Evening star., 1942-05-10

Potomac Pest will meet at the
Palisades Field House at 8 pm.
Thursday. This has been designated
"Civic Relations" night. George
Kuhnel, chairman of the Civic Re-
lations Committee of the American
Legion, will be the principal speaker.
Department Second Vice Comdr.
William r. Brennan will make a
short talk.
Past Comdr. Walter Cunyus, who
recently completed a course at
Edgewood Arsenal, gave a report on
chemical warfare at the last meet
ing. Second Vice Comdr. Thomas
G. Talbert has been elected by the
department to take q similar course
at Maryland University.
The Americanism Commission,
acting for the Legion. in oollabora-
ton with the auxiliary. is calling the
attention of members Of both or
ganizations to an elaborate program
that is being sponsored by the
Americanization School of the Dis
trict. The program, under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle,
is being participated in by the Right
Rev. James E. Freeman, Mr..
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
Commissioner Guy Mason. Henry
Morganthau, Secretary Of the
Treasury is being invited, and a
Nationwide radio hook-up is ex-
pected.
Mrs. Leo N. Goetting, chairman
Of massing of colors. urges that all
post commanders, and unit presi-
dents instruct their color bearers
to have their colors present when
the American Legion National
Guard of Honor masses the colors.
This program will be held at the
department auditorium on May IT
at 8 pm.
The 1912 baseball season for Vim
cent B. Costello Post opens May 81
at the Ellipse Grounds. The team
is out to repeat its championship
drive of last season. Henry S. Heine,
the teams manager, needs new
players. Any boy wishing to try out
for the team may contact Manager
Heine at Columbia 3525, or Coach
Milton I. Lewis at Lincoln 6388.
There will always be the United
States, and as long as there Is the
United States there will be q
democracy of free men," stated
Thor Thors, Iceland's Minister, In
an address to the post last Tuesday
night.
william p. Kershner viii desig-
nate the trees on his farm that
can be used for constructing the
Sons OF the Legion summer camp.
A number of detachment members
are spending the week end at the
proposed camp. There Is boating
and swimming and fishing. For de-
tails contact Charles Chase, Chest
nut TIT, on Monday, Wednesday or
Thursday evenings.
The detachment Drum and Bugle
Corps will hold a dance May %
at the American Legion Clubhouse.
Proceeds from the dance will go
toward building the Sons summer
camp. The corps plans to purchase
new instruments for It's expanding
membership. Rehearsals are held
Tuesday at $50 pm. in the armory
at Roosevelt High School.
Candidates for the softball team
contact Charles Heller, Georgia
1882. They must be l6 years Of age
or older.
Lincoln Post will meet in the
American Legion Clubhouse tomor-
row at pm, with Comdr. John
D. Germer presiding.
Plans for placing wreaths on the
graves of deceased members in Ar
lington National Cemetery will be
discussed.
Chairman Russell S. Jeffreys OF
the Emergency Aid Committee an
nounced that physical examinations
will be held at the hospitals for the
examinations Of the draftees on May
IL. Is, 10 and 26.
If any post wishes to serve at the
hospitals get in touch with Mr
Jeffreys, Bureau OF Internal Reve-
nue., by either letter or telephone.
Brig. Gen. P. c. Harris, U. S. A.
retired, of this cityy, national di.
rector of the Committee on the Edu-
cation of Orphans of Veterans, re-
ported to the National Executive
Committee Of the Legion that ap-
proximately $500 orphans of vet
Grams received either Federal OF
State aid, or both, during 194l. Thi'
was for their higher education o,
vocational training as beneflciarie.
of legislation exacted through the
efforts of the IPpiOn