Evening star., 1940-01-21

nue. NV: MacAleXander Post,
Willard Hotel. BIS pm.
Thursday-James E. Walker
Post, 1916 Twelfth street NV.
Friday-Department Legislative
Committee. Maytlower Hotel.
be made for the seventh annual
birthday party in Stansbury Hall on
February 2.
The Sons Of the American Legion
Squadron's business meeting will be
held in the club rooms January 26
at 1880 pm.
Comdr. Fritz presided at the
meeting Of Second Division Post
last Tuesday at the New Colonial
Hotel. Department Comdr. w. T.
Slattery spoke.
Membership Officer Terrell re-
ported the following had been ad-
mitted to full membership: Martin
Ball, Charles Winters, Forrest w.
Schroyer, James D. Bryce. Frank
Peter Novack and Carl c. Stalcup.
Adjt. Frank E. Griffin made a re-
port on the LegiOn's interest In
boys clubs.
Ray L. Falge announced a dance
February 3 at the New Colonial
Hotel, $50 to !.
Fred A. Minnigh, chairman Of the
Department Civic Relations Com
mittee announces meeting will be
held at department headquarters
tomorrow at pm. All post civic
relations officers are urged to at
tend.
The Department Legislative Com
mittee will meet at the Mayflower
Hotel on Friday evening.
A team of the Washington Legion
Bowling League will 60 to Rich
mond January 27 to engage the
Richmond Legionnaires in a three
game match at the John Marshall
Bowling Alleys. The match will get
under way at pm. being the first
half of the annual home-and-home
matches which have been carried
on with the Richmond bowlers for
four consecutive years.
Victory Post will hold a dance in
its clubrooms, Ala 9th street NV,
at 9 pm. on January 81.
Stanley C. DePue Post will have
floor show and dance at its
cabaret party January 27, at the
Lee House.
The U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No.
2, will hold benefit party on behalf
of the Children's Hospital blood
bank" for 1910. No date has as yet
been set but Comdr. Smith expects
to announce one in the near future,
The party will be under the aus
pices of the child welfare chairman.
Government Printing Office Post
met at the New Colonial Hotel. The
following were initiated by the 40
and 8 degree team, headed by
Grande Chef de Care William Har-
grave: Russell Antrim, Harry Bal
ley, H. v. Bibus, H. H. Bulla, F. B.
Calabia. George L. Carpenter, Bert
L. Conlan. r. L. Dickinson, A. J.
Field. Cecil G. Green, William B.
Howell, H. F.. Hunter. Frank P.
Jones, E. L. Kirner, Fred Koenig,
jr.: George w. Lynch, E. E. Mors-
berger. T. F. Osterbye, Ed B. Rass-
mann, John B. Rauch. Earl Rock
wood, Frank J. Rose, L. F. Shabek,
John j. Sheehan, Hugo G. Sheri-
dan. G. H. Slater. Joseph Sold,
John A. Staub. Office Tidwell, j.
w. Walker, Charles r. Williams,
William H. Konzelman, Fred M.
Gurka, Walter L. Kent and Albert
B. Beeland.
| Comdr. Roy s. Musick presided
and Department Comdr. Slattery
spoke.
Past Comdr. Massie w. Blanken-
ship was awarded a membership
prize in the drive that ended jan
uary !.
Past Vice Comdr. William Cas-
siday announced the post will hold
its blood bank and card party as
soon as all arrangements can be
completed. The date will be an
nounced later.
Royal M. Tinker, q member OF
Fort Stevens Post and patient at
Perry Point CMd0 Hospital, has
written friends here Of his rapid
recovery. He said he expects to
return here In the spring. Mr.
Tinker was a newspaperman here
for some time.
The fourth monthly radio pro-
gram, sponsored by the Department
Americanism Commission, will be
given over WMAL on January 26
at 10 am. Past National Director
of Americanism J. Russell Cook will
speak on "The American Legion in
Education" Mr.. Cook will be in
troduced by Department American
ism Chairman Zeb Hamilton.
On January 27, at 1880 pm, over
Station WMAL, The Evening Star
Junior High radio program will be
a dramatization of "A Man With
out a Country" After the story
Bill Coyle will interview several
Junior high boys who have been
winners of the American Legion
school award.
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