Evening star., 1947-02-16
In Local Service Organizations
American Legion
Department Ball
Tomorrow Night

The 29th annual department bal
of the American Legion will be helc
tomorrow night from 10 to O'Clock
at the Shoreham Hotel.
President Truman, Secretary Of
War Robert Patterson, Secretary OF
Navy James S. Forrestall, Gen. c. B
Ferenbaugh, commanding the Mill
tary District of washington; Gen
Omar Bradley, administrator of vet
erans' affairs; Edward S. McGinnis
sergeant at arms of the Senate,
and National Comdr. Paul H. Grif-
fifth of the Legion are among the
invited guests.
Jane Cox is general chairman, as
sisted by Anne Frame, John Lester,
John Long, Patrick j. Fitzgibbons
and Bertha Fichthorne.
George Washington Post, in CO.
operation -rith the national organi-
zation and the Department of the
District of Columbia, will make its
28th annual pilgrimage to the Tomb
of George Washington next Satur-
day. A caravan of cars, under po-
lice escort, will leave the Legion
Club, 2437 Fifteenth street NV, at
Ills am.
At the tomb a short program will
take place at noon. The program
includes Church Call" by Howard
Young, post musician; advance of
colors, assisted by the National
Guard of Honor in command of
Capt. James A. Clarke; invocation
by the Rev. Merritt F. Williams,
canon of the Washington Cathe-
dral; placing of memorial wreath,
by Comdr. Donald c. Stanley Of
George Washington Post.
A military band will furnish a
program from the east portico of
Washington's home from IL to l and
at l pm. there will be an address
by National Comdr. Griffith over a
public address system as a part OF a
Nationwide broadcast over the
MBS. Secretary of War Patterson
and Department Comdr Guy c. Ma
deau will make short addresses.
The program may be heard locally
on Radio Station VOL from to
1880 pm.
The department commander de-
sires to revive the program Of the
Sons Of the Legion and recently ap-
pointed Gail T. Judd as department
chairman of that activity. Mr.. Judd
announces he will visit each post in
connection with the sons in the near
future.
Posts now having squadrons are:
Jacob Jones, Nash, Police and Fire,
Fort Stevens and Fort Dupont.
A special meeting of all post COM
manders and membership officers
will be held by the Department
Membership Committee at the Le-
gion Club next Wednesday evening
to report on the progress in the cur
rent membership drive for 20,000
members by March /.
The Cooley-McCullough Post will
hold it's annual oyster roast at the
Potomac Boat Club on March 9 from
to Z pm. f-
Bruce Stubblefeld, associate chief,
veterans service section, Civil Serv-
Ice Commission. will be the princi-
pal speaker at meeting OF the De-
partment Employment Committee
at the Legion Club on Wednesday
evening.
Capital Transit Post will celebrate
It's sixth anniversary on Saturday
at the Washington Hotel from 10 to
| o'clock. Comdr. Guy L. Jackson
invites all Legionaires.
The American Legion will hold its
first national conference OF depart
ment medical advisers from Febru-
ary 20 to % in the auditorium OF the
District of Columbia Medical Soci-
ETY. with approximately SO repre-
sentatives from all continental de-
partments, the District of Columbia
and Hawaii in attendance.
Col. Louis Renfrow is in charge
of all arrangements, assisted by
Watson B. Miller, social security ad-
ministrator; DR.. Winfred Overhol-
ser, T. o. Kraabel, national rehablli-
tation director; DR.. H, D. Shapiro,
sr., medical consultant, and Dr. A. N.
Baggs, executive secretary of the
Medical Advisory Board.
Meetings this week:
MonGay-National Guard of Hon.
Or and Department of Justice Posts,
Legion Club.
Tuesday-Cooley-McCullo and
PEPCO Posts, Legion Club; Nation
al Press Club Post, National Press
Club; I'd Division Post, New Colonial
Hotel; Bunker Hill Post, 3736 Tenth
street NE.
Wednesday-LesHe and Douglas
McNair Post, Legion Club; Wash
ington Gas Light Post, Stansbury
Hall Washington Building and
Construction Trades Post, Pythian
Temple.
Thursday-Stanley Church Depue
Post, Legion Club; Internal Revenue
Post, Starsbury Hall.
Friday-Kenna-M Main Post, 121C
Good Hope road Sc.
Saturday-Capital Transit Post
Washington Hotel.
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