Evening star., 1947-01-26
In Local Service Organizations
American Legion
Officers School
Nov in Operation

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Nov in Operation
The first American Legion Service
Ofhcers' School ever to be held by
| the Department of the District Of
Columbia opened last Friday eve
ming at the American Legion Club,
2437 Fifteenth street NV, under
the direction of Frank Felker, assist
ant department service oficer.
T. o. Krabel, chairman of the
Legion's National Rehabilitation
Committee, spoke on Government
Insurance.
Composed of post commanders and
post service officers, the classes will
be held on the fourth Friday of each
month for a period Of six months.
At each session Mr.. Felker will ar
range to have an expert to address
the class.
The dates Of the remaining ses-
sions and the subjects to be discussed
are: February %, Compensation,
Pensions and Related Benefits;
March %, Guarantees and Insur-
ance on Loans; April IS, "Voca-
tional Rehabilitation, Education and
Training: May %, "All Nonveter-
ans Administration Benefits" and
June ~, Legal Service as Presented
to Veterans"
The American Legion Bowling
League has resumed its schedule,
after the holiday recess, with games
each Tuesday evening at the Chevy
Chase Ice Palace. There are "a
teams in the league. The leading
teams are: Section /, Costello Post;
Section 2, Lincoln Post: Section 3,
Department of Agriculture Post;
Section 4, Building and Construction
Trades Post No. 2.
James A. Munro, athletic director
of the Legion, announced the Amer
ican Legion junior football trophy
award for 1916 went to the Merrick
team, winners in i, the 120-pound
class of the Washington Boys Club
Football League. He presented the
team with the cup emblematic of the
award in ceremonies held at the
Georgetown branch of the Wash
ington Boys Club last week.
A $25,000,0 900 National Memorial
Auditorium, to be built in this city,
was urged by the Department of
the District Of Columbia in resolu-
tion adopted by the Department
Executive Committee asking Con-
gress for such an auditorium at
such time as will not interfere with
the relief of the present housing
shortage.
The American Legion's net gain
during 1916 was 1855, ,814 new men,
bers and 2,764 new posts according
to final official figures.
The Legion will hold its first ma
tional conference of its department
medical advisers here February 20
to %.
| With Comdr. Eugene r. Carter
presiding, the Alexander Graham
Bell Post will meet Wednesday eve
ming at the Legion Club for initia-
ton of large number Of members
by the Forty and Eight Degree Team
under the direction OF w. Leo Col
Inns. grand chef de gere.
At the same time dedication cere-
monies for the new post colors will
be held.
Comdr. M. H. Cunningham pre-
sided over a joint meeting of the
End Division Post and it auxiliary
at the New Colonial Hotel last
Tuesday evening. Following the
meeting a Get Acquainted Night"
was held.
New members added to the Ad-
viscry Council of the Welfare De-
partment by James A. DeForce,
chairman. are: William E. Shannon
and Robert L. Williams.
Veterans Legislation Pending In
Congress" was the subject Of an
address by Tyrrell Krum, the poten-
tial War Department Post at its
meeting at the Legion Club last
week. Horace w. Lineburg, past
department commander, also spoke.
Now in the process of organization
expects to receive its charter in
the near future.
The Army of Occupation Medal is
now available, the War Department
has notified the American Legion.
It is awarded those who performed
service hitch in Germany after the
armistice in World War I, the dates
eligibility being service in Germany
between November IL and July IL,
1928, both dates inclusive. Those
who served day or more are
eligible.
Applications should be addressed
to the Adjutant General, attention
Decorations and Awards Branch,
the War Department, Washington
rs, D. C. Of1cial title of the award
is 'The Army of Occupation of Ger
many Medal"
Laurence Sample, chairman,
Americanism Committee, United
States Department of Agriculture
Post, will present the American
Legion school awards to the win
ming students at jefferson Junior
High and Shaw Junior High to-
morrow. Awards are made to the
boy and the girl in each school who
have been selected by the student
body and the faculty as being the
most outstanding in honor, courage,
scholarship, etc, over a three-year
period. :.
On Thursday he will present
awards to the students of both
schools who have been outstanding
in the school safety program spon-
sored by Post 36. The Metropolitan
Police Department and the Auto
mobile Association of America will
present awards to the winners in
the trafflc safety phases of the pro-
gram. All awards are made as a
part of the graduation exercises in
both schools. All Legionnaires are
invited.
Meetings this week!
Monday-George S. Patton Tank