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filed with the Legion Office by 5
pm, March Is. The national prize
is the $4,000 Eddie Cantor scholar
ship to any school the winner may
select.
The Gen. U. G. McAleXander Unit
will meet March l9 at the home Of
Mrs. Mabel Amiss, GAL Lexington
place NE.
Mrs. Kelso Byron, rehabilitation
chairman, and other members last
week visited Ward G at Mount Alto
Hospital, presenting the patients
with gifts.
The members donated $40 to the
blood and serum bank.
The city-wide bowling tournament
sponsored by Bunker Hill Post is
being held at Brookland Recreation
Center, 3726 Tenth street NE, on
March IS from noon until midnight
The fee is 50 and it is open to all
novices with a league average of
los and under. First prize SIS. and
there is assurance of many other
prizes.
Bernard Beard, chairman of the
Oyster Roast Committee, has
planned an elaborate party for mem
bers and their friends at 807-9 Mon
roe street NE on March Is from
pm. to closing.
The post will meet at the club
house March 18 at pm.
Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Post has changed its meeting
night to March % in the Red Mems
Hall. Comdr. Dwyer will preside.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow at 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue NV, when celebration of
the founding of the American Legion
will take place. Contributions and
prizes are requested for the Blood
Bank party.
The next meeting of Lincoln Post
will be held tomorrow at 8 pm. at
the Arcade Hall, Fourteenth street
and Park road NV. Comdr. George
D. Kuhnel will preside. 1t will be
past commanders and fathers and
sons night.
At the last meeting of Potomac
Post a resolution introduced by
Bentley Mulford to close all COM
mercial houses on February % and
November IL was adopted. This
was later amended at the suggestion
of George Parkhurst to include post
offices.
At its meeting on March 13 the
post will celebrate its 4th anniver-
sary. The1 Forty and Eight degree
team will obligate new members and
Department Comdr. Hargrave will
speak. Representative Bertrand w
Gearhart of California will be the
guest speaker.
Internal Revenue Post will meet
at 1926 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
on March "a, with Comdr. Russell
5. Jeffreys presiding. The past COM
manders will be guests of honor
They are Charles E. Wolfe, John
A. Long. James w. Yokum and
Charles w. Curran. There will be
entertainment and refreshments.
The blood donating squad of the
post, under the leadership of Charles
E. Wolfe and Arthur J. Thomas
reported the recovery of several per-
sons lately that were given blood
| transfusions. Blood transfusionS are
given not only to veterans, but to
any employe in the bureau.
Roy A. Cobb has become a men,
ber of the post.
The James Reese Europe Post
No. 5, will turn out this morning at
the Zion M. E. Church to participate
in the mems day program. The
members will also attend the eve
ming services of the Mems Club at
the Metropolitan A. M. E. 2. Church
on March 16.
The post will have its annual ser
mon at the Second Baptist Church
on Sunday morning, March 30.
Burial claims for deceased World
War veterans previously disallowed
but now probably entitled to al
lowance under Public 866, Seventy
sixth Congress, will be reopened by
the Veterans Administration and
claimants notified without the
necessity of filing new claims. Vet
erans' Administrator Gen. Frank T
Hines has notified all Offices of the
administration of the proper pro-
| cedure.
The Kenneth H. Nash Post met
at 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc
February % with Junior Vice Comdr
E. A. Totten presiding.
Department Comdr. Hargrave and
Department Vice Comdr. McAllistel
spoke. New members elected tc
membership were George A. Hewey
and Sylvan S. Szwed. 1t was voted
to contribute $5 to the Washington
Police Boys Club.
The next meeting will be past
commanders night On March II.