Evening star., 1945-04-08
American Legion
Membership Call
Planned April 26

The American Legion will hold
its fourth wartime annual airmail
membership roundup on April g.
The goal is a 1945 membership of
100000.
This airmail roundup has re-
placed the annual aerial roundup
for the duration Of the war.
Department Comdr. Lee r. Pen
nington urges post commanders
membership officers and Legion
naires in general to obtain new
members and renewals on or before
April "a, the termination date fol
the aerial roundup. Only a few
hundred more members are needed
it was said, to exceed the tota
membership OF 1914.
George Rothe, detachment com.
mander of the Sons of the Amer.
ican Legion, announces meeting
of the detachment at the Legior
clubhouse this afternoon. He sale
drum and bugle corps is being
organized and any young men in.
terested in joining should com.
municate with him, Franklin 9286
William Branch, student of thu
Dunbar High School. who won tn,
final in the District of Columbia
National High School Oratorica
Contest on Tuesday night at the De.
partment of Commerce auditorium
will go to Charleston, W. Va, OF
Wednesday to compete in the final
for the District of Columbia. Della
ware, Pennsylvania and West Vir
ginia, which includes Region lC
The winner there will compete TO
honors on Friday at Harrisburg, Pa
The four sectional winners vii
contest at Buffalo, N Y, on Apri
l6 for which the grand prize is =;
$4,000 scholarship at any college O
university of the winners choice
Lesser scholarships will be awarded
the other fnalists.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will NEE
at the Legion clubhouse tomorrow
evening, with Comdr. Jessie l.. Col
Inns presiding.
The proposed new District of Co
lumbia Taxi Post will hold a meet
ing on Tuesday at the Legion club
house. All prospective member
should attend, as officers will b
elected and refreshments served.
The ritual team of the Forty an,
Eight Society initiated a large clas
OF new members in George Wash
lngton Post last week.
All posts desiring such ceremonie
to be performed may communicat
with Grande Chef de Train Ere,
Money, care of the clubhouse.
! The annual wreck of the societ
will be held April Is at Stansbur
Hall, directed by Grande Conduc
teur w. Leo Collins.
Chairman William H. Hargrave O
the District of Columbia World Wa
Memorial and May Day Corp. an
nounced a meeting will be held a
the Legion Club on Wednesday.
pm. Plans are being completed fo
the annual observance at the Dis
trict OF Columbia Memorial O
May 49,
Newly elected officers of Fol
Dupont. Sons of the Legion. will b
/ installed by the detachment com
mander at meeting at pm. to
morrow at the clubhouse, 1854 Min
nesota avenue Sc.
/ Meetings this week are.
/ Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jone.
Lincoln ard Government Printin
Office Posts, Legion clubhouse
United States Treasury Post, Cole
nial Hotel; Woodbridge Post, Cd
Fellows Hall.
| Tuesday-James Reese Euror
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 \
street NV: United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture Post, Colonis
Hotel; Department of Labor. Fir
and Police and Capital Trans.
Posts, Legion clubhouse: Fort Du
pont Post. Minnesota avenue an
M street Sc.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Mas
Post. 209 Pennsylvania avenue S.E
McAllexander Post. Legion club
house; Potomac Post, Palisade
Fieldhouse.
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