Evening star., 1943-11-21
American Legion
Sponsors Bill
To Aid Veterans

The American Legion, carrying
out the resolutions of the 25th An
nual National Convention, has beer
responsible for the introduction In
Congress of a bill to provide for
the education of honorably dis
charged veterans of World War II.
The measure will afford veterans
when qualified, the opportunity to
pursue their interrupted education
in accredited high schools or col
leges, or to receive vocational edu-
cation. The Government would be
authorized to supply financial aid
during the period of such education
and limit of four years would be
applied to such educational courses.
National Cathedral Post, meeting
on Wednesday at the Legion club
house, will be conducted by Comdr
H. ]. jacob. 1t will be an "Old
Timers" meeting, featured by an
address by a colonel in the Marine
Corps who has served in several of
the active theaters of war.
1t is expected George Cafego, new
member of the Red Skins profess
sional football team, a World War
II veteran, will be inducted.
Department of Labor Post will
hold its annual Thanksgiving ball
at the Mayhower Hotel on Friday,
with dancing from 10 to / am.
Legionnaires and their friends may
make table reservations by calling
Comdr. Victor E. Green.
Department Comdr. C. Francis
Mccarthy, who has just returned
from the commanders and adju-
tants' conference at Indianapolis,
announces an Executive Commit
tee meeting of the department has
been postponed until November 20.
Sergt. Jasper Post, through Comdr.
Martin H. Schubert, placed wreath
at the Tomb of the Unknown Sol
dier at Arlington on Armistice Day.
The post also assisted it's unit in en-
tertaining veterans at Mount Alto
Hospital.
At the last meeting the post &C
cepted for membership % new World
War I veterans and 9 new World
War II veterans.
Cooley Mccullough Post met last
week at the Legion Clubhouse, with
Comdr. Block presiding. Col. Wal
ter Burns, past commander of the
post, spoke.
The National Guard of Honor will
hold its seventh annual ball at the
Shoreham Hotel on January Is.
Capt. Gail T. Judd has appointed
past Capt Guy C. Nadeau chairman.
Reservations may be made at the
Legion Clubhouse or through 1t
Terrill and Sergt. John Lester.
Capital Transit Post on December
II will hold its annual ball at the
Legion Clubhouse.
Jacob Jones Post No. again
will conduct Braille work at the
Legion clubhouse, after Office hours,
on November 26.
Melvin D. Hildreth has been ap-
pointed chairman for the District
department of the Commission on
Postwar Problems and international
Relations.
Tank Corps Post No. 10 will hold
testimonial dinner in honor of
Earl M. Sawyer, past post COM
mander, at the Fairfax Hotel to-
morrow at 7 pm. Foster Wood will
be POSTMASTER. Department Comdr.
Mccarthy will be the principal
speaker. Frank L. Peckham will
make the presentation address.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Tank Corps Post, 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post. Fifteenth and @ streets NV.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
and Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Posts, American Legion
clubhouse; Henry c. Spangler Post,
1926 Massachusetts avenue NV.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA,