Evening star., 1947-04-20
American Legion's
Hoot-Ow1 Club Is
Organized Here

In an effort TO stimulate member
ship in the Department OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia before May 4,
the date Of the National Aerial
Membership Round Up at National
Headquarters. the American Legion,
has organized Hoot-Owl Club. ur1-
der the direction of Abner G. Lake
nan, assistant department member
ship officer.
Membership In the club is OBJ
tanned by signing up five or more
new or renewal memberships before
the roundup. When properly Ger
tifed by their post commanders
members will receive specially en-
bossed club cards signed by National
Comdr. Paul H. Grifith.
The national commander will also
confer the title of Chief National
Hoot-Owl on the department COM
mander presenting the greatest
number sof new memberships over
quota at the roundup while local
department Condr. Guy G. Nadeau
will confer the title Of Chief Hoot-
Owl on the local member presenting
the largest number of new men1-
berships by roundup date.
Attorney John Lewis Smith of the
local department. has resigned from
the national Finance Committee
after II years of service and his son.
John Lewis Smith. jr.. has succeeded
him as its hEst World War II mem
Der.
The Forty and Eight degree team,
assisted by the national guard OF
honor, indicted a large class Of new
members into the Woodbridge Post
last Friday evening at the Taft
High School. Department First
Vice Comdr. Chester v. Bennett was
the principle speaker with Conldr.
Robert S. Dinger presiding.
The Stephen P. McGraorty Post
last week unanimously indorsed
resolution supporting a program OF
premium Withdrawals by both the
Federal Government and private
industry from veterans salaries for
the payment of national selective
life insurance, similar to that used
during the last war, for the pur-
chase of War Bonds, and If effected
into law Withdrawals will be made
only upon the request Of and with
the consent of the veteran.
The National Guard of Honor
Entertainers, under the direction OF
Capt. James A. Pistorio, will stage
q show for servicemen in the audi
torium at Fort Belvoir, Va, tonight
at 7 o'clock, and next Sunday eve
ming in the Red Cross Recreation
Hall at Walter Reed General Hos
pital at 7:30 pm.
A meeting of the Department
Soap Box Derby Committee, with
post commanders requested to at
tend, will take place at the Legion
Club tomorrow evening. with Direc-
tor Charles Kofen presiding,
At the meeting of the Depart
n1ent of Justice Post tomorrow eve
ming at the Legion Club COM
nnittee to arrange for the annual
Memorial Day exercises at the De-
partment of Justice, honoring LOT
employees who lost their lives in
World War II will make It's report,
The committee includes Leo Looney,
chairman; John McGinty, Enoch
Nelson. Oscar Smith and Francis
x. Walker.
Madge Fitzgerald and her COM
mittee, who served as the Legion S
Gifts for Yanks Committee, will
visit Walter Reed General Hos
pital next Tuesday evening to dis
tribute gifts for disabled service
men and veterans.
Department of Agriculture Post
will hold a luncheon meeting at
noon on Wednesday In the South
Building Room 1862. Comdr. Wal
lace Jones will preside.
Plans are being formed by Costello
Post to purchase a clubhouse in the
vicinity Of Dupont Circle. Byron G..
Carson Is chairman Of the commit
tee Thomas Costello, Curtis Jack
son, william lawn and Lewis Jeffers
with Julius I. Peyser, Norman r..
Grant, Jack O'Connell. Richard
O'Brien, Jacob N. Halper, Albert
Tatspaugh. Martin Goerl, Frank D.
Norton, James Pistorio and David E.
Kisliuk acting as the Advisory Com
mittee.
Meetings this week:
Monday-National Guard of Hon.
or, Department of Justice Post,
legion Club: Quentin Roosevelt
Post, Potomac Boat Club.
Tuesday - James Reese Europe
Post. 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Neutrality-suspicious. Cathedral,
n, C. Spengler Posts, Legion Club;
Thad Dulin Post, Burlington Hotel.
Thursday-Department Executive
Committee, Legion Club: James E.
Walker Post, Twelfth Street YMCA.
Friday-Victory Post, Department
Service Officers' School, Legion Club.
Satlrday-Sergt. Jasper Post. past
e0rnms YderSi Testimonial dinner ard