Evening star., 1941-05-04
District Legionnoires Slated
To Own Home on 18th Street
Executive Committee Meets Tuesday
To Work Out TitIine of Quarters

After some years of planning, 1t
appears now that the District of
Columbia Department, American
Legion, will have a home of its
own. In this connection Comdr.
William Hargrave has called
meeting of the Executive Commit
tee for Tuesday at 8 pm. at the
District Building to consider the
titling and management of the pro-
posed building at 2437 Fifteenth
street NV, or which it has taken
an option.
1t is planned to house not only
the headquarters but other Offices
and to provide meeting rooms for
posts and auxiliarieS. Plans are un-
der way to inaugurate drive for
funds to purchase the property.
The week of May 4 to 10 is ma
tional employment week, and
Chairman Oscar G. Jones and his
committee have outlined a cam
paign to register all unemployed
veterans. Today is employment Sun
day, and Department Comdr. Har-
grave will speak, urging employ
ment for those over 40 years old
who are physically fit and capable
of working. He will speak over Sta
ton WRC at 1918 am. and again
over Station WINK at tbs pm.
The membership of the District
Department is now 1881, which is
i'll excess of the national quota OF
TIA. In recognition of this ac-
complishment the department will
be awarded a silver flag band for
the department colors with its
membership percentage engraved
thereon.
Chairman Thomas r. Callahan of
the Department Americanlsm Com
mission has issued to the posts
annual community service and post
activity report forms on which TO
report post activities of the year
between the close of the Boston
Convention and the beginning Of
the 30-day period preceding the
Milwaukee Convention next Sep
| tember. A citation for distinguished
service will be awarded by the Ma
tional AmericaniSm Commission to
the post scoring the highest number
of points in the department, cita-
ton for meritorious service to the
second highest and a citation for
Americanism to all posts returning
report forms showing sufficient
Americanism and post activity. In
case of tied scores each post so
affected will receive a citation.
Vincent B. Costello Post will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm. in Schneider's
Cafe. A motion picture will be
shown and refreshments served. A
general discussion will be held rela-
tive to the contemplated purchase
of Legion home.
The Costello Post junior baseball
team will play the Police and Fire
Post team on the West diamond of
the Ellipse today at pm.
Sons of the Legion who wish to
enter class in life saving and first
| aid sponsored by the American Red
Cross are requested to send their
names to Detachment Comdr. w. R.
| Clifford.
The Sons are appealing to the
members of the American Legion
to turn over to them all surplus
newspapers and magazines in order
that they might help defray ex-
penses which are incurred in car
rying out their program of the year.
Collections will be made Of all
papers by calling Benjamin Oliver,
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Bureau OF Engraving Post Endorsed
Alvin w. Hall, director of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing, to
receive one of the American citi-
zenship award certificates given
each year by the American Legion
to five outstanding District resi-
dents. Mr.. Hall has been actively
engaged in civic activities of the
District of Columbia for the past IS
years.
The Advisory Council of U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post will meet at the
| home of Past Comdr. Mary j.
Tatspaugh, 1921 Otis street NE, on
May 8, with Past Comdr. Ann Frame
and Helen Waters as co-hostesses.
The Braille class will be held at Red
Cross Chapter House on May 6 at
$50 pm.
The Kenneth H. Nash Post met
in it's clubrooms, 209 Pennsylvania
avenue Sc, with Comdr. George e
Seiders presiding.
The post Endorsed Haywood Saun-
derS for department commander for
the coming year. The Kenneth H
Nash-Police and Fire Post boatride
will be held August 4. E. E. Brock
was the winner of a gold American
Legion pin in the membership con-
test.
Plans are being made to have q
mass defense meeting in the club
rooms. Civic, religious, educational
and patriotic groups to be present
The date will be announced later.
The post will sponsor an entry in
the Soap-Box Derby. The follow
ing applications for membership
we're approved: John Leonhart,
Paul Swearingen, Douglas Macken-
zie. James Barrett, Benjamin Bowl
ing, Joseph Reed, Wallace BLY,, Ba-
sill Hardgrove and Mark Little.
The next meeting will be May IA
at 8 pm.
Frank Church, jr, 16, Boise,
Idaho, was the winner of the l94l
national high school oratorical con-
test. He received a $4,000 scholar
ship good at any college or univer-
sity of his choice. He plans to study
law.
AZ a meeting OF George washing
ton Post on Tuesday night at 2108
Sixteenth street NV. plans will be
| discussed in connection with the