Evening star., 1939-01-22

week
National Comdr. Stephen F. Chad
wick and Secretary of War Harry
H. Woodring will be heard over N
B. c. blue network In a half-hour
broadcast starting at $50 pm. E. S.
T., Tuesday. The program will be
offered by the WIZ network.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Mas
sachusetts, speaking from the din
ner session of the conference, will
be heard in half-hour program,
broadcast to the Mutual Broadcast
ing System national network from
VOL Washington on Wednesday
This program will start at $3.50
pm, E. S. T.
The U. S. Army Band will be heard
on the Tuesday program and the
U. S. Marine Band or orchestra will
be heard on the program with Sem
ator Lodge.
Dept Comdr. James T. Brady has
appointed Thomas J. Frailey, chair
man of the American Legion De-
partment ball, to be held at the
MayfloWer Hotel on April 20.
A meeting of the Department Ex-
ecutive Committee will be held Jan
uary 26, 8 pm, at the District
Building.
National Cathedral Post will meet
In Reno Ester Hall at pm. Tues
day. Comdr. Emmett R. Carol
announces an entertainment.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80. Execu-
tive Committee will meet in the club
rooms January 25 at pm, with
Comdr. Abraham Miller presiding.
The committee to assist Chairman
Arnold E. Graham with the organi-
zations seventh annual birthday
party and dance are: Door, Frank
Bloom and George Sullivan: re-
freshments, Ed Donaldson and Bill
Coye: entertainment, M. j. Lyons
and Frank Last; reception, Leo J..
Reel and John T. Long and Comdr.
Miller 1t will be celebrated in
Stansbury Hall, Georgia and Con-
cord avenues NV.
American Legion citizenship
medals have been presented to
Shirley Rebecca Shapiro, 3l9 Quack-
enbos street NV, and William WAL
lace, 400 Aspen street NV, both
of the graduating class at Paul
Junior High School The presen-
tations were made on award day by
Chairman Ross Amos and his COM
mittee.
The next meeting will be held in
Stansbury Hall on February 2.
The Past Commanders Associa-
ton met at the Willard Hotel last
Friday with Col Joseph Randall,
president, presiding. Charles Ko-
hen was appointed welfare chair
man, his committee to function at
Glenn Dale Sanitarium. pursuant to
the objectives policy of the associa-
ton.
Bylaw amendment was suggested
and approved as respects the men,
bership year, the change to con-
form with dates provided in the
constitution of the American Legion.
The meeting was recessed to January
27, when election of officers will be
held.
An open dinner meeting will be
held in February to honor the out
going and incoming staffs.
Sergeant Jasper Post will have a
dinner dance in honor of Junior
Past Comdr. Daniel M. Goodacre at
the New Colonial Hotel on February
4. National Committeeman Joseph
j. Malloy will be POSTMASTER Every
Legionnaire, their wives, members
of the auxiliary units and their
friends are invited
Tickets may be secured at depart
ment headquarters from Chairman
Dibble or at the New Colonial Hotel.
A combined meeting of Lincoln
Squadron and Kenenth H. Nash
Squadron, Sons of the American
Legion, was held at the Southeast
Veterans Club. 2O9 PENNSYLVANIA
avenue Sc, with Capts. Pratt and
Hovermill presiding.
Four. applications were accepted.
In a bowling contest Nash Squadron
won.
Columbia Post Minstrels next will
perform at the District Training
School near Laurel, Md, January
"a at 7;30 pm.
Any member of the post that has
car available for transportation
call John S. Mawhood, Lincoln 1905,
Sunday between 4:3O and $50.
Kenneth H. Nash Post met at
2O9 Pennsylvania avenue Sc. on
January II with Comdr. Robert E.
Lee presiding. 1t was decided to
give a copy of Veterans Benefits
and an American Legion button to
each new member. Four school
awards will be given at the coming
graduation exercises.
The post yesterday adopted a
ward at Mount Alto Hospital and
dedicated Ward B.
The next meeting will be held
Jointly with the auxiliary at 8 pm,
January Is, in the club rooms. This
being the first of a series of Joint
meetings, the post will furnish en-
tertainment and luncheon.
Irwin H. Carr, Oscar w. Urban
Ter of the Department of New