Evening star., 1939-03-12

Friday-Agricultu Post, 1899
South Building, Department
of Agriculture: Detachment
Drum and Bugle Corps, Sons
of the American Legion, Ma
tional Guard Armory, pm.
uel C. Hart Squadron, Salisbury
N. c., who is now stationed at Ma
val Air Station, d. C.
The American Legion again will
join in observing National Music
Week, May to 13. National Comdr
Chadwick has accepted member
ship on the National Music Week
Committee. The purpose of Ma
tional Music Week is to develop
American music.
Sons from Squadrons Nash, Jacob
Jones, Kenna Main, Potomac and
Kileen will play basket ball Monday
at the Hine Junior High School
They want boys for the first hour
in the l05-115 weight and boys in
| the second hour, 140-160- Founders
| Teams are being organized for soft
| ball and the games are scheduled
| for Sundays. Detachment Comdr
Rose c. OHara, accompanied by
the Drum Corps, chairmen of the
Potomac and Jacob Jones Squad
rons attended meeting of the Labor
| Department Post.
| Warren D. Fish awarded the but
tons for the rifle team on Monday.
The teams will be organized on
March 20. They will have three
teams ready for outdoor meets in
April.
Sons interested in joining a min
strel troupe will report to Thompson
School on March l6 at pm. Every
boy having talent is requested to
offer his services. This show will
be taken to the various hospitals in
the District and nearby States.
The Detachment Drum and Bugle
Corps will turn out for Army Day
and Junior District Day. Their next
appearance will be on Thursday
night as guests of the new Washing
ton Gas Light Co. Legion Post The
news sheet goes to press on March
25. The chairmen are asked to get
their news in to Detachment Adjt
Quinn by March %.
Costello Post met Tuesday at the
Carlton Hotel. Comdr. Martin Goerl
turned the gavel over to Third Vice
Comdr. Frank Norton for the eve
ming. Senator Ernest Lundeen of
Minnesota spoke on The State of
the National DefenSeS."
The James Reese Europe Post
No. 5. in collaboration with the Co.
lumbia Lodge, No 81. of the Elks,
presented the first of a series Of.
social sessions March 5, at the lodge
house on Rhode Island avenue NV.
The guest speaker was Attorney
B. V. Lawson, who spoke on the
Constitution of the United States.
Cooley y-McCullough Post on March.
were guests of their unit, presided
over by Mrs. Edith Landvoigt, and
with them observed the American
Legion's Goth anniversary. Comdr.
Charles Kohen, Mrs. Dorothy Har-
per, Second Vice Comar. Henry
Thomas. Third Vice Comdr. George
r. 10th. George w. LIE Dane, R.
Reuben Chambers, James E. Trerice
and Mr.. Warren, the unit secretary S
father, spoke.
! A birthday anniversary cake was
cut and Afterwards refreshments
were served.
At the last morthly meeting of
Government Printing Office Post,
No. 33, held in the Hayloft Club,
the following were voted into menu
hership Florentine P. Calabia,
Alfred j. Fields, James j. Altman
and Mark j. Dondero. The Forty
and Eight degree team, headed by
Grand Chef de Care Cass Schroth,
will induct the members at a later
date.
The next meeting will be held in
! the Bunker Hill Clubhouse, 8O9
Monroe street NE, tomorrow at
8 pm.
J. Thomas Ford announced. that
Hotel 2400 Sixteenth street NV.
has been secured for posts dance
and social on April 8. For reserva-
tons call Comdr. George w. Johns
Or apply at department headquar-
ters in the Deslrike Building.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will meet
at the Thomas Circle Club tomorrow
at 8 pm. in honor of the goth an
niversary of the American Legion
and will be designated as Charter
member night Joseph j. Mal'oy,
national executive committeeman,
will speak.
Columbia Post Minstrels will give
their next performance at Nash
Post Clubrooms, at 209 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, March Is at 8 pm,
They will be assisted by a group
of juveniles.
Kenna-M Main Post will meet on
Thursday at 7:30 pm. in the Red
Cross hut at ST. Elizabeth's Hos
pital. This will be the third an
niversary of the post. The 4O-8
drill team will be there to give the
ritual. The auxiliary has been in
vited to attend.
Potomac Electric Power Co. Post
will celebrate the Goth anniversary
of the American Legion with an
entertainment and dance in the