Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-02-02
Local Service Organizations
American Legion
Holding Annual
Students Contest

Students Contest
The American Legion American
ism Award program. among stu
dents OF the senior and Junior high
and parochial schools OF this city,
was announced last week by Guy
c.. Cogswell, Chairman of the local
Department Americanism Commits
sion.
The award, made to the outstand-
ing boy and girl student in the
graduating class OF each school, car
ries with it the American Legion
Americanism Medal. They are also
presented with an American Legion
Certificate OF Achievement.
The qualifications are the attain
ment of honor, courage, scholarship,
leadership. service, companionship
and character.
The winning students are selected
by the school authorities.
Columbia Post has Endorsed Ma
tional Executive Committeeman
Joseph J. Malloy for the Office Of
national commander of the Amer
lean Legion for the year 1947-194S.
In the future the post viii meet
on the first Friday of each month at
the Fort Stevens Dugout, 1924
Georgia avenue NV.
All post commanders, civic rela-
lions and housing officers have been
requested to attend the general
meeting of the Civic Relations Com
mittee next Wednesday evening at
the Legion Club with Sylvan King,
chairman, presiding.
Harold Chamberlain, president,
and Edward Carr, past president, Of
the Home Builders Association Of
Metropolitan Washington will re-
port on veterans housing.
Edward L. Marthill, veterans
preference officer of Sergt. Jasper
Post, will make q report on that
subject at the meeting at the Legion
Club next Wednesday, with Comdr.
Harold Mclaughlin presiding.
The Department Executive Com
mittee has gone on record as indors-
ing the presentation of District of
Columbia medals to the more than
10000 local World War II veterans
on the same basis as those pre-
scented to World War I men by the
District of Columbia following
World War I.
Mrs. Madge Fitzgerald. chairman
of the Gifts for Yanks" program,
recently conducted by the local de-
partment of the American Legion,
suggests that in future years the
campaign be conducted exclusively
with cash contributions as the very
few articles received from containers
placed in local department stores
and Government buildings were of
no value to the committee except in
few rare cases and had to be dis
carded.
She said the committee will buy
desired articles in large lots and
make the gift package uniform.
Department Comdr. Guy G. Ma
deau has appointed Gail T. Judd as
department chairman OF the Sons
of the Legion Committee and Frank
Howard to be member of the De-
partment Housing Committee.
Department Child Welfare Chair
man John c. Donovan requests posts
who have as yet made no contribu-
ton to the recent department
Christmas party to take such action
at their next meeting as funds are
needed to cover the expense.
Jane Cox, chairman of the Depart
ment Ball Committee, announces the
annual ball of the department Of the
District of Columbia will take place
at the Shoreham Hotel on February
II from 10 to o'clock. Table res
ervations may be made with Mrs
Ann Frame by calling Lincoln 1924.
Comdr. Dave Miller of Costello
Post announces the post will hold
special entertainment following its
meeting at the Odd Fellows Hall
next Tuesday evening.
Jane A. Delano Post Endorsed Ma
tional Executive Committeeman Jo-
seph J. Malloy for the Office of ma
tional commander for the year
1918. Comdr. Grace L. Stock
presided. .-
Meetings this week:
/ Monday-Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, Civil Service Post, Guard Of
Honor, Department Americanism
Commission, Legion Club; Depart
ment of Commerce Post, Depart
nent of Commerce.
Tuesday-Costello Post, 419 Sew
enth street NV; I'd Division Post
New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post
Department Civic Relations Com.
mittee, Legion Club; Building ano
Construction Trades Post, Pythiar
Temple.
Thursday - George Washington
Post, Jane A. Delano Post. Legion
Club; Fort Stevens Post, Stansbury
Hall.
Friday-Bureau of Engraving ano
Printing Post, Department Legisla.
tive Committee. Legion Club; Co
lumbia Post, 1924 Georgia avenue
NV.
Daughters of America
Install New Officers
Eagle Council installed the fol.
lowing officers:
Mrs. Nellie Collins, Junior past
councillor; Mrs. Gladys Perkins, as
sociate junior past councillor; Mrs
Edna L. Tayman, councillor; Mrs