Evening star., 1938-06-19
Roper to Receive Winners
Of Legion Medal A,uards
Principal of School and Teacher Viii
Accompany Each Boy and Girl
at Ceremony.

Secretary Of Commerce Daniel G.
Roper will tender a reception to all
winners of the American Legion School
Medal Awards in his ONCE at the de-
partment next Tuesday at pm. Each
BOY or girl will be accompanied by the
principal Of the school and by his in
dividual teacher.
They will assemble in the ante room
at 2:45 and will be conducted to the
reception by O. c. Halloran, chairman
of the Legion Americanism Commits
sion.
The District Of Columbia Depart
ment is now sustaining member Of
the Metropolitan Police Boys Club,
having received its certificate.
Fort Stevens Post at a special meet
ing last Monday favorably considered
revised constitution and set of by
laws prepared by a committee headed
by Past Comdr. W. H. Hargrave. The
paper will be submitted at the next
regular meeting for adoption.
Comdr John T. Long has appointed
Emmett Leo Sheehan as welfare officer
and Joseph A. Walker, chairman of
the Committee on Anniversary Exer-
cises at Fort Stevens battle site on
July IL. Color squads of the post, the
Senior Drum and Bugle Corps and
the Fort Stevens Squadron, S. A. L.,
will participate in the District of Co.
lumbia Fourth of July celebration.
The 1888 carnival at Georgia ave-
nue and Underwood street NV will
continue throughout this week. Gen.
eral Chairman Abraham Miller will
make parade and beauty awards Sat-
urday night.
The Past Commanders Association
met in the Hayloft Club, President
Joseph Randall presiding. Members
of Miss Hunters Dapce Academy pro-
vided musical and dance numbers.
Provisions of the constitution were
amended to include eligible past de-
partment commanders, past district
commanders and past post command
ers OF other departments provided
they are now members in good stand
ing OF post of this department.
A resolution to advance funds to
Director Holleran for sponsorship of
needy boy in the coming Soap Box
Derby was adopted
Acting Department Comdr. Fred
F.. Money was initiated with eight
others. A picinc will be held at Col.
Randalrs farm on Sugar Loaf Noun
tain. Md, on July 81. Families of
members and all eligible non-members
are invited
Gen. u S. McAlexander Post on
Thursday night presented American
ism medal awards to James A. Beck
and Mary Louise Atlee. outstanding
students of St. Joseph's School, at the
school auditorium. Capt Nadeau
commander of the National Guard of
Honor, and members of the guard as
sisted
Addresses were made by the Rev.
Edward P. McAdams of St Joseph's
School R. F. Gleason, Comdr. D. L.
Gilsinn and Past Comdr. Holston
Chairman of the Americanism Com
mittee, John L. Shaffer, presided.
Bureau of Engraving Post met at
the Red Mems Hall last Monday eve
ming and elected delegates and alter
mates to the department convention
at the Mayf1ower Hotel August II, -
and 13. Comdr. Saunders will be
chairman of the delegation.
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph j. Malloy. Past Department
Comdr. Horace w. Lineburg and De-
partment Membership Officer Edward
L. Dixon made brief addresses.
The annual family outing party of
the post will be held July 9 at Bay
Ridge, Md. Ernest Dwyer is general
chairman.
Outstanding boy and girl winners of
the American Legion School Medal
awards in the graduating class of the
Terrell Junior High School will be
presented with awards at the class
commencement exercises in the Arm
strong High School Auditorium on
June 81 at l:30 pm. by Sergt. Jasper
Post. The boy student will receive
the medal from Hiram Hummer, Amer
icanism officer, while the girl student
will receive medal from Miss Francis
Youngblood, Americanism chairman
OF the post auxiliary.
The summer dance will be held at
the Indian Spring Country Club next
Saturday from 10 to |, Jointly with
the auxiliary.
The Guard Of Honor will hold its
annual moonlight cruise and jamboree
tomorrow evening on the Wilson Line
steamer City of Washington. Several
acts of entertainment have been ar
ranged. The steamer will leave at
$50 o'clock.
AT the last meeting of the Sons of
the Legion Squadron of the James e.
Walker Post officers of the SQUADRON
were elected as follows: Amoz Gibson.
captain; Olson Wormley. first lieuten-
ant; Robert Sears, second lieutenant;
Thomas Jones, adjutant; Lucian Tan.
Gil, finance officer; Wendall Thomp-
son, historian, and Theodore Hunter.
chaplain. They will be installed at
the meeting of the post Thursday eve
Meetings This Week,
Monday-Columbia Post Drum
and Bugle Corps, Registers Build
ing. pm; Nash Post Band.
Nash Clubhouse, 209 Pennsyl-
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