Evening star., 1944-05-07
American Legion
ITO Mass COlOrs
lat Sylvan Theater

The colors of the posts of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Department, the
American Legion, will be massed,
under direction of the National
Guard of Honor, at the Sylvan
Theater at S pm. on Sunday,
May 81.
This ceremony Is pursuant to a
proclamation by President Roose-
welt wherein the Bureau of Immi-
grafton and Naturalization, Depart
ment of Justice, in conjunction with
la general committee composed
|of representatives Of the various
civic and patriotic organizations OF
the District of Columbia, will con-
duct special exercises. Justice Felix
Frankfurter of the Supreme Court
of the United States will be the
principal speaker. Music will be pro-
vided by the United States Navy
Band.
Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, will cele-
brate its 25th anniversary tomorrow
evening at the Thomas Circle Club,
1925 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
After q brief business meeting, re-
freshments will be served. As a new
drive is being started to collect
playing cards for Yanks, it is re-
quested that members bring as many
as possible to be turned over to the
committee.
Due to the scheduled blackout in
the Metropolitan Area tomorrow
night, Government Printing Office
Post, No. SO, has postponed the reg
ular meeting until Wednesday at
the American Legion Clubhouse.
The post at this last meeting,
passed resolution indorsing Mai.
Joseph j. Malloy for reelection as
national executive committeeman
for the District of Columbia.
The Department Convention Com
mittee will hold its next meeting at
the American Legion Clubhouse on
May 10, with General Chairman
Frank Bloom presiding.
Secretary John A. Long an
nounces the following members of
the Program Subcommittee: Lester
Steinem, chairman; Harold Hamp-
shire, vice chairman; Fred Min
nigh, Robert E. Van Every, Edwin
Murray and Ward Mccarthy.
The committee announces mate
rial for insertion in the convention
program must be in the hands of the
committee on or before May 81
The convention will be held at the
Mayfiower Hotel July a, % and 90
The meeting of the Vincent B
Costello Post, No. Is, on Tuesday
was the largest ever held at the
Legion clubhouse. Over $50 mem.
bers attended. For the unexpired
term, John G. Chevalier was elected
second vice commander and Tom
Costello third vice commander,
The Bugle and Drum Corps, COM
posed Of World War II members
was officially accepted by the post.
All scrap records must be sent te
the receiving depots before May 81
In fact, scrap records will not have
any commercial value after that
date. At that time contracts be.
tween the American Legion, Records
Tor Our Fighting Men, Inc, and the
several recording companies expire
Posts are urged by national head.
quarters to make a final cleanup al
the records already on hand.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-U. S. s. Jacob Jones and
Lincoln Posts, 1925 Massachusetts
avenue NV; United States Treas
ury Post, Colonial Hotel.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post. Fifteenth and @ streets NV.
George e. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; United States Department OF
Agriculture, Department of Labor
and Capital Transit Posts, Legion
clubhouse.
Wednesday--Kenneth H. Nash
Post. 200 Pennsylvania avenue Sc:
Police and Fire, Government Print
ing and McAllexander Posts, Legion
clubhouse; Potomac Post, Palisades
f1eldhouse.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post.
Twelfth Street YMCA.