Evening star., 1947-03-02
American Legion
Rehabilitation
Meeting Tuesday

dllo Scli- ouidI IN. DIduley, aQIIll1-
istrator of Veterans Affairs, will be
speakers at the annual National Re-
habilitation Conference of the
American Legion at the Statler Ho-
tel Tuesday through Friday
Several matters of Importance to
veterans will be discussed each day
among both Legion and Veterans
Administration officials.
Cooley Nc cCullough Post will hold
an oyster roast next Sunday from
2 to 7 o'clock at the Potomac Boat
Club, Thirty-sixth and K streets
NV. Charles Kohen is chairman OF
the committee on arrangements
There will be dancing from to
o'clock. The public is invited.
DR.. E. P. Schmidt, secretary OF
the Committee on Socialism and
Communism, 1946-1947, will be a
guest speaker before the meeting OF
the Department Americanism Com
mittee tomorrow evening at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Charles Kohen of the Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Post, has been selected to
be the legion's 1947 Soapbox Derby
director. He expects this years
Derby to be different than any be-
fore.
ANY son. .of a deceased veteran of
either World War, who is in need
of funds to continue a college edu-
cation upon graduation from high
school, is eligible to make applica-
ton before March 81 for an Amer
lean Legion college scholarship
awarded annually to orphans of war
veterans, according to Gen. Peter
c. Harris, national chairman of the
Legion's Education of War Orphans
Committee.
Winners, whose names are an
nounced each year at the national
convention, receive 500 for each
three months of attendance in a
full-time course at any college, uni
versity or technical institute of col
lege grade, with a maximum of ST.
200 for the full course.
George Washington Post, under
direction of Comdr. Donald G. Stan
ley, will celebrate its 28th anniver-
sary at the Legion Club next Thurs
day evening. Representative B. w
Gearhart of California will speak.
At the last meeting. Charles L
Scheuttler, jr.. presented a gold past
commanders badge, on behalf of the
post, to his father, Charles L
Scheuttler, ST.. who is now depart.
ment third vice commander.
Comdr. Grace L. Stock of the
Jane A. Delano Post announces the
meeting scheduled for next Thurs.
day evening will be held instead al
the home of Isabel Knight, 300t
Connecticut avenue NV, Apt. 313
at pm. Saturday.
The Department OF Commerce
Post will meet at pm. tomorrow
in the Knights of Columbus Hall
918 Tenth street NV. instead of a
the Department of Commerce.
Movies of the, San Francisco Con.
vention will be available to posts il
this department through mex
Wednesday. If interested, call de.
partment headquarters. r, .. ~.
Standing Of the four sections o1
the American Legion Bowling
League, composed of "a teams, last
week are: Costello, section l.; Lin.
coin, section 2; Agriculture, section
8, and Building and Construction
Trades, section 4.
Post wishing to enter teams in thu
1918 league competition have unit
May 81 to get their entries in, &C,
cording to James A. Munro, depart
ment athletic officer
Meetings this week,
Monday-Civjl Service, S. P. Mac
Groarty Posts, Guard of Honor, LIE
gion Club: Department Of Commerce
Post, 918 Tenth street NV; De
partment Americanism Committee
Wardman Park Hotel.
Tuesday-2d Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel; Costello Post, Al!
Seventh street NV.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post
Legion Club; Building and Construc
ton Trades Post, Pythian Temple.
Thursday George Washington
Post, Legion Club; Fort Steven!
Post, Stansbury Hall.
Friday-Bureau of Engraving ane
Printing Post, Department Legisla
tive Committee, Legion Club; Co.
lumbia Post, 1924 Georgia ave
nue NV.
Saturday-Leslie and Douglas Nc.
Nair Post, Legion Club; Jane A
Delano Post, 5000 Connecticut ave.
nue., 1:30 pm.