Evening star., 1944-01-23
American Legion
Rehabilitation
Meet February 3

A national rehabilitation confer.
ence has been called to meet at the
Statler Hotel on February 3, accord
ing to announcement Of +. O.
Kraabel, director of the American
Legion's National Rehabilitation
Committee. There will be two-day
session.
There will be panel discussions on
broad subjects OF rehabilitation and
service activities. Among the more
important features will be National
Comdr. Warren H. Atherton's dis
cussion Of the Legions plan for
World War II veterans.
Senator Bennett Champ Clark,
Representative John Rankin, Brig,
Gen. Frank T. Hines and Gen. H. N.
Gilbert are among the officials Of
the Government who will address
the conference.
Other subjects will be Army and
Navy discharge procedure, personnel
procurement, hospital construction,
the auxiliary tuberculosis program
and second-injury funds, by which
handicapped veterans may be pro-
tected in employment.
United States Internal Revenue
Post will hold its eighth annual coro-
nation ball on Friday evening at the
Mayflower Hotel It is for the bene-
fit of the blood-donating squad and
welfare fund. Comdr. Robert E.
Van Every has appointed Charles
Wolfe general chairman and John A.
Long chairman of the Entertain
ment and Arrangements Committee,
The most popular girl in the
Internal Revenue Department will
be crowned Miss Revenue" at mid.
night by Commissioner Robert e,
Hannegan Of the Internal Revenue
Bureau.
On Friday evening FELTON, Wall
ter, entertainment officer of Agri-
culture Post, presented a show for
500 patients of Walter Reed Hos
pital at the annex in Forest Glen,
Md. There were refreshments and
cigarettes. On February a SINH
lar entertainment will be furnished
the patients at Walter Reed Hos
pital
National Cathedral Post will meet
at the Legion clubhouse on Wednes-
day. A program including an ad-
dress by an important official and
new war pictures will be presented.
Comdr Herbert j. jacob requests
all members are expected to bring
with them some old clothing to be
given the American Legion We'll
fare Department, which is in need
of apparel for veterans of both
World Wars I and II.
Sergt. Jasper Post announces the
appointment of John P. Lester as
general chairman Of the testimonial
dinner and dance to be rendered
Junior past Comdr. Charles H.
Pierce at the Legion clubhouse on
February 5. Tickets may be OBJ
talned from Henry F.. Hill, jr., 1885
Montague street NV. Reservations
should be made at once with Frank
G. Ellison, 3401 Webster street.
Brentwood, Md, or with John p.
Lester or any post officer.
AT an organization meeting of the
Department Americanism Commits
sion last Monday Thomas R. Gala
nan. chairman, announced assign.
ments of committees with the fol-
lowing chairmen:
Juvenile Welfare, Henry Small
wood, Columbia Post; Community
Affairs, James E. Clark, George
Washington Post; Educational Ac-
tlvltles, Joseph A. Walker, Fort
Stevens Post; Flag Ceremonials, H.
J. Mclaughlin, Sergt. Jasper Post,
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Tank Corps Post, Amer
lean Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-James Reese EIropa
Post. Fifteenth and @ streets NV.
Wednesday-National Cathedral
and Bureau of Engraving Posts.
American Legion clubhouse; Henry
c. Spengler Post, 1926 Massachusetts
avenue NV.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.
AT the last meeting of Pepco. Post.
No. 43, citations in the form of gold
certificates were presented by Comdr.
A. l.. Hisler and officials of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. to rela-
tlves of eight members of the armed
forces, former employees of the COM
pany who have died since entering
the services.
The Gold Star honor roll is COM
posed Of the following: Albert D.
Selder, Hubert M. Foley. Russell G.,
Bishop, jr.; o. Daniel johnson.
Harry L. Parker, Marcus l.. Jahn.
Henry j. Sherbondy and Claude G.
Skinner.