Evening star., 1947-05-04
In Local Service Organizations
.. G. Department,
American Legion,
In Aerial Roundup

In Aerial Roundup
Climaxing an intensive member
ship drive carried on since the
American Legions' birthday in
March, well In excess of its national
quota Of 1888, the Department Of
| the District Of Columbia, has dele
gated a party of 13 members to
| fly these cards to the National
Aerial Roundup today at national
headquarters where their plane
will be met by National Comdr. Paul
II. Grifith. He will present each
member of the party with a set OF
Gold Wings.
The delegation will hold a cock
tail party this afternoon in honor
of National Executive Committee
man Joseph j. Malloy, candidate
for the office of National Com
mander next year from this depart
mert. They will return here early
Wednesday morning after attend
ing the sessions of the National
Executive Committee on Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
In addition to National Execu-
tive Committeeman Malloy, the
party includes: Department Comdr.
Guy C. Nadeau, Department Adj.
William G. holland, Department
Membership Officer Ray L. Zwin-
gias, Department Assistant Mem
bership. Officer Abner C. Lakenan,
Past Department Comdrs. Watson
r. Miller, John Lewis Smith, ST.,
Ferdinand G. Fraser and William
r. Slattery; John Lewis Smith, jr.,
and Wallace Jones, aide to National
Executive Committeeman Malloy.
Comdr. Wallace A. Jones of De-
partment of Agriculture Post and
Mrs. Grace Conway, president of the
auxiliary, have donated a trophy,
to be awarded annually to the post
member, selected by the merit
committee as "T'he Best Worker of
the Year" at the installation of Of
ficers in the fall of each year.
With funds raised at its Spring
dance the George Washington Post
will outfit it's senior baseball team
already entered in the District of
Columbia Recreation League and
scheduled to open its season tomor-
row at 5 pm. on the White House
Ellipse.
The post is also making plans for
Its annual boatride on May 81.
At the last Department Executive
Committee temporary charter was
granted to new group from the
Interior Department to be known as
Interior Department Post No. SO.
The group is made up mostly of
World War II members and has an
enrolment of over $50 members to
date.
Temporary officers are: Com
mander, Herbert Graham; adjutant,
G. F. Layton: finance officer, D. j.
Proulx, and membership officers, L.
s. Hillman and William Farmer.
Charles Kohen, general chairman
of the Soap Box Derby Committee,
reports over 100 entries to date and
expects to have at least 400 by Derby
day.
All future meetings of the COM
mittee will be held on the fifth
floor Of The Evening Star Building
starting at pm. The dates are:
May 7 and 81, June IL and IS, and
July 2 and 9, with the derby taking
place May IL.
Mr.. Kohen requests each post
commander to furnish him with the
names Of at least five members to
serve as a committee from that post
and to name chairman Of the
committee.
At the meeting of the James E
Walker Post on Thursday evening at
the Twelfth Street YMCA plans for
a new post home will be announced
and a large class of new members
inducted into membership.
The Legion will participate in the
annual Mothers Day program at Ar
lington and the annual May Day
exercises at the District War Me-
mortal next Sunday, the annual I'll
Am An American Day" rites at the
Sylvan Theater on May 18, the mass
ing of the colors services at the Ma
tional Cathedral grounds and the
GAR Memorial Day ceremonies at
Arlington on Memorial Day.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Ciyil Service, Stephen
P. McGroarty Posts. National Guard
OF Honor, Department Americanism
Commission; Legion Club, Depart
ment of Commerce Post, Depart
ment Of Commerce.
Tuesday-2nd Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel; Costello Post, 419I
Seventh street NV.
Wednesday - Sergt. Jasper Post.
Legion Club; Washington Building
and Construction Trades Post. |
Pythian Temple.
Thursday-Forty and Eight, Le-
gion Club; James E. Walker Post, |
Twelfth street Y.M.C.A.; Fort Du-
pont Post, 2407 Minnesota avenue
Sc; Fort Totten Post, The Ship.
Friday-Government Printing Of
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