Evening star., 1938-12-18
Veteran Preference Committee
Of Legion Meets Tuesday
Sessions Of Amerconism Group and
Executive Body Also Scheduled

tee of the District of Columbia De-
partment, American Legion, will
hold special meeting Tuesday at
8 pm. in the department head
quarters, with Byron G. Carson,
chairman, presiding. All Veterans
Preference Committeeman and COM
manders of the various posts are re-
quested to attend.
The department Americanism
Committee will meet tomorrow at 8
pm. in the headquarters, while the
department Executive Committee
will meet Thursday at 8 pm. at the
District Building with Department
Comdr. James T. Brady presiding
Rose c, O'Hara, chairman of the
Sons of the American Legion, an
nounces that 80 members of the
rifle team are progressing and at
tend the meetings regularly, so that
they can get on team for compe-
tlt1on. The next shoot will be held
December 26 from 4 to 7:3O pm. at
the National Guard Armory.
The Detachment Committee met
at department headquarters yester-
day. A holiday party for the Sons
OF the Legion will be held December
80 at 8 pm. at Smithsonian Institu-
ton, Tenth and Constitution avenue
NV.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, and the
Squadron, S. A. L., will present their
seventh anual Christmas party to
children of the Northwest area at 3
pm. December % in Stansbury
Hall, Georgia and Concord avenues
NV.
Entertainment, gifts and refresh
ments are on the program, arrange
ments being under direction of Past
Comdr. John T. Long. Post members
are requested to deliver clothes, food
and toys for use in Christmas bas-
kets to the clubrooms, 1924 Georgia
avenue NV. or telephone Comdr.
Abraham Miller or Past Comdr.
John T. Long, who will call for them.
The baskets will be distributed
Christmas Eve.
A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee will be held in the clubrooms
at 8 pm. on Wednesday, Comdr.
Miller presiding. The next post
meeting will be held in Stansbury
Hall on January 5.
Bunker Hill Post, No 81, will meet
Tuesday night at the clubrooms.
8O7-9 Monroe street northeast.
Members have been engaged during
the last two weeks in renovating
and redecorating the new home pre-
paratory to housewarming and
reception.
The posts Christmas activities
will be discussed.
National Cathedral Squadron. No.
10, Sons of the American Legion,
has reorganized under the leader
ship OF Capt. Jesse Watt, and three
platoons have been created. The
first platoon will be in charge of
First 1t. James T. Brady, jr., and
the second and third platoons will
be in charge of Second 1t. Edward
Brandenberger.
Platoon A has organized a basket
ball team. The squadron is con-
Quoting a membership drive and a
Sons of the Legion Ring will be
awarded to the member of the
squadron who obtains the largest
of new members before De-
cember 81.
Contributions from post members
of clothing, toys, money, etc, for
the post Christmas baskets to needy
families should be delivered to the
Legion welfare office,
room 314, 1910 Vermont avenue NV,
marked for the attention of DR..
Ray F. Guynn, National Cathedral
Post, No. 10, within the next few
lays.
Comdr. Emmett R. Carroll an
lounces the post will sponsor school
awards to one boy and one girl
Who are selected for outstanding
scholastic and Americanism activi-
les this year at the ST. Albans
School and at the Woodrow Wilson
High School in conformity with ar
'angements now being developed by
Ira D. Scott, chairman, Ameri-
,anism Committee.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No. 80, met at the
iayloft Club last Wednesday, with
Comdr. John A. Long presiding. Re-
reshments were served and motion
picture, You Can't Get Away With
t." was shown.
The George Washington Birthday
anniversary post ball will be given
1t the Mayflower Hotel on Feb
'uary II.
At the conference of department
commanders and adjutants of the
American Legion held at Indianapo-
is, Ind, plan to use radio tram
'cription during the coming year
vas made for the purpose of focus
ng the attention of the general
public upon safety activities. Ar
have been completed
With the Automotive Safety Founda-
ion for the building of a series of
q transcriptions. These are to be
ouilt around the lives of Americans
Who have made contributions to
safety. One of the transcriptions
will be released each month.
Individuals whose lives will be
lramatized in the broadcasts is as
'olloWs: Eddie Rickenbacker, Gen.
John j. Pershing, Gen. James G.
iarbord, Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Iandis, Nine. Schumann-H
Thomas A. Edison, Capt. Fried, Clara
Barton, James E. West and Will
Rogers. For the broadcast in De-
,ember there will be a resume in
interview style, using Paul G. Hoff-
nan, president of the Automotive
Safety Foundation, and DR.. Miller
professor of safety and
at Harvard University.
A permanent place of meeting was
by Comdr. Charles Kohen
If Cooley Nc Cullough Post, No. %,