Evening star., 1940-12-01
American Legion Department
Plans Weekly Bulletins
information Must Be Received by Tuesday o
Each Week; Boys Groups Plan Activities

Comdr. w. r. Clifford presided
at a meeting of the Detachment
Commission Of the Sons Of the
American Legion last Wednesday
at department headquarters when q
membership drive was launched
under the chairmanship Of Past
Department Vice Comdr. Anne
Frame.
Plans for a fancy dress ball, model
airplane building, swimming meet.
baseball. picnic and patriotic educa-
cation also were discussed.
Comdr. william Hargrave has ar
ranged for department headquarters
to remain open until pm. Tuesday
to receive all membership cards paid
up to that date in order that the
department may fulfill It's pledge
Of having 50 per cent OF the l94l
membership goal by that time.
The department commander an
nounced that the department will
issue weekly bulletins to the posts
and that all department committee
chairmen wishing to notify the vari-
Gus posts Of meetings must have
their material at the department by
noon on Tuesday Of each week. The
bulletins will be put in the mail
Tuesday night for delivery each
Wednesday. Only one department
publication will be sent out each
week and 1t Is up to each depart
ment committee chairman to get
the information in on the time
scheduled The bulletin will start
on December 2.
Eugene Smith was elected captain
Of the Boys Squadron Of the James
z. Walker post at meeting held at
the Metropolitan Police Boys Club.
Other officers are Hayden Patterson,
first lieutenant; Sylvester Woodfork.
jr., second lieutenant; Ernest Bruce,
adjutant; Bernard Garner, sergeant
at arms; David Redman, jr., chap
lain; Raymond Woodfork, historian;
Fred Hilliard and Benjamin Hilliard.
color bearers. Installation cere-
monies we're held. last Friday eve
ming. Members of the squadron
are collecting and repairing toys for
needy children for Christmas.
Vincent 3. Costello Post, No. is.
will meet Tuesday at 427 Eleventh
street NV. at 8 pm. There will be
an entertainment.
Any Costello member, who Is I'M
employed, is urged to get In touch
with Or. j. w. Dudley.
Cooley-McCullough Post will meet
December at pm. as guests OF
Albert w. Jacobson, 1888 River road
NV.
The post has the distinction Of
winning the national citation for be-
ing the first Legion post In the Dis
trict Of COLUMBIA to meet and ex-
eeed its quota Of fully psid-up mem
bership.
The post last Wednesday evening
was host to its junior baseball team
with q dinner and dance at the
Lotus.
Fort Stevens Post will meet In
stansbury Hall on Thursday. Plans
will be made for the distribution OF
Christmas baskets In the commun-
ity and the Christmas party and
entertainment for children, In &C.
cordance with the annual custom OF
the post. Arrangements for the
Christmas season are In charge Of
Past Comdr. John T. Long.
The newly elected ohhcers OF the
Sons Of the Legion Squadron were
installed last Friday at the regular
monthly meeting held IN the post
clubrooms.
United States Department Of A..
riculture Post announces It's essay
contest has closed. Essays are IN
Judges hands. Winners will be IN.
nounced ut the meeting on Decem-
Der 6.
Lawrence Sample, Americanizs.
ton ofiicer, announces plans are
complete for the post to take part In
the National High School Oratorical
Contest. Contestants will be entered
by Jefferson Junior High and Shaw
Junior High. the two schools spon.
sored by the post in oil phases OF
Americanism. Annual awards are
made by the post to the graduates
Of each school receiving the highest
rating In qualities Of citizenship.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post. No. 23. will have the
annual Christmas party for under
privileged children at the Bureau
Annex auditorium at II an. De-
cember a.
The deadline for requests Is De-
cember IL. The ages are from In
fancy to IL years. The ofncials Of
the Bureau Of Engraving and Print
ing constitute the Reception Com
mittee.
An entertainment will be provided
by Comdr. Dwyer, and the en-
ployes and members Of the post are
to again take care Of baskets and
their deliveries.
United States Bureau Of Internal
R.veue Post met last Monday at
1926 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Comdr. Russell 8. JefIreys presided.
There was an entertainment and