Evening star., 1944-12-17
American Legion
Safety Program
Issued to Posts


Teach Them to Drive q new
sound movie, Is being distributed by
the American Legion to It's $4,000
posts as the spearhead Of It's safety
program for 1945, emphasizing
driver training in the high schools
Of the Nation.
National Comdr. Edward N.
Scheiberking in commenting on the
program said, Boys and girls Of our
high schools will be the drivers of
tomorrow. A great opportunity will
be lost If driving courses are not
made available to them along with
other courses which are designed to
make these young people better
citizens"
General approval was given the
film at recent meeting of depart
ment commanders and adjutants at
national headquarters.
George Washington Post No. / is
completing plans for n Christmas
party for the veterans in Walter
Reed Hospital, to be held in the
American Red Cross Building De-
cember 23 from to $50 pm, The
SPARS Chorus will be featured
during the evening.
At the last meeting Mai. Oscar
G. Jones, AUS, spoke on rehabilita-
ton and employment and Capt.
Archibald Thompson, on the need
Tor military training following
I World War II in the interest OF
peace.
The campaign for gifts to be dis
trlbuted to wounded servicemen in
hospitals this Christmas. as sug-
gested by Eddie Cantor, is gaining
tremendous momentum. The lead
ing department stores and manv
other stores have containers at
their doors bearing the American
Legion posters, so that the public
may purchase the gifts and deposit
the same at these points.
The campaign is known as Gifts
for Yanks Who Gave"
Those who desire to donate cash
with which TO purchase gifts NAV
forward the same to Chairman
Harry Brown, care of Legion Head
quarters, 2437 Fifteenth street NV
Comdr. Lee r. Pennington has
announced meeting of post com.
manders and post employment Of
flcers to be held January S at the
department Of Commerce audi
torium. John Overholt of the Civi,
Service Commission will speak and
answer questions on the subject OF
veterans employment and veterans
rights, particularly as they apply
to World War I veterans.
National Cathedral Post, No. 10
Will dispense with its December
meeting but will hold its annual
Christmas party at the Washington
Home for Foundlings for the chill
oren there on Christmas afternoon
Chairman Russell s. JefYreys OF
the Americanism Commission an.
nounces 43 public, parochial and pri.
Vate Junior and senior high school!
in the District of Columbia will b,
presented American Legion schoo
awards during 1915, by % posts O.
this department. There are 2.
schools now being presented schoo
awards. ..,--.
| II any post desires to give
school award or an additional one
contact the chairman, telephon
DI. $3.50, branch 34s.
Maj Matthias F. Correa. USHCE
who participated in the Italian cam
paign, will speak on Military Gov
ernment in Action" at a meeting o
Department Of Justice Post at 81
am, tomorrow at the Legion club
house, Moving pictures also will b.
shown. The general public is in
lyited. Comdr. Alexander Holtzof
will preside. -a--.-~
Meetings this week are: Monday
Quentin Roosevelt Post, Portne,
Apartments; Department of Jus
tice and Gas Light Posts, Legior
clubhouse. Tuesday, National Pres
Club Post, Press Club; I'd Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel; BunkeI
Hill and Cooley-McCullough Posts
Legion clubhouse: United State
Maritime Post, Commerce Building
Thursday. Stanley Church Depu,
Post. Legion clubhouse. Kenna
Main Post, 1910 Good Hope roat
Sc: Internal Revenue Post, Stans
bury Temple.