Evening star., 1938-02-13

IL CcleDTaU6S It's uIueLcCIlIll UlItIlOhy
in a series OF gatherings
from coast to coast on March IS, l6
and II. These dates commemorate
the Paris csucus of March, 1919, when
the idea and name for the Legion were
decided.
There will be Nationwide broad
cast over N. B. c. on March IS at
midnight (E S. T) and will continue
one hour. National Comdr. Daniel j.
will speak from Chicago, Mrs.
Malcolm Douglas. national president
of the auxiliary from New York and
Fred G. Fraser, chef de chemin de
fer Of the Forty and Eight. from Wash
ington. The last half hour of the
broadcast will come from Hollywood.
with screen stars participating in the
program.
Fort Stevens Post will hold its an
nual community exercises in the
Roosevelt High School Tuesday at
8 pm.
Vaudeville, Fort Stevens Post Squad
ron Drum Corps, and safety movies
will comprise the entertainment.
Award of medals will be made to
sixth grade essay contest winners.
Department Comdr. Thomas Mason.
jr., and his staff will be present. All
veterans and the public are welcome.
Joseph A. Walker is general chairman.
The post will celebrate its 9Th
birthday anniversary with dance
Saturday at Indian Spring Country
Club. Vice Comdr. Harold Britain
requests table reservations be made in
advance
Officers of the squadron will be
installed today at 3 o'clock in the
post cluArooms, 1924 Georgia avenue
NV. At the same time post mem
bers will hold turkey shoot on Con-
duit road NV. for the benefit of the
squadron. For details call Comdr.
John T. Long.
New members recently joining the
post are Harry r. Erps. Bernard j.
Lucey. Robert j. Mccormick. Myer
Hurvitz. Frank v. Tiernan, LaCoste
G. Moore. Lucien Rodriguez and
Henry j. Pere. Membership citations
have been given to George Norton,
Robert Crump. Harold Britain and
Commander John T. Long.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow night at Thomas Circle Club.
with Comdr. Belle K. Graves presiding
Representative Izacs of California will
be the guest speaker Other distin-
guished guests will be Department
Comdr. Thomas Mason. jr., and his
staff. National Executive Committee
man Joseph Malloy, National Defense
Officer j. O'Connor Roberts, Depart
ment Defense Officer Fred Grant and
Department Americanism Officer Hol-
leran.
Post American Legion School awards
were presented to the following pupils:
Grace Sweeney and Robert Thornton
of Stewart Junior High School,
A dance will be held March at the
La Fayette Hotel.
U. S. Bureau of Internal Revenue
Post at its last meeting, with Acting
Comdr. John A. Long presiding. made
the final arrangements for holding its
Washington's Birthday ball at the
Mayflower Hotel on February 1s. Com
missioner Guy Helvering and Mrs. Hell
vering will be guests of honor. All the
deputy commissioners and their wives
and other high ohicials OF the bureau
have consented to attend. National
Executive Committeeman Joseph J.
Malloy. Department Comdr. Thomas
Mason, jr., and his staff will be pres
ent. All Legionnaires from other
posts and their friends are invited.
Representative Melvin Mas of Min
nesota. who served in the aviation
branch of the United States Marine
Corps during the World War, made
the principal address before Lincoln
Post at its annual Lincoln's Birthday
celebration in the Arcade Hall last
Monday evening. taking for his sub
ject, What Would Lincoln Think if
He Were Alive Today" Fred G.
Fraser, national head of the Forty
and Eight, also spoke Department
Comdr. Thomas Mason and members
of his staff, Walter Kress, national
chairman of rehabilitation, and Paul
Griffith, the Legion's national employ
ment director and Mr.. Payne, presi-
dent of the Columbia Heights Business
Mems Association, also were guests.
A buffet supper and dance followed.
Bunker Hill Post will meet Tuesday
evening at the Hayloft Club.
The Entertainment Committee has
completed arrangements for a bingo
party on February % at the Masonic
Temple, Twelfth and Monroe
streets NE.
The National Cathedral Post will not
meet on Washington's birthday. The
next regular meeting will be held Feb
ruary "a This meeting will be open
for the benefit of the post Squadron
Of Sons of the American Legion.
Sergt. Jasper Post sponsored as
oSAASAASo ot CAlC 4CllCA k1l6Il oCllOOl
last week for the students of the
seventh, eighth and ninth grades when
Agents Leckie and McIntire of the
F. B. I. made addresses on crime pre-
vention, and outlined how the students
could assist the F. B. I. in its work.
The post will present the American
Legion school medal awards to the
outstanding boy and girl students of
the June graduating classes at this
school. --
The Squadron of the Sons of the
Legion met at the Thomson School
February IL. Prof. Quiz furnished
the entertainment. ~
The squadron officers are: Captain,
William Mclaughlin; first lieutenant,
Edward Van Hise; second lieutenant,
Harry Ware. jr.; adjutant, Cloid
Smith, jr.; finance onicer, Francis w.
Johns; sergeant at arms, William
Grenfell: chaplain, Daniel Goodacre,
3rd., and quartermaster, Wilbur Rat
clif1e.
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