Evening star., 1938-03-27
Notable Guests Will attend
Legion's annual Military Ball
President and Mrs. Roosevelt Head List
of Sponsors for Dance to Be Held
at Willard Hotel ApriI5.

District OF Columbia Department of
the American Legion will be held on
April at the Willard Hotel. Presi-
dent and Mrs Franklin D. Roosevelt
will kead the list of sponsors. James
F. Kehoe is general chairman.
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph j. Malloy, chairman of the
Distinguished Guest Committee, has
received acceptances from Assistant
Secretary Of War and Mrs Louis A.
johnson, Senator David l. Walsh, Sem
ator Francis Maloney and Senator
John E. Miller, Representatives Peter
Jarman, Arthur D. Healey, Aime J.
F'orand, Frank j. Dorsey, Richard B.
Wigglesworth. Martin M. Smith,
Charles I. Faddis, Everett M. Dirk
son, John F. Hunter, Orville Zimmer-
man, John McSweeney. Melvin j.
Mas and Charles r. Clason. The
public printer, A. E. Giegengack; AL
win w. Hall, director of the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing; Judge and
Mrs. j. Fred Johnson, Darrell T. Lane
of the Mexican Claims Commission,
Gen. Albert L. Cox, Isaac Cans and
Gen. and Mrs. James A. Drain also
will attend.
There will also be a floor show.
Fifteen departments of the Legion
are conducting national high school
oratorical contests. Later these de-
partment winners will compete in four
regional contests on June l.
The contestant scoring highest in
the national finals will be awarded
four-day educational tour to the
National Capital and vicinity and an
engraved wrist watch. The three
runners-up will each receive a days
tour of his or her respective State
capital and an engraved wrist watch.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, baseball
candidates will meet with Manager
Joseph A. Ashi in the clubrooms, 1924
Georgia avenue NV. today at 2 pm.
Under Business Manager Jerry Gra-
ham the governing council of the
senior Drum and Bugle Corps created
a ways and means program to the
end that the corps will attend the
national convention. to be held in Los
Angeles this year. The corps will
make its initial appearance Of the
season on Memorial Day. Practice
will be held in Roosevelt High Armory
Tuesday night
Comdr. John T. Long has requested
members to participate in the Army
Day parade on April 6.
The fourth annual Citizens Night"
will be held by the post in Stansbury
Hall on April 7.
Kenneth Bovay. junior vice COM
mander of Treasury Post. was in
stalled by Department Comdr. Thomas
Mason and his staff. The post pre-
sented Past Comdr. Charles Daley
with past commanders ring. The
newly elected executive committee
man, Robert B. Turner, was presented
to the post. Comdr. William T. Slat-
terry announced the appointment Of
Albert j. Novak as chairman of the
Americanization Committee.
Plans are now being formed for a
service to be held by the Legion at
st. Johns Episcopal Church on the
evening Of April 3. The service will
commemorate the goth anniversary of
the entry of the United States into
the great World War. The invitation
to attend this service was originally
extended to the members of the Sergt.
Jasper Post by Maj. Armstrong, who
is member of that post and also a
member of ST Johns Church, on
behalf of Dr.. Oliver j. Hart. The post
invites the entire membership OF the
department to attend. DR.. Hart, who
will off1ciate, served as a chaplain
during the World War with the lst
Division and received a citation from
that division in the form of General
Order No. "a on December 10, 1918,
for distinguished service in operation
between the Argonne and Meuse Sec
tors for duty as chaplain of the 5th
U. S. Field Artillery with burying
parties in the face of enemy shellfire.
The Department Sons of the Legion
Executive and Dance Committees, ar
ranging for the annual dance to be
held by the Sons at the Mayflower
Hotel on April 80. will meet tomorrow
at department headquarters in the
Building.
The department AmericaniSm Com
under the Craftsmanship of
o. c. Halloran, met last week.
Ray r. Smith announced the local
Boy Scout executives desire to obtain
the services of number of members
Of the Legion for training as scout
masters, craft instructors, examining
officers and other key positions in the
Boy Scout Administrative Organiza-
tion. Those interested should con-
tact Mr.. Smith at 34O3 Dent place
NV. or by calling West 2743-J.
Lloyd Burkey of the Subcommittee
on Safety is arranging showings of
the new Legion safety films and re-
quests post commanders desirous of
having these films at their meeting to
contact him.
Inc AmerlcaniSm Commission, un-
der the leadership Of Comrade Zeb
Hamilton, will in the near future spon-
sor a soap-box derby in joint sponsor
ship with a number of other civic
groups. The plans for the derby will
be announced as soon as completed.
James Reese Europe Post, No. S. met
at the Southwest Branch of the Y. M.
c. A. on Tuesday evening. Comdr.
Robert Williams presided.
Plans are being formulated to equip
the Sons of the Legion with instru-
mentS and uniforms A committee