Evening star., 1938-02-27

luTnlSn Cne posi- ODtamlng tnem sup
ply of postal cards for the purpose of
the use of them to national
headquarters.
The subcommittee OF the American
ism Commission on Safety Education,
composed Of Lloyd Burkey chairman,
and made up of Comrades Burkey,
Binswanger and Eslin have given sew
eral safety shows of the old films be-
fore various civic, patriotic and fra
ternal groups in the past few months
Posts wishing the use of the new films
in connection with community groups
should see any member of the sub
committee.
The new film, Night Driving" dra-
matizes three main rules of the road
after nightfall, describing the limita-
tions of vision and its accompanying
dangers, the Importance of regular in
spection OF vehicle and the proper
use of the headlamp The picture
stop, Look and Live" is directed to
the pedestrian. 1t portrays the city
postman. and shows how the use of
the city's streets can be made safe.
The supporting cast includes a police
officer on his daily beat, who joins the
postman in setting forth the advan-
tages Of safe walking.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80 Squadron,
S. A. L., will hold series of contests
during the spring months, comprising
whiting and carving. top spinning,
horseshoe pitching, kite flying and
model boat races. The post advisory
council hopes to arrange further inter-
squadron contests.
The post Executive Committee will
conduct a membership drive under
Senior Vice Comdr. George Norton. A
dinner-dance will be held May in
Stansbury Hall.
On March Is the Senior Drum and
Bugle Corps will lead the Forty and
Eight parade along Upper Georgia
avenue on the occasion of the honor
society's annual wreck" On March
/ the corps will meet. President M. j.
Lyons will preside.
The James Reese Europe Post met
at the Southwest branch of the Y M.
c, A. last Tuesday evening. Acting
Comdr. Harvey L. Bean presided.
The Sons of the Legion held installa-
tion at the Garnet Patterson Junior
High School. Vice Comdr. Frederick
A. Money installed William A. Mae
del, captain: Louis Richardson, first
lieutenant; Franklin Maedel, second
lieutenant; Clifton c. Anderson, adju-
tant; Calvin E. Dawes. financial OIL
Ger; Raymond Richardson, chaplain;
William Walker. sergeant at arms:
William Bolden, historian; Alfred
Grove, senior color bearer, and Charles
Richardson, junior color bearer.
On February 18 the drum and bugle
corps held a smoker at the Odd Eel
lows Hall, Ninth and T streets NV.
The District Department recently
obtained new set of colors. They will
be formally dedicated to the Service
Of God and Country" at religious and
ceremonies in the near fu-
ture. Department Comdr. Thomas
Mason, jr., has the tentative plans un-
der advisement.
In accordance with the request from
national headquarters that each de-
partment put forth decided effort to
reduce the amount Of child delin-
quency, o. c. Halloran, chairman of
the Americanism Commission, has ap-
pointed a committee to make an in
vestigation of conditions in Washing
ton. The committee is composed of
Roy Hugg as chairman, M. Tatspaugh,
H. A. Carter, George F. Rohrich, j. A.
Toussant and E. M. Clark.
General Chairman James F. Kehoe
Of the Annual Department Ball Com
mittee announces plans are rapidly
reaching completion for that affair
At the Willard Hotel April S.
At the last meeting Of Agriculture
Post the following new members were
admitted: Harry A. Harvey, Robert
Lyons and Raymond E. Morehead.
The post will have as a guest speaker
On March 4 Capt. Watson B. Miller,
national rehabilitation officer.
At this meeting the post will hold
bundle night. Members are requested
20 bring such usable clothing as they
can spare for the use of the needy.
The post is inviting its auxiliary
20 a social meeting on March 10.
Gen. Ulysses Grant McAlexander
Post elected William j. Reese and
Donald F. Mallette to the Executive
Committee to fill vacancies.
At the next meeting the American
Legion Convention pictures will be
shown.
A dance will be held at Stansbury
Hall on March 81.
Sergt Jasper Post will meet at the
Pythian Temple Wednesday evening.
The meeting has been designated as
bundle night by Comdr. Daniel NJ
Goodacre. Members are requested,
through Douglas Reed, Welfare Com
mittee chairman, to bring bundles
Of clothing now discarded but still
wearable. They will be. in turn,
turned over to the Legion's welfare
and relief Office for distribution to
needy veterans and their families.
Assistant Adjt. Mark Little has been
appointed to the Office of adjutant to
Charles r. Strobe. who re-
signed.
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, will hold
a bingo party tomorrow in Masonic
Hall. Twelfth and Monroe streets NE,
at 8:15 pm. An entertaining pro-
gram has been arranged.
Columbia Post will celebrate its
10th anniversary next Wednesday at
pm. at the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, Eleventh and L streets
NV.
Victory Post will hold q special
meeting tomorrow evening at its club
house, 1882 Eighteenth street NV, to
urranremerts for the "Vic.