Evening star., 1939-06-04

| Headquarters, $3.50 pm.
with members of the post at Glen
wood Cemetery and assisted in the
services in memory of departed
members at the grave of Kenneth
H. Nash. Chaplain Roy M. Miles
sounded TAPS"
The squadron softball team will go
to Alexandria, Va, this afternoon
and play the squadron from Alexan-
dria Post, No. a. The squadron
has accepted the invitation of the
juniors of Nash unit to join them in
a weaney roast, to be held at Fort
Du Pont.
The American Legion cap, uni
form or regalia should not be worn
by Legionnaires except when in at
tendance at official Legion meetings
or ceremonies or at patriotic func-
tions, according to resolution
adopted by the National Executive
Committee.
The resolution provides the cap
uniform or regalia shall not be worn
by its members except when in at
tendance at official Legion meetings
or ceremonies or as official guests
at patriotic or other civil functions
or by individuals when officially
representing the American Legion
on public occasions; that the COM
mittee approves the following five
points, as recommended by the ma
tional chaplain, as the official regu-
lations governing the wearing of the
cap when in attendance at church
services and American Legion cere-
monials:
The cap should only be worn in
church by the Guard of Honor,
Color Guard and commander of
same while in marching order or
standing guard When returned to
and seated in pews, the cap should
be removed.
Posts marching in formation into
a church should have their men,
bers uncover at the church door,
holding the cap in the right hand
opposite the left shoulder III = ar
rival in the pews and commarI ed to
take seats, remaining uncovered
during the entire service. At the
close Of the service, upon command,
the post will arise. the members,
holding the cap in the right hand
opposite the left shoulder, will march
out of the church and recover after
marching through the door.
Legionnaires not in formation will
uncover upon entering the church
and remain uncovered during the
entire service and will recover after
leaving the church.
At the graveside the cap should
be held in the right hand opposite
the left shoulder during the entire
service. In cold and inclement
weather the cap should not be
doffed.
In Legion meetings the cap should
be worn except during the moments
of prayer, when the cap should be
held in the right hand opposite the
left shoulder.
Cooley-McCullough Post No. q
will meet June 6, 8 pm. at the v
F. w. clubhouse, 100 L street NV
An informal discussion on veterans
preference and civil service ratings
of veterans of the District of Co.
lumbia origin will be held.
At the meeting of George Wash
ington Post No. /, Tuesday night
at the Club Admiral, the 40 and {
initiation team will conduct ar
initiation of new members into the
post. In the absence of Comdr
Amos A. Fries. who is on the Pacific
Coast, First Vice Comdr. c. Cassarc
Schroth will preside.
The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post
No. 2, will participate in the serv-
ices today at 1915 at the Immacu-
late Conception Church in honor
of Father Hurney, when the colors
of the Father Hurney Post, com
prised of Catholic war veterans
will be blessed.
The Advisory Council meeting oi
the post will be held June at the
home Of Dorothy Drunken, 729
Boundary avenue. Silver Spring
Md, who will act as hostess, assist
ed by Cora Drake and Harriet
Jennings.
The post will sponsor boy in the
Soap Box Derby on July 8.
Columbia Post, No. "a, will NEE
June 7 at pm. at Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club. Final arrange
ments for the Soap Box Derby anc
plans for the summer entertain
ments will be completed.
At the meeting of Costello Post
on Tuesday in the boardroom of the
District Building delegates anc
alternates to the department con.
vention will be elected.
The dates and sites of the three
sectional tournaments and most o1
the IL regional tournaments of thu
1899 junior baseball program wer'
announced last week by Homer L
Chaillaux, national Americanisn
director of the Legion.
The season, which will be its 18th
will open throughout the Nation OF
June 80. On that date approx
imately 10000 teams in which
100000 boys under II years of ag,
will be enrolled, will cross bats II
the first elimination contests lead
ing to the Junior World Series
This year the series will be playee
in the West.
The Eastern sectional tournament
will be at Charlotte, N. c., Angus
II, 10 and 10. The District of Co.
lumbia winner will play in region
in which teams from North Caro-
lima, Virginia and Maryland will
play at Belmont, N. G. The date
will be announced later.