Evening star., 1944-10-15

american Legion
Oratory Contest
Rules Announced
Rules for the 9th annual national
high school oratorical contest Of the
American Legion, to be concluded
by April, 1945, were announced last
week by Homer Il. Chaillaux, ma
tional Americanism director.
The contest will again be open
to pupils Of the ninth, tenth, elev-
enth and twelfth high school grades
More than 100000 students enrolled
from 46 States In the 1914 contest
First prize will again be a $4,000
scholarship good In any college or
university Of the winners choice.
All departments participating In
the contest must hold q depart
ment contest. State winners must
be certified to the national Ameri-
canism Commission not later than
April 4, 1915. Regional contests will
be held between April and 10. The
national finals will be held between
April Is and Is at some point OF
historical interest.
The same subject and Grafton used
by q contestant In the State con-
test must be used in the. national
competition. The subject matter
again must deal with some phase
OF the United States Constitution
and Bill Of Rights. Suggested topics
are Checks and Balances-Our
Basic Governmental Principle, :
THE Constitution in a Changing
World" "Our Presidents and the
Constitution" "1he Rights We De-
fend," etc.
The Board of Managers Of the
Legion Club announced after No
vember / only those holding men,
bership cards in the newly formed
American Legion Club, or their
guests properly identified, will be
admitted to the rathskeller of the
clubhouse. Applications for men,
bership are available at the club
| house.
The Society of Forty and Eight
will hold its annual dinner for Ma
tional Comdr. Edward N. Scheiber-
ling and Department Comdr. Pen
nington at the Mayflower Hotel on
November 10. John c. Chase Is
general chairman. Reservations
may be made through him or at
department headquarters. All Le-
gionnaires and their friends are in
vited.
Department Of Justice Post elect
ed Judge Alexander Holtzoff as
commander for the ensuing year
The newly elected adjutant, Arthur
Breuer, and color bearer, Arn0ld
Propst, are both World War II vet
Grams.
United States Internal Revenue
Post will meet Thursday evening
at Stansbury Temple, with Comdr
Robert e. Van Every presiding.
The department commander and
his staff will install the following
officers: Commander, Fred I. Ed
wards; first vice commander, Ches-
ter A. Bennett; second vice COM
mander, John Booth; third vice
commander, Joe S. Gorrell; finance
oficer, Russell s. Jeffreys; sergeant
at arms, John j. O'Brien; Judge ad-
vocate, William H. Hoffman; his
:. torian, Alvin Siegfried; surgeon
Henry H. Surface; color bearers, H
NJ Counts and j. B. Musseiman.
Oficers of Cooley Mccullough
Post will be installed at the Legion
clubhouse on Tuesday evening, as
follows: Leslie E. Vaughn, comman-
1 der; N. Norman Mayer, first vice
commander; James c. Malarkey
second vice commander; j. w. M
Dean, third vice commander; Guy
fC. Nadeau, finance oficer, and
Frank N. Isaac, adjutaut.
The National Guard Of Honor re-
elected Gail T. Judd as captain
Other officers elected are: Edward
Wilson, senior first lieutenant;
George Lands, Junior second lieu
tenant; Elwood Schuler, A. D. Nc
Curley, Samuel Greenberg and Sam
uel Baumgarten, second lieutenants;
James O'Neill, James C. Clarke and
John Lindholm were elected to the
Executive Committee.
Department Comdr. Lee r. Pen
nington and his staff installed off,
GERS of George Washington as fol-
lows: Joseph C. Abrams, command
er; Charles L. Schuettler, first vice
commander; James C. Clarke, Sec
ond vice commander; Donald G.
Stanley, third vice commander
Gordon Roberts, chaplain; William
F. Cotton, quartermaster; Howard
w. Tedford, sergeant at arms; Mau-
rice w. Raderman, master at arms;
DR.. M. H. Darnall, surgeon; Past
Comdr. Howard s. Fisk, historian;
Past Comdr. Bernard c. MCGEE
Howard H. Boyce, Fred j. Allen
Andrew F. Michaels and James c.
Stillwell, color bearers.
CQmdr. Abrams announced the
reappointment OF James j. Murphy
as adjutant and Lew s. Mohler as
finance officer.
A letter of appreciation from Gen
John ]. Pershing, a life member OF
the post, was read for the floral trib-
ute sent to him on the occasion OF
his 83d birthday anniversary.
Agriculture Post officers installed
were: C. E. De Vivo, commander;
Frank B. Sullivan, first vice COM
mander; John r. Bromell, second
vice commander; Thomas H. Ire
mearne, third vice commander;
Mrs. Grace Conway, finance officer
Harry Kabat, chaplain; Lawrence
H. Saple, historian; Harry Perry
Colman, sergeant at arms.
Ronald B. Dozier was appointed
adjutant and Charles p. Derryberry
assistant adjutant.
| u. s. Jacob Jones Post officers in