Evening star., 1948-04-18
j. R. Europe Post,
American Legion,
Will Hold Fiesta

of Columbia Department, the Amer
lean Legion, will take place next
Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve
nings in the clubhouse, 1914 Ver-
mont avenue NV, it was announced
last week by Harry Wilson, general
chairman.
The Garnet-Patterson High will
also be the scene of q number of
post activities during this week,
when the drill team meets tomor-
row evening, the Drum and Bugle
Corps on Tuesday evening and on
Friday evening Jessie Carter, chair
man of the Post Juvenile Participa-
tion Committee, will stage pro-
gram of boxing and games, with
Policeman Oliver Cowan's Junior
Police Corps as guests.
The post also sponsors Boy Scout
Troop under the direction Of Charles
Semple and James E. Jenifer. Vice
Comdr. James E. Arlington, post
Soap Box Derby representative, an
nounces the post will sponsor a
number of entries.
The District Departments cam
paign to Fly Your Flag" from every
building, business or residential, on
holidays or other special occasions
got under way last week, with the
presentation of the first flag to
President Truman by Department
Comdr. Owen C. Holleran and his
staff, accompanied by the Campaign
Committee.
The chairman is James D. Hill,
assisted by Charles L. Scheuttler
and C. E. De Vivo.
National Cathedral Post, in COM
mand of Richard Raymond, will
sponsor a junior baseball team In
the Junior American Legion Base
ball League this summer.
The time for filing applications to
attend the American Legion's third
term extension institute has been
extended to May /. Local graduates
selected will be sent to national
headquarters to take a two weeks
postgraduate course, with all ex-
penses paid by the Legion.
Six high-graded students from this
department completed the second
term recently in the order named,
as follows: Henry M. Lesser, Richard
Raymond, James D. McQuade, James
A. Miller. Barton w. Pairo and
Marie C. Handley.
Sergt. Jasper Post has a commit
tee headed by Past Comdr. Charles
K. Dunn, assisted by Adj. Albert
L. Duff and Past Comdr. Edward L.
Marthill, making plans for the pub
lication Of the post official news
paper, THE Spotlight"
The Jacob Jones Post will visit
the Girls Industrial Home next Fri
day afternoon to teach the raising
of Victory gardens and will supply
the seeds for that purpose.
Five veterans at Walter Reed were
presented with afghans and Is
greeting cards written in Braille
have been sent to the Veterans
Facility for the Blind at Kecough-
tan, Va.
A number Of Campfire Girls will
be sent to summer camp, under
the sponsorship Of the post, for a
two-week vacation while boy from
the National Training School will
be sponsored one day a week in con-
nection with the departments ju-
venile participation program.
Hampton Percy, chairman Of the
Department Trophies and Awards
Committee, is receiving entries for
the annual Watson B. Miller Trophy
awarded annually to an outstand-
ing Legionnaire at the department
convention on the basis Of service
to the Legion.
Jacob Milwit and Brady Warner
Of the General Accounting Office
Post were honored with member
ship In the Forty and Eight.
At the last meeting Lawrence "
De None, Samuel w. Gindesperger
George w. Hoffman, Paul L. Hughes
and Ralph E. Michael were ad-
mitted to membership.
The Fort Stevens Post Drum and
Bugle Corps is preparing to attend
the Miami convention next fall and
are holding practice sessions at the
Roosevelt High School every Tues
day evening. The officers are
President, c. Victor Dessez; secre-
tary, Edward A. Livingstone; treas
urer, Herbert D. Lowrey and bust
ness manager, Edward L. Donaldson
Department Membership Ofacel
Joseph A. Walker presented awards
on behalf Of the local department
to the winning battalion COM
manders of both the white and color.
ed high schools at the conclusion o1
the annual battalion competitive
drills last week. Certificates o1
Merit also went to the winning COM
pany commanders.
Films OF the Lewis Walcott fight
"Old Oaken Bucket" and "Guadal-
canal" will be shown at a meeting
OF Department of Justice Post to-
morrow night at the Legion Club
Comdr. Leo Looney will preside.
Meetings this week.
Monday-National Guard of Hon.
or, Department Legislative Com
mittee, Department Veterans Pref
erence Seminar, Department of Jus
tice Post, Legion Club; Quentin
Roosevelt Post, Potomac Boat Club
Tuesday-Cooley- Mccullough Post
and Maritime Post, Legion Club;
Second Division Post, New Colonial
Hotel; Bunker Hill Post, 3736 Tenth
street NE; National Press Club
Post, National Press Club.
Observation-Disclosures Juvenile
Participation Committee. Depart
ment Americanism and Veteran
Preference Seminars, Leslie and
Douglas McNair Post, Legion Club;
General Accounting Once Post, 224
D street Sc: Gaslight Post, Stans-
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