Evening star., 1943-05-30

National Commander
Calls for Tribute to
Sick and Wounded
Observance Of annual "Shut-Ins
Day" by all posts of the American
Legion next Sunday, June 6, was
recommended last week by National
Comdr. Roane Waring In a state
ment from national headquarters at
Indianapolis, Ind.
The event will be observed under
the sponsorship of the Shut-Ins As
soclation, international.
The object Is to set aside an In
ternational day to encourage visit
ing the sick and disabled. It Is
planned that every disabled vet
eran. or member of a veterans fam
lily. who may be i'll, should have a
caller, a gift, letter, postcard or
flowers on that day.
Capital Traction Post of the Dis
trict of Columbia won second prize
of $50 in the history contest con-
Quoted by the national organization.
1t was prepared by Historian
Charles E. Broaden and Adjt. Fred
erick F. Fletcher
First honors went to the Walter
L. Bennett Post of Lamar, Colo.
Legion posts were authorized by
the National Executive Committee
to place on their membership rolls
the names of hero dead of the Sec
ond World War from their COM
munities whom they desire to
honor.
The sixth annual memorial church
service of Fort Stevens Post will be
held in the Petworth Baptist Church
today at 8 pm. The memorial ritual
team will conduct the service under
the direction of Edward L. Potter.
The Rev. James P. Rodgers, pastor,
has arranged special service.
In the afternoon the post will par
ticipate in the exercises at the Battle
Ground Cemetery in cooperation
with the Brightwood Citizens Asso-
citation. A post detail will place flags
and poppies at the markers along
Sixteenth street. They will be as
sisted by members of the Sons OF
the American Legion.
A meeting of the post will be held
June 3, the annual Americanism
session, where recent recipients of
the American Legion School Award
will be the guests.
American Legion School Awards
were presented to Allan Bralove and
Susan Oeschger of Roosevelt High
School, Mary T. Johnson and Rob-
ert Hanrahan of ST. Gabriels and
Diane Eichhorn and David Burk Of
Nativity last week. Awards viii be
made in Paul, Mcfarland and
Coolidge next month.
New members of Victory Post who
have not been inducted into the
Legion are requested to be present
at the Legion clubhouse, on June
4, at 8 pm. for official induction by
the ritual team Of Forty and Eight.
Chairman Russell S. Jeffreys Of
the Emergency Aid Committee an
nounces physical examinations for
the selectees will be held at Emer-
gency, Georgetown, Garfield, Provi-
dence, Sibley and Freedmens Hos
pitals on June 4, 8, II, Is, 18 and %.
1t is requested commanders and
emergency aid chairmen notify their
members who assist the doctors In
the physical examinations of the
selectees.
1t is requested those participating
in the Presidents wreath-laying ex-
ercises today at II am. at Arling-
ton Cemetery be at the cemetery at
10:15 am. Following the ceremony,
services will be held in the amphi-
theater at noon. There will be a
special service of the Argonne Cross
for those on foreign soil or in enemy
territory.
Anthony S. Polito. who is the
youngest Legionnaire in the District
of Columbia and member of Vim
cent B. Costello Post, will place the
wreath, which is to honor the dead
who are buried on foreign soil.
A. tho Nov ,aotirr Nf fI,a TY@,tfaI
States Department of Agriculture
Unit it exceeded its 1943 member
ship quota with the acceptance OF
the following new members: Reidy
Byrd, Gladys Grayson Reisinger
and Edna Earle Thompson.
President Lillian M. Sawyer
turned over $3.50 to Comdr. Albert
Pagnotta of Agriculture Post for the
entertainment Of patients at Mount
Alto, Walter Reed and Walter Reed
Annex Hospitals. This amount was
contributed by employees of the De-
partment of Agriculture and men,
bers Of the unit.
Members will assist at the posts
party to be held at Walter Reed
Annex on June 4.
The unit has just been presented
with history of the War Memorial
in the patio Of the Department Of
Agriculture and deceased employees
OF the department who were in
service during World War l by the
author, Frederick Carl Lucas.
Members of George WASHINGTON
Post will participate in the Me-
mortal Day exercises at Arlington
National Cemetery. At lis pm.
they will go to the Argonne Cross.
These exercises were held again
this year in Arlington Cemetery,
due to war conditions in France,
where it has been an annual Gus
tom to pay tribute on Memorial
Day.
Last Sunday the members went
to the grave of E. Lester Jones, first
commander of the post, in Arling-