Evening star., 1939-01-29
Legion Prepares Celebration
For 10th Anniversary
Nationwide Radio Broadcast Is Included
In Program for March IS


gagged in preparing for the celebra-
ton on March IS Of the Goth
anniversary of the organization. 1t
was founded at Paris, France. The
exact nature of the celebration
has not been arranged. Every Le-
gion post throughout the country
will hold a meeting that week and
many plan to meet on the ami
versary night.
There will be a Nation wide radio
broadcast beginning at 11:15 pm
Eastern standard time. It will or
iginate from New York City, Wash
ington, Chicago and Hollywood. Ma
tional Comdr. Chadwick will broad
cast message on the program, and
an entertainment program is being
arranged.
The American Legion Department
Ball Committee met last Wednesday
evening at department headquarters
Thomas ]. Frailey presiding. The
committee elected Miss Jane Cox as
secretary of the committee. The
ball will be held on April 20 at the
Mayhower Hotel.
The dinner and dance by Sergeant
Jasper Post in honor of Past Comdr
Daniel M. Goodacre on February 4
at the New Colonial Hotel will be
opened with an address of welcome
by Comdr. Hiram w. Hummer. The
toastmaster will be National Execu-
tive Committeeman Joseph j. NAL
10y. Addresses will be made by
James T. Brady, commander, Dis
trict of Columbia Department.; God
frey L. Munter, past president OF
the District Bar Association; Fer
dinand G. Fraser, Watson Miller and
Judge Nathan Cayton. Gen. Frank
Hines of the Veterans Administra-
ton and Mrs. Hines have accepted
an invitation to be present.
Other distinguished guests will in
clude, in addition to Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel M. Goodacre, Miss Minnie
Mae Hardy, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department,
American Legion Auxiliary; c.
Cassard Schroth. grande chef de
gare, Forty and Eight; Mrs. c.
Francis Mccarthy, president, Ser
geant Jasper Auxiliary; Mrs. Edith
Warren Quinn, chapeaux depart
mental, Eight and Forty; Jewel w.
Swofford, chairman, United States
Employees Compensation Commits
sion.
The following new members were
admitted in the last meeting: Ed
ward j. Oliver, Amos H. Sheeler,
Seton Darr, Edward T. Speddes,
Scot Stetsin and Philip Tunnelli.
Fort Stevens Post will meet in
Stansbury Hall on February at
BIS pm. DR.. Lewis G. Beardsley,
director Mount Alto Veterans Fa-
cility; Commanding Gen. Wallace
Dewitt, Walter Reed Medical Center,
and their respective stats have been
invited. Comdr. Abraham Miller will
preside.
Dancing, refreshments and enter
tainment are on the program for a
party in Stansbury Hall on Febru-
airy 4, the occasion marking the
posts seventh anniversary. Vice
Comdr. Jerry Graham is chairman
in charge of arrangements. All
Legionnaires and friends are invited.
Americanism Officer Ross E.
Amos and his committee attended
award exercises last Tuesday at
Roosevelt High School, presenting
the American Legion school medal
to Miss Helen Elizabeth Tracie. The
school faculty selected Miss Tracie
as one possessing in a high de-
gree the qualities of honor, cour-
age, scholarship, leadership and
service to her fellow students. Simi-
lar presentations will be made in
Roosevelt High School, Macfarland
Junior and Paul Junior High Schools,
Nativity and st. Gabriel Schools
during the June graduations.
A bingo party for patients at
Mount Alto will be held February
instead of January 30.
The U. S. S. Jacobs Jones Post is
sponsoring entertainment for the
patients at Mount Alto Hospital by
a local dancing class of children on
February 4 at 8 pm. Refreshments
will be served.
The post will hold a dance at the
La Fayette Hotel on February 81 at
10 pm. Table reservations may be
made through Dorothy Graham
Woodley 8503. Tickets at door. The
proceeds will go toward welfare work
Of the post, including crippled chill
dren.
The National Guard of Honor
met last Monday at the National
Guard Armory, Capt. Guy c. Ma
deau presiding.
The guard will hold turkey
shoot on February IL at Glen Echo,
Md.
United States Department of
Labor Post was one year old on
January 26. The post requested a
permanent charter from the de-
partment at the Department Execu-
tive Committee meeting on jan
uary 26.
Jail T. Judd was reelected COM
mander. Meetings are held the
first Thursday of each month at
the Club Admiral. The next meet
ing will be February 2 at 8 pm.
Potomac Post voted to support
a baseball team in the Junior Amer
lean Legion League if vacancy
is available. The leader will be
John L. Meade, a former major
league baseball player and coach of
high schools in Ohio.
The last meeting was addressed
by Representative Charles r. Risk
of Rhode Island, past commander
of Rhode Island. He spoke of the
necessity of the Legion backing
Fundamentally the national defense
program.
Gen. U. G. Alexander Post, on
Wednesday at 6 pm, will have q