Evening star., 1943-09-05
American Legion 5
.0ratoricaI Contest
Plans Announced

seventh national high school orator.
ical contest in 1914, again built
about study of the United States
Constitution, were announced last
week by National Americanism Di-
rector Homer L. Chaillaux. He said
more than 100000 students are ex-
pected to participate.
First prize again will be a $4,000
scholarship to any college or univer-.
sity OF the winners choice. Other
prizes will be $3.50, $500 and $3.50.
Department winners must be de-
termined and certified to the Amer
icanism Commission by April 5, 1914.
Interstate competition State win
ners will begin with regional tour
naments between April and IA.
The orations must be the original
efforts of the contestants. They are
not to require less than 10 minutes
and not more than IL minutes.
Each also must be prepared to give
an extemporaneous grafton of to
minutes.
The contestants must be under
graduate students actually attend
Ing high school during the current
year.
Department Comdr G. Francis Nc
Carthy and his staff installed new
officers of Fort Stevens Post last
Thursday evening at Stansbury
Temple. On Friday evening the
officers Of James Reese Europe Post
were installed at Garnett- Patterson
School.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Post will meet September
II at $3.50 pm. at the Legion club
house for the election of officers.
The department has under con-
sideration the application for a
charter for new post to be known
as United States Maritime Post No.
Al, which Is to be restricted to en-
ployes of the United States Maritime
Commission and War Shipping Ad-
ministration. The application for
charter was accompanied by a Pc
tition signed by 153 veterans whose
signed applicatiors for n1enbersisip
with dues paid up for 1914 were
also attached.
The acting officers Of the post are:
B. Eugene Gilbert, commander; JOS
eph F. Barns, finance officer; Ken
meth B. Wheatley, adjutant: Paul
D. Page, jr, judge advocate; E. II.
lie Roi, service officer; Paul Hughey
and Walt Rowe, sergeants at arms.
Election of officers will take place
at the meeting of George Washing
ton Post on Tuesday at the Amer
lean Legion Club, with Comdr.
George F. Hooven presiding. In
stallation will take place at the
October meeting.
pointed the following department
officers, who are members of the
post: The Rev. Howard E. Snyder,
chaplain; Samuel L. Crump, as
sistant department adjutant; Past
Comdr. Howard S. Fisk, employment
officer; Dr. Edward r. Gookin,
chairman Civic Relations Commit
tee.
At the recent department conven-
ton A. J. Fitzgibbons, retiring de-
partment commander, presented
Howard S. Fisk, first department
adjutant, with a citation in recog-
milton of completion of 25 years
service, representing George Wash
ington Post at all department con-
ventions since the formation of the
organization May 10, 1919.
September 10 has been fixed by
Acting National Adjutant Donald
G. Glascof as the deadline for ac-
cepting 1943 department resolutions
for consideration OF the national
convention.
Department Comdr Mccarthy last
week announced the following ap-
pointments: Department adjutant,
David Kisliuk; department chap
lain, the Rev. Howard E. Snyder,
and personal aide to the command
er, Guy Nadeau. The following
have been appointed chairmen of
various important department COM
mittees: Americanism, Thomas p.
Callahan; athletics, Lester H.
Steinem; child welfare, Emily Carey;
civic relations, DR.. Gookin; depart
ment convention, Frank Bloom;
emergency aid. Russell Jeffreys; en-
ployment, Howard Fisk; entertain
ment, John MaWhood; hospitaliza-
ton, Sam Rose; legislative, J Fred
Burns; membership, Frank Buckley;
national defense, Charles Pierce;
postwar problems, Melvin D. Hid
reth; public relations, Lee Penning-
ton; publicity, Herbert j. jacob,
and rehabilitation, William G.
holland.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Stephen P. MeGroarty
and Department of Commerce Posts,
American Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-George Washington and
Vincent B, Costello Posts, American
Legion clubhouse; Second Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday Kenneth H Nash