Evening star., 1943-03-07

Forty and Eight, American Legion.
will hold its annual oyster roast and
barbecue at 2 o'clock this afternoon
at the Potomac Boat Club. Thirty
sixth and K streets NV.
A dance will be held from 3 to 7
O'Clock. John E. McCabe Is chair
man of the general committee in
charge.
The oath anniversary of the
founding Of George Washington
Post, No. l. American Legion. will
be celebrated Tuesday night at the
American Legion Club, 2437 Fiji
teenth street NV, when a special
program will be presented. The
speakers will be Gen. Albert l.. Cox,
Thomas M. Owen. national histo-
rian, and Past Comdr. Howard s.
Fisk, post historian. It will be "la-
dies night" and there will be dane
ing.
A brief business session will open
the meeting, with Comdr. George
F. Hooven presiding. Past Comdr.
Fisk, who was one Of the founders
Of the post on March I, 1919, and
who served as the first adjutant,
will tell Of the early history of
the post and the American Legion.
The post was first named Gen.
Pershing Post" and in May, 1919,
changed to George Washington,
when the st. Louis caucus provided
in the constitution that no post
should be named after any living
person. Gen. Pershing Is charter
and life member Of the post.
The national organization Of the
American Legion will award q Ger
tificate OF achievement to every SAL
squadron which excels in 1913 men,
bership and also holds q father
and-son banquet or "get-together"
party during the period from April
"a to June 20.
These certificates will be awarded
only to squadrons whose member
ship on the date of the father-and-
son meeting shows an increase over
1912.
The Legion will conduct another
Nation wide collection of old phono-
graph records for our fighting men.
The new campaign will start May
l and continue through May. De-
tails will be forwarded to the II $50
posts.
The object Of the campaign will
be more records for the members
Of the armed forces. At least TO-
100000 old records will be sought.
The War Department is sending
National Comdr. Roane Waring and
Warren Atherton, chairman Of the
National Defense Committee Of the
Legion, on an inspection tour of
Army installations In order to give
them an intimate insight into the
facilities and training methods used
by the Army In preparing the armed
forces for active theaters.
At the meeting Of Stanley Church
Depue Post at the Legion clubhouse
on March Is, India will be the sub
ject. The address will be delivered
by 1t. Col. Rejendra Shinge, who has
just arrived in the United States
after serving II months III North
Africa with q division Of Indian sol
diers. Moving pictures will be shown.
The public is invited.
U. 8. Internal Revenue Post win
meet at Stan.bury Temple at Sis
pm. March II. with Comdr. Richard
L. Ryan presiding. Entertainment
Chairman John Long has arranged
q program.
Department Chairman L. p. Glenn
ents Of the Sons of American Legion
announces an executive meeting on
March II at the Legion clubhouse at
8 pm. All post chairmen of S. A. l..
and squadron captains are requested
to attend.
Kenneth H. Nash Post will held
its next meeting at its clubrooms on
March 10. Department Adjt. Ted
Luther Is expected to give an ad-
dress.
Potomac Post and its auxiliary will
hol da joint birthday party at Pali-
sades Field House on March IL.
Fort Stevens Post observed past
commanders night on Thursday
Comdr. Joseph A. Walker presented
Past Comdrs. Edward L. Donaldson,
Joseph A. Ashi and Frank B. Bloom
with past commanders insignia on
behalf of the post.
The April meeting will be civic
relations night and representatives
Of the various civic organizations in
the community area will be guests.
The March meeting Of Costello
Post was designated as past COM
manders night. Addresses were
made by Joe Healey of st. Joe, Mo-,
0rdoro of +ho