Evening star., 1942-03-01

ing committee meeting at head
quarters on March ) at 8 pm.
Senator Eugene Milliken Of Col
orado will be the guest speaker at
the 23d anniversary celebration Of
the founding Of George Washing
ton Post at the clubhouse, 2437
Fifteenth street NV, on March 7
at 8 pm. 1t will also be ladies'
night, with dancing.
Applications for the five national
commander scholarships to be
awarded by the American Legion in
1912 to sons of deceased World
War veterans to help them attend
college must be received by depart
ment directors of the education OF
orphans of veterans by April 1.
The same deadline on applica-
tions is in effect for the five ma
tional president scholarships to be
awarded by the Auxiliary to daugh-
ters of deceased World War vet
Grams to aid them in securing their
college education. Any local Auxil-
iary unit may nominate deceased
veterans daughter for such a schol-
arship.
The Legion and Auxiliary schol-
arships are for $400 each.
The national commander schol-
arships are available only to sons OF
deceased veterans. Sons Of living
veterans are not eligible.
At the last meeting of Bunker Hill
Post at 807-9 Monroe street NE,
with Comdr. J. H. Walsh presiding,
A. D. McCurley resigned as senior
vice commander. E. r. Wilson was
unanimously elected to I'LL the un-
expired term.
Junior Vice Comdr. c. E. Boggs Is
in charge of the post affair to be
held to raise funds for the blood
bank.
The post will sponsor a stag party
next month.
Past Comdr. John r. Weitzel in
troduced resolution that the post
indorse William r. Brennan as a
candidate for the office of depart
ment commander at the next con-
vention, which was passed.
Chairman Russell s. Jeffreys Of
the Emergency Aid Committee an
nounces physical examinations will
be held at the hospitals for the
draftees on March 3, 6, 13, II, 20, "a
and 27.
Commanders Of. the posts are
requested to advise the emergency
aid chairmer of their posts the
dates of the examinations. Those
who find 1T impossible to serve an
evening will notify Russell S. JET
freys, Bureau Of Internal Revenue,
telephone District $3.50, branch 348
several days in advance in order
that another post can be secured
to take their place at the hospital.
A meeting of the Stephen P Nc
Groarty Post will be held at the
American Legion Club tomorrow at
8 pm.
Fort Stevens Post will meet Thurs
day at pm. in Stansbury Hall. This
meeting Is designated as national
birthday night" A program has
been arranged in observance Of the
oath anniversary Of the founding OF
the American Legion.
The Sons of the Legion squadron
will hold q business meeting Friday
at 8 pm. in the post clubrooms,
1924 Georgia avenue NV.
At the eighth annual patriotic
assembly, sponsored by Fort Stevens
Post, last week in the Roosevelt
High School auditorium, certificates
and medals were presented to the
following winners Of the patriotic
essay contest conducted in the sixth
grade classes of the elementary
schools in the community: Fredds
Lipschitch, Anita Adler, Lee Ann
Plane. Gretchen Ritter, Doris Sud
deth. Milton House, Jeanne Turner
Bobbie Watts, Juanita Nelson, Myra
Minovitz, Marlowe Anderson, Wal
lace Weiss and Rosare Stewart
Judges in the essay contest were
Mrs. w. C. Worley, Mrs. M. T. NC
Knew. Miss May Brooks, Raymond
E. Gable, c. o. Reynolds and j. r
Arnold.
Addresses were made by Depart
ment Comdr. Haywood Saunders
Vincent Orlando, acting chairman
of the Americanism Commission
Detachment Comdr. c. Victor Des
sez, Comdr. Frank B. Bloom, Rep
resentative John c. Kunkel OF Penn
sylvania, Mrs. Henry Grafton Doyle
Prof. Thomas Ferry and the Rev
j., H. Garner. The invocation ane
benediction were delivered by the
Rev. Walter J. Norris and the Rev
H. w. Burgar. Music was furnished
bv the Fort Stevens Drum anc
Bugle Corps and the Roosevelt Higf
School Cadet Band, and entertain
ment was presented by Miss Joyc
Romero, Miss Francis Yoder ane