Evening star., 1943-11-14
American Legion
Expects $4,000
Members tuesday

With an advance enrolment now
nearly $4,000 ahead Of last year, the
American Legion expects the tele-
graphic roll call on Tuesday will
show q 1914 membership OF more
than ESQ, 900.
In this connection, Frank Buckley,
membership ofncer Of the District Of
Columbia Department, announced
last week that there are more than
6 1000 members already enrolled here
and expects more than 10000 before
the close Of the year. Many Of the
new members are veterans OF World
War II.
Installation ceremonies of u. S.
Maritime Post, No. ~, will be held
Wednesday at pm. In the audi
torium of the Commerce Building.
Fred B. Fraser, past national vice
commander, will be master of cere-
monies. The program will include
music by the United States Navy
Orchestra, featuring a leading lyric
soprano artist. The address of well
come will be made by Comdr. B. Eu-
gene Gilbert. The principal speaker
will be Senator w. Warren Barbour
of New Jersey. Other addresses will
be rendered by Real Admirals E. S.
Land and H. L. Vickery of the Mar
itime Commission and War Shipping
Administration. Gen. Frank r.
Hines of the Veterans Administra-
ton will also speak.
The advance and retirement OF
colors will be conducted by the Ma
tional Guard of Honor of the Legion
and invocation and benediction will
be read by the Rev. Howard E. Sny-
der, department chaplain.
Comdr. Gilbert will be installed
together with a staff of II addi-
tional officers by Department Comdr.
c. Francis Mccarthy and his staff
Officers of Jane A. Delano Post
were installed last week as follows:
Elizabeth c. Schau, commander:
Josephine Western, adjutant; Claire
Hurley, membership of1cer; Mar
garet Maddox, finance officer; Emily
Eek, first vice commander; Claire
Hurley, second vice commander:
Orene West and Nellie Rothwell
color bearers; Isabelle Knight, SER
geant at arms.
Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13. at its
last meeting completed arrange
mentS for the annual turkey party
and dance at the Legion clubhouse
on November 20, with Frank Ellison
as chairman. Appropriations were
voted for the Veterans Hospital
Gift Shop and the welfare milk
fund.
The welfare department of the
Legion reports the urgent need fol
mems and boys clothing. Contribu-
tions should be forwarded to the
welfare headquarters, lll3 Seven
teenth street NV, or telephone
Metropolitan 421l. Contributions
will be called for.
Department Comdr. Mccarthy and
Department Adjt. David Kisliuk are
in indianapolis at the annual con-
ference Of department commanders
and adjutants. The conference is
from November Is to II.
Meetings this week are:
neutrality-suspicious. of Justice
and Gas Light Posts, American Le-
gion clubhouse: Quentin Roosevelt
Post, Potomac Boat Club.
Tuesday-National Press Club
Post, Press Club: Cooley-McCul-
lough Post, American Legion club
house: Second Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel; Bunker Hill Post
17l8 Lawrence street NE: Pepco,
No. 43 Post. Pepco Building.
Wednesday-United States Mari
time Post. Department of Commerce
Auditorium.
Thursday-Stanley Church Depue
Post. American Legion clubhouse: ::
Internal Revenue Post, Stansbury
Temple: Kenna- Main Post, Good
Hope road S. E.
Friday-United States Department
of Agriculture Post, American Le-
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