Evening star., 1938-06-12

Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, Drum
and Bugle Corps. will head the parade
Wednesday opening the annual car
nival at Georgia avenue and Under
wood street NV. Fort Stevens Post
8. A. L. Drum and Bugle Corps and
that Of the District Of Columbia De-
partment will be In the line Of march
also. HE assembly point is Georgia
avenue and Buchanan street NV. It
will move north along Georgia avenue
at pm. to the carnival grounds.
Uniformed marching units and floats
will compete for prizes.
General Chairman Abraham Miller
directs that all committee members
report to him on the carnival grounds
at s pm. The show will continue
10 days and will feature q beauty
contest Of which District Of Columbia
Department ofncials will be the judges.
United States Department Of Labor
Post will have dedication of colors
and Flag Day exercises Tuesday in the
auditorium. beginning at IL am. All
department employees are invited.
There will be music by the United
States Navy Band. Comdr. Gail T.
Judd will preside. The invocation will
be by DR.. Albert j. Mccartney, minis
ter Of the Covenant First Presbyterian
Church. Guy c. Nadeau, assisted by
the National Guard of Honor, will
dedicate the colors. Brig Gen. Albert
L. Cox. commanding the District Ma
tional Guard, will represent the Secre-
tary Of War. Mrs. Mildred M. Gard
ner, formerly of the Metropolitan
Opera Company, will sing, accom-
panied by the band.
Senator David I. Walsh of Massa-
chusetts will make the principal ad-
dress. The Rev. Father Louis v.
Wealth, chaplain Of the District of Co.
lumbia Department, will give the bene-
diction.
United States Treasury Post met
Thursday at 1908 Fourteenth street
NV. and had as their guest speaker
Harland L. Waters of Yokohama
(Japan Post. Membership contest
announcement was made that ]. w.
Lowen leads with 10 points. The post
voted to continue publication of the
post newspaper, Forward March, with
Robert D. Beeton as editor. :.
The post unanimously indorsed
Comdr. william T. Slattery for the
ONCE Of first vice commander of the
department for 1870
The next meeting will be held at
1908 Fourteenth street NV. on
June IA.
Vincent B. Costello Unit, No. IS,
met Tuesday at the War Mothers
Home, 1927 New Hampshire avenue
NV. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Catherine Z.
Mills; vice presidents. Mrs. Margaret
Greenberg and Mrs. Alice Korn; chap
lain. Mrs. Mary Murray; sergeant at
arms. Mrs. Agnes Landus; color bear
ers. Mrs. Nina Pemphrey and Mrs.
Sarah Bachelor; historian, Miss
Vivian Landus. and property custo-
dian. Mrs. Ada Murray. Seven new
members were obligated.
A special meeting to elect delegates
and alternates to the department con.
vention in August will be held at the
War Mothers Home on July 10, 9
pm. -...
Presentation Of colors by National
Cathedral Post to the Sons Of the
Legion Squadron, sponsored by the
post, will take place this afternoon in
the amphitheater at the Warrington
Cathedral on Mount st. A1ban. The
invocation will be delivered by the
Rev. Edmund Slater Dunlap. This
Will be followed by America" rendered
by drum corps and the presentation
Of squadron badges by the officers OF
the post while Capt. Edmund ]. Beau-
lac. In command Of the squadron, will
also present to James T. Brady, jr., .
Sons Of the Legion ring for having
obtained the most new members for
the squadron. A presentation of q
savel. constructed Of wood from the
White House, will be made by Ernest
Z, Kay, . member Of the post.
There viii be an address by Jesse
Watt and the presentation of the
squadron colors by James T. Brady,
post commander. The program will
close with the benedictiou by the Rev.
Mr.. Dunlap.
Forty and Eight.