Evening star., 1946-12-15
American Legion
Gifts for Yanks
Party on Wednesday


gram will take place at the Walter
Reed Hospital from 7 to 3 pm
wednesday when the committee in
charge will give a movie show and
entertainment in the recreation hall
Men and women patients, who are
able to attend the show, will receive
their specially prepared packages
while bed patients will have theil
packages delivered at their bedsides
by members of the committee.
The same procedure will be fol-
lowed Thursday evening at the
Mount Alto Hospital when the bant
of Maritime Post will give con-
cert. Dates for distributions al
Forest Glen and st. Elizabethi
Hospitals will be announced later
Over 1000 gifts will be distributed
at Walter Reed and about $50 al
Mount Alto, with Co-chairman Mrs
Margaret Carroll in charge OF thu
distribution.
Internal Revenue Post meeting al
the Stansbury Hall, Georgia ane
Concord avenues NV. next Thurs.
day evening will hold its annua
Gifts for Yanks Who Gave
Christmas party and dance from
pm. to am. Admission will be BY
gift package.
Department First Vice Comdr
Chester A. Bennett is chairman OF
the event while Comdr. John Booth
will serve as toastmaster.
At the same time the post will
also entertain the hoStesses for its
18th annual coronation ball, to be
held at the Shoreham Hotel on jan
uary "A, for the benefit OF the post
welfare and blood donating squad
The national judge advocate has
been instructed by the National
Executive Committee to draft anc
prepare a uniform contract for the
use of all departments Ia dealing
with manufacturers for the produc-
ton OF American Legion caps.
The NEG directed that copies OF
this contract be printed and dis
tributed to all departments upor
request. 1t urged that departments
awarding such contracts file copies
with the national emblem division
so it may have record of all COM
panies doing business with depart
ments.
At the request of Watson B. Miller,
Federal security administrator who
is also a past department command
er of the Legion, a sufficient num-
ber of pool balls, cues, racks and
chalk to outfit the recreation hall
at Forrest Glen Hospital will be
by the Legion.
Ten posts of the Legion have not
as yet installed officers for the pres
ent year and Department Comdr
Guy c. Nadeau urges that these
posts arrange to have their officers
Installed as soon as possible.
The posts are Belleau Wood
Quentin Roosevelt. Henry c. Speng-
ler, Augustus P. Gardner, National
Press Club, Gen. u. G. McAlexander
Department of Commerce, Wood
bridge, Leslie and Douglas McNair
and the Washington Building and
Construction Trades Posts.
Edwin w. Luther, department leg
islative officer, was the principal
speaker at the meeting Of the new
potential War Department Post al
the Department Of the interior
Auditorium last Monday evening
He addressed the group on the Le-
gion's legislative program and its
benefits to veterans.
Composed Of men and women, vet.
Grams OF both World Wars now em.
ployed in the War Department, thu
new group expects to qualify for 9
temporary charter before the enc
of this month.
Pro tenn officers are: Commander
Donald M. Van Houten; vice com.
Edward w. Bridge; adju.
tant, Raymond p. Altmeyer; finance
officer, Donald A. Stark, and pub.
licity chairman, w. James Bastain
At its meeting Tuesday evening al
the Potomac Electric Power Co.
Auditorium, PEPCO Post will start
the organization Of a ceremonial
squad and Drum and Bugle Corps
which, when completely formed, will
be uniformed and available for serv-
Ice when needed at Legion events.
Assistant Attorney General Lamar
Caudle, in charge Of the criminal
division, Department Of Justice, viii
address a meeting of the post al
8:15 pm. tomorrow at the Legion
Club. Comdr. Curtis Shears will
preside.
To promote preferential treatment
Of veterans in job opportunities, the
National Executive Committee has
the American Legion to
sponsor national employment con-
ference here next February.
The NEG directed the National
Finance Committee to provide the
necessary funds in the employment
budget for holding such a conference
Meetings this week:
Monday-Civil Service Post, Legion
Club; Quentin Roosevelt Post, Pc.
tomac Boat Club; Department Of
Justice Post, Department of Justice
Tuesday-C Cooley Met Cullough Post
Maritime Post, Legion Club; Ma
tional Press Club Post, National
Press Club; I'd Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel; PEPCO Post, Tenth
and e streets NV.
Wednesday-GAO Post, Leslie and
Douglas McNair Post, Legion Club;
Washington Gas Light Post, STAINS
bury Hall.
Thursday-Stanley Church Dupue
Post, Legion Club; Kenna- Main Post
1110 Go0d Hone rOad CE