Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-03-11
American Legion
And Its Auxiliary
Plan Annual Ball

L 1dH ANNUAL Dali
The annual ball of the District
of Columbia Department, the Amer
lean Legion and its auxiliary, will
be held April 7 at the Mayfower
Hotel. P. ]. Fitzgibbons is chair
man of the committee which is
taking reservations for boxes and
tables.
Lee r. Pennington, department
commander, appointed Gen. U. S.
Grant III of Cooley McC ullough
Post. as department chairman on
the District of Columbia Camp and
Hospital Council of the Red Cross.
William Hargrave, chairman;
Jacob Halper and Nick Pangnotta
comprise committee just appointed
on relations with the Veterans Ad-
ministration.
The Society of Forty and Eight
last week presented to Mount Alto
Hospital a portable public address
system.
The annual wreck" of the society
will be held the evening of April
rs at Stansbury Hall when a large
class Of candidates will be initiated.
Commencing Tuesday at 10 pm.
radio broadcast, This Is Our
Duty" will commence over Station
WMAL and will continue each
Tuesday the same time for 10 con-
secutive weeks. This series will
dramatic the work of the American
Legion in behalf of veterans of
World War II and their families,
with special dramatic presentation
of the provisions of the CT Bill of
Rights.
The department commander has
called attention to the membership
contest with the State of Maryland,
the critical date being March 81.
He urgently requests post COM
manders and membership chairmen
to exert their utmost efforts to reg
lister new members and renewals
before March 81.
On April 2, at the opening of the
Shrine Circus at Uline's Arena, the
American Legion will actively par
ticipate, according to announcement
of Chairman Lester H Steinem. The
department commander and his
staff, the National Guard of Honor,
the Forty and Eight Society, Fort
Stevens Drum and Bugle Corps,
James Reese Europe Drum and
Bugle Corps and post commanders
with their post co,ors will partici-
pate in the pageant.
| National Cathedral Post Endorsed
Past Comdr. Herbert j. jacob as
a candidate for department COM
mander for the ensuing year He is
serving as first vice commander
Of the department.
Chairman Russell S. JeffreyS of
the Americanism Commission an
nounces the finals in the 9th
national oratorical contest for this
department will be held at the De-
partment Of Commerce auditorium
at pm. April g.
| At the meeting of Fort Dupont
Post, No. 40, on Tuesday Miss Mabel
Staub, president of the Ladies Aux
iliary, District of Columbia Depart
ment, will assist in the organization
of an auxiliary unit for the post.
Arrangements are being completed
for dance to be held April Z
Comrade Rothe has been appointed
athletic officer and the following
members were elected to the Execu-
tive Committee: L. B. Taylor, H
Snyder, E. N. johnson, r. A. Rich
ardson and John Wright.
/ Woodbridge Post will meet tomor-
row at 2022 Rhode Island avenue
NE. and will vote whether to form
an auxiliary.
Col. John Thomas Taylor, who re-
Gently returned from the European
war theater was the guest speaker at
the 26th anniversary celebration OF
George Washington Post, of which
he is past commander.
/ Other speakers were Past Comdr
John Lewis Smith, Department
Comdr. Lee R. Pennington and Past
Comdr. Howard S. Fisk Past De-
partment Comdr. Haywood N
Saunders was master of ceremonies
and Comdr. Joseph C. Abrams pre-
sided.
| Meetings this week are:
Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Lincoln and Government Printing
Office Posts, Legion clubhouse
United States Treasury Post, Co.
lonial Hotel; Woodbridge Post, 2022
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV;
Gorge E. Killeen Post. 1904 M street
NV; United States Department OF
Agriculture Post, Colonial Hotel;
Department of Labor and Capital
Transit Posts, Legion clubhouse
Fort Dupont Post, Minnesota avenue
and M street Sc.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Nash
Post. 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Police and Fire and McAlexander
Posts, Legion clubhouse; Potomac
Post, Palisades Field House.
Thursday-Stanley Church Depue
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