Evening star., 1940-04-07

department
Civic Relations Chairman Fred A.
Minnich recommended and the Ex-
ecutive Committee approved action
authorizing Mr.. Slattery to contact
the National Capital Parks and
Planning Commission urging the
early acquisition of necessary land
to complete the Fort drive, con-
Meeting the Civil War fortresses
about the National Capital.
The Sons of the Legion are saw
ing old newspapers, and the posts
and members are requested to as
sist them. Arrangements to collect
may be made by telephoning De-
tachment Comdr. Clifford, National
5000, branch GIT.
Capt. E. V. Mcclellan, command
ing officer of C. c. C. Camp 1891, in
Rock Creek Park, has extended to
the department commander, his
staff and Americanism officers an
invitation to attend ooen house to-
day from 2 to 4 pm. The camp Ii
located at 58O1 Oregon avenue NV.
Families are invited.
Government Printing Off1ce Post,
in conjunction with the auxiliary
turned over to Department Child
Welfare Office Giegengack sum of
$757 from its Blood Bank motion
picture party held on March l3
and IA for the Children's Hospi-
tai.
At a child welfare meeting in
Harding Hall and presided over by
Chairman Giegepgack, Director of
the Bureau of Prisons, James v.
Bennett delivered an address on
THE Prevention and Treatment of
Juvenile Delinquency"
Comdr. Roy S. Musick requests
members to be present at the meet
ing in the Bunker Hill Post club
rooms, 809 Monroe street NE, to-
morrow at 8 pm. Refreshments.
Kenneth H. Nash Post will meet
next Wednesday evening in the club
rooms, 209 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, The meeting has been desig-
mated as father and sons night, to
be held jointly with their squad
ron. Past Comdr. Guy U. Cogswell
will be master of ceremonies.
At the last meeting of the post Will
liam E. Ritter was elected sergeant
at arms to fill the unexpired term
of Granville A. Hildreth, who re-
signed due to illness.
The meeting of Lincoln Post to-
morrow evening at 8 o'clock in the
ballroom of the Arcade Building
has been designated as United
Spanish War Veterans night.
The department commander for
the District of Columbia of the
United Spanish War Veterans, his
staff, the camp commanders and all
Spanish War veterans in or near
the District of Columbia have been
invited.
Department Comdr. Slattery and
his staff have accepted an invita-
ton to be present as have National
Executive Committeeman Joseph j.
Malloy, the department commander
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
and other distinguished guests. The
national guard of honor, under the
command of Capt. Horace Line
burg. will escort the department
commander and his staff.
There will be an entertainment.
including selections by the drum
and bugle corps of the Sons of the
Legion.
George F. Cook, who is also a
member of the Spanish War Vet
erans' organization, will be in
charge of the activities. Refresh
ments will be served.
At the meeting of the U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post No. 2 tomorrow
moving pictures taken by Mayme
Smith, Lucille Allan and Helen
Optiz will be shown.
Child Welfare Officer Deborah,
Brennan reported that 113 children
on Easter were presented baskets
by the post.
Americanism Chairman Lillian
Caldwell is asking for more helpers
for the Braille work,
The James Reese Europe Post
Drum and Bugle Corps, several
members of the post and the James
Reese Europe Auxiliary visited the
Glendale Sanitarium at Glendale
Md, last Sunday The corps gave q
demonstration and rendered musical
selections and the women furnished
g. number of sun suits and overalls
while the members of the post dis
tributed bushels of oranges to the
children.
This was another of the major
welfare activities sponsored by the
post and its auxiliary and was under
the direction Of Comdr. Harry E
Wilson, Mrs. Addie NJ. Hardy, aux
iliary president; Clifton c. Ander-
son, manager of the Drum and
Bugle Corps; j. D. Williams, child
welfare officer for the post, and Mrs
Marie NJ Gardiner, child welfare
officer for the auxiliary.
The Washington Police and Fire
Post will meet in the Odd Fellows
Temple, 400 Seventh street NV,
at 8 pm. on April 10. The meeting
will be followed by refreshments.
Vincent B. Costello Post met in
the boardroom Of the District Build.
ing on Tuesday night. Vice Comdr
Howell v. O,Brien presided.
Special interest was shown in the
organization of the Sons of the
Legion under the leadership of Past
Comdr. Henry Heine.
New members were elected, Will
become presidents jewel. A senti-
mental value Is attached to this pin
inasmuch as 1t was originally in
tended for the past president Of the