Evening star., 1945-03-04
American Legion
Plans BrOadcasts
Station WMAI


Station WMAL
Joseph Smith, radio chairman for
the District of Columbia Department,
the American Legion, last week an
nounced series Of broadcasts over
Station WMAL commencing Tues
day, 10 to 10:15 pm. and continuing
each Tuesday thereafter for l3 con-
Secutive weeks.
The program has been recorded by
well-known professional actors
dramatizing activities Of World War
II veterans, the GI Bill Of Rights
and other legislative matters.
The Department Executive Com
mittee last week reafi1rmed its
previous action favoring national
representation for the District Of
Columbia. The action was unani-
nous and represents the opinion Of
more than $4,000 Legionnaires.
Department Comdr. Lee r. Pen
nington made the following appoint
ments: Joseph Smith of Costello
Post, department radio chairman;
Ward Mccarthy of Quentin Roose-
welt Post, to fill vacancy in the Board
Of Governors of the Legion Club
house; Comdr. Di Vivo of Agricul-
ture Post, vice chairman Of the Ma
tional Defense Committee; Lee
CARING Of Maritime Post, vice
chairman Of publicity: M. H. Mai
giles of Labor Post, and Haywood N.
Saunders of George Washington
Post, chairman and vice chairman,
respectively of Postwar Planning
Committee, and p. J. Ftzgibbons of
Victory Post, chairman of the De-
partment Ball Committee.
Appointments to the Sons of the
Legion Commission were as follows
George H. Rothe, Fort Dupont Post,
chairman, five-year term; Dee Ham,
mer, Columbia Post, four-year term
George Jefferies, Quentin Roosevelt
Post, three-year term; John McMeel
Jasper Post, two-year term, and
Dixie B. Guynn, Fort Stevens Post,
one-year term.
Pepco Post presented a variety
show at the Stagedoor Canteen and
will repeat it next month. Miss
Doris Wood rendered vocal selec-
tions and Miss Gloria Grisso gave
dance numbers. Lee Gonsalves gave
banjo numbers and Miss Dottie
Yaulor sang. Sunny Dyer rendered
accordion numbers and there was
community singing.
Detachment Comdr. George H
Rothe OF the Sons of the American
Legion, announced the formation OF
new squadron by Fort Dupont
Post. He requests all posts of this
department make an effort to form
squadrons for the Sons of the
Legion.
Stephen P. McGroarty Post will
meet at the Legion clubhouse to-
morrow, with an informal din
ner preceding the meeting. The
guest speaker at this meeting
will be Capt. Nicholas Vitlacyl
U. S. N, recently returned from
action in the South Pacific area
Legionnaires and their friends are
invited.
Kenneth Nash Post at its next
meeting will consider a revision OF
its constitution and bylaws.
Chairman Russell S. Jeffreys oil
the Americanism Commission an.
nounces the holding of the prelim.
mary oratorical contest in the high
schools from March l to 16 has
been extended to March 81. Ths
posts must notify the chairman not
later than March 10 if their as.
| signed school is to enter the pre-.
liminary contest in order to make
the necessary arrangements for this
sectional contest. The extempora-
Ineous part Of the oratorical con-
test given to posts and schools al
sections 4 to 8 of the United States
Constitution has been changed to
cover merely section 8 of the Con-
stitution.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, Legion clubhouse; Department
of Commerce Post, Commerce
Building.
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello
Post, Legion clubhouse: I'd Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post
Legion clubhouse; Columbia Post
1924 Georgia avenue NV.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post
Twelfth Street YMCA.