Evening star., 1942-10-04
Joseph Rotholone of Capital Tran

sit Post.
In the Booster Club drive, the
membership at the close of the drive
was 2,6O2, 80 per cent increase.
Police and Fire Post won top numer-
ical honors in the Booster Club,
signing up 305 members; Sergt.
Jasper Post was second with 23O,
and Government Printing Office
Post was third with 2l2.
Chairman Russell S. Jeffreys of
the Emergency Aid Committee an
nounced physical examinations for
draftees will be held at Emergency,
Georgetown, Garfield, Providence,
Sibley and Freedmen's Hospitals on
October s, 9, 13, 16, 20, %, q and 30.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, held it's
regular meeting on Thursday in
Stansbury Hall. The post has at
tanned almost so per cent enrolment
for 1o43
The post approved the participa-
ton of the American Legion in the
local Stage Door Canteen and au-
thorized the appropriation requested
by the Department Canteen Com
mittee.
A song, Hail to the Legion" was
adopted as the official song OF the
post The lyrics were written by
Stanley Rochinski, a member of this
post.
Fort Stevens Squadron, Sons of
the American Legion, will meet in
the clubroom, 1924 Georgia avenue
NV. at pm Friday for the elec-
ton Of officers for the coming year.
Department Comdr. Patrick j.
Fitzgibbons and his staff will install
newly elected officers in George
Washington Post Tuesday, in Sergt.
Jasper Post. October 7, both Ct the
Legion Clubhouse: in Colum',io Pct.
October 7. at 500 Monroe stree Nj.
and in Potomac Post at Palisades
fieldhouse, October s.
At the recent Department Execu-
tive Committee meeting. Departn> cnt
Past Comdr. Fred Frazer was felici-
tated upon his recent election t. ma
tional vice commander at the ma
tional convention.
Department Vice Comdr. Frank
Buckley represented Comdr. Fitz-
gibbons at the District of Columbia
convention of the Disabled american
Veterans at Colonial Hotel on Sep
tember 26.
The Stage Door Canteen Commit
tee of which Vice Comdr. Buckley
has been appointed Chairman, met
recently to consider the question of
recommending the department take
over the canteen N Armistice Day.
The Board of Managers of the
Legion Clubhouse has just prepared
and had printed a set of house
rules.
Kenneth H. Nash Post meets Oc-
tcber IA.
National Cathedral Post at it's
next meeting will have its newly
elected officers installed by Comdr.
Fitzgibbons and his staff.
Past Department Comdr Haywood
N. Saunders is now busily engaged
in civilian defense work as an as
sistnat to Chief Afraid Warden
William Mileham.
At the recent Department Ex-
ecutive Committee meeting Depart
ment Comdr Fitzeibbons reported
that one of the most important
actions of the recent national con-
vention was the resolution to amend
the charter of the American Legion
to admit members of the present
armed forces.
Mrs. Genevleve Stone, chairman
OF the welfare department, Ameri-
can Legion, District of Columbia
reports the need for children's anc
mems clothing for veterans ane
their families. She may be reached
at 1113 Seventeenth street, Secono
floor, phone Metropolitan 4211.
The national guard of honor o1
the American Legion acted as escort
for the distinguished guests at the
Gold Star Mothers tea last Sun.
day evening. Past Capt. Ernest
Kenard, 1t. James Clarke, 1t. Gal
Judd and 1t. George Lands WERE
the officiating officers of the ma.
tional guard Of honor. The nationa
o,1ord of horor will hold ;te op,,,,
election and installation of officer!
Monday evening.
Representative Ben F. Jensen o.
Iowa will speak to George Washing.
ton Post Tuesday night at installa.
ton ceremonies, at the Legion Club
house. Other speakers will includ,
William Dey Ermand. past vice com.
mander OF the Department of Iowa
and past Department Vice Comdr
Fred G. Fraser. 1t will also b,
ladies night" Retiring Comdr
William A. Corley will preside
Charles L. Schuettler reports tha
his committee has collected owe
l, 500 decks of playing cards for mel
overseas.
David E. Kisliuk of Vincent B
Costello Post announces the mex
meeting at pm. Tuesday at th'
Legion clubhouse, when the new ma.
tional vice commander. Fred Fraser
will be honored, and will speak.
The following committee appoint
ments for the post have been made
Athletic, Henry Heinie; Legior
Building, Frank Norton; child vel
fare, George H. Butler; civic rela
tions: Edwin c. Murphy; color bear
ers, Benjamin Oliver and William
Goddard: employment, Norris
Perry: entertainment, Ernest
Goetzinger; judge advocates, Greg
ory Cipriani and Dorsey K. Offutt
legislative, Col. Julius I. Peyser: mu
sic. Joe Romeo; national defense
Milford Schiller; publicity. Harry J
johnson; veterans preference, Byro
Carson.
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