Evening star., 1939-05-14


Malloy attended j. J. Malloy.
the session from the District o1
Columbia.
William H. HargaraVe, chairman
Veterans Division of the Memoria
Day Parade Committee, announces
that arrangements provide for march
time on May 80 at GAS am, or
a route from Fourth street NV.
west along Constitution avenue tt
Seventeenth street NV. The re.
viewing stand is to be on the NORTH
side of Constitution avenue at Six
teenth street NV. The American
Legion Department of the District
of Columbia will participate in the
parade. William Leo Collins has
been appointed marshal of the Vet
erans' Division.
Fort Stevens Post and Squadron
S. A L., will participate in massing
of the colors at Washington Ca
thedral the afternoon of May 21
The joint color unit will be in charge
of Comdr. Abraham Miller.
American Legion school medals
will be presented on May 26 to a girl
and boy student of the graduating
class of both Nativity School and
St Gabriel's School, recipients to be
chosen by the respective faculties
Like awards are to be made at
Roosevelt High School, Paul Junior
High School and Mcfarland Junior
High School on dates to be set next
month.
Plans are being made for the post
and squadron and their respective
drum and bugle corps to participate
in the G. A. R. Memorial Day parade
and in services at the grave of Past
Vice Comdr. Albert Winter Tucker
the latter in memory of all COM
radeS of Fort Stevens resting in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
The Rev. John F. Fannon will
offciate at memorial services to be
held at pm. May % in Nativity
Church.
Recently admitted members are
Alfred H. Bergman, l65th United
States Infantry; Louis R. Dennis,
ST., U. S. N; Forrest R. Nelson,
U. S. A, Horatio w ONeil. U. S. N;
William j. Miller, 62d Division, U. S.
A. and William r. Ryan, lst Field
Hospital, U. S. A.
The annual past commander and
charter member meeting will be held
in Stansbury Hall on June l.
At the last meeting of the Ma
tional Guard of Honor a resolution
was passed that the summer uni
form. effective June !. will be
American Legion regulation pants,
blue American Legion shirt, Amer
ican Legion tie, black shoes and
black belt. The Guard of Honor in
sigma will be worn over the pocket
of the shirt.
The Guard of Honor boat ride will
be held tomorrow on the steamer
Potomac, from Seventh street
wharves, at $50 pm.
The guard will escort Department
Comdr. Brady and his staff and
other distinguished guests at the
auxiliary ball at the Carlton Hotel
on Tuesday at 9 pm.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post was
awarded honorable mention in the
1899 American Legion Post history
contest by the Committee on
Awards which met at national head
quarters this month.
The Jones Post viii hold its goth
anniversary dinner-dance at the
New Colonial Hotel, on May %, at
7 pm.
An important change in American
Legion policy on the subject of
veterans preference in Government
jobs was approved by the National
Executive Committee at it's meeting
last week on the recommendation
OF Frank A. Mathews, jr., of Cam
den, N. j., chairman of the Veterans
Preference Committee.
Under the new policy, the Legion
will support legislation providing
that veterans first be required to
pass successfully their civil service
examinations, like any other ap-
pllcantS, before being given the eX-
ira points allowed for their war
services.
At present veterans were staked
outright to 5 points each for their
war services, and an extra S points
II they were disabled by war in
Jurles. Thus veteran eligible for
lo points had 10-point advantage
over non-veteran competitors, mas
much as he would have to pass a
grade OF only so instead of the 70
required of others. The new policy
Will not give veterans their extra
points until they have qualified on
thelr own merits by successfully
passing the examination.
Tribute will be paid to the memory
OF Col. E. Lester Jones, one of the
founders of the American Legion
by members of George Washington
Post, at Arlington National Gene
terry, May 81 at pm. First Vice
Comdr. c. Cassard Schroth will
preside. The Rev. Howard E. Snyder
chaplain, will officiate. Mr.. Schroth
Will place wreath on his grave.
The Jacob Jones Post will hold
memorial services at the Argonne
Cross in Arlington National Gene
terry on May % at 3 pm, in memory
of its deceased comrades. These
services will be in charge of the
post necrologist, Mary Esther Kolhos
Gen. U. G.. McAlexander Post at
the last meeting, Comdr Dave
Brakeman presiding, Comrades Plew
and Gallagher were appointed to the
soap Box Derby Committee, under
the leadership of Chairman John
Smaller. Albert A. Webb was ac-
cepted for membership.
A post dinner uac hold of DicL, e