Evening star., 1942-02-15


from 4 to pm. on February %.
Admission will be by 1912 paid-up
membership card.
United States Internal Revenue
Post will meet at Stansbury Hall
on February 18 at $50 pm. First
Vice Comdr. Harmon will provide
an entertainment.
The drive for books, magazines,
etc. to be sent to nearby camps is
producing good results.
Any son of veteran interested
in the Sons of the Legion is in
vited to attend this meeting.
At the last meeting of Capital
Transit Post w. H. Todd and N.
Colantonio were inducted by Comdr.
E. J. McKenna. The post consid-
cred the donation of an indoor flag
to Georgetown Hospital.
Adjt. Fred F. Fletcher was ap-
pointed a member of the Oratorical
Committee by Department Comdr.
Saunders.
On February % the post will hold
birthday anniversary party at
the American Legion Clubhouse,
with dancing from 10 to o'clock
Senior Vice Comdr. Joseph A..
Walker of Fort Stevens Post an
nounces American Legion school
awards for the outstanding stu
dents selected by the midyear grad
uating classes of the high schools
in the community were presented
to the following: Stewart Givens
and Bernice Bittner of Roosevelt
High School. Robert Anderson and
Adele Reese of Coolidge High
School, Sidney Eichner and Bev-
erly Sperling of Mcfarland Junior
High School, Joseph Miller and
Mary E. Eppley of Paul Junior
High School.
The Membership Committee held
a joint meeting with similar COM
mittees of the Petworth, Hampshire
Heights, Arkansas Avenue, Manor
Park, Sixteenth Street Heights and
Takoma ID. c. Citizens Associa-
tions last week and completed plans
for joint membership campaign.
The Sons of the Legion Squadron
will have bingo games every Mon
day at 8 pm. at 1924 Georgia ave-
nue. NV, commencing February 16.
The eighth annual patriotic as
sembly in joint observance of Lin
coins and Washington's Birthday
anniversaries sponsored by the post,
will be held on Thursday in the
Roosevelt High School at pm.
Awards will be presented to the
winners of the essay contest. con-
Quoted in the siXth-grade classes
of the elementary schools in the
community. The principal speak
ers will be Representative John c.
Kunkel of Pennsylvania, Mrs, Hen
ry Grafton Doyle, president of the
Board of Education, and Thomas
Ferry, principal of Paul Junior High
School
At the last meeting of Vincent
B. Costello Post Comdrs. Kisliuk,
Pistorio, Daley, Heine, Pearson and
Vittum received 1912 stars pre-
sented by the department for men,
bership work.
New members inducted were Syl-
van S. Fischer, William B. Hunter,
Joseph j. Quinn. Wayne Borton,
Burl N Howard, Leo Kaminsizi,
Austin j. Laughlin and Walter F.
Dooley. Baptiste Hood, John Den
mis-, Oscar Snyder, Morgan C. En-
mons, Harvey Clay and Joseph B.
Sweeney were reinstated John A.
Fisher transferred to this post.
The combination junior baseball
team and Booster Club dinner will
take place at the Legion clubhouse,
2437 Fifteenth street NV, on
March at pm. and will be fol-
lowed by the regular post meeting.
Friends desiring reservations for the
dinner should contact Comrades
Daley or Kisliuk.
Boys interested in athletics who
are eligible to the Sons of the
Legion should contact
G. A. Cherry, 1912 independence
avenue NV. Those eligible are
sons Of parents who served in the
armed forces of the United States
between April 6, 1917 and Novem-
Der IL, 1913
Plans are being completed for
Sergt. Jasper Post and it's auxiliary
to hold an evening of games and
dance at the Legion clubhouse on
February "a to raise funds for the
blood and serum bank at Children's
Hospital. John Lester, commander
of the post, and Mrs. Kathleen o.
president of the unit, will
be in charge of general arrange
ments.