Evening star., 1942-08-30

| Agriculture Department..
Officers of Tank Corps Post NO. ~,
American Legion. were installed by
Department Comdr. Patrick j. Fitz-
gerald and his staff last Monday.
They are Earle M Sawyer, COM
mander; H. c. Corpening, flrst vice
commander; Joseph A. Fries, second
vice commander; Foster Wood, ad-
jutant; Ronald B. Dozier, finance Oh
ficer; Raymond T. Hough, histor-
ian; George Frailey, quartermaster;
Harry Ekmek jan, sergeant at arms.
Gen. James A. Drain, past ma
tional commander, and Watson b.
Miller. assistant administrator OF
Social Security, made addresses.
The National Cathedral Post, No.
10. met at the Legion club house
Tuesday and nominated the follow
ing officers: Fred Burns, commander;
Herbert j. jacob, senior vice COM
mander; James H. Gordon, Junior
vice commander; Ira Scott, histor-
ian; Frank Haley, sergeant at arms;
Leo wise, quartermaster; DR.. Jesse
Hall. surgeon; J. l.. Smith, color
sergeant: John Julius, chaplain;
Charles Rodbell and Earl Richards,
color bearers; Charles Fahy, soiic-
itor general of the United States,
Judge advocate.
Resolutions memorializing Ernest
J. Kay, recently deceased, were
adopted and presented to Miss Anna
Kay.
The meeting of Fort Stevens Post
next Thursday will be election Oh
the entire group OF new ofncers'
without opposition. for the flrst time
since its organization. Department
Condr. Fitzgibbons and his staff Will
install the following: Commander
Joseph A. Walker; vice commanders,
Charles ". DesSaz, Louis Luck Gold
berg and Bernard F. Darne1; chap
lain, Edward L. Potter; sergeants at
arms. Benjamin Suls and Joseph
Mirabello. William H. Jones ana
Dixie Il. Guynn are the new mem
bers of the Executive Committee.
The post will have many prom
luent citizens from the community
as it's guests for the installation, in
cluding a number of officers and
men from Walter Reed Hospital.
The new officers, together with
the post color guard and the Drum
and Bugle Corps, will take part in
special War bond program at the
Colony Theater on Tuesday at 8
pm. Comdr. .-elect Walker will be
the principal speaker.
Comdr. Fitzgibbons invites Le-
eionnaires now residing IN the Dis
triet of Columbia. some from various
parts of the United States, to utilize
the facilities of the American Le-
gion clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth
street NV.
The Board of Managers of the
clubhouse, of which Watson B.
Miller is chairman, anticipates
adoption OF plans for increasing
the facilities of the clubhouse
While many of the posts are now
utilizing the club as meeting place
it is expected that many more
viii do 30.
The Department Executive Com
mittee confirmed the appointments
of C.. r. Mccarthy as department
membership officer; John A. Long
and Blanche Sinclair as assistant
department adjutants: Arthur J
Thomas of Internal Revenue Post
as aide to the department COM
,nander.
For the first time IN the history
Of the department, the Child Wei
fare Commission is composed en-
tiret of women Legionnaires. Mrs
Aenes Thaxton of Department o
Commerce Post, No. As, is chairman
assisted by Mary Kennedy Of United
States Treasury Post, No. IS, an,
Margaret Maddox of Jane A. Del
ano Post, No. 6.
The American Legion, which wa
largely responsible for recruiting
5000 candidates for Army Reserv
pilot training July /, will again seel
to furnish that many candidates TO
the second series of Civilian Aero
aautics Authority flying schools
opening September l to Septembe
10. The opening dates vary to NEE
local conditions among the hun
dreds of college and private f1yin
schools which give the trainin
under CAA auspices.
All candidates join the Arm
enlisted reserve, and are subject t
various assignments on completion
free. Transport, liaison and glide
pilots are trained and instructor
for future courses. The age limi
for such flyers goes up to 81 year!
and the physical and educations
requirements are much less rigi
than for combat training.
Candidates apply at the variou
schools or at regional Offices of tn
CAA.
There is no pay during training
but the men selected get flyir
courses which would normally CO.
from 5000 to 81 500 tuition.
Because production of airplan,
Is outstripping the capacity of Il
Army to keep them in the air,
special appeal has been made to tt
American Legion everywhere TO a
slst Army recruiting officers
locating mechanics, radio operi
tors. radio repairmen and certa
other specialists.
Womun's Benefit Associate
Girls Review, No. 8, will hold
spnnio1 rpeetipp and rehearsal