
The post will place a wreath at
the World War memorial plaque
in the patio of the Administrator
Building, United States Department
Of Agriculture on November H.
The next meeting will be held at
Moose Hall on November 10 at
$50 pm.
James Reese Europe Post, at its
last meeting expressed appreciation
to A. L. Dunlap, recent delegate
to the national convention in Los
Angeles, for his fight in behalf of
the colored group in certain branches
of the armed service of the United
States. He fought for the adoption
of a resolution by the convention
approved by his post and by two
State legion conventions. He was
given the distinguished service award
by his post.
The post will give an Armistice
Day dance at 1920 Fourteenth
street NV. Proceeds are for pur-
chasing Christmas baskets for the
needy.
National Cathedral Post will hold
its Executive Committee meeting
tomorrow at 7:30 pm. at 729
Fifteenth street NV. to study
proposed revision of it's constitution
and bylaws. Comdr. Emmett r.
Carroll announced appointments of
his staff and committee chairmen.
Members of George Washington
Post, No. l, will participate in a pill
grimage to the tomb of the late
President Woodrow Wilson on Ar
mistice Day, where a wreath will
be placed in conformity with an an
nual custom.
Comdr. Amos A. Fries at the
meeting last Tuesday announced the
members will assemble at Washing
ton Cathedral at o'clock.
Alexander j. Davis was awarded
tho Prohork Model &poctt,or with a