Evening star., 1940-03-17
Leqion Child Welfare Group
To Hear James Y. Bennett
Director Of Federal Bureau Of Prisons
To Discuss Juvenile Delinquency

James v. Bennett, director of the
Federal Bureau Of Prisons, will
speak on the treatment and preven-
ton Of juvenile delinquency at a
meeting Of the Child Welfare Com
mission Of the District of Columbia
Department, American Legion, next
Wednesday at 8 pm. in Harding
Hall. Government Printing Once.
Public Printer A. E. Giegengack,
chairman of the commission, has
invited all post commanders, aux
iliary presidents and chairmen of
the Child Welfare Committees to
attend.
The department, which helped
provide funds for the blood bank for
the Children's Hospital, is now un-
dertaking the purchase of an iron
lung. Department Comdr. Slattery
has named Joseph Randall chair
man Of the committee. He will be
assisted by Vice Department
Comdrs. Haywood Saunders, Ann
Frame and John j. Mulvey, together
with Charles Cohen and Gail Judd.
Fort Stevens Post will sponsor a
team in the 1910 American Legion
Junior Baseball League for the fifth
consecutive year. Joseph A. Ashi will
again lead the squad. Candidates
may contact Mr. Ashi, Republic 0400
or Georgia 9153.
The following committee meetings
are scheduled in the clubrooms, 1924
Georgia avenue NV tomorrow at 8
pm: Membership, ways and means
and new home. The clown band
will appear on program Of Internal
Revenue Post in Joppa Lodge Hall
on March 18 and the Senior Drum
and Bugle Corps will head the Amer
ican Legion contingent in the Army
Day parade, April 6.
Veterans recently admitted to
membership are Emory T. Arming-
ton, Phillip Atkins, Francis Albert
Mooney, Leo Francis Murphy, Ed
ward Emmett Murphy, John Nc
Kenna Klonan, Isidore Romanov and
Ernest Albin Van Horn.
Capt. w. Robert Crowell, COM
manding Fort Stevens Squadron, S.
A. L., announces business meeting
at 7 pm. March 49, Chief of the
Advisory Council Charles Eckenrode
will arrange entertainment and re-
freshments.
Comdr. Edwin L. Donaldson and
staff will attend the annual ball of
the local detachment, Sons of the
American Legion, at Wardman Park
Hotel March 81.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post will meet tomorrow
at 8 pm. in the Joppa Lodge Hall,
4209 Ninth street NV. The new
officers will be installed by Depart
ment Comdr William Slattery and
his staff. Dancing will follow. The
dance will be in honor of the nom
Legion members of the post blood
donating squad which was organized
and is now under the leadership
of Past Comdr. Charles Wolfe.
Comdr c. w. Curran extends an
invitation to members of other
posts and their friends. Members
Of the post who have paid their
1910 dues will be admitted free.
The post will present a scholar
ship award to q student selected
by the faculty of the Woodward
School for Boys, 1876 G street NV.
Cooley -McC Cullough Post met at
Comdr. Charles Kohen's apartment
and made tentative arrangements
to again sponsor a junior baseball
team.
The blood bank party held by
the post and unit netted $50, which
was turned over to the fund.
The next meeting will be held
on April at pm. at the home
of Past Comdr. Patrick A. Sugrue,
2814 Thirty ninth street NV.
Kenneth H. Nash Post and Aux
iliary celebrated the 21st anniver-
sary of the American Legion at a
dinner party at the Club Admiral
last evening. The guest speaker was
Representative Luther Patrick OF
Alabama.
The next meeting will be held
Wednesday, 7:30 pm, at 200 Penn
sylvania avenue Sc. after which
the members will go to Potomac
Post to attend the posts anniver-
sary party.
Kenneth N. Nash Squadron will
meet tomorrow evening in the club
rooms with Capt. Bernard Camp
bell presiding. The Ways and
Means Committee met at the home
of Mrs. Smithson, 3148 Wisconsin
avenue NV. and plans were made
for a joint dance with the juniors
of Nash Unit on April IS in the
clubrooms. Miss Leona Seiders
and Ralph J. Combs were appoint
ed co-chairmen on arrangements.