Evening star., 1939-05-28

nurses registry, 1746 K street
NV, $3.50 pm; Department
of Labor, Admiral Club; Fort
Stevens, Stansbury Hall,
BIS pm.
Friday-Sons of the American
Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps, National Guard Ar
mory.
Saturday-Fort Stevens Post,
dance, Indian Spring Country
Club, 10 pm; I'd Division
Post, dance, New Colonial
Hotel, 10 pm. |
of George washington Post, No. 1,
and first department commander in
the American Legion, last Sunday at
Arlington National Cemetery.
Acting COmdr. C. Cassard Schroth
presided and after a brief address
the Rev. Howard E. Snyder, chaplain,
ofnciated. Past Comdr. Howard S.
Fisk, who served as adjutant to Col.
Jones, both in the post and the de-
partment, spoke.
Acting Comdr. Schroth placed a
wreath on his grave, while the colors
were placed at the sides of the COL
umn of veterans in attendance.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Post will hold memorial
services in the auditorium, South
Building, tomorrow at noon, In
memory of the men of the depart
ment who died in the service OF
their country. The services will be
followed by wreath-placing cere-
monies at the Forest Service Memo
rial in the South Building and at
the World War Memorial Plaque in
the Administration Building The
public is invited and all post men,
bers are asked to be present, In full
Legion uniform.
The post will sponsor a three-hour
moonlight dance cruise on the S. S.
Potomac tomorrow. The boat will
leave at 8:45 pm from the wharf at
Seventh street and Maine avenue
S,W, and tickets may be secured
from post members or at the boat.
Members who will participate in
the Memorial Day parade on May 80
are requested to assemble on Ninth
street NV. near Constitution ave-
nue. before 9:45 am.
The next meeting will be held in
Room 1899 South Building on June
at $50 pm.
The National Cathedral Post jun
ior baseball team, sponsored by
Guaranty Grill and composed of
boys from Anacostia High School,
will meet the Buick Athletic Club on
Decoration Day at 1890 pm. on
Macgruder Field, Hyattsville, Md.
The team will play the Police Post
today at 3 pm. at West Diamond in
the Ellipse.
The squadron softball team was
defeated last Sunday by Kenna-
Main Squadron by score of 1912.
Today at pm. the squadron will
play on Diamond No. 10, Potomac
Park. west of the Munitions Build
ing, near the Lincoln Memorial
Buck O'Neill addressed the post
last Tuesday night regarding ad-
ventures he encountered during his
20 years of association with sports
events, and described the progress
sion of sports activities through
out the years.
Kenna- Main Post met May 18 at
1716 Thirty-fi street Sc. The
following were admitted to member
ship: John L. Wright, Mark M.
Moore, William G. Roylancep, Vim
cent De Paul, Leonard A. Zirkle,
william w. Weinstien and John
Albert johnson.
j. A. johnson, a former member
of the 18th Canadian Scottish Reg
iment and the Royal Canadian Ord
nance Corps, where he served during
the World War, presented the post
with two shields of his own design,
one Of them being the great seal
of the United States and the other
q shield that he designed for the
coming visit Of their maiesties the
King and Queen of the British EN-
pire.
Revision of the bylaws and con-
stitution of the post will be dis
cussed at the next meeting. A re-
port from Kenna-Main Squadron,
S. A. L., was given by First 1t.
Norman Rocca. He announced five
cars will bear the Kenna-Main en-
blem in the Soap Box Derby.
Second Division Post has four boys
entered in the Soap Box Derby.
The posts supper dance will be
held at the New Colonial Hotel next
Saturday
A Picnic Committee headed by
John Petrie is making arrangements
for the annual picnic.
| The post colors and members will
attend the services at the Church of
the Immaculate Conception on June
at noon, dedicating the colors of
the Father Francis J. Hurney Post,
Catholic War Veterans.
On Memorial Day the members
will attend the services at Arlington
and later the memorial service at
the I'd Division Monument, Seven
teenth street and Constitution ave-
nue. NV. at 2:30 pm.
The Jane A. Delano Post will hold
a sunset memorial service in the
nurses section Of Arlington Cemetery
at $50 pm. today. A quartet from
the United States Army Band will
furnish music The Rev. w. B. Zim-
norman, chaplain of Fort Myer, will
pronounce the benediction. Joseph
]. Malloy, national executive COM
mitteeman, will be the principal
speaker. The Fort Stevens ritual