Evening star., 1940-04-21


NV. An election to fill the vacancy
Of first vice commander will be held
Past Comdr. Johnny Long has made
arrangements to show moving pic
ture, Middleton Family at the New
York's' World Fair" Members of
other posts are invited. Comdr.
Charles w. Curran announces the
post will hold boat ride on June Is.
Cooley Mccullough Post met at
the home of Past Comdr. Patrick
A. Sugrue. The post went on record
approving the American Legion
assist in prevention and treatment
of juvenile delinquency. Senior Vice
Comdr. Guy c. Nadeau spoke on
membership. Carl F. Kuldell re-
ported on junior baseball; first game
scheduled today at pm. on the
Ellipse.
The next meeting will be at the
home of Junior Vice Comdr. L. F..
Zaruba, 10 w street NV, May 7
at s pm.
The championship junior Ameri-
can Legion baseball team of the
Sergt. Jasper Post will officially in
augurate play today with the Coo
ley-McCullough team on the west
diamond OF the Ellipse at pm.
The post will cooperate in the
iron lung program to be staged by
the Legion IN the near future.
Columbia Post Juveniles are visit
ing hospitals and institutions start
ing last Friday at Mount Alto Hos
potal. Among the newcomers are the
Misses Mary Ann Bakersmith, Elsie
May, Yetta Brelow, Master Billy
Mccullough, Paul Morgan and
Johnnie Tess. Lawrence Schiller
and Mrs. Mary Bakersmith are the
musical directors. Charles Plunkett
presents the blackface, and John
Mawhood is master of ceremonies.
The National Defense Committee
will convene here for a three-day
meeting, April Is through April a..
The sessions will be held in the
Army Navy Club and report will
be presented to the committee on
the status OF the Legion sponsored
national defense legislation now
pending in Congress.
National chairman, Warren H.
Atherton of Stockton, Calf, will pre-
side and the following members will
be present: Frank E. Lowe, Port
land, Me, vice chairman; S. Perry
Brown, Beaumont, Tex; Lewis M.
Means, Jefferson City, Mo-; E. j.
Zoble, Casper, Wyo.; J. OConnor
Roberts, Washington, D. c.; Ken
meth F.. Cramer, Hartford, Conn.,,
and Joseph H. Leydon, Denver, Colo,
as well as the five advisory members,
Gen. Frank Parker, Washington,
q. c.; Thomas A. Thornton, Pitts
burgh, Pa: Rufus H. Bethea, Birm-
ingham, Ala; Gen. Charles H. Cole,
Boston, Mass, and Col. George j.
Schultz, Hartly, Del.
Department Membership Officer
| William r. Brennan requests all posts
to turn into the department every
paid-up card On hand by April 81.
Joseph L. Koehl, chairman of the
Emergency Aide Committee, has re-
quested that each post send him the
name, address and telephone num-
ber OF at least 10 Legionaires who
can be called upon to serve in the
case OF any emergency of major i'm
portance. The list should indicate
the qualifications of the member
such as doctor, electrician, truck or
automobile driver, nurse, radio op-
orator, laborer, ETC., could be supplied
if needed. The members of this
Emergency Aide Committee are to be
known as American Legion Minute
Men," who will be available to assist
the regular constituted authorities
upon minutes notice when their
services are required. Members of
the committee are urged to attend
meeting at department headquart-
ers on April "a at pm.
The National Convention Corp.
has advised that the Copley-Plaza
Hotel in Boston, Mass will be head
quarters for the delegates and alter
mates from this department who will
attend the national convention next
fall. Members are requested to make
their hotel reservations as soon as
possible.
The 1910 Department Convention
Committee will hold a meeting at
department headquarters tomorrow
at pm.
At dance, sponsored by Kenneth
H. Nash Squadron and Juniors, in
the clubrooms, 2O9 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, was featured by the
selection from those present to be
the king and queen for the evening,
Miss Florence Nygard and Ralph r.
Combs were selected. Mrs. Anna
Seiders, Mrs. Smithson and Mrs.
Bell, members of the auxiliary. were
chaperons.
The squadron Executive Commit
tee met at the home of Capt, Harry
Hovermil, 1924 q street Sc. Plans
for the organization Of their softball