Evening star., 1944-02-06
American Legion
Plans Membership
Dinner February II

The 1914 membership drive of the
District of Columbia Department
the American Legion. is nearing the
midyear climax. Membership Officer
Frank Buckley announced a, mem
bership dinner" for February IL al
the Legion clubhouse, $50 to pm
Post commanders and membership
officers are invited.
The intermediate quota of 5000
for the department, set for February
II, is expected to be reached.
The department Americanism
Commission. under craftsmanship OF
Thomas R. Callahan, has issued the
rules and regulations governing the
conduct of the Seventh Annual Ma
tional Oratorical Contest for the
department.
The posts sponsor the contest in
the public and private high schools
in the District of Columbia which,
according to the rules of the COM
mission, must be scheduled before
March IT. The lone finals will be
held not later than March 81 at a
place to be selected by the commits
sion. The winners in this depart
ment will contest with winners in
adjacent departments for the Sec
tional championships. Posts are
urged to have their Americanism
officers arrange with the sponsored
schools to hold the contest in ac-
cordance with the rules established
Chairman James F.. Kehoe of the
Department Ball Committee an
nounced there are only few tables
left for reservation of the posts and
urges those desiring tables to act
promptly. The ball will be held
February 81 at the Legion clubhouse
A meeting of Agriculture Post, No
36, will be held Tuesday at the Le-
gion clubhouse. Details will be dis
cussed regarding the mass initiation
OF 100 new members by the ritual
team of the Forty and Eight So
ciety.
At the awards assembly at the
Woodrow Wilson High School last
week National Cathedral Post pre-
scented student awards to George
Hopkins and Miss Peggy Micheal of
the graduating class. The presenta-
tions were made by Arthur Claren-
don Smith. James H. Gordon, Amer
icanism officers, and Mckinley w
Kriegh, jr., vice commander of the
post.
Jane Delano Post, No. 6, last week
presented American Legion charac-
ter awards at the class day exercises
|of Francis Junior High School.
They were made by Adjt. Josephine
Western to Nathaniel Dickens, age
Is, and Ernestine Henry, age IA.
Department Comdr C. Francis Nc
Carthy has requested the posts step
up their activities in the sale of
War Bonds.
Capital Transit Post, No. 46, will
meet Tuesday at the Legion club
house to discuss community and
Americanism activities in George
town.
Supporting national headquarters
plea for another record collection for
troops overseas, the post will enlist
the help of all schools and churches
in Georgetown.
The third anniversary of the post
will be celebrated with a dance and
party on February 26 at the Ward
man Park Hotel.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, Legion clubhouse; Department
OF Commerce Post, Commerce
Building.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; United States Department
Agriculture, Department of Labor
and Capital Transit Posts, Legion
clubhouse.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Nash,
Police and Fire and McAllexander
Posts, Legion clubhouse; Potomac
Post, Palisades Field House.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.