Evening star., 1945-07-01
American Legion
Exceeds It's Quota
In War Bond Sales

Exceeds Its Quota
In War Bond Sales
The District Of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, accord
ing to John ]. A. Ager. chairman
|of the War Bond COMMITTEES, Is re-
|sponsible for the sale Of over
|$3, 500 900 In the Seventh War Bond
campaign. This is In excess Of Its
quota by over $500 600. This was
made possible last week through
the report OF General Accounting
ONCE Post which is credited with
the sale of $685. 900 in bonds.
The various posts of the depart
ment will participate In the July
IA celebration at Langdon Park
Twentieth and Everts streets Me-,
under Joint sponsorship Of Wood
ridge Post and the Rhode Island
Avenue, National Gateway, Bur-
|roughss and Brentwood Terrace Citi-
zens' Associations.
While there will be ceremonies
during the day the Legion will par
ticipate in patriotic ceremonies at
7.30 pm. There win be massing
of colors, conducted by the National
Guard of Honor, under direction
of Capt. Gail Judd. Department
Comdr. Lee r. Pennington will
make the principal address.
The Department Convention Com
mittee, under direction of Thomas
r. Callahan. viii meet July 3 at
the Legion clubhouse. The conyen-
tion will be held August 2, 3 and 4
at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
United States Maritime Post last
week indorsed Comdr. James A. De
Force for the office of department
senior vice commander and Herbert
j. jacob of National Cathedral Post
for department commander for the
coming year.
Delegates and alternates to the
department convention are: Dele
gates, James A. De Force, John Dom
ovan, Harry Hanna, William Nor
ris and Rudolph Ashton; alternates
William Spence, Walter Daniels, Ur-
sula Bowling, Edward Barrett anc
Robert Won Otto.
The post auxiliary win conduct Q
barge ride on the Chesapeake &
Ohio Canal July II, leaving from
Thirty-sixth and M streets NV. al
6 pm.
United States Internal Revenue
Post will be represented at the con.
vention by the following delegates
Fred j. Edwards, John A. Long
Charles E. Wolfe. Russell S. Jeffreyl
and Richard L. Ryan.
Government Printing Ofice Pos
presented Legion School awards Il
Marvin Menick and Jeanne A
Cleary at graduation exercises a
Eliot Junior High School through
Americanism Officer Cloyce I. Dixon
Costello Post elected the follow
| ing delegates to the convention
Thomas A. Costello, Raymon,
/ Queenin, Henry Heine, Norman r
Grant, Joseph Smith, David E
Miller, Richard O'Brien, William s
Darlington, Rudy Blick, Edwin
Murphy, Jessie R. Watson, jaime
Pistorio, Joseph Lieb, Byron Car
son, John vittum, M. c. McGuffin
i Frank Norton, Paul F. Moore, Harr,
McMasters, Paul Tomardy, Rober
Moyer, Joseph r. Pope, Clyde Vim
cent, Jack Canty, Stanley S. Pugt
John M. Griffin and Edward Smith
| At the next meeting nomination
will be held for post officers. 5.
i Cooley Mccullough Post will hol
It's annual boat ride tomorrow eve
ming on the S. S. Mount Vernon a
$3.50 o'clock.
! Bunker Hill Post presented
medal to Drum Major Robert ALE
Robinson of Anacostia High Schoo
in charge Of the winning cadet bant
To 1st Sergt. Hayes P. Yeager q
Company II. Western High Schoo
prize winning company, a meds
was also presented.
| Delegates and alternates to tn
convention are: Delegates, L. j.
Fichthorn, John r. Weitzel, Horac
J. Hoctor, Leslie Engel, Urban
Conlon, Benjamin B. Griffin, w. lie
Collins, Mack Myers and Sar
| Baumgarten. Alternates, Williar
r. Brennan, William Y. Loux, vii
liam j. Chapman, Francis p. Gauge!
Abraham Rosenblum, 1t. Col. San
ford D. Ashford, Thomas p. Roy
ston. sr.; p j. Flannery and Charlie
r. WEIGH.
Tank Corps Post elected as dele
gates Harry Young, Robert Graf
and Elmer Burdick. The alternate
elected are Wade Akers. williar
Brandt and Ray Haugh.
| The Potomac Electric Power CO
Post is visiting the various veterans
hospitals In this area and present
| ing a variety show. The cast ha
also been appearing at the Stag
Door Canteen and was recentl
Awarded the Helen Hayes prize TO
Outstanding performances.
! They will appear at Walter Rec
General Hospital, Mount Alto Vet
Grams Faculty and Fort Belvoir Re
gional Hospital this week.
The cast consists of Betty Rus
sell, dancer: Doris Young, songs
Gloria Grisso. dancer and singer
Lee Gonsalves, banjoist; Dottie Red
4 dish, singer: Rita johnson, dance
and representations, and Sum
Dyer. accordionist. The show is em
lceed by Bert Foy and directed b
Ernie Kennard.
4 The Ernie Pyle Post has been or
tganized by Legionnaires of Worl
War II at New Orleans, La, Il
honor of the late war correspondent
killed In the Pacific. The charte
members are all young business an
professional men.
4 Meetings this week are: Monda,
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