Evening star., 1945-04-01
American Legion
Oratory Contest
Finals on Tuesday

The finals OF the eighth annual
National High School oratorical
contest, sponsored by the American
ism Commission Of the District OF
Columbia Department, the Ameri-
can Legion, will be held at 8 o'clock
Tuesday in the Department of Com
merce auditorium.
The contestants are John Martin,
Western High School, John Gal
lagher, st. Johns College; Roger M.
Morrell, Woodrow Wilson High
School, and william Branch, Dun
bar High School.
Joseph A. Walker will be chair
man Of the contest and Department
Comdr. Lee r. Pennington with his
staff, accompanied by National
Guard of Honor, will be present.
The winner will be eligible to en-
ter the national regional contest
in competition for scholarship
awards aggregating $500. All Le-
gionnaires and their friends are in
vited.
The American Legion will open
the Shrine Circus at Uline's Arena
tomorrow evening. The department
commander and his staff, accom-
panied by the National Guard of
Honor, post commanders with post
colors, the Forty and Eight Society
and the Fort Stevens Clown Band,
will participate in the pageant.
p The annual ball of the Legion and
the Legion Auxiliary will be held at
the Mayfiower Hotel next Saturday.
Many posts and units have made
reservations for tables and boxes.
Individual tickets may be obtained
at the Legion clubhouse or at the
door on the night of the affair.
Initiation ceremonies will feature
the meeting of George Washington
Post on Thursday at the American
Legion Club, with the team from
the Forty and Eight Society par
ticipating.
National Comdr. Edward N
Scheiberling has called upon all
American Legion posts to take an
active part in the collection Of used
clothing this month for relief of war
sufferers the world over.
The drive is being conducted by
the national conmitte of the
United Clothing Collection for Wal
Relief.
The Aerial Roundup for members
in the local department terminates
April "a and at that time the con-
test with the State Of Virginia
terminates. Comdr. Pennington re-
quests all posts to exert greatest
efforts to register with the depart
ment all memberships and renewals
on or before April "a.
The Forty and Eight Society will
hold it's annual wreck" at STAINS.
bury Hall April 25. The ritua
team will induct new members ir
Takoma Post Of the Department o1
Maryland on April IL at the Ia
koma Park flrehouSe.
Potomac Post last week celebrated
its anniversary with party at th'
Palisades Field House. The depart
ment commander spoke.
The Board of Managers Of tht
Legion Club announces special Sun
day dinners will be served at th'
clubhouse in the second-foor din
ing room. Legionnaires and thel
families are invited.
The Legion Welfare Department. i
in need of household furnishing
and clothing for disabled veterans
Legionnaires are requested to re-
spond to this call.
Bureau of Engraving and Print.
ing Post. at its meeting wednesday
night. unanimously indorsed Senior
Vice Department Comdr. Herbert j
jacob for department commands
for the ensuing year.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, Legion Clubhouse; Depart
ment of Commerce Post, Commerce
Building.
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello Post
Legion Clubhouse: End Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post
Legion Clubhouse; Columbia Post
1924 Georgia avenue NV.
Thursday - George Washington
and Jane A. Delano Posts, Legior
Clubhouse; Fort Stevens Post
Stansbury Hall.
Friday-Victory Post, Legion Club
house.