Evening star., 1940-01-14

QUIET veterans a&9o0
organizations.
Election of off,
GERS was as fol-
lows: Robert
S Sla ter, presi- H. F. HODGES.
dent; Col John w. Oehmann. first
vice president; Comdr Henry F.
Hodges, second vice president: Will
liam B. Covert, financial secretary;
Past Comdr. John Allen Long, SER
geant at arms; Senator Guy M. Gill
lette, chief of staff; Dr. William T
Gill, jr., surgeon; Past Comdr
Samuel L. Holston, judge advocate
Penn Howard. chaplain, and Harold
j. Mclaughlin. color sergeant. The
annual banquet will be held on Feb
ruary Is.
Past commanders night" cele-
brated by George Washington Post,
No. l, the pioneer post of the Amer
ican Legion. was featured by the
presentation of a past commander S
Jewel to Gen. Amos A. Fries. U. S.
A., retired. who was commander last
year. at the Club Admiral The pres
entation was made by Past Comdr
Howard S. Fisk. Other speakers in
cluded Department Comdr. William
T. Slattery. Department Vice
Comdr. Haywood Saunders, Anne
Frame and j. j. Mulvey; National
Executive Committeeman Joseph ].
Malloy, Past Comdr. John Thomas
Taylor, national director of legis-
lation; Mrs. Edith P. Landvoight,
8 and 40; Comdr. c. Cassard
Schroth.
Past Comdr. Wallace Streater dis
played a bronze oval plaque pre-
sented by the post to be placed in
the officers wardroom on the new
E. Lester Jones. vessel nearing
completion by the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey for duty
in Alaskan waters Col. Jones was
one of the founders of the American
Legion and first commander OF
George Washington Post and also
the first commander of the District
Va ACpdl
Vice Comdr. Charles S. Beilman
announced that future meetings of
the post would be held at 2l08 Six
teenth street NV. and that on ST.
Valentines night a card party will
be held.
The post, at the suggestion OF
Past Comdr. Fries, adopted a reso-
luton commencing the work of the
Dies Committee and favoring con-
tinuation of the appropriation by
Congress at the present session.
The Department of Commerce
Post, No. As, will hold a dance in
the auditorium of the Department
of Commerce Building on January
20 at 8 pm. The proceeds will be
used for the welfare work. Tickets
may be obtained from any member
of the post.
The post now has a membership
of more than 200. February is
membership month and Comdr
Joseph r. Moore has announced
that quota of $50 new members
is to be obtained. At the end of
the drive the post plans to have a
mass initiation similar to the De-
cember affair when 161 members
were inducted. James H. Parker
will be installed as chaplain at the
February meeting.
Lincoln Post, No. II, met Monday
night at the Arcade Building. A
picture, ''Safari on Wheels" was
shown with lecture by Lawrence
Thaw, who headed the expedition
The Executive Committee met or
Wednesday night to formulate plans
for its annual observance of Lin.
coins birthday anniversary.
United States Department o1
Agriculture Post will meet in room
1899, South Building, on January Is
at $50 pm. There will be severa
speakers relative to veterans en-
ployment problems.
On January 20 at 7:30 pm. over
Station WMAL the post will pre-.
sent the American Legion schoo
awards to the boy and girl of the
January graduating class of Jeffer.
son Junior High School who ar.
outstanding in the qualities of citi.
zenship. This presentation. will b,
a part of one of a series of junior
high school broadcasts arranged b,
William Coyle and sponsored by tn,
National Broadcasting Co. and Tn,
Evening Star.
During the last week in Januar,
the post will present similar award
to the boy and girl of the Januar,
graduating class of Shaw Junio
High School who excelled in citi
zenship. 1t is expected that tn,
presentation will take place at tn
Shaw Junior High School.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post Brazil,
class will meet at the Red Cros
Building, 1730 E street NV, a
$50 pm. Tuesday. Americanisn
Officer Caldwell requests volunteer
! to help with this work.
The Sons of the Legion will NEE
at Langley Junior High School OF
Friday at 8 pm.
Comdr. Smith announced tn
following committee assignments
Armistice Day, Lillian Caldwell
ceremonial, Ruth Mckenzie; civi
relations, Mary Tatspaugh; depart
ment ball, Jane Cox; emergenc
aid, Estelle Ruby; Flag Day, Mar
z. Weide; graves registration, Rutl
Mckenzie; independence Day, Jessi
Collins; Memorial Day, Alice Der
row; national defense, Charlott
Berry; radio, Helen Opitz; trophie
and awards, Jane Breen; uniform
Bertha Johnson; war orphans, Mar