Evening star., 1939-02-12

and certificates of merit, sponsored
by the National Cathedral Post to
the boy and girl chosen by the
faculty and students of the Wood
row Wilson High School to receive
them at the end of each semester,
were presented to Miss Emma Leona
Byrum and Eugene Arden Schultz.
National Cathedral Squadron will
hold a valentine party today in the
log cabin at the playground, Kens-
ington. Md. The members of the
squadron will meet at Chevy Chase
Circle at 2 pm.
The addition of IA new members
in the past week has increased the
present membership of the squadron
to SO.
The squadron basket ball team
meets for practice every Friday at
4 o'clock in the gymnasium of All
Souls Unitarian Church, Sixteenth
and Harvard street NV.
Capt. Jesse Watt has appointed
John Broderick and Thomas Brod-
erick as color guards and Leon Rod
bell and Ralph Rodbell as color
bearers.
The members of the squadron
are competing in membership con-
test which ends March 81 with
sons of the Legion ring as the prize.
Under the leadership Of Capt.
Dorsey Rhoaoes, the James E. Walk
er Post is forming a band. A re-
hearsal was held February in the
armory at the Pythian Temple,
Twelfth and U streets NV, and
will continue to be held there every
Saturday at 8 pm. World War
veterans with instruments VINO de-
sire to join the band are invited to
attend rehearsals.
The post announces its formal
military ball tomorrow at the Lin-
coin Colonnade.
Victory Post will meet February
IA at 414 Ninth street NV. at 8
pm. Due to the fact that extern
sive alterations are being made at
the new hall, this meeting is only
for members and prospective mem
bers. The post is preparing for a
house warming at the second meet
ing in February.
Americanism medals were pre-
sented by the Jane A. Delano Post
to Sarah Opey and Wallace Nor
gan, the two outstanding pupils Of
the February graduating class of
the Francis Junior High School by
Mrs. Helen Bachschmid, Americana
zation officer. The chairman of the
Americanization Committee, Joseph
A. Walker, made the presentation
speech.
New members are Betty Mcdowell
Robinson, Florence Conway and Ma
tilda Hume.
Department Publicity Officer l.. j.
P. Fichthorn will be away from the
city from February II until April
II, inclusive. All post publicity Of
flcers are requested to submit their
publicity items to Mrs. Hazel B.
Frazer at department headquarters
not later than $50 pm. on Tues
days.
Membership of U S. Treasury
Post have been invited to a free
party at the estate of Vice Comdr.
James w. Lowen at Hillandale, Md,
on February 18, starting at pm.
There will be entertainment and
refreshments will be served until
10 pm. The party is being held in
connection with the membership
campaign.
Comdr. Robert D. Beeton an
nounced the appointment of Oscar
Kibbey as Americanism officer and
Mary M. Becker as editor of the
post bulletin.
The next meeting of the post will
be held at the Colonial Hotel on
February IA. Ten new members will
be introduced.
The James Reese Europe Post, No.
5, will meet at the Twelfth Street
Branch Y. M. c. A. on Tuesday.
The plans for the Smoker" to be
given at the home of William Pat
ricks, 1921 Columbia road NV,
February Is have been completed.
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