Evening star., 1944-01-30
American Legion
National Defense
Meet This Week

those relating to naval affairs. civil
defense and merchant marine. will
be held at the Legion clubhouse.
2437 Fifteenth street NV, Tuesday
to Thursday. Committee members
all over the United States viii be
quartered at the Hamilton Hotel.
The program will provide the best
speakers and also confidential and
restricted motion pictures, made
possible by Maj. Gen. A. D. Surles,
director public relations, United
States Army; Capt. Leland p.
Lovette, United States Navy, di-
rector public relations; 1t. Col.
Larry" McPhail Of the Undersecre-
tary Of War Once and 1t. Comdr.
Edward Seay, United States Navy,
Bureau Of Public Relations.
It will open at 8 am. on Tuesday
with the call to order by Michael J.
Kelleher, national defense chair
man. It will close with the national
Legislative dinner at the Mayfower
Hotel Thursday evening.
The National Defense DIVISION OF
the Legion, is conducting a new
drive for records for our fighting
men. Every post Is requested to
assist In the campaign to collect
5000, 900 pounds Of scrap records.
James r. Kehoe, general chairman
Of the Department Ball Committee,
announced it will be held February
81 at the Legion clubhouse. Reser-
vations by posts should be made
promptly.
Reservations should be made
through Dave Miller, 1921 M street
NV. Telephone TR. 1927, or
through Legion headquarters.
American Legion school awards
were presented to the outstanding
pupils In the midyear graduating
classes at Coolidge, Roosevelt, Paul
and Mcfarland High Schools by
Fort Stevens Post No. 80 during the
past week. The awards were pre-
sented by Past Commander Joseph
A. Walker, chairman Of the post
Americanism Committee, assisted
by Vice Commander Goldberg, Ser
geant at Arms Ben Suls and Finance
Officer Nathanson. The awards
were received by Donna Poole and
Edward Penn at Coolidge, Char
lotte Hunt and Gene Fillius al
Roosevelt, Alive Clarke and War
Tempchin at Mcfarland and Ger.
trude Trivett and Caldwell Fore
at Paul.
Omcers of the post, the colo,
guard and the Drum and Bugle Corps
are actively assisting in the Fourth
War Loan campaign in the com.
munity. They have aided the loca,
theaters in their community rallies
appearing at the Sheridan, Ken.
nedy, Colony, Takoma and York.
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, met
Tuesday at its clubhouse, 178 Law
renee street NE, Comdr. Horace H
Hocter presiding. It was voted to
suspend operations of the clubhouse
for the duration.
The next meeting will be held
February is at the Legion club
house where future meetings will be
held the third Tuesday Of each
month. It was voted also to sus-
pend publication Of the Bunker Hill
Post News for the duration.
National Cathedral Post, No. 10
at its meeting last Wednesday eve
ming, indorsed Frank Buckley a.
the next department commander
He is now department membership
officer and has enrolled a recorc
high membership total to date. H,
Is a past commander of Nationa
Cathedral Post and past depart.
ment vice commander.
Sergt. Jasper Post, No 13, will
meet at the Legion clubhouse or
Wednesday to consider matters o1
great Importance.
On Saturday the post will honor
Junior Past Commander Charles H
Pierce at testimonial dinner anc
dance at the Legion clubhouse
Reservations should be made or
or before February 2.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, an.
nounces Americanism Oficer Anne
Frame will present the American
Legion school awards at Stuart
Junior High School on February
l. They will be made to Fay Carl.
son and Robert Kee.
Comdr. Nick Pagnotta of Agricul.
ture Post, No. SO, announces Amer.
icanization School awards will b,
made by his post to students O.
Shaw Junior High School on Feb.
ruary l, and to students of jefferson
Junior High on February 2.
James Reese Europe Post, No. S
has just purchased q permanent
clubhouse on Vermont avenue NV
At the last meeting of Tank Corp.
Post, No. 10, it was announced thai
1t. Gen. George s. Patton, jr., ha.
been awarded the 25-year certiicat.
for continuous Legion service.
Others awarded 25-year certifi.
Gates are Past Department Comdr
Frank L. Peckham, Clifford H
Spense, George H. Fox, Past Comdr
Joseph c. Fries, Maj. George j
Crosby, Wade T. Acres, Overton c
White, George H. Frailey and Rob.
ert G. Bonde.
Meetings this week are:
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello
Post, Legion clubhouse; Second Di.
vision Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post
Legion clubhouse; Columbia Post
1924 Georgia avenue NV.
Thursday - George WASHINGTON
and Jane A. Delano Posts, Legior
clubhouse: Fort Stevens Post
Stansbury Hall.
Friday - Victory Post, Legior
clubhouse.