Evening star., 1940-03-03
Grave Marker Bill Passed.

Grave Marker Bill Passed.
The American Legion's bill au-
thorizing the Secretary of War to
furnish fiat markers for use on the
graves of World War veterans in
garden-type cemeteries which bar
upright headstones, has been passed
by the House of Representatives. It
now goes to the Senate.
Fort stevehs Posts annual oval
ter Reed" meeting will be held
in Stansb,lry Hall March 7, 8:15
pm. Especial guests will be Brig.
Gen. Raymond F. Metcalf. COM
manding the Army Medical Center;
Brig. Gen. Wallace Dewitt, COM
manding Walter Reed Hospital:
Department Comdr. William T.
Slattery and staff, National Execu-
tive Committeeman Joseph j. NAL
10y, as we'll as the enlisted person.
mel of the center. Appropriate OBJ
servance of the anniversary of the
American Legion will be included
In the program by Comdr. Edwin
L. Donaldson.
A membership drive is announced
by Senior Vice Comdr. Michael j.
Lyons, with view of reaching the
1910 quota by the anniversary date,
March Is.
A meeting of the New Home Com
mittee was held in the clubrooms
Friday night.
Cooley-McCullough Post will hold
its annual oyster roast at Potomac
Boat Club today, commencing at /
pm. There will be dancing from
3 to 6 pm. Comdr. Charles Kohen
extends an invitation to all Legion
naires and their friends.
Senator Chan Gurney of South
Dakota will be the guest speaker
at the 2lst anniversary of the Or
ganization Of George Washington
Post Tuesday night at Henderson
Manor, 2108 Sixteenth street NV.
The post will also have as it's guest
Col. G. Defreest Larner.
1t will also be ladies night" and
among the guests will be members
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
8 and 40 Society and the George
Baldwin Mccoy unit of the Ameri-
can Women's Legion. Many promi-
nent LegionnaireS will be present at
the event and also members of the
40 and 8 Society of the District.
At the conclusion of the program
there will be dancing.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet at
Pythian Temple on Wednesday eve
ming under leadership of Post Comdr.
Douglas o. Reed. Plans or the an
nual testimonial banquet will be dis
cussed at this time, and the Hous-
ing Committee. under Chairman
Daniel M. Goodacre, is expected to
report.
An invitation has been received
from st. Johns Church to attend
service in a body on Army Day,
April 6.
The post will again sponsor a
Junior American Legion baseball
team under direction of Athletic
Officer Daniel M. Goodacre.
Employment manuals for the en-
ployment officers of each post are
at department headquarters for the
asking.
A report has been received from
national headquarters that 1878 per
cent of the 1910 quota, or over 7O0,-
600 members, have been enrolled by
the middle of February, and the
goal of 100000 by March IS, the
Legion's 21st anniversary, was hoped
to be reached. In this department
membership was far in excess of
any previous record as of this time
of the year, in which connection the
drawing of last Wednesday showed
the following winners in the men,
bership contest recently closed:
George S. Parsons, Justice Post:
Loretta Maloy and Edna P. Smith,
Jane A. Delano; John A. Long, In
ternal Revenue; Preston E. Peter
son, Police and Fire; Grace Byrnes
and Dorothy Drunken, Jacob Jones,
and L. j. P. Fichthorn, Bunker Hill.
Jeb Hamilton, department Ameri-
canism chairman, announced that
all schools participating in the
American Legion oratorical contest
must choose the school champion
not later than March 81, the zone
finals to be held April 1, 2 and 3,
whit the finals for the District
champion on April 4, the place to
be announced later.
The Advisory Council, OF the U.
S. S. Jacob Jones Post, will meet
March 7 at 8 pm. at the home of
Jessie l.. Collins, 4124 Fessenden
street NV, with Alice Derrow and
Lillian Caldwell as co-hostesses.
The Braille Glass will meet Tues
day at the Red Cross Building, 1730
E street NV, at $50 pm.
Comdr. Smith reports receipts for
the Blood Bank Fund to date total
$100
The dance, scheduled by the post
for April. has been postponed.
The Jane A. Delano Post will
meet at 1888 Columbia road NV. on
March Z, at 8 pm.
z. B. Hamilton, department
Americanism officer, presented, on
behalf of the post, medals to two
of the students of the Francis Junior
High School graduating class. Mrs.
Helen Bachschmid, Post Ameri-
canism officer was represented by
Miss Winifred Nichols.
The post voted to subscribe S. to
the Blood Bank fund. Miss Inez
Sager has been appointed legislative
officer and Mrs Anna BirtWtstle.