Evening star., 1939-04-16

The committee in charge is: De-
partment Music Oficer Herbert H.
Teed, chairman; Department Radio
Officer Charles Daley, Department
Publicity Officer L. P. J. Fitchthorn,
all post commanders and presidents
OF the auxiliary units.
The program will be May Z, 1880
to 4:30 pm, at Sylvan Theater. A
cadet band of $50 pieces and the
Legion musical units will furnish
the music. A prominent speaker, to
be announced later, will make the
principal address.
The annual American Legion ball
will be held at the Mayflower Hotel
on April 20.
The Past Commanders Associa-
ton held its annual banquet last
night. Col. Joseph Randall, imme-
diate past president, was rendered a
gold insignia of his Office in recog-
milton for outstanding services.
Charles Cohen. past commander of
Cooley Mccullough Post, presided
and made the presentation. Plans
for a series of entertainments for
the benefit of patients in Glenn
Dale Sanitorium were adopted.
Dancing and floor show followed
the meeting.
Fort Stevens Post has joined with
the joint committee of Georgia Ave-
nue. Citizen Associations in spon-
soring the formation of Police
Boys Club in the sixth precinct.
Charles Eckenrode, youth activities
chairman, has been designated for
this work.
Cooperation also will be lent the
Brightwood Citizens Association in
the observance of the 18th anniver-
sary of the Civil War battle of Fort
Stevens. The Sons Squadron and
senior drum and bugle corps will
be included in the program.
American Legion School medals
will be awarded in June to gradu-
ating students of Roosevelt High
School and MacFarland and Paul
Junior High Schools.
Recently admitted new members
are George p Killmore. Chemical
Warfare Service; c. S. Stanton,
United States Medical Corps; Will
liam w. Box, 103d F. S. Battalion,
28th Division; Harold T. Pease,
United States Coast Artillery, and
John Giles Ford, United States
Navy.
On April 30 the senior drum and
bugle corps will lead Nativity
Church unit In the Sacred Heart
Society youth parade and on May
n will participate in the annual
Forty and Eight parade.
A meeting will be held in Stans-
bury Hall on May 4 and will be a
fathers and sons night.
Comdr. Amos A. Fries of George
Washington Post has received from
National Comdr. Stephen F. Chad
wick warrants of merit for the past
commanders of the post. They are
John Lewis Smith. Howard S. Fisk,
Lew S. Mohler, Percy B. Mccoy,
Wallace Streater. James j. Muir
ply, Bernard c. MCGEE, William E.
Porter, John Thomas TAYLOR.
Charles Demonet, Henry w. Long
fellow, Raymond M. Lanigan, Rev.
Howard E. Snyder, Harry Coope and
John F. Dull.
At the last meeting Representa-
tive Vreeland of New Jersey was a
guest speaker. Capt. c. r. McDar-
ment told of the progress being
made in aviation.
Capt. A. H. Thompson announced
that medals and awards would be
presented on May IL to winners in
the national defense contest and
others schools to be included in the
Americanism program. Comdr.
Fries also spoke.
Cooley-McCullough Post will meet
at 1700 L street NV, on April 10, at
8 pm. Dedication of the posts new
national colors will take place, also
the Bernard Beard Trophy will be
awarded to the member who brought
IN the most new metnb>rs, new and
renewals.
On April %, the posts Junior base
ball team will again take the field
on the north diamond of the Ellipse.
The last entertainment of the season
will be given at the Walter Reed
Hospital on April % at 8 pm.
Plans Tor an entertainment cele.
brating its recent organization will
be developed at a meeting of WASH
ington Gas Light Co. Post tomorrow
at pm. at 1927 Wisconsin avenue
NV.
The entertainment, OF a stag ma
ture, will be held at Victory Post
Hall, 414 Ninth street NV, April %
at 8:15 pm.
Bunker Hill Post will meet Tues
day night at 807-8O9 Monroe street
NV. The ritual team of the 40 and
8 will induct group of about 20
new members into the post.
A tacky party will be held the
night of May 6.
The post has entered a team in
the Woodbridge Businessmen's Soft
ball League.
Kenneth H. Nash Squadron and
the Juniors of the post Auxiliary