Evening star., 1945-08-12
|Comdr. HI. S
American Legion
Booster CAMPAIGN

booster Campaign
Herbert j. jacob, commander of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, last
week launched booster campaign
for 1946 memberships and requests
all posts to obtain the new member
ship cards. A minimum of $4,000
members here is anticipated. Rich
ard Raymond, membership officer,
has set a quota of 5000 advance
membership by September "a.
A mass installation of post officers
is being arranged by Mr.. Jacob. All
posts desiring to participate are re-
quested to notify department head
quarters. Past Dept. Vice Comdr
John Houston is chairman.
Dept. Radio Officer Joe Smith
has arranged with Station WWDC
for weekly child welfare pro-
gram, commencing Wednesday, 7:55
to 8 pm. The series is entitled
Give the Child a Break" and will
continue five successive Wednesdays
The parts are enacted by we'll
known radio artists.
The following department ap-
pointments have been made by the
department commander: David E.
Kisliuk, adjutant; Thomas Reynolds,
Blanche Sinclair and John Long,
assistant adjutants; Martin Schu-
bert, finance officer: Don Stanley,
service officer; Lee r. Pennington,
veterans preference officer; Lee
CARING, public relations director;
Richard Raymond. membership off,
Ger; c. E. De Vivo, Americanism
chairman; Joseph Smith, radio
chairman; Victor Farrar, chairman,
and E. J. CARRIER, vice chairman,
Sick Call and Relief Committee;
Benjamin F. Turner, sergeant at
arms; Alma Sarton, war hospitality;
Emily Carey, chairman, and Jessie
Collins, vice chairman, Child We'll
fare Committee; Alexander Holtzof,
parliamentarian; j. Franklin Will
son, Judge advocate, and William
Morris, vice chairman, Veterans
Preference Committee.
Fort Dupont Post, at its clubroom
Minnesota avenue and M street Sc,
will elect officers.
Agriculture Post will meet Tues
day evening at the Colonial Hotel
for nominations for officers. Elec-
tion will be held at the September
meeting. The luncheon meetings
of the post will continue the fourth
Monday Of each week at the Agri-
culture Building.
George E. Killeen Post will hold
installation of officers on Tuesday
at its clubrooms, Wisconsin avenue
and M street NV. They will be
installed by the department COM
mander and staff.
Capital Transit Post will have its
officers installed by the department
commander and his staff at a spe-
cial meeting at the Legion Club
house next Saturday evening.
They are: C. F. Stack, command
er; S. E. Emmons, first vice COM
mander; r. o. Dwarf, second
vice commander; J. D'Angelo, third
vice commander; E. P. Blair, adju-
tant; S. H. Jefferson, chaplain; A.
G. Burdis, sergeant at arms; E. E.
Boyd, judge advocate; o. H. Row.
land, historian; l.. Guy Jackson,
service officer, and E. M. Sullivan,
finance officer.
The welfare department is max
ing an urgent request for mems
and children's clothing and also
household furnishings, particularly
an oil cooking stove for a World
War II veteran. Communications
may be had with the welfare de-
partment by telephoning Metro
politan 421l weekdays from 9 am.
to 5 pm.
Meetings this week are;
Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones
ana Government Prlntlng once
Posts, Legion Clubhouse; United
States Treasury Post, New Colonial
Hotel; Woodbridge Post, Odd Fellows
Hail. 1000 block Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
Tuesday - James Reese Europe
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; United States Department of
Agriculture Post, New Colonial Ho-
tel; Department of Labor and Capt.
tai Transit Posts. Legion Clubhouse;
Fort Dupont Post, Minnesota ave-
nue. and M street Sc.
Thursday-Stanley Church Depew
Post, Legion Clubhouse; Kenna-
Main Post, 1910 Good Hope road
Sc; Internal Revenue Post, Stans-
b,1r1y Eo11