Evening star., 1942-12-20

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Friday-Bureau of Engraving
No. % and Internal Revenue
NO. 80, Legion clubhouse.
John G. Chase. Legionnaires de-
string to attend are requested to
make immediate reservations at the
clubhouse rs table reservations are
limited.
The annual Christmas party for
patients at Walter Reed Hospital
will be given by the auxiliary on
December % at pm. All Legion
naires are invited.
Under recent authority from ma
tlonal headquarters, American Le-
glon posts are permitted to place
on their membership rolls the names
OF Hero Dead of the Second World
War in their respective communi-
ties whom they wish to honor.
The Department Commander has
just received application for post
charter from group of World War
veterans, now in the armed forces
IN foreign lands, who desire to create
post under the jurisdiction of the
D. c. Department to be known as
Overseas Post, address A. P. o. GIT.
AT an Executive Committee meet
ing of the National Cathedral Post,
it was decided to hold its January
meeting in the form of a Past Com
manders' dinner, at the Legion club
house, on January q.
The newly elected member, DAN
ton Walker, columnist, will be in
Quoted and be the speaker of the
evening
In place of a December meeting.
the members will meet at the annual
party given on Christmas at 2 pm,
at the Washington Home for Found
llngs, 4610 Forty-second street NV.
All members are requested to attend.
USS Jacob Jones Post contributed
s25 to the Christmas Welfare Fund.
The following members received tur-
keys: Mrs. Bailey, Lola May Hogue
and Sarah Stable. Charlotte Dove
was elected to membership.
AS the regular meeting of James
E. Walker Post will fall on Christ
mas eve, the meeting has been ad-
vanced to Tuesday at the Twelfth
street YMCA.
Government Printing Office Post
has placed on its membership roll
the names of four deceased veterans
of World War II, all employees of
the G. P. o. who died in action
since December T. 1941. Arrange
ments are now being made to hold
memorial service in their honor.
Lloyd A. Ingram, an honorably
discharged veteran of the present
war has been accepted to member
ship
Comdr. Murray is planning to dis
tribute many baskets of groceries
and clothing to needy families
throughout the city for Christmas.
The American Legion Entertainers
Of Columbia Post, No. "a, recently
visited the District Training School
at Laurel, Md, and gave an enter
tainment.
The next engagements will be at
Walter Reed Hospital on January
at 7:30 pm. and District Training
School at Laurel, Md, on February
II.
At its meeting Tuesday night at
the Legion clubhouse. with Comdr.
David S. Block presiding. it was
announced that oleyMcCullough
Post will have a variety show and
Christmas party next Tuesday night
at Walter Reed Hospital, directed
by Charles Kohen, entertainment
chairman.
Adjt. Fletcher of Capital Transit
Post announced his post is compil-
ing list of Legionnaires who have
applied for active service but were
rejected in an effort to have them
assigned to non-combat duty He
is also establishing a ''rumor clinic"
in cooperation with the FBI to run
oSNAi AAiNt dangerous 0Ctl l.
mental to the war effort.
N. Norman Mayer was appointed
| judge advocate. Past Comdr. Guy
c. Nadeau obligated as new men,
bers Alfred E. Roldes Robert B.
Turner, Reginald T. Friebus and
Charles A. Hosey.
Lothrop Stoddard of The Evening
Star, author and radio commentator,
was guest speaker.
The National Guard of Honor will
meet tomorrow evening at the Le-
gion clubhouse, with Capt. James
c. Clarke presiding. All guardsmen
are requested to be present.
The guard will hold its annual
dance February 6 at the Indian
Spring Club.