Evening star., 1947-01-12
American Legion
Post to Receive
Set of Colors

Construction Trades Post. Of the
District of Columbia Department,
The American Legion, will be pre-
sented with q set of colors tomorrow
night at the Department of the In
terror auditorium by William Green.
president of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor. They will be ac-i
cepted by John Decauter, COM
mander of the post. The colors
VIII then be placed by the National
Guard of Honor, in command of
Capt. James A. Clarke. Fred Fraser,
past national vice commander, will
act as master of ceremonies.
All post commanders and unit
presidents are requested to attend
with their colors.
Department of Labor Post will
meet hereafter on the second We'd
nesday of each month. Kenna-Main
Post will meet on the third Friday
and Fort Dupont Post on the second
Thursday. All will continue to meet
at their present location.
The American Legion's Gifts for
Yanks Who Gave" campaign closed
last week when the committee sent
five dozen pairs Of bedroom slippers
to Lorton Reformatory and 300 pairs
to the Mount Alto Hospital. At the
same time the committee also made
delayed delivery of packages to
| the natientS at the Forest Glenn
Hospital.
Two new groups desiring to be-
come chartered posts OF the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
are now in the process OF organi-
zation under the direction OF John
A. Smith a member of the National
Cathedral Post.
The larger of the two groups is
composed of members OF the Baptist
Brotherhood most of whom attend
the Cavalry Baptist Church and who
have already obtained go OF the 100
applications required to be granted
a charter while the smaller group
is made sup of employees and former
employees Of the woodward d Loth-
rop store. OF this group Earl Houck
is chairman until temporary officers
are selected. ..
| The National Guard of Honor will
hold its annual birthday ball at the
Shoreham Hotel next Wednesday
evening. Department Comdr. Guy
C. Nadeau will present Joseph j.,
Malloy, National Executive Com
mitteeman and its candidate for
the Office Of National Commander
with the National Guard of Honor's
Distinguished Service Medal.
Internal Revenue Post will hold
its 18th annual coronation ball at
the Shoreham Hotel on January "a.
Assistant Department Adjutant
john A. Long has been appointed
by National Comdr. Paul Griffith to
be a member of the National Veter-
ans Preference Committee.
At the meeting of the Sergt. JAS
per Post last Wednesday evening,
with Comdr. Harold j. MacLaughlln
presiding, Department Comdr. Har-
old Nadeau presented Membership
Oficer William P. Kershner with
the American Legion's Medal OF
Merit for his outstanding work IN
membership. E.tst. a.4
Stephen p. McGroarty. Post In
dorsed National Executive Commit
teeman Joseph j. Malioy for the
Office of national commander ana
contributed 500 to the Joe Malloy
Fund"
At the last meeting of the Jane
A. Delano Post it was voted to give
crib to the Children's Hospital as
the posts child welfare project for
the year 1857. The presentation
will be made before Miss Matte
Gibson, superintendent OF the hos
pital, retires. Miss Gibson is also a
member of the post.
The post will hold a dinner at the
Fairfax Hotel at $50 pm. Janu-
arv 49,. Any one desiring tickets
telephone Mrs. Isabel Knight, Ho-
bart 1900. .
Canon Merritt F. Williams OF
Washington Cathedral, who was the
chaplain on the U. S. S. Wasp when
1t was sunk in the last war, at a
meeting of George washington Post
outlined plans for a national roll OF
honor to contain the names ana
service records of men and women
who served in past wars to be MAIN
tanned in the Patriots Transcept,
now under construction at the Ca
thedral.
Comdr. Donald G. Stanley ap-
pointed a committee composed OF
Gen, Albert A. Cox as chairman
George F. Galloway and j. L. Lam
bert. to arrange for the enrolment
of the entire membership OF the
post and further to plan for the
erection of suitable memorial OF
permanent nature to all its deceased
members also to be placed IN the
Cathedral.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Lincoln, Jacob Jones,
FBI, Treasury Posts, Legion Ciuo.
Woodbridge Post, 2022 Rhode Island
avenue NE. :
T,esday-Capital Transit, Halo