Evening star., 1947-04-27

with the NaLlonal GuarQ OF f1OIlOl
in command of Capt. James C
Clarke and his staff.
The parade will take place on the
afternoon of July 26. The closing
session will get under way at 6 pm
with the election of new officers be.
fore 10 pm. and a general celebra.
ton thereafter.
Fort Stevens Post next Thursday
evening at the Stansbury Hall will
have as its guests its Junior Ameri-
can Legion baseball team to view
movies of last years activities ano
hear a popular major league ball
player as principal speaker.
On Friday evening the post viii
hold its 18th anniversary dance al
Stansbury Hall.
A Drum Corps is being organized
under the direction of Richard Vian-
cour as musical director; C. v. Des-
sez, trumpeter instructor, and Buck
Wright, drum major. Practice ses-
sions are held every Tuesday eve
ming at the Roosevelt High School
gym.
The American Legion Bowling
League closed it's regular schedule
last week at the Chevy Chase Ice
Palace Alleys and will decide the
league championship in a rolloff to
be decided by total pinfaH next
Tuesday evening, when Costello
leader of section /: Lincoln, section
p; Agriculture, section 8, and Labor
section 4, will vie for championship
honors.
Prizes will be distributed at gen.
eral meeting of all bowlers on May
6 at the Legion Club. thinner Of
Lincoln rolled the leagues high sci
of 405 and Hamilton of Labor Post
ran a close second with 402.
A Meet and know the member
by his first name night" will be held
by the National Cathedral Post al
la buffet supper, for members only
next Tuesday at the Legion Club al
$3.50 pm.
The Bunker Hill Post and it's aux
iliary will hold a joint bingo party
for patients at Mount Alto Hospital
Tuesday at pm.
Uniformed members of the Co.'S
tello Post Guard, under the COM
mand of Capt. Milton C. McGuffin
will participate in the annual apple
blossom parade next Friday at Win
chester, Va.
Henry c. Spangler Post will honor
Watson B. Miller, Federal security
administrator and a past depart
ment commander of. this depart
ment, at a testimonial dinner at the
Army and Navy Club next Wed
|nesday.
Ethel M. Doherty, flag day off,
Ger, reports that copies of the Amer.
ican Legion flag code are ready fol
distribution to the various posts.
Sylvan King, civic relations Officer
Of the Legion, has been elected tt
be the first commander of the new
chapter of the Disabled Emergency
officers recently organized in thi.
city.
Plans for a dinner, to be held a
the Fairfax Hotel on May 10 by tn,
Jane A. Delano Post, will be mad,
at meeting of the post at pm
Thursday at the Legion Club. Those
desiring tickets contact Mrs. Isabe
Knight, HO. 1900, Extension 313.
Comdr. Grace L. Stock recently
presented a check for $3.50 to Mis-.
Matte Gibson, superintendent eme.
ritus Of Children's Hospital, to pur.
chase crib.
Meetings this week are: g
Monday-George S. Patton Tank
Corps Post, Taxi Post, Alexander
Graham Bell Post, Legion Club.
Tuesday-War Department Post
Legion Club.
Wednesday - Alexander Graham
Bell Post, Legion Club.
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 ave.