Evening star., 1944-08-27

IAmcIlCAn Legion
lao & s Promenade
AT Sfansbury Hall
voiture No. l74 Of the Society Of
the Forty and Eight, fun organiza-
tion Of the District OF Columbia
Department, the American Legion,
has changed the date and place OF
Its grand promenade to next Thurs
day ut Standsbury Lodge Hall,
Georgia and Colorado avenues NV.
The session was originally scheduled
to be held ct Cheverly, Md.
New ofncers will be elected and
installed and delegates elected to
the national promenade to be held
In Chicago next month at tho time
Of the Legion national convention.
Balloting viii be from to $50
o'clock and dinner and refreshments
served from 8 to 8 o'clock.
1t has just been announced from
headquarters Of the American Le-
gion at Indianapolis that an IL
point program for preserving the
American way of life after the war
has been outlined In a preliminary
report of the American Legion Com
mission OF Postwar America, OF
man.
The II points include victory, en-
ployment, settlement OF war con-
tracts, disposal Of surplus property,
wartime controls, postwar Federal
taxes, credit for small business.
island outposts and bases. prosper
GUS agriculture, universal military
training and foreign policy. All OF
these points will be considered at
the national convention to be held
at Chicago September 18 to 20.
The new department commander,
Lee r. Pennington. and his stan
last evening installed the newly
elected officers of Capital Transit
Post No. 46 at special meeting at
the Legion clubhouse. The installa-
ton was jointly held with the Capt.
tai Transit unit Of the auxiliary.
The officers installed were: Wade
H. Taylor, commander; G. r. Stack,
first vice commander; c. E. Breeden,
second vice commander; B. E. Gin
gell. third vice commander; G. E.
Warder, adjutant; r. o. de Warf,
finance offlcer; w. H. Todd. chap
lain: J. j. D'Angelo, sergeant At
arms; S. E. Emmons, Judge advo-
cate; H. M. Brown. historian, and
H. E. Burgess, service ofIicer.
Department Adjutant David Kis-
LUX announced that the delegation
from this department to the ma
tional convention will leave Wasn-
ington on the Pennsylvania at $40
pm. Saturday. September 16, and
all those having reservations for
this trip must acquire their tickets
from the Pennsylvania Railroad
ONCE on or before August 20.
Stephen P. McGroarty Post No. 27,
on account Of the Labor Day holi-
day, changed the monthly meeting
to September IL at the Legion club
house, when an important consti-
tutional amendment will be con-
sidered affecting q change in post
dues.
Bunker Hill Post No. 81 admitted
its first World War II member, Mar
shall L. Norris. He was wounded
in action in France on July 26 and
just recently discharged from the
service. He attended Stewart Junior
High School and was employed at
the Bureau of Engraving. His STEP
father, Ben Griffin, Is also q member
of this post.
Mrs. Alma Sarton of Jacob Jones
Post, past department vice COM
mander, has been reappoanted
chairman OF the SerVicemen's Hos.
pitality Committee Of the Legion.
Mrs. Sarton has been In charge OF
six schools where. through the ac-
tivity Of Legionnaires from the vari-
Gus posts, servicemen have been
properly housed on week ends.
Department Comdr. Pennington
announced the following appoint
ments: Henry Heine, Costello Post,
department membership officer;
Charles Wolfe. INTERNAL Revenue
Post, department sergeant at arms;
Martin Schubert, retiring COM
mander Of Sergt. Jasper Post, de-
partment assistant finance ofiicer,
and Guy Nadeau, Cooley -McCul-
Tough Post, aide to the commander.
National Cathedral Post No. 10.
having Cancelled its annual meet
ing. will hold the installation of
newly elected officers at its meeting
September n at the Legion club
house.
The American Legion has
launched a new program for fur
nishing canned music to members
Of the armed forces and to the
wounded and disabled in hospitals
through contributions Of at least
$152 900 for posts and units.
Each Of the $4,000 posts and TO-
900 auxiliary units have been asked
to contribute a minimum of SIS a
year, the cost Of one kit OF new
records.
SQuadrons of the Sons of the
Legion, which intend to compete for
the Forty and Eight National SAL
trophy for the most outstanding
ritualistic achievements, must pre-
sent to national headquarters of
the American Legion. Is days be-
fore the national convention. de-
tailed statement Of their claim.
This statement must be certified
by the department commander and
department adjutant.
The trophy Is q stand of colors,
the American nag and the banner
of the SAL.
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