Evening star., 1948-02-29
American Legion
Oratory Contest
Opens in March

JUIlA CTlIllLll, INeulDeT OF CQe
District Columbia Department, The
American Legion's Americanism
Commission, will conduct the 18th
annual high school oratorical con-
test in loyal senior and Junior high
and parochial schools during next
month. He was appointed last week
by Department Comdr. Owen C..
Holleran.
A total of 5000 in prizes will be
distributed by the national organi-
tation among the four national
finalists. The finals will be held at
Savannah, Ga, on April IL. Twelve
national regional contests will be
held April and four national Sec
tions on April 7.
The national winner will be
awarded a four-year scholarship,
valued at $4,000, in a college of his
choice. The runner-up will receive
$2,500, with third place receiving
81 900 and fourth place $500.
National Historian Thomas M.
Owen, of this city, has set July 8,
as the deadline for the filing of
entries in the 1948 American Legion
National History contest. The win
ner will receive q prize of $3.50 with
the runner-up $50. -...
Entries must be brought up to
January /, of this year. They will
be Judged on the basis OF compre-
hentiveness, arrangement, accuracy,
readibInty, -illustrationsas txble of
contents, index and cover.
Col. Harvey l.. Miller, chairman of
the District of Columbia Boxing
Commission, who served with the
Marines, related some of his expert
ences in the last war at a meeting
of Costello Post.
The Forty and Eight ritual team
inducted class of so new members
into the post, under direction of
Grand Chef de Train Clarence T..
Milne. Department Membership Of
ficer Joseph A. Walker presented the
post with a class A membership
plaque.
The post voted for daylight savings
time for the District.
A party will be sponsored by the
post next Wednesday night for the
patients at Mount Alto Hospital.
Department Of Agriculture Post, at
ceremonies at the Legion Club last
week, dedicated its new colors.
A membership drive was inaugu-
rated in which prizes will be awarded
to members bringing most new mem
bers up until April 80.
A class of candidates will be initi-
ated by the Forty and Eight ritual
team on March II.
Applications for enrolment in the
Legion's Third Term Extension In
stitute are available at Department
Headquarters. Enrollees will begin
receiving the six months correspon-
dence course lessons about April l,
with top graduates to receive q one
week postgraduate course at Ma
tional Headquarters, without cost,
upon completion.
General Accounting Office Post
will sponsor a contestant In the ora
torical contest next month and also
will send two delegates to the local
Americanism seminar next month.
The post is favoring daylight saw
ing time.
Meetings this week:
Monday National Guard Of
Honor, Department of Commerce
Post, Department Trophies and
Awards Committee, Legion Club;
Stephen P. McGroarty Post, Ambas-
sador Hotel.
Tuesday-Costello Post, Depart
ment Juvenile Participation Com
mittee. Legion Club; I'd Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion Club; Building and Construc-
ton Trades Post. Pythian Temple.
Thursday - George Washington
Post, Jane A. Delano Post, Legion
Club; Fort Steven Post, Stansbury
Hall.
Friday-Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post. Department Graves
Registration Committee, Legion
Club; Columbia Post, 1924 Georgia
avenue NV.