Evening star., 1945-06-10
American Legion
Baseball Series
To Open Today

UOQdy WIFI elaDOId dtc CcIctIlOIllcS Oh
the Ellipse.
Senator Albert B. Chandler of
Kentucky, commissioner of base
ball, will toss the first ball and
the National Guard of Honor and
Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle Corps
will also participate.
Starting at l pm, games will be
played between Bunker Hill and
Police and Fire and Costello and
GPO. At pm. will be Fort Dupont
VS.. George Washington and Ma
tional Cathedral VS.. Fort Stevens.
The Department Athletic Com
mission in charge of this series is
composed of Lester H. Steinem,
chairman; Mike Cyganak and
James Munro.
Chairman John Ager of the War
Bond Committee announced that
81 ,000, 900 in War Bonds have been
reported as sold through % posts
of this department, which repre-
sents only one-third of the 100000
quota.
The posts which have exceeded
their quotas to date are Quentin
Roosevelt, National Cathedral, De-
partment of Labor, Capital Transit
and General Accounting Office. All
posts are urged to report their
bond sales to department headquar-
ters.
The department will hold it's an
nual boat ride at $50 pm. June 81
on the steamship Mount Vernon Of
the Wilson Line.
Chairman John c. Chase of the
committee in charge announces a
meeting of his committee at the
clubhouse June 20 and requests
that all posts have their representa-
tives present.
The Department Convention Com
mittee met at the Legion clubhouse
last week with General Chairman
Thomas r. Callahan presiding. The
committee confirmed the dates for
the convention at the Mayfower
Hotel, July 26, q and %.
The next meeting of the COM
mittee will be June 10.
Department Comdr. Lee r. Pen
nington announced a meeting of
the Department Executive Commit
tee will be held June 26, two days in
advance Of the regular meeting
date
/ Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, last week
presented Legion school awards to
Ralph Spadacino and Mary Ann
Goetzinger, outstanding students Of
| the graduating class Of St. An
thongs High School.
On Thursday, Comdr. Fichthorn,
Americanism Officer William r.
Brennan and members of his Amer
icanism Committee will present
similar awards at Taft Junior High
School, Eighteenth and Perry streets
N E.
The next meeting of this post will
be June l9. at the clubhouse, for
election of delegates and alternateS
to the department convention.
| Potomac Post No. 40 will meet at
f8 pm. Wednesday at the Palisades
fieldhouse, Edmunds and Sherrier
place NV. The meeting will be
open to the community on behalf
of the Seventh War Loan. New war
pictures will be furnished by the
Treasury Department as well as the
caravan sound truck. The Police
Band will furnish the music. All
Legionnaires and friends are in
vited.
National Cathedral Post last week
presented Legion School Awards tc
Edward Lewis. jr, and Margaret
Ann Schaaff at Woodrow Wilson
High School and to Frances Pate
at immaculate Seminary. The
presentations were made by Comdr
Steinem and the posts Americanisn
Officers Gordon and Roberts.
Nash Post Squadron of the Sons
OF the Legion Will hold a boat ride
today to Marshall Hall for its
members.
! U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2
last week celebrated its Goth ami
versary with a dinner at KenesaW
Apartments. Guests of honor were
Department Comdr. and Mrs. Lee
R. Pennington and Auxiliary Presi-
dent Mabel Staub.
Sergt. Jasper Post on Wednesday
night elected 26 delegates and &c
alternates to the department con-
lvention. The post also unanimously
Endorsed Herbert j. Jacob, depart
ment senior vice commander, for the
position of commander for the COM
ing year.
Stephen P. McGroarty Post last
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