Evening star., 1940-02-18
Legion Will Present Drake
In Talk on Citizenship
Radio Address Over WiAAL Will Be Part
Of Boy Scouts Both Anniversary Celebration

the District of Columbia Department
Of the American Legion will present
Linn Drake of the Boy Scouts Of
America over Station WMAL next
Friday at 10 am. to talk on youth
Training for Citizenship"
The introduction will be made by
Zeb Hamilton, Americanism ofiicer,
and in this way the Legion will be
joining in celebrating the 30th an
niversary Of Boy Scouts. Contacts
have been made with the G. G. G.
camps to extend the American Le-
gion Americanism program to the
enrollees.
The Membership Committee will
meet Wednesday at department.
headquarters.
Joe Koehl, department emergency
aid chairman, has called a meeting
OF the emergency aid representatives
of each post on Tuesday at depart
ment headquarters at 8 pm. Plans
will be made to organize an emer-
gency squad.
Arrangements have been com.
pleted for the 21st annual ball Of
the District of Columbia Department
to be held next Thursday night at
the Mayfiower Hotel.
Fort Stevens Posts annual pa
triotic and community exercises in
Roosevelt High School tomorrow
night will open with a concert by
Roosevelt High School students Or
chestra. The program will include
vocal selections by Miss Lorraine
Hid and Jack Lansdale, both grad
yates of the school.
Representative John Mcdowell
will be the principal speaker, his
subject being Lincoln AS Citizen" :"
Welcomes will be extended by Mrs.
Henry Grattan Doyle, president of
the Board of Education; William T.
Slattery, department commander Of
the American Legion; Mrs. Mary B.
McMillin. department president,
American Legion Auxiliary; William
H. Hargrave, grand chef de gare,
Forty and Eight, and Mrs. Edith P.
Landvoigt, chapeau departmental,
Eight and Forty.
1t. Col. William c. Warner, COM
manding the 5th Regiment of High
School Cadets, will lead the pledge
of allegiance to the flag, and both
senior and squadron drum and bugle
corps of the post will appear.
Presentation of American Legion
awards to students of Roosevelt High
School, Macfarland Junior High
School and Paul Junior High School:
presentation of medals and certifi-
Gates to winners of patriotic essay
contest conducted in sixth grade of
elementary schools of the Northwest
area, and presentation of quarterly
merit prizes to members of the Sons
of the American Legion Squadron
will be made BY Comdr. Edwin L..
Donaldson and Joseph A. Walker,
the latter general chairman on ar
rangements.
The public and all Legionnaires
are invited.
Past Comdr. H. S. Heine of Vim
cent Costello was appointed chair
man of the Sons of the Legion
Squadron by Comdr. Raymond
Queenin, when the post voted to re-
organize the squadron, after being
inactive for eight years. All mem
bers of the post who have sons are
urged to send their names, addresses
| ood fhnir 70 Er
At the March meeting of Sergt.
Jasper Post the trophies won by
the Junior baseball team and all
other trophies will be placed on
display.
Radio Officer Nuremberg stated
that in the near future the post
will be heard on, the air with a
series of programs. The post voted
to support the recommendation of
the civic relations officer that this
activity be set up as commission
in the department consisting of
three members, such as the now ex-
listing Americanism Commission.
New members admitted were Tom
Smith, Hermann I. Siegel, Luther
N. Groves. Hugh T. Pendleton,
Trail Price, jr.: Vernon l.. Gray,
Paul A. del Tamble, William T.
King, John r. Elliott, Nick Kotzalos,
Morrison B. Giffen, julius Cerulla
and James E. Grimes.
Comdr. Douglas O. Reed an
nounced the Forty and Eight ritual
team will conduct ceremonial pro-
ceedings at the March meeting.
Daniel M. Goodacre, member of
the Housing Committee, reported
negotiations are going forward to-
ward the purchasing of a permanent
clubhouse.