Evening star., 1944-12-24
American Legion
To Present Gifts
In Hospitals Here

campaign, which has been conducted
by the American Legion for some
time, closed yesterday and today
between 8 and pm. the commit
tee, together with members Of the
auxiliary, will visit Walter Reed
Hospital and deliver presents to
each Of the $500 patients, which in
cludes more than 100 service women.
Presents will also be distributed
to patients in other Government
hospitals in the District and Metro
politan Area.
The Distinguished Service cita-
ton, issued by national headquar-
tiers, to posts equalling or surpass-
ing four-year average for member
ship has been awarded to 81 posts
of the District Department.
Those receiving such citation are
Belleau Wood, National Cathedral,
Sergeant Jasper, Vincent B. Cos
tello, Tank Corps, National Press
Club, Cooley-McCu Cullough, Bureau
Engraving g. Printing, James E.
Walker, Stephen P. McGroarty, Po-
lice and Fire, Columbia, Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Kenna-Main,
McAlexander, Internal Revenue,
Potomac, Department Of Justice,
Department Of Labor, Pepco and
Gas Light.
They will be awarded at the next
department Executive Committee
meeting. .
Officers of the National Press Club
Post were installed Tuesday night
at dinner meeting. =
They were: William w. Wheeler
commander; Carter Brooke Jones,
senior vice commander; Marion H.
Ramsay, junior vice commander
Joseph Davidson, third vice COM
mander: Stephen M. Walter, adju-
tant; Harry Radcliffe, finance Of
ficer; H. r. Baukhage, chaplain;
1t. Charles Benter, U. S. NJ, retired
sergeant at arms; Sorterios Nichol-
son, judge advocate.
Chairman Russell S. Jeffreys O.
the Americanism Commission an.
nounces pamphlet has been re.
ceived from the National American.
ism Commission outlining plans fol
future living memorials in com
memoration of those heroic mer
and women who gave so much il
the two World Wars. Any post o.
individual interested in this mat
ter can obtain the pamphlets from
the department adjutant or Mr.
Jeffreys.
General Accounting Office Post
which recently received its charter
is arranging for installation of it!
officers on January 18 at the De.
partment of Interior auditorium.
The School for Service. Officer.
held its first meeting last week a.
the Legion clubhouse, when Depart.
ment Service Officer Don STANLEY
presided. The next meeting vii
be announced shortly and Depart.
ment Comdr. Lee r. Pennington
urges all posts to have their servic,
officers present.
|. Kenneth H. Nash Post was ad
dressed at its last meeting by Rep
resentative Joe Starnes of Alabama
National Cathedral Post will hol,
its Christmas party at the Wash
ington Home for Foundlings at
pm. tomorrow.
The welfare department of tn
American Legion is greatly in nee
OF donations Of clothing. for me-
and women and household furnish
ings, to be used for disabled vet
Grams and their families. Telephon
Metropolitan 4211 during weekday
or Mr.. Aronsohn, Georgia lilo eve
nings. and Sundays and some on
will call for the donations, or sam,
may be left at the Legion clubhouse
Meetings this week are:
Tuesday-James Reese Europ,
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets NV
Wednesday-Henry C. Spenglel
Post, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV; Bureau of Engraving Post
Legion clubhouse.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post
Twelfth Street YMCA; Department
Executive Committee meeting, Le-
gion clubhouse.