Evening star., 1938-12-25
Legion Group Asks Designation
Of Employment Week
Committee Urges April 30 to Mays
Be Set Aside for JobIess

A resolution asking that April 8
to May 6, 1899, be designated a
Employment Week, and that April 81
be designated as Employment Sun
day. was adopted by the American
Legion's National Employment Com
mittee, which held two-day session
at national headquarters at In
dianapolis, Ind, last week.
All posts throughout the countr,
will be urged to support this activit.
and churches, civic organizations
chambers of commerce, industry
labor and the American Legiol
Auxiliary will be urged to join i,
the effort to improve the employment
opportunities for those in the ag,
group over 40.
Preliminary to Employment Week
Federal agencies, including the EN-
ployment Service, will be asked tt
bring registrations of unemployed ul
to date and all who have eve
registered with the unemployment
services will be queried to learr
whether they are still desirous O.
obtaining employment.
The committee also adopted &
resolution asking the Legion's Ma.
tional Legislative Committee to sup.
port amendments in legislation 81
that w. P. A. regulations shall be
specific in grant of veterans prefer.
ence both to those on relief and ir
administrative capacities.
Paul H. Griffith of Washington
D. c., national employment director
for the Legion, advised the commit.
tee that employers are becoming
increasingly interested in the dollars
and cents advantages that may
accrue to them by giving favorable
consideration to men and women
in the age group over 40
Fort Stevens Post No. 80 held its
seventh annual Christmas party for
children in Stansbury Hall last Fri
day and yesterday distributed
Christmas baskets and clothing tc
the needy of the northwest area.
American Legion citizenship med
ais will be rendered in February to
the outstanding girl and boy STU
dents of Roosevelt High School, Paul
Junior High School, MacFarland
Junior High School, Nativity School
and st. Gabriels School. Selection
of students to receive the awards
will be made by the faculty of the
respective schools. the presentations
to be effected by Ross Amos, Amer
icanism officer.
The annual patriotic essay con-
test, among the sixth-grade students
of all schools in the Northwest area
Will be inaugurated in January. The
subjects are to be selected by school
authorities and awards will be made
at the annual community exercises
on Washington's birthday.
Meetings of the senior drum and
bugle corps and the squadron dur
Ing Christmas week will be elimi-
mated. The next regular meeting OF
the post will be held in Stansbury
dall, January D.
Columbia Post. No. 81, minstrels
started their season at Pythian
Temple for the mail carriers Christ
mas party on December II. The show
has several speciality acts not used
IN former years. Included in the
main cast is one of the outstanding
magicians of the city, Prof. Shiloh, a
quartet that was formed in France
anq recently brought together again
the Marshall brothers and thei1
musical saws: Ray Chick, soloist
and six end men, Al Stearn. Billy
Zeitler, Eddie Morris, Percy Silver
burg, Eddie Weinberg and Comdr
Charles Plunkett, with Eddie Mar
shall as the man in the middle.
The opening act STARS of Tomor-
row Review has such Juveniles as
Jacqueline Fedder, 10, singer and
dancer; Joyce Romero. 13, ballad
singer, Rosemarie Schiller, l3, song
and dance; Poppolardo Twins, IA
harmony singers; Gertrude Rubin
10, blues singer; Owens and John
son, ii and II, condolences, and the
post mascot, Sammy Mawhood, &C
cordionist.
About Is engagements are already
booked at various hospitals and in
stitutions.
Gen. U. G. McAlexander Post, at
1872 Eighteenth street NV, is
sponsoring a needy veteran family
of seven for Christmas under the
able Craftsmanship of Welfare Officer
Lester Woods. The members con-
tributed clothing and canned goods
for this purpose aside from the
posts contribution.
Malcolm K. Varnell was accepted
for membership.
The Detachment Drum and Bugle
Corps presented their instructor
w. R. Clifford, on Friday with a
silver cigarette case and their mu-
sical director, Richard Viancour
with seal billfold
Awards Tor the year were made.
They are money prizes, offered by
Mr.. Clifford and Mr.. Knapp, the
first prize being a tie, was divided
between Benny Oliver and Eugene
Clark; the second prize going to
Robert Panizza. These are prizes
given for merits, best appearance,
number of turnouts for the corps
during the whole year. Practice is
discontinued until January 6.
Kenneth H. Nash Post held its
annual Christmas party in the club
rooms, at 209 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, yesterday, under direction OF
Harry Hovermill and Alfred Fergu-
son, welfare officers. The post made
a cash donation to the auxiliary unit
for their Christmas welfare work.
Officer Jack O'Connell of precinct
station No. S at the last meeting
spoke On welfare work and Christ
mas parties He was presented with
an honorary membership in the
Southeast Veterans Club, also a
check for S25 for the precinct Christ