Evening star., 1941-01-12
Agriculture Post of Legion
Awards Contest Prizes
Mary Whtt|esey and Leroy Smith
Receive Cash Awards for Essays

i
Leroy w. Smith were winners OF
the National Educational Week con-
test, conducted recently by the
Agriculture Department Post OF the
District of Columbia Department,
American Legion. The subject was
MY Duty as an American" Each
received a prize of $3.50.
Only children of members of the
post were eligible for the contest.
Arrangements are being completed
for the annual departmental ball on
February % from 10 pm. to am,
at the Mayflower Hotel. John
H. OConnell heads the committee in
charge.
The National Guard of Honor will
hold dance at Indian Spring
Country Club on Friday, January II,
| at 10 pm.
Junior Past Comdr. Douglas o.
Reed of Sergt. Jasper Post will be
rendered a testimonial dinner and
dance at the Colonial Hotel on jan
uary 25. Dinner will be at pm,
followed by dancing from 10 pm. to
am. The principal speaker will
be J. Monroe johnson, a past ma
tional vice commander of the Le-
gion.
Charles F. Brown is in charge of
the tickets, while reservations may
be made through Adjt Ross J.
Singrey, Chestnut O358, or by con-
tacting any post officer.
At the last meeting it was pre-
sided over by Second Vice Comdr. |
Martin A. Schubert. Col. Ralph C. !
Bishop, secretary of the Civilian
Military Educational Fund, was the |
speaker of the evening Department |
Comdr. William H. Hargrave pre-
sented the post with a National |
Citation for its outstanding efforts
in AmericaniSm during the past year.
The post voted $40 to be given to
the departments Irong Lung Fund !
Lincoln Post will meet in Arcade !
Hall, Fourteenth street and Park |
road NV, tomorrow at 8 pm. with |
Comdr George D. Kuhnel presiding |
There will be entertainment and re-
freshments.
Columbia Post Minstrels visited |
the District Training School at
Laurel, Md. on January 3, and fur
nished show. On the program were
Ken Sheelor. magician Eddie Hig-
gins, Tom Fitzgerald, Percy Silver
berg and Zelia Biggs, soloists; Billy
Mccullough, dancer; Sam Nav
hood, accordioniSt; Kenneth Hoff- |
man, imitator; George Martin. har-
monica; Charles Plunkett and Eddie |
Morris, endmen; Eddie Marshall, |
interlocutor, and a large chorus,
with Mrs Mae Chick at the piano; |
Carl Portofee, address, and Bob Bot
ler. spots.
The next appearance of joint
shows will be at Palisades Field !
House on January IT at 7:30 pm.
A feature of past commanders /
night of George Washington Post |
last Tuesday night was the presen- |
tation of past commanders jewel to !
G. Cassard Schroth, who served as
commander last year 1t was held /
in the Club Admiral, l640 Rhode Is /
land avenue NV.
The presentation was made by !
Past Department and Past Post .
Comdr. John Lewis Smith. Other f.
speakers were Past Department and .
Past Post Comdr. Amos A Fries, |
Department Comdr. William H. Har- |
grave, Past Comdr. Howard S. Fisk, |
John S. St. Petrie, who accompanied /
Admiral Byrd in his airplane flight .
over the North Pole; Past Comdr. |
Howard E. Snyder Ted" Luther,
department legislative officer, and .
Comdr. Charles S. Beilman. Silent
tribute was paid to departed Past
Comdrs. E. Lester Jones. Charles |
B. Hanford, Charles o. Shaw,
Charles j. Painter, Paul v. Collins,
Charles Demonet and John F. Dull
The following we're elected to
membership: Russell I. Hill, A. E.
F.; Paul C. Apple, Motor Transport
Corps; John C. Calm, A. E. F.:
John Henry Lambert, Navy, and !
Ross A. Gingrich. A. E. F.; William
@. Glenn, reinStated.
The 22d anniversary of the post !
will be celebrated with ladies' night
on March 7 at the Club Admiral.
Departmental chairman of the
Child Welfare Committee, Comdr.
William Corley of George WASH
ington Post, addressed the United
States Department of Agriculture
Post at its last meeting on the
pending drive for funds for the
blood serum bank of Children's
Hospital.
The post is also sponsoring a
blood-serum bank for Agriculture
employees and their children. EN-
ployes of the department are re-
queSted to write to the post, care
of the welfare Office, Room 144W,
Administration Building.
The post on January Is will take
part in the official dedication of
the new recreation center and
playground of Jefferson Junior
High School.
Cooley-McCullough Post will hold
a testimonial dinner in honor of
Past Comdr. Charles Kohen on
January 80 at the National Press
Club at pm. Senators Tydings
and Pepper will be the principal
speakers. The national commander
of the American Legion has been
invited. An entertainment program
has been arranged.
The Area B child welfare confer
ence will be held at the Hotel WASH
ington January 81 and February /.
Internal Revenue Post will hold
its fifth annual coronation ball at
the Mayflower Hotel next Wednes-
day for the benefit of the blood do
mating squad and welfare fund. The
girl in the Bureau of Internal Reve-
nue. receiving the most votes at the
dance will be crowned Miss Reve-
roI1o