Evening star., 1941-01-26
Legion to Register Members
For Potential Emergency
Collection Of Doto for Headquarters and
Posts to Begin on February u

TOStS ~ OeSin OF re
Plans are under way to list and
classify the membership of the
American Legion for potential ma
| tional emergency service on the oc-
casion of the 209th anniversary of
the birth of George Washington on
February %.
National Conldr. Milo j. Warner
pursuant to the authorization of the
last national convention, has desig-
mated that day as the opening to
secure QUESTIONABLE information
about each Legionnaire and World
War veterans generally-such class
if1cation and data to be used by the
posts. departments and national
headquarters through cooperation
with the duly constituted authori-
ties in the event of a critical ma
tional emergency.
These forms will be received by all
ruary s. in time to transmit to all
posts prior TO February %.
The original is white, which is to
be kept as the permanent property
of the post; second and third copies
in buff and orange. are to be sent
to the department headquarters,
| from which the orange cards will be
sent to national headquarters.
National Comdr Warner in a Ma
| tion-wide broadcast on February
% from Kansas City, Mo, will en-
phasize the Importance Of the reg
istration effort.
The Vincent B. Costello Post held
an executive meeting at the Dis
| trict Building last Tuesday.
| 1t was recommended that the
members of the post hold individual
parties for blood serum bank A
budget committee was formed. David
E. Kisliuk being appointed chair
man.
The post has invited all of the
BOYS who were members of the vari-
Gus junior baseball teams of last
year to attend showing of the Of
fetal 1910 baseball pictures of the
} American League. Several prom
inent American League players will
be present, also Department Comdr.
Hargrave and his staff All guests
are urged to be seated by 9:15 pm.
on February 4, at Schneider's Cafe,
427 Eleventh street NV.
The School Award Medals will be
presented IN Western and Dunbar
High Schools during the June grad
! So -,
Columbia Post Mlnstrels and
Juveniles on January II gave show
for the benefit of the PIT. A. of
Potomac Heights at the Palisades
Field House. Soloists were Eddie
Higgins, Tom Fitzgerald Percy Sill
verberg, Paul Berthe and Mickle
Buck; as end men. Eddie Morris
Billy Zeltler, Al Stearn and Charlie
Plunkett, with Eddie Marshall as
interlocutor. and a chorus of 20
Mrs. Mae Chick was accompanist.
! Ken Sheelor magician. gave an
/ exhibition. Juveniles from to 16
years Of age featured joyce Romero.
Elsie May, Mary Ann Bakersmith,
, the three MCAullffe sisters Martha
Sue Stende+. Gloria Grisso. Ger
aldlne Simpson and Ann Calvert;
Mary Jane Owens. Eleanor Johnston
Kenneth Hoffman, George Martin,
Sam MANHOOD, Mrs. Mary Baker
smith, Carl Portofee and John S.
Mawhood assisted.
Their next appearance will be at
Mount Alto Hospital tomorrow at
7:45 pm.
The next meeting of the post will
diers, Sailors and Marines Club.
| diers'. Sailors and Marines Club.
Bunker Hill Post was represented
/ by Adjt Zeb T. Hamilton and
Americanism Officer George F. Will
son at Taft Junior High School on
! January "a when the posts Amer
ican Legion medal was presented to
the outstanding boy and girl Sc
lected from the February graduating
class of that school, Recipients of
/ the award we're May Frances jamie
son and Frank RolSton.
A dance will be held at the club
4 IlOuSt. OUi -oUS SllCCG L
on February l from to l.
/ At the January meeting John H.
/ BesWick was welcomed as a new
member
The bowling tournament for nov
/ ices with league average of lO5 or
under sponsored by Bunker Hill Post
and to be held in March at the
Brookland Recreation Center. 3726
Tenth street NE. is we'll under way,
according to Chairman Thomas Gal
| leher of the Bowling Committee.
Beginning tomorrow over Radio
Station WINK at 705 pm. the De-
partment American Commission Is
! sponsoring a 15-Week radio series OF
/ Is minutes duration each entitled,
Lest We Forget
Members Of the National De-
fense Commission are advised that
/ the meeting scheduled for Thursday
was postponed to February I, and
will be held in the Healv Building.
GEORGETOWN University. at pm.
There will be a meeting of all
athletic officers tomorrow at depart
ment headquarters in connection
with the coming baseball season.
Internal Revenue Post will meet
tomorrow at 1926 Massachusetts
avenue NV, with Comdr Russell S.
Jeffreys presiding. The Forty and
Eight ritual team will initiate 10
new members. There will be enter
tainment and refreshments.
Charles Kohen. past commander
of Cooley Mccullough Post, will be
honored by a testimonial dinner at
the National Press Club on Thurs
day at 7 pm.
Mr. Kohen is being honored for
his outstanding service to the Amer
ican Legion for the past 20 years.