Evening star., 1938-04-10

of games on Sunday, May l, on the
Monument Grounds. according to
George Royal, athletic chairman.
Games will be played each Sunday
during the season.
At meeting of the Department
Executive Committee, with Depart
ment Comdr. Thomas Mason, jr.. pre-
siding, Donald G. Stanley, department
rangements had been made with the
Works Progress Administration where
by unemployed Legionnaires will be
placed in positions where available.
Department Membership Officer Ed
ward r. Dixon reported the member
ship of the Legion as of that date
to be total of 5,637, representing
gain of 33l over the same time last
year. A group of SO employees of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. presented
an application for charter in the
Legion and temporary charter was
granted them. This post will be known
as Post No. 43.
Child Welfare Officer Julia Long
asked all post commanders to fill out
the blanks on child welfare sent them
by national headquarters recently.
Veterans Preference Officer Samuel
Holston spoke on the veterans prefer
ence now pending in Congress. Chair
man w. H. Hargrave of the Depart
ment Convention Committee reported
that suitable auditorium for the con-
vention was not available and advised
that a private place, preferably hotel,
be secured for the holding of the
next convention.
The sum of $35 VS. allotted for the
use Of the May Day Committee and
the sum of s25 was donated to the
Police Boys Clubs, and, in accordance
with the past custom of the Legion,
the annual award of wrist watch
will be made again this year to the
outstanding student of the r. o. T. c.
at Georgetown University on Military
day in May.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, convened
with leaders of citizen groups of the
Northwest area last Thursday IN
Starsbury Hall, Comdr. John T. Long
presiding. Traffic control, architec-
ture and funds for new schools and
bus schedules we're debated
American Legion citizenship awards
will be made to the outstanding boy
and girl in the June graduating class
of Roosevelt High School, Paul Junior
High School and Mcfarland Junior
High School under direction of Amer
icanism Officer Joseph A. Walker.
The annual carnival will be held
June 13 TO 25, inclusive. Entertain
ment will be feature of the dinner
dance in Stansbury Hall on May 8. A
meeting of the Constitution Commit
tee will be held at 42S Peabody street
p m. April IL.
Agriculture Post met April and
made plans for dance IN the patio
Of the Agriculture Department on
April %, from to l2.
SoilI! nNO w ., dSSLSlTd ny Sclii-
rade Pagnotta is conducting baseball
team.
About 20 of the post uniformed
members turned out for the Army Day
parade.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No 80. will meet to-
morrow at the Hayloft Club at SIS
pm, with Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe
presiding Senior Vice Comor. John
A. Long and his Entertainment Com
mittee have arranged fish story con-
test and community singing, accom-
panied by Herbert Seasons at the
piano National Executive Committee
man Joseph J. Malloy will speak.
Columbia Post met last Wednesday.
when it was reported the post men,
bershlp was within 10 of its quota as
set by the Department Membership
Committee
Under the direction of Charles
Plunkett a minstrel show was held at
the Glendale Hospital for the patients
and another was given for the pa
tients at the Naval Hospital last Friday
evening. The post Ministries will pre-
sent the next show at St. Mary's
Church in Rockville. Md, on April %.
Sergt. Jasper and the guard of honor
conducted an American Legion memo
rial service for Francis G Curtin at his
recent home, 1906 Monroe street NV
He was buried in Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors
last Monday morning.
Officers of Department of Labor Post,
No AZ, were installed last week at the
Hayloft. 1926 Massachusetts avenue
NV. Comdr. Gail T. Judd delivered
the address of welcome. Assistant
Secretary of Labor Turner Battles act
ed as master of ceremonies. The guest
speakers were Assistant Secretary of
War Louis M. johnson. former ma
tional commander of the American
Legion Brig Gen. Albert L. Cox,
president. Military Order of the World
War, and Judge Fred johnson, Federal
Communications Commission, former
national vice commander of the Amer
lean Legion.
The officers were installed by Depart
ment Comdr. Thomas S. Mason, jr..
and his staff, assisted by the American
Legion Guard of Honor.
Other guests who made brief re-
marks were Past Comdr. Howard s.
Fisk, Comdr. John F. Dull and Past
Comdr. James j. Murphy, adjutant of
George Washington Post: William
Halloran, commander Stephen P. Nc
Groarty Post; Comdr Leo Collins.
Bunker Hill Post; William Opitz, past
commander Victory Post; Comdr. Will
liam Slattery, Treasury Post; Comdr.
Charles Wolfe Internal Revenue Post;
Department Vice Comdrs. Fred Money
and Jane Cox; Comdr. Daniel M
Goodacre, Sergt. Jasper Post; National
Executive Committeeman Joseph j.
Malloy; Past Comdr William D. Har-
grave mast commander Fort Stevens