Evening star., 1940-08-04

Baltimore, Md, by Miss Emily Will
lams. past commander Of the Mary
land Nurses Post, also past COM
mander OF World War Nurses.
The house is located at 844 East
Pratt street. 1t was in there a flag
was made during the War of 1872
and flown over Fort McHenry dur.
ing the battle which inspired the
writing of The Star Spangled Ban
ner" by Francis Scott Key.
Col. Joseph F. Randall, chairman
Of the Legion committee to raise
funds for the purchase of an iron
lung to be donated to one of the
local hospitals for the use OF the
general public, has announced that
Pepco Post has turned in the largest
single contribution of any of the
posts in the department. Police and
Fire Post is second.
John A. Long was winner in the
contest for signing up new members
during the year 1910. He is men,
ber of Internal Revenue Post and
has been awarded an official Amer
lean Legion uniform.
Oscar j. Jones, veteran place
ment officer of the District
of Columbia Employment Cen
ter, advises that veterans who are
working on w. P. A. projects and
who have qualifications for special
work will be eligible for training
courses in connection with the ma
tional defense program. and will be
paid while taking the training the
same as if they are working on W.
P. A. project. Mr.. Cantrell, assist
ant superintendent of public schools,
has stated that veterans may attend
the night sessions of the courses be-
ing arranged. It is suggested that
post commanders advise veterans
who are interested in training for
position as machinist, electrician,
sheet metal, woodworking, welding
and painting to register with the
District of Columbia Employment
Center, veterans placement division
Fort Stevens Post will meet In
stansbury Hall next Thursday at
BIS pm. with Comdr. Edwin L.
Donaldson presiding. There will be
nomination Of officers and executive
committeeman to be elected at the
September meeting.
The Advisory Council meeting of
the U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will take
the form of picnic supper at Town
Point, Herring Bay, Nd, on August
10. The hostesses will be Past
Comdrs. Mayme Smith, Lois McRae,
Elsie Pinney and Publicity Officer
Margaret Edwards.
Cooley Mccullough Post will meet
with Past Comdr. Patricvk A. Su-
erue, 2814 Thirty ninth street NV,
August 6 at 8 pm. Election Of Of
ficers will ltake place at the Septem-
ber meeting.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet next
Wednesday evening at the Pythian
Temple with Comdr. Douglas O
Reed presiding. Nomination OF Off
GERS will be held with the election
being held at the September meeting
and the installation ceremony at
the October meeting.
A fishing trip will be held by the
post on August II and will be dis
cussed next Wednesday.
Comdr. Reed has accepted the in
vitation of the auxiliary unit to be
a guest at It's table at the depart
ment convention banquet at the
Mayf1ower Hotel the evening Of Au-
gust 8.
Two interesting sidelights were
disclosed during the course of ar
rangements for the 22d annual con.
vention of the District Department
Of the American Legion, which con-
cluded last night in the Mayf1owel
Hotel.
For the first time in the history
OF the department two past depart
ment adjutants occupied officia
positions on one of the most i'm.
portant committees Of the conven.
ton. They were Joseph j. Idler
a past commander of Department
Of Justice Post, and Howard s. Fisk
past commander of George Wash
ington Post. Both have served
several years as department adju'
tants and are still active in the Le'
gion. Mr.. Fisk was elected chair
man of the credentials and Mr.
Idler, secretary of the same COM
mittee, both unanimously and with.
out opposition. The former wa!
the first adjutant of the local de.
partment, having been appointed II
May 10, 1919, and was one of the
organizers of the department. i
was also the 22d consecutive veal
that he has represented Georg'
Washington Post in department
conventions, which is considered 6
record in local Legion circles. Mr.
Idler was appointed department
adjutant in the early 20s and haI
served a number of years as com
mander in posts In which he ha'
held membership.
At the meeting of the Credential
Committee attention was called tt
the presence of Mr.. and Mrs. Jane
w. Lowen, both Legionnaires ant
members of different posts ant
serving as members of the com
mittee. Mr.. Lowen is q member o
Treasury Post and Mrs. Lowen, VIII
served as a marinette during tn
World War, is a member of Bellea,
Wood Post. Greetings were extendet
by Chairman Fisk to them on tn
Joint membership.