Evening star., 1941-05-18

| WI ~. A4SoeSA ooAlCo ilCAO oQllody at
2 pm. in Arlington National Gene
terry by members of George WASH
ington Post of which he was one of
the founders. The Rev. Howard S.
Snyder, chaplain, will officiate
Comdr. Charles S. Beilman will place
a wreath on the grave.
A committee. headed by Past
Comdr. Bernard C. MCGEE. will
decorate the graves of veterans of
all wars in Rock Creek Cemetery.
At the last meeting gold stars
were presented to Elliott A. Bart
lett, Larry E. Harrison and Samuel
l.. Crump by Vice Comdr. William
A. Corley, chairman of the Member
ship Committee. Leon Ackerman
and Ralph A. Werner were REIN
stated to membership and new
members elected included Pvt. Perry
A. Thompson, who served with the
Northern Bombing Squadron with
the A. E. F.; Corp. Robert F. Bauer
and 1t. Harrison E. Meyer, also
A. E. F. veterans.
Zeb T. Hamilton, department
chairman of the Soap Box DERBY
Committee, spoke.
President Roosevelt designated
May 18, as Il Am An American
Day" for public recognition of all
who by coming of age or naturaliza-
tion, have attained a status of cit
izenShip during the year. This
evening the District of Columbia
Department is cooperating with the
Amerlcanlzation School in sponsor
Ing celebration in the Inter-De-
partment auditorium. Raymond G.
Church, chairman of the Sub-com-
mlttee on Citizenship of the Depart
ment Americanism Commission, has
arranged for posts to have their
colors present escorted by the Ma
tional Guard of Honor to participate
in the maSsing of the colors feature
of the ceremony.
The Department of the District
OF Columbia will be % years old
tomorrow. 1t was organized at a
meeting held in Central High
School, May 10, 1919, with 1,40o
Legionnaires present.
Capital Transit Post is organizing
a unit of the auxiliary and will have
approximately s150 members.
Forty-seven boys, sons of post
members, have affiliated with the
Fort Stevens Squadron of the Sons
of the American Legion. for train
ing before starting their own
squadron.
seven new members were received
at the last meeting. The post pledged
support in the efforts to raise funds
to purchase a home for the depart
ment. A boy will be selected to rep
resent the post in the Soap Box
Derby. A moonlight boat trip will
be held on the S. S. Potomac July 8.
The flve-star award contest of the
James Reese Europe Squadron
originally planned for May % has
been changed to June 6 at the
Garnett Patterson Junior High
School, 7:30 pm. The contest is
open to all paid up sons. Harry
Mckenzie is in charge of the con-
test.
The Sons of the American Legion
Drum and Bugle Corps will play at
the Georgetown Fairgrounds today
at 8 pm. in celebration of II Am An
American Day"
All squadron captains who wish
to enter soft-ball team in the
league should contact Comrade
Peters.
At the Portner Apartments
tomorrow night there will be q meet
ing of the Department Building
Committee and post commanders to
report on progress made by the post
teams and to devise ways and
means of furthering the solicitation
campaign. This meeting will take
the place Of the one scheduled for
tomorrow night at department
headquarters.
The departments testimonial
dinner to Watson B. Miller, origin
ally scheduled for May 90 has been
changed to June IL at the Willard
Hotel. Tickets will be distributed
at the Department Executive Com
mittee meeting Thursday night and
reservations may be made at depart
ment headquarters.
American Legion school awards
will be made by the Sergt. Jasper
Post at Central High School at 9
am. next Friday by Maj. Paul H.
Nc 1urray, U. S. A., a past post
commander of the post.
w. Bruce Gist will be presented
with a medal and certificate. He
is a member of the graduating class,
who has been selected as excelling
in the qualities of honor, courage,
scholarship, leadership and service
during the past year. Miss Dorothy
Cochran will receive similar award,
on behalf of the Sergt. Jasper Post
Auxiliary, by the American chair
man of that organization.
Kenneth H. Nash Post met, with
Comdr. George Seiders presiding.
1t was decided to hold free classes
in short-wave communications for
members of the Sons of the Amer
lean Legion. A staff of instructors
have offered their services without
any charges. Tomorrow night the
first meeting will be held for regis
tration.
If there are not enough S. A. L.
members to attend, the class will be
open to veterans, and then boys
who are not connected with the
American Legion.
Americanism Officer j. A. Walker
announces that Fort Stevens Post,
in cooperation with all citizens
associations in the North Washing
ton area, will conduct exercises in
observance of II Am an American
Day" today at pm. at the Roose-
welt High School tadium.
Department Comdr. William H.
Hargrave will deliver the address of
welcome. The guest speaker will be
Dean Henry Grafton Doyle of
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