Evening star., 1944-06-11
American Legion
To Aid in Fifth
War Loan Drive

C. Francis Mccarthy, commander
of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, The American Legion, called
upon members of the organization
last week to assist In the Fifth War
Loan Drive.
He appointed a bond committee
consisting of Past Department
Comdr. Patrick J. Fitzgibbons, Ward
M. Mccarthy, Ray Lannigan, Thom-
as McDonough, Lee Pennington, in
charge Of speakers and Herbert J..
jacob in charge Of publicity.
The first bond meeting will be
held at the American Legion club
house at pm. Wednesday when
there will be prominent speaker.
Post commanders and post bond
chairmen are requested to attend.
The American Legion Junior
Baseball League will inaugurate its
season June 18 on the west dia-
mond of the ellipse, when National
Cathedral Post team meets the
Sons of the American Legion at /
pm.
After memorial services for those
former players who have lost their
lives in World War II, the other two
games scheduled for that date will
be played, same being Bunker ELL
VS.. Police and Fire and Costello vs..
Fort Stevens. The schedule calls
for one game at l pm. and two
games at pm. on the west and
north diamonds through July,
whereupon the. first four teams in
the standing will stage q play-on
to determine the District champion.
The Department Convention Com
mittee will hold its meeting at the
Legion Clubhouse on June %, ac-
cording to General Chairman Frank
Bloom.
The convention will be held at
the Mayfiower Hotel July 27, 2s
and 20.
Victory Post has indorsed Mai.
Joseph j. Malloy for reelection as
national committeeman for the Dis
trict of Columbia.
National Cathedral Post last week
presented certificates Of school
awards and medals to Miss Janet
Abernethy and David White, the
outstanding students selected from
the graduating class at Woodrow
Wilson High School. At the Me-
mortal Day service held by the
school Cathedral Post awarded Gold
Star Certificates to the families Of
10 Woodrow Wilson graduates who
have made the supreme sacrifice
during World War II.
The presentations in these two
events were made by Comdr. H. j.
jacob, Vice Comdr. Lester H.
Steinem and Awards Chairman
James H. Gordon.
The American Legion will par
ticipate in the Flag Day services
and parade, to be held by the Wash
ington Lodge of Elks today.
They will include the National
Guard of Honor, Vincent B. Cos
teilo Post, and the post colors and
members OF other posts desiring to
be included.
The parade will assemble at 5:45
pm. at the Elks' Clubhouse, 919
H street NV.
United States Internal Revenue
Post will meet June Is at Stansbury
Temple. The moonlight cruise of
this post will be held on s. S.
Potomac June 80.
Grand voiture, No. 174, Forty and
Eight, was recent host to Chef
de Chemin de Fer, Oscar C. Lamp,
on his annual visit to Washington.
A stag dinner was held at the
Legion clubhouse. A delegation ac-
companied him to. Mount Vernon
where wreath-laying services were
conducted at the tomb of George
Washington; on Memorial Day to
the World War Memorial, to Airing
ton National Cemetery and also to
the Argonne Cross.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-U. s. s. Jacob Jones,
No. Q; Lincoln and Government
Printing Office posts, Legion club
house; U. S. Treasury Post, Co
lonial Hotel
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, Twelfth and @ streets NV.
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, Department of Labor and Cap
ital Transit Posts, Legion clubhouse.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Police and Fire and McAllexander
Posts, Legion clubhouse; Potomac
Post, Palisades Field House.
Thursday-Stanley Church Depue
Post, Legion clubhouse; Kenna-
Main Post, 1910 Good Hope road
Sc; Internal Revenue Post, Stans-
bury Temple.