Evening star., 1945-09-09
American Legion
National Head Sets
Membership Drive

National Head Sets
Membership Drive
National Comdr. Edward N.
Scheiberling of the American Legion
last week designated September 16
to % TO rthe first worldwide mem
bership drive to enroll the newly
eligible $4,000, 900 fighting men and
women Of the armed forces.
1t will be known as national
American Legion membership ac-
celeration week." Every department
and post has been assigned special
task in this big push.
Comdr. Scheiberling urged the So
departments to schedule district and
county membership conferences and
that automobile caravans be Or
ganized to transport as many Legion
membership workers as possible to
these conferences. At these con-
ferences the local posts will be
mobilized for the enrolment job.
1t is planned to congratulate
these men and women in the forces
on their part in winning the war
and furnish them with Legion liter
ature and membership application
forms. Membership booths are also
to be set up in business districts.
President Harry S. Truman told
a group of national representatives
of the American Legion last week
at the White House that he expects
to make use of information given
to him about the Legion's rehabili-
tation program and the manner in
which it functions, it was revealed
by T. o. Kraabel, national Iehabili-
tation director of the Legion.
Great interest is being shown in
the Victory Ball to be held by the
Legion at the Mayflower Hotel on
September %, it was announced
by Department Comdr. Herbert J.
jacob.
All who attend the ball must bring
serviceman or a veteran recently
discharged for admittance. Ar
rangements are being made for a
beauty contest and the crowning
of Miss Victory to be chosen from
the WACS, WAVES, SPARS and
Lady Marines.
A five-minute radio program en-
titled "A Square Deal for Every
Child" sponsored by the National
Child Welfare Division of the Le-
gion, will start today from 7:55 to
8 pm, on Station WWDC and con-
tinue five weeks.
Department Comdr. jacob last
week installed newly elected officers
of the Vincent B. Costello Post as
follows: Commander. William Bar
rington; vice commanders, Joe
Smith, Dell Raplee, Milton McGov-
ern: adjutant, Dave Miller; chap
lain, Harry McMasters; sergeant at
arms, Bob Meyer, master at arms,
Paul Pomardy.
Kenneth H. Nash Post will have
its officers installed Wednesday at
209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Arrangements now are being COM
pleted to have a joint installation
of group of posts at service the
early part of October John Hous-
ton, past department vice COM
mander. is chairman of the COM
mittee in charge.
Jacob Jones Post tomorrow night
will hold nomination and election OF
officers.
Meetings this week are:
Monday - Jacob Jones, Lincoln
and Government Printing Ofice
Posts, Legion Clubhouse; United
States Treasury Post, New Colonial
Hotel; Woodbridge Post, 2o29 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 3204 M street
NV; Department OF Agriculture,
Department of Labor and Capital
Transit Posts, Legion Clubhouse; !;
Fort Dupont Post, Minnesota ave-
nue. and M street Sc.
Wednesday - McAlexander Post,
Legion Clubhouse; Potomac Post,
Palisades Fieldhouse: Kenneth Nash
Post. 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.