Evening star., 1941-03-16

Frlday-Agrlcultur room 1899
Agriculture Building, 8 pm.
There will be entertainment and re-
freShmentS.
Reserve officers 1t. Col. Willis r.
Lansford and Maj. T. S. Halstead,
who are members of the post, have
been called into active service in
the United States Army.
The blood-donating squad, under
the leadership of Charles E. Wolfe
and Arthur j. Thomas, received
three requests for blood transfusions
last week.
Mckinley x. Kriegh, chairman of
the Sons of the Legion Committee.
is anxious to have each member of
the post to enroll his son.
Kenna- Main Post will meet March
81, at pm, at the St. Francis
Xavier Auditorium, Twenty-Seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue S E.
The ritual team of the Forty and
Eight will initiate 20 new members.
The Rev Joseph w. Buckley, pastor
OF st. Francis Xavier Church, will
present the S, 10, Is and 20 year
membership cards to post members.
At the last meeting of Fort
Stevens Post addresses were de-
livered by Department Comdr. Will
liam H. Hargrave, Joel D. Thacker,
department commander of the Dis
abled American Veterans Associa-
ton, and administrative assistant,
Ted Luther of the National Selective
Service Headquarters. Vocal selec-
tionS were rendered by Mrs.
Marguerite Ward
New members admitted were
Joseph Maley, vice commander of
Federal Chapter, D. A. "; James E.
Neiman, A. B. Quackenbush, Stanley
Rochinski and Joel D. Thacker.
At the last meeting of the squad
ron, sons of the Legion, Department
Vice Comdr. Basil McAllister con-
Quoted a formal initiation of new
members.
SNIOllN DlflOAOit OOI WILL lldNC d
Birthday anniversary party March
18 at the New Colonial Hotel. All
Legionnaires and their friends are
invited. A prominent Senator will
tell of bill he proposes to intro
duce for the benefit of veterans and
their families. The post will vote on
two amendments to its constitution
and bylaws.
The Sons of the American Legion
will hold their annual ball Tuesday
at the Shoreham Hotel from 10 pm
to l am. Tables may be reserved
by contracting Henry Heine, C. V.
DesSeZ or T. A. McCrae.
COmdr. Herbert R. Street an
nounces Government Printing Office
Post will show the motion picture
"RampartS We Watch" in Harding
Hall on March "a. The proceeds will
be divided equally between the blood
and serum bank fund and the posts
welfare fund.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Post is collecting books and
magazines to send to the boys of
Battery B, 260th Coast Artillery,
Fort Bliss, Tex. This unit is spon-
Sored by the post.
Department of Agriculture blood
and serum bank has served its first
applicant for a loan"
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Posts blood
bank card party will be held at the
home of EStelle r. Ruby, 5425 Thir-
tieth place NV, March 10 at pm.
Post members invited. A Braille
class will be held March 1S at,5:3O
pm. at the Red Cross Chapter
House.
The first March membership rally
date for turning in cards is March
II. Posts should turn in every
available card The 10 largest posts
in the department at the present
time are: Police and Fire, ATT; Sergt.
Jasper, All; Government Printing
Office, 424; Costello, 377 U. S. S.
Jacob Jones. 322; James Reese Eu-
rope, 278; Fort Stevens, 245; Bureau
of Engraving, 244; George Wash
ington, 231, and Nash, 23O.
Sergeant Jasper Post met March
with Comdr: Ayden A. Dibble pre-
siding and received seven new
members into membership.
Manager Trail Price has appointed
G. M. jackson as coach of the
Junior baseball team, which the
post will sponsor this season.
A dance and social will be held in
April to raise funds to purchase
new post colors.
Department of Labor Post met
Tuesday at the Bunker Hill club
rooms. Comdr. John r. Demorest
presided. The post indorsed De-
partment Membership Officer Hey
wood Saunders of Bureau of Engrav-
ing Post for the next department
commander and Past Comdr. Robert
l.. Duvall of Labor Post for depart
ment vice commander.
Plans were discussed for a dance
In May. Fred Wright applied for
membership.
Members of the James Reese Eu-
rope Post will attend the mems day
services this evening at the Metro
politan A. M. E. z. Church. They
are requested to be present at
7:15 pm.
The annual sermon for the post
will be preached March 80 at 8 pm.
at the Second Baptist Church.
Treasury Post met at the New
Colonial Hotel last week and Comdr.
Ralph Graves presided.
John Maddocks was elected
finance officer. Chairman Guilford
announced that his committee,
working in conjunction with Treas
llrV Auxiliary would hold a b1ood