Evening star., 1938-03-13
D. c. Legion Will Celebrate
Birthday at Midnight Rally
Party at St. Eliznbeth's to Mark 10Th
Anniversary With National
Broadcast Program.

BTOU0CUSt
The District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, will hold
its 10th anniversary party at a mid
night rally Tuesday at Hitchcock
Hall, ST. Elizabeths Hospital De-
partnlent Comdr. Thomas Mason, jr.,
requests all members of the organiza-
ton and their friends to attend.
The party will be held in con-
nection with the Legion's national
observance of its organization with q
national broadcast program. Appear
ing on the program will be National
Comdr. Daniel j. Doherty and Mrs.
Malcolm Douglas, national president
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
and Fred G. Fraser, chef de chemin
de fer Of the Forty and Eight. The
latter will broadcast from the local
studios of the N. B. c.
At various times throughout the
program those present will hear sew
eral well-known Legionnaires of the
stage and screen. These include Jack
Benny. Bob Burns and Jack Warner of
Warner Bros, who will have several
stars of this organization on the
program.
All of the 1l,4l9 posts of the Legion
will celebrate with similar gatherings
during the period March Is, 16 and
II, the dates on which the formation
process of the Legion took place in
Paris. France, 19 years ago.
The regular meeting of the Kenna-
Main Post will be held earlier in the
evening at Hitchcock Hall. Many
members of the Senate and House
have accepted invitations to make ad-
| dresses.
Fort Stevens Post has delegated
Joseph A. Walker. John D. Kiley and
Ernest A. Pullman to act for 1t on
March Is before the District of Co.
lumbia Suffrage Association.
The Gay Nineties" has been post
poned indefinitely.
Those recently voted to membership
are DR.. Lawrence E. Lewis. Army
Medical Corps; Nicholas A. Crefelle,
Sd Field Artillery: Morey L. Jacob,
9th Aero Squadron; Maxim P. Lowe,
I'd United States Engineers; Hugh
F. Brown, 9Th United States En-
gineers; Falk Harmel, aviation section,
Signal Corps; E. George Smith, U. S.
NJ; Irwin M. Ginsburg, Quartermaster
Department, and Frank M. Stockton,
l17th United States Engineers.
The meeting April will be devoted
to community civic matters. Capt.
Pierson of the sixth precinct and
officers of six of the northwest area
citizens associations having accepted
invitations to attend
Agriculture Post on March 4 was
addressed by Capt. Watson B. Miller,
outlining his duties as national re-
habilitation officer and explaining the
inside workings of his department.
A social followed.
The next meeting Will Re held on
March 18. The post has invited me M
bers of its auxiliary to attend. The
meeting will be held as anniversary
of the formation of the Legion and
many outstanding members of the
Legion will make addresses. Among
these are: James OlConnor Roberts,
national chairman of its National De-
tense Committee; Joseph j. Malloy,
national executive committeeman,
and Department Comdr. Thomas
Mason, Jr.,, and members Of his staff.
The meeting will be held in room
1899, South Building of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and will open at
pm.
Sergt. Jasper Post met at Pythlan
Temple and received report of new
changes in the constitution and by
laws as recommended by the ccm-
mittee headed by Edward L. Marthill.
Final action will take place at the
next meeting in April.
Department Membership Officer Ed
ward L. Dixon presented membership
citations to Comrades Goodacre,
Medlin and Kershner, post mem
bership officer. Kershner then offered
a prize of a gold Legion button to the
member turning In the most men,
bership applications during the period
ending so days from the date of
the meeting.
Comrades Little. Bell and Fraser
were winners of membership prizes.
Fraser donated his prize to the post
Mount Alto Hospital cigarette fund.
George Royal of the Department
Athletic Committee spoke of the
Junior Base Ball League to be con-
Quoted by the Legion during the sum-
mer and urged the post to sponsor a
team
At the annual trapshoot tournament
held by the Legion at its range on
Conduit road last Sunday I'd Division
Post nosed out the Nash Post for first
place, while third-place honors went to
the Kenna-Main Post. Second Divi-
sion scored Is points, with Nash 141a
and Kenna- Main 10 points. The I'd
Division team was made up of Mason,
Johnson Merrick, Henderson and Co.'S
tello. The team was awarded a cash
prize.
Department Employment Officer
Donald G. Stanley requests all Legion
naires, when registering for employ
ment at the United States Employ
ment Center for work, to name the
Legion on their application blanks,
and in addition to also register with
the Legion at its headquarters in the
Denrike Building.
Columbia Post, No. "a, celebrated the
nineteenth birthday of the American
Legion on March 2 at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club. 1915 L
street NV. Thomas Mason, jr., de-
partment commander, and Thomas
Owens. national historian, spoke.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow night at Thomas Circle Club