Evening star., 1946-11-24
Gifts for Yapks'
Campaign Opens in
American Legion

Mrs. Madge Fitzgerald is general
chairman Of the Gifts for Yanks
Who Gave" Of the District of Colun-
bia Department, the American Le-
gion, which has just been launched.
She stated 5000 gifts are needed.
Containers will be placed in Lead
ing department stores, Government
buildings and other places where the
public may place gifts, which will
be distributed to hospitalized veter-
ans. The drive win close December
Is. "
Checks may be made payable to
the Gifts for Yanks" and sent to
the Legion headquarters, 2437 Fif.
teenth street NV.
The first distribution will be at
Mount Alto Hospital on December 10
and other hospitals before Christmas
Day.
The 10th annual Christmas bene-
Mt dance of Xenna- Main Post. its
auxiliary and personnel of st. Eliza
Deth's Hospital will be held there in
Hitchcock Hall, beginning at 9 pm.
December z.
For information call Mrs. E. B.
Carico, Lincoln 884I; Howard w.
Stentz. Ludlow 7186, or Mai. E. p.
Van Hise, Lincoln 1921, extension Is.
Department Membership Officer
Ray L. Zwinglas has pledged 10000
paid-up memberships to national
headquarters by December 5 in q
determined effort to place this de-
partment among the big ten.
In this connection post command.
ers, who have not as yet made mem
oership commitments, are requested
to do so.
Past Department Comdr. C. Fran.
els Mccarthy, assisted by the MEM
bers OF the department staff and
escorted by the national guard OF
honor. in command of Capt. James
G. Clarke, installed officers of the
Alexander Graham Bell Post at
ceremonies held at the Joppa Lodge
Hall last Monday evening.
Those installed were: Comman.
der, Eugene r. Carter; first vice
commander, r. F. Mundy; second
vice commander, r. C. Beverly;
third vice commander, D. w. Top
ping; adjutant, A. H. Norford, and
chaplain, o. F. Taylor.
In his acceptance address Comdr.
Carter urgently requested all veter-
ans employed by the Bell System to
become members of this post.
Sergt. Jasper Post, which was re.
Gently awarded S25 War Bond, will
receive it Tuesday evening at the
Legion Club when the post win hold
Its annual turkey party under the
direction of Arden r. Nelson.
Joseph j. Malloy, national execu-
tive committeeman for the District
OF Columbia, and Fred G. Fraser.
chairman of the National Labor Re-
lations Committee, will report on ac-
tion taken by the Legion at the re-
cent conferences held at national
headquarters.
The new officers of the Gen. q. G.
McAlexander Post were installed by
the department staff last week as
follows: Commander, Owen E. Jack
son; first vice commander, Herbert
Guillard; second vice commander.
Wylie w. Thompson; third vice
commander, Edith NJ. Mason:
finance officer, Arthur j. Mcdonald:
adjutant, Grace M. Gilchrist: chap.
lain. Mabel M. An1iss; historian.
Raymond Myers, and sergeant at
arms. Henry T. Hodges.
Meetings this week: --.,...-
Monday-George S. Patton Tank
Corps, Taxi and Alexander G. Bell
Posts, Legion Club.
Tuesday - Sergt. Jasper turkey
party and War Department Post.
Legion Club; James Reese Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
and Henry c. Spengler Posts, Legion
Club.
Thursday-James z. Walker Post.
Twelfth Street YMCA.
Saturday-GAO Post party, Le-
gion Club.