Evening star., 1941-03-30
Big Legion Participation
In Army Parade Sought
Forty and Eight to Give Dance Saturday;
Child Welfare Meeting Tomorrow

William Hargrave, commander of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment of the American Legion, has
called on members to participate
in the Army Day parade next Sat-
urday.
The route of the parade will be
across the Capitol Plaza and up
Constitution avenue, past the Presi-
dents reviewing stand at Sixteenth
street. The Legion's position will
be in the third division.
Parade units will assemble at 1:30
pm. along Delaware avenue, south
of B street SW. The parade will
start at las pm. All posts will
form behind the Forty and Eight lr.
the order of number of their posts.
The Forty and Eight will hold an
Army Day dance at Indian Springs
Country Club Saturday. Reserva-
tions may be made with c. T. Milne,
Taylor 1898.
A child welfare meeting will be
held in room 7057, Department OF
Commerce, tomorrow at $3.50 pm.
Speakers will be Conrad Van Hyn-
ing. assistant director, Board OF
Public Welfare; DR.. Ella Open
heimer, director, Bureau of Maternal
and Child Welfare, Health Depart
ment: John Tramburg, probation
officer, Juvenile Court, and Mrs.
Louis Sentman, acting secretary,
family and child welfare DIVISIONS
Council of Social Agencies. The
theme is The Security of a Nation
Depends Upon the Indlvldual RAM
ilv Homes of the Nation"
Comdr. Charles s. Beilman Will
outline details of the Army Day
parade on April 5 at the meeting
of George Washington Post, NO. J.
Tuesday night at 2lO8 Sixteenth
street NV.
A special motion picture film Will
be exhibited, with special souvenirs
for all attending. according to AdJt.
James j. Murphy.
The meeting of the Vincent B.
Costello Post, on April / at pm,
will be a father and son night" p"
held at Schneider's Cafe, 427 Eley-
enth street NV. Comdr F. D. Nor
ton will preside. Members with sons
are asked to bring them to the
meeting.
Preceding the meeting, the post
will hold a dinner for the 1910 junior
baseball team of Costello Post, at
the new restaurant in the Zoo Park,
starting at pm. Call Henry Helne
for reservations, Columbia 1925. All
comrades are invited.
At the last meeting the following
were elected to membership: Joseph
Tyler. Labros KardaroS, James A.
Ludlow. Henry G. Johnson and
Charles G. Brasmer.
To date, S33 has been realized
from parties held by the post for
the blood and serum bank.
Fort Stevens Post will meet Thurs
day at Stansbury Hall at s pm.
The meeting is designated as civic
relations night" and the principal
speaker will be Department Civic
Relations Officer A. E. Giegengack.
The Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle
Corps, the membership of the post
and the Sons of the Legion Squadron
will participate in the Army Day
parade on Saturday.
Chairman Charles H. Heller an
nounced that formal initiation cere-
monies for members admitted dur
ing the month to the Sons of the
Legion Squadron will be conducted
at the next meeting at the post
clubrooms.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Posts Braille
class will meet at $50 pm. April !
at Red Cross Chapter House. Com
rades in uniform are requested tc
assemble at 1870 pm. April 5 along
Delaware avenue south of B street
S.W. for Army Day parade.
Capital Transit Post on Tuesday
will have open house at the Bunker
Hill Post clubroomS, 807 Monroe
street NE, with a smoker. There
will be refreshments and enter
tainment All Legionnaires are in
vited.