Evening star., 1938-04-03

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in which the Legion will march will
form on Delaware avenue at c street
S.W. at 80 pm. Legionnaires are re-
quested to parade in uniform or caps,
and all posts are requested to have
their post colors present.
At the last Department Executive
Committee meeting a resolution was
adopted as being unalterably opposed
to any change, transfer, alteration or
abollshment of the Veterans Admins
tration or any functin thereof as is
now prescribed or may be prescribed
by law, and a copy of the resolution
was forwarded to national headquar-
ters, asking that body to concur in
this action.
The resignation of Department Ath-
letic Chairman Joseph A. Ashi Was
accepted, and George Royal was ap-
pointed to take charge of the junior
baseball activity. The league will
start play on May and will play
each Sunday thereafter with the same
teams that took part in the league
last year again participating this
year.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No. 80. had its last
meeting with Acting Comdr. John A.
Long presiding The Entertainment
Committee held Big LARS" contest,
which was won by Executive Commit
teeman Mckinley Kreigh Lloyd
Burkey of the Department American
ism Committee showed the new Ma
tional American Legion safety films.
Past Senior Vice Comdr. Arthur
Thomas was elected a lieutenant in
the Guard of Honor Comdr. Charles
E. Wolf has returned from Los Angeles
and will preside at the meeting on
April IL, at the Hayloft Club.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet Wednes-
day at the Pythian Temple, with
Comdr Daniel NJ Goodacre presiding.
Fred G. Fraser. head of the Forty and
Eight, is expected to make an ad-
dress.
Final action on the proposed
changes in the constitution and by
laws will be taken.
The Department of Agriculture Post
will hold smoker next Saturday at
the Odd Fellows Hall, 4l9 Seventh
street NV, at pm. All veterans
and their friends are invited.
At the last meeting the post ac-
cepted the applications of Everett
Wilcox and Lloyd A. Palmer.
Members of the James Reese Europe
Post will assemble at the foot of Della
ware avenue and c streets S.W., at
1890 pm, to participate in the Army
day parade Comdr. Robert Williams
requests all be present with full uni
forms and white gloves.
The annual military ball of the
District of Columbia Department of
the American Legion, which will be
sponsored by President and Mrs.
Roosevelt, will be held Tuesday night
at the Willard Hotel from $50 to
1:30 o'clock.
Many members of Congress, Army
and Navy and high Government Off
cials have been invited. James F.
Kehoe is general chairman. The Le-
gion guard of honor will act as an
escort for the distinguished guests.
Members of the Legion will partici-
pate in church services tonight at
8 o'clock at st. Johns Episcopal
Church. 18th and H streets NV. to
commemorate the twentieth anniver-
sary of the entry of the United States
into the World War. Dr. Oliver j.
Hart, the rector. will preach the ser
mon. The services will be non-sec-
tartan.
The front portion of the church has
been reserved for members of the
Legion and its auxiliary.
The James E. Walker Post, No. 26,
held their 10th birthday celebration at
the Y. M. C. A. on March "a.
The department membership officer
presented the post, through Comdr. j.
Franklin Wilson, framed 'meritor-
lous citation" for its efforts in in
the posts membership. Sew
aral members of the post also received
individual citations for bringing in
over 10 new members each.
Capt Arthur Newman was master of
Col. West Hamilton gave
, brief history of the post. Capt. Cole
nan called the roll of the charter
members.
Talks were made by Judge Almond
Scott of the Municipal Court and DR..
Howard Long, assistant superintendent
If public schools.
The Ladies Auxiliary, through its
Mrs. Epps, presented the
post with birthday cake.
Comdr. Charles w. Garlock will pre-
ide at the meeting of Lincoln Post
'omorrow at 8 pm, in Arcade Hall,
Fourteenth street and Park road NV.
This will be Spanish-American War
Veterans Night. The department
with his staff, will be
present. All Spanish-American War
Veterans are invited Several newly
elected Legionnaires will be initiated.
The Forty and Eight degree drill team
will present the degree work. The
3ugle and Drum Corps of the Sons
of the Legion will also be present.
Prizes will be awarded winners of
he 1888 National Post history con-
,est, according to National Historian
Thomas M. Owen, jr
First prize will be a 17-jewel, a.
Karat, white gold-filled case wrist
watch. Beneath the curved dial will
De embossed the Legion emblem in
,olors and the watch will have
genuine, natural pigskin strap Sec
ond prize will be 14-karat solid green
gold ring with midget embl2n, black
onyx stone and hand-carved eagles.
Third prize will be handsome set
If miniature colors made of heavy
banner silk. The flags will be II by
l8 inches in size. The base will be
If highly polished walnut. An en-
praVed Mate will corrv tho u,;p1nr,~