Evening star., 1945-06-24
Post,
American Legion,
plans Dedication

Woodbridge Post, District Of Co.
lumbia Department, the American
Legion, will hold dedication cere-
monies and unveiling of an honor
roll at 2::30 o'clock today at Rhode
Island and Central avenues NE.
All Legionnaires are invited.
The Department Convention Com
mittee announced a change in dates
to August 2. 8 and 4 at the May
flower Hotel.
Department Comdr. Lee r. Pen
nington announces the Department
Executive Committee meeting on
June % at the Legion clubhouse.
Representatives from all posts are
urged to be present.
Last week Legion medals were
presented to the second and third
place winners at the competitive
drill of the Colored High School
Cadet Corps Comdr. Pennington
presented the second place medal
to Capt. Theodore Roosevelt Ray,
jr., Company G, Armstrong High
School. The third-place medal was
presented by Russell s. Jeffreys,
chairman of the Americanism Com
mission. to Capt. Jesse LIE Count
Davis of Company K, Armstrong
High School.
The Americanism Commission has
requested all posts promptly file
their annual Americanism and post
activity reports with Chairman Rus
sell S. Jeffreys on or before June 80.
Five citizens of the District will
be selected by the commission from
the names submitted by. the various
posts to receive the American Le-
gion citations.
Sergt. Jasper Post has changed its
next meeting to July at the Legion
clubhouse.
Jane Delano Post, through its
child welfare chairman, Miss Laura
Stewart, presented the Legion
school awards to Dennis Nelson and
Lena Brown, outstanding students
at Francis Junior High School.
Kenneth H. Nash and United
States Internal Revenue Posts in
dorsed Herbert J. jacob of National
Cathedral Post for department COM
mander for the coming year.
National Cathedral Post will meet
Wednesday at the Legion clubhouse
to nominate officers and delegates
and alternates to the department
convention.
President Truman. Legionnaire
of Is years standing, is to be pre-
sented with a gold life member
ship card set with diamonds by his
home post. TREY J. Ford. of the
Department of Missouri. The pres
entation is to be made on his next
visit to Independence, Mo.
| Department of Commerce Post
will hold its annual boat ride July
on the steamship Potomac.
Department of Justice Post will
give a reception and coctail party
In honor of Tom C. Clark. incoming
Attorney General of the United
States, and Mrs. Clark, from $50
to 7:30 pm. July at the Willard
Hotel John P. Beebe is in charge
of arrangements.
! The United States Maritime War
Shipping Employees Band, composed
of so uniformed members, will
render a special program at the
opening of the Cissel-Saxon Post
and Takoma Park Post jubilee car
nival and bond rally tomorrow eve
ming on the Georgia avenue car
nival lot. just above Alaska avenue
Silver Spring, Md.
William E. Marvel, sr., treasurer
of the band, with Comdr. Thomas
B. Foster Of Cissel-Saxon Post and
Comdr. Martin F. Iverson of Ia
koma Park Post, are in charge OF
the arrangements.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Tank Corps Post, Legion
clubhouse
Tuesday-Forty and Eight. Legion
clubhouse.
dnesday-National Cathedral
Henry c. Spengler and Bureau
Engraving and Printing Posts, Le-
gion clubhouse.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post
Twelfth Street YMCA.: Department
Executive Committee, Legion club