Evening star., 1938-06-26
American Legion Honor Guard
To attend Gettysburg Reunion
Over 100 Uniformed d. C.. Members
Viii Escort National Commander
at Veterans Day Exercises.

The American Legion Guard Of Honor
composed Of more than 100 uniformed
members of the District Of Columbi,
Department, will 60 to the Blue ant
Gray Reunion at Gettysburg, Pa. mex
Saturday to act as guard for Ma
ttonal Comdr. Daniel ]. Doherty wher
he delivers an address during tn,
exercises on Veterans Day. The ad
dress will be broadcast by N. B. c. ovel
a Nationwide hook-up. The guart
will be commanded by Capt. Guy G
Nedeau.
The Guard OF Honor which has beer
designated by the National Encamp.
ment as national body Of the Legion
is now in its third year. 1t has ON.
ciated at more than 100 funerals q.
veterans during the past year. has par.
ticipated In various memorial service,
and has taken part In many civi.
parades.
Fort Stevens Posts Drum and Bugl<
Corps will appear in concert at Mount
Alto Hospital today at 6 pm. for the
benefit Of patients. Refreshments will
be served.
The Executive Committee met last
Wednesday, with Comdr. John T
Long presiding. Full participation
OF musical units and post and drum
and bugle corps color guards ir
Washington's 1898 Fourth OF July
celebration and the Independence Day
parade in Takoma Park was favorably
voted
Manager Joe Ashi has been au.
thorized to arrange . picnic outing
for all members Of the junior base
ball squad. A date at a nearby beach
Is being sought. A meeting of the
Fort Stevens Battle Site Anniversary
Committee has been called for July !
in the clubrooms by Chairman Joseph
A. Walker.
The next meeting of the post will
be in, Stansbury Hall on July 7. when
delegates and alternates will b
elected to the District of Columbis
Department convention.
The meeting Of the squadron wa,
postponed to July l. Five star awards
will be made to several Of the Sonl
at that time. Capt. Russell Riordan
will preside.
The carnival at Georgia avenue ans
Underwood street will not close unit
Tuesday night. Chairman Abraham
Miller will present the carnival award.
at that time.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Department Executive Committee was
held last Thursday evening at the Dis
trict Building All posts were request
ed to notify department headquarter,
in the Denrike Building not later than
July 10 Of the number Of copies Of the
department convention program the
individual post will need. Advance
copies are to be sold at reduced rates
to the posts. but the orders must be
placed by the above date.
Department Comdr Thomas Mason
who for many weeks was a patient at
Mount Alto Hospital, has returned to
his home.
Several Of the posts Of the American
Legion have discontinued meetings for
the summer months.
Word has been received from the
National Convention Committee that
as in previous years. an automobile
with the insignia of the Legion on the
side door will be assigned to each de-
partment commander attending the
convention for his personal use.
THE Soap Box Derby. sponsored
jointly by The Evening Star and the
American Legion. Is progressing. ac-
cording to Director o. C. Halloran,
who states that daily announcements
are appearing in The Star and a num-
Der Of radio broadcasts will go on the
air as we'll as several motion pictures
of the derby to be shown before va
rious groups by the Chevrolet Motor
Co.
Also in connection with the Amer
icanism program of the Legion, more
than a hundred winning students OF
the American Legion School Medal
Awards attended a reception and were
personally congratulated by Secretary
Daniel M. Roper in his private ONCE
last Tuesday afternoon.
At its meeting last Monday, Quentin
Roosevelt Post elevated George Hut
terly from the junior to the senior vice
commandership to complete the term
vacated by Walter A. McWilliams, who
has left Washington. Gerald j. Law
Ter, formerly adjutant. was elected
junior vice commander.
Comdr Robert Duncan, Mr.. Hut
terly, Mr.. LAwler. Charles Allies and
Albert Popkins were elected delegates
to the department convention to be
held in August. Alternates chosen
were Louis P. Allwine, John B. Keller
Elmore Mckay, Milton Eshleman and
Russell Rafferty,.
The post voted to sponsor an en-
trant in The Star-Legion Soap Box
Derby.
A summer recess was called until
September.
At the last meeting Of the Sergt.
Jasper Post 40 names were placed in
nomination as delegates and alter
mates to the department convention at
the Mayfiower Hotel on August II, II
and l3. Election Of these delegates
and alternates will take place at the
meeting July 8, at Pythian Temple.
At the same time large number will
be inducted into membership.
The United States Bureau OF In
ternal Revenue Post, No. 80. held its
second annual moonlight cruise on
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