Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-07-02

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of the Legion Drum and
Bugle Corps, National Guard
Armory.
resented the department at Bunker
Hill Post L-31 Club dinner at
Waldorf, Nd, last Sunday. Senior
Vice Comdr Long and Junior Vice
Comdr. Koehl represented the de-
partment at the National Guard Of
Honor moonlight boat ride last
Monday evening.
Mrs. Florence T. Conlon, depart
ment welfare officer and director,
invites post commanders and well
fare officers to visit the Department
Welfare ONCE and to become better
acquainted with the personnel.
Department Membership Officer
John H. O'Connell announces July
rs is the deadline for membership,
on which the strength of the posts
delegations to the department con-
vention will be based. All cards
must be in department headquarters
not later than July Is to be credited
to the strength Of the delegation.
Second Division Post will meet
July 6 to elect delegates to the de-
partment convention. This date was
adopted at the June meeting of the
post inasmuch as the regular meet
ing night falls on July 4. Comdr.
Walton Terrell will preside.
Plans are under way for the an
nual picnic to be held in the near
future. New members admitted by
transfer included Ray H. Elkins and
Ernest Funkhauser, also Charles w.
Brinkerhoff, formerly of Auburn
IN. " Post, No. 81, and Grover Pat
Leech
Members planning to attend the
national convention at Chicago
should register early with Depart
ment Adj Daniel NJ. Goodacre at
department headquarters.
Observing July as Independence
Day, the James E. Walker Post, No.
rs. is planning patriotic celebra-
ton, including parade through
the streets of the city winding up
at the American League Ball Park,
where the festivities will take place.
The parade is scheduled to begin
at II am. from Ninth street and
Constitution avenue, proceed north
on Ninth to v street, thence east on
v street to the ball park. Maj.
Arthur C. Newman will be grand
marshal and Maj. Campbell c. john
son, assistant grand marshal, will
conduct the parade. Both are men,
bers of the James E. Walker Post.
The post will be host to all other
veteran, fraternal and civic organi-
cations marching. Bands, drum
corps and drill teams will lend color
Business places along the line of
march are asked to display flags and
buntings.
Immediately after the parade an
old fashioned lunch spread of fried
chicken will be served. Wives are
asked to provide these baskets for
their men folk who will march.
At l pm. there will be prominent
speakers, the singing of national
anthems and band music by the
Walker Post Band. Drum corps,
bands and drill teams will then
compete for cash prizes.
At $3.50 pm. the Washington ROYAL
Giants baseball team will play with
the Durham Black Sox.
Department of Justice Post at its
last meeting elected the following
delegates to the department con-
vention: Comdr. Joseph j. Idler.
Thomas O'Hara and Charles Tray
ers. Alternates, Col. A. r. Brind-
ley, Michael Lyman and William
T. Becker.
The post, under the arrangement
OF j. Leighton Cornwell, is sponsor
ing the entry of George Crowder,
age Is, selected from the Temple
Recreation Center In the Soap Box
Derby.
Plans for an outing of the post
are being completed for the near
future at Flatow's Cabin Carrie,
near Snowden, Va.
The James Reese Europe Post
elected its delegates to the depart
ment convention as follows: Dele
gates. Comdr. H. L. Bean, chair
man; Past Comdrs. Robert P.
Rhea. Clifton c. Anderson, John r.
Anderson, Adjt. Albert L. Dunlap,
Finance Officer Frederick A. Dawes,
Howard Walker, George Hunt, Harry
Mills, Harry Wilson. Alternates:
Past Comdrs. George H. Rycraw,
and Harry Mckenzie, John French,
Malcolm D. Fletcher, Walter Morgan,
Clarence Sliger, Second Vice Comdr.
William H. Kelson, william Boggs,
Membership Officer Francis I. Craw-
ford and Percy Brown.
Sergt. Jasper Squadron of Sons
of the Legion had an outing with
the juniors last week at Glen Echo
Park.
The next regular meeting of the
post will be held July S at 8 pm.
in Pythian Temple. Delegates and
alternates to the department con-
vention will be elected.
The Post Junior Legion baseball
team will play Potomac Post Junior
team on the north diamond of the
Elipse today at ! pm.
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