Evening star., 1941-06-08

Exercises Will be held by the de-
partment at pm. tomorrow in the
Commerce Department auditorium
Post commanders are requested
to have their colors present at the
Commerce Building, with color
guards reporting to Don Stanley by
7:30 pm. The Sons, Juniors and
all post members are urged to at
tend. Paul H. Griffith, executive
assistant to the Assistant Secretary
of War, will be the principal
speaker. A tableau will be pre-
sented by the American Legion
Juniors, headed by Mrs. Blanche
Crory, department chairman Of the
American Legion Juniors.
A number of the posts will hold
exercises during the week either in
schoolrooms or community centers.
The department has accepted an
invitation to participate in the flag
exercises of the B. P. o. Elks on
June Is. All posts are invited to as
semble with their colors at the Elks
Club, 919 H street NV, at 4:30 pm.
There will be parade to the Sylvan
Theater on the Monument Grounds.
At the exercises the guard of honor
will lead the procession of flags in
the maSsing of the colors. Repre-
sentative Jennings Randolph will
speak. All Legionnaires and their
foni1iec are invited
Post Building Fund Committee
chairmen will meet with the Gen.
eral Building Committee at the
Portner Apartments at 8 pm. to-
morrow. Thirty-one posts of the
department are participating in the
drive and tentative plans for occu-
pying the new club, at 2437 Fifteenth
street NV. will be explained by
John Lewis Smith, president of the
Board of Trustees. The committee
announces that the funds on hand
in department headquarters at this
time indicate definitely that the
drive will be a success. All posts,
however. are urged to continue OBJ
tanning subscriptions.
The Kenneth H. Nash Post No. 8
met May % with Comdr. George
Seiders presiding.
Edwin w. Luther was appointed
chairman of the Post Committee
for the Department Building. The
next meeting will be June IL when
the new bylaws and constitution
will be discussed Delegates and
alternates will be nominated for
the department convention. Elec-
ton will be at the June 25 meeting.
Ellie C. DuFour was elected to
membership.
Bunker Hill Post met last Tues
day at its club rooms, 607-9 Monroe
street NE, with Comdr. Mack Myers
presiding
The post unanimously indorsed
Past Comdr. William R. Brennan,
who is present department adJutant.
as a candidate for the office OF
department commander at the de-
partment convention July 81, August
/ and 2. at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Last Thursday, Americanism Otr-
Ger George A. Wilson presented
American Legion school awards at
St. Anthony's High School to the
outstanding boy and girl in the
graduating classes. Those at TAFT
High School will be presented by
the post on June 13.
Department Comdr Hargrave
spoke at the post Executive Commit
tee meeting last Thursday about the
new home for the Legion. The Ex-
ecutive Committee completed plans
for the posts participation IN tne
department building program.
The posts family outing will be
held June % at Cedarhurst-on-the-
Bay, Md.
The post will conduct annual flag
day exercises at the National Train
ing School for Boys June IA at p.m.
The initiation team of the Forty
and Eight, following the regular
meeting of Capital Transit Post NO.
az on June II at the Bunker Hill
Post clubrooms, BOT Monroe street
NV. will initiate the entire post
team when it will attain its perma-
nent charter.
The charter membership is 1877.
Manv of the eligible sons OF post
members have signed applications
for membership in the Fort Stevens
SQUADRON, Sons of the Legion. The
Fort Stevens Post will train them
for one year when the Capital
Transnt Squadron will be organized.
Capital Transit Unit of the Ladies
Auxiliary has signed a temporary
charter application. A merbersnlp
drive will be launched in October.
The post will have en- entry IN the
department's beauty contest on July
3. There are several contestants,
one of whom will be soon selected.
The contest for entertaining the
1912 national convention OF the
American Legion has narrowed
down to Atlantic City, N. j., and
New Orleans, La, as a result OF
the dropping out of Pittsburgh, Pa
according to announcement from
national headquarters.
Sergt. Jasper Post No. 13 met In
the Pythian Temple last Wednes-
day evening. Delegates and alter
mates to the department conVen-
ton July 31-August 1-2 were nomi-
mated and will be elected at the
July meeting.
The post authorized the purchase
of a new set of colors.
Frank G. Ellison has arranged
with Capt. Windsor of Deale, Nd
to hold several fishing trips during
the coming summer. These Will
be held every other Saturday. and
will be open to members OF the
post and their friends. For reser-
vations and all other details men,
hers are requested to contact Com