Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-14
". B. Costello Post
Organized First
|Drum-Bugle Corps


Vincent B. Costello Post, District
of Columbia Department, the Amer
lean Legian, has organized what Is
believed to be the Legion's first
World War II drum and bugle corps.
The nucleus of the new outfit
consists of 10 War II veterans,
some of them Pearl Harbor casual
ties. They are among the IS
World War II veterans who have
already joined the post, raising its
1914 enrolment to laos, a new rec
ord for the District of Columbia.
Comdr. Vernon Daley of the post
said the new corps will be provided
with brilliant "plumage" In the i'm
mediate future, in order to be ready
to function at the 1914 department
convention. S. j. Mullica is di-
rector of the corps and assistant
adjutant of the post.
Comdr. Harry w. Brown of George
Washington Post has appointed Past
Comdr. Bernard c. MCGEE as chair
man of the committee to decorate
the graves of all veterans in Rock
Greek Cemetery for Memorial day.
His committee will be assisted by
Boy and Girl Scouts on May ~.
At the last meeting of the post
Capt. ]. F. Hellweg, superintendent
of the Naval Observatory, a newly
elected member, made a brief adj
dress, as did also Maj. H. w. Wide
mann, U. s. A., on the activities of
the military police.
The post will participate in the
"massing Of the colors" on May 81
at the National Cathedral, at 3:15
pm, following memorial services at
the grave of Col. E. Lester Jones,
first commander of the post, in Ar
lington National Cemetery. Mem
bers of the post will also take part
in the Memorial Day exercises in
Arlington Cemetery.
United States Internal Revenue
Post will meet at Stansbury Temple
May Is, with Comdr. Robert E. Van
Every presiding. The Forty and
Eight ritual team will initiate all
new members who have been en-
rolled during the year Comdr. Van
Every, Adjt. Alvin Siegfried and
Bond Drive Chairman Pete Drach
received citations from the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury for meritorious
service in the last War Bond drive.
The Department Convention Com
mittee will meet May 10 at the
Legion clubhouse, with General
Chairman Frank Bloom presiding.
Secretary John A. Long announces
the appointments Of the following
members Of the Convention Badge
Subcommittee: George Hardy, chair
man; Emory A. Eslin, vice chair
man; Vernon Daley, Legrand Fitch
thorn, Horace Hector, w. o. Wyatt,
Edward Dittoe and Joseph c. Vallin.
James E. Walker Post at recent
meeting passed resolution indors-
ing Maj. Joseph j. Malloy for re-
election as national executive COM
mitteeman for the District of Co.
lunbia.
In order that the Legion pro-
gram can be printed In time for
the department convention, SUBJ
chairman Lester Steinem OF Pro-
gram Committee earnestly requests
that all copy for the program must
be typed or legibly printed, together
with your photo cut, and sent to
department headquarters at once,
with a check for SIS per page, on
or before May AZ.
The first meeting Of the National
Executive Committee In Washing
ton in 20 years here last week
provided the final impetus for dra-
matte progress of &c. I. Bill of
Rights" In the House of Repre-
sentatives. The bill was favorably
reported for passage with certain
amendments by the House Com
mittee on World War Veterans Leg
islation. The committee had been
studying the measure since its
unanimous passage by the Senate
on March "A.
Another landmark has been estab-
ished in the American Legion's
career, as Of May 4. The Legion
has passed the $4,000 mark in num-
Der of posts. AS of May 3, there was
a standing membership of 1,3O0,l56.
| Meetings this week are:
Monday-Quentin Roosevelt Post,
Potomac Boat Club; Department of
Justice and Gas Light Posts, Legion
clubhouse.
| Tuesday-National Press Club
Post, Press Club; I'd Division, New
Colonial Hotel; Bunker Hill, United
| States Maritime and Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Posts, Legion clubhouse.
Thursday-Stanley Church Depue
Post, Legion clubhouse; Kenna-
Main Post, 1910 Good Hope road
Sc: Internal Revenue Post, STAINS
bury Temple.
George E. Killeen Post at its meet
ing Tuesday Endorsed Maj. Joseph
j. Malloy for national executive
committeeman for the District of
Columbia and William H. Hargrave
as alternate.
Lee S. Pennington was Endorsed
for department commander for the
coming year
SWV Auxiliaries
Members will attend Mothers Day
services tonight at 8 o'clock at
the Douglas Memorial Methodist
Church.
Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary
will celebrate its anniversary Mon
day at Northeast Masonic Temple.
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