Evening star., 1948-04-11
D. c. Department,
American Legion,
ToHo1d Seminar

1AiAiSAAN"AA ASioii,
ToHold Seminar
A, closed American Legion Ameri-
canism Seminar will be conducted
here under. direction of Tom C. Ben
nett. with six sessions of two hours
each. The first will take place Tues
day at pm. at the American Le-
gion Club.
Other sessions are scheduled for
April "a, rs. %, 20 and 80. Each post
Is allowed two representatives, pref
erably=the commander and its Amer
icanism oficer.
Kenneth H. Nash Post is the sec
ond in the department to exceed its
l948 quota for membership in its
class. AS a result the post will re-
ceiye a. 1948 membership streamer
for attachment to its post colors, it
was announced by Department Mem
bership Officer Joseph A. Walker.
Membership plaques and certifi-
Gates for the best showing in each
class have already been awarded to
the Costello, Police and Fire, Gen.
erai Accounting ONCE, Woodbridge
and D. c. Taxi Posts. Others will
be made for the best showing as
OF next Thursday, which is the dead
line fors the, departments regular
monthly awards for the best and
the poorest showing in each men,
bership class.
The departments total member
ship at present stands at over 10000,
with the Costello Post leading, hav-
ing enrolled over a thousand bronze
propellers with a centerpiece scroll
bearing the inscription, Aerial
Roundup Award, 1948," will be
awarded to all members who enroll
five or more between March is and
the aerial roundup, May 2.
At the last meeting of George
Washington Post, Gen. Frank r.
Hines, former administrator of vet
Grams affairs was the recipient of
q gold life membership card in the
American Legion. The presentation
was made by Darrell T. Lane, past
department commander of Utah.
For many years he was member of
George Washington Post.
Past Comdr. Howard S. Fisk in
Quoted class of World War II vet
Grams.
Announcement was made that the
annual boat ride will take place
June %.
A luncheon meeting of the Thad
Dulin Post will take place Wednes-
day at noon in the Burlington Ho-
tel, when the post will stage COM
bined Army day and Pan American
observance.
A social Is being planned for April
%. The post will elect officers on
May 26. Nominations are now be-
ing received by James E. Millar,
Nominating Committee chairman.
The third American Legion boys
forum on national government is
scheduled to take place here on the
campus of American University from
July 81 to August S, inclusive.
Action to exclude the Office of ad-
tutant and finance officer from the
ballot in all future elections and
leave these officers to the selection
of the incoming commander will
take place when the Capital Transit
Post meets Thursday evening at the
Legion Club.
A membership drive has been in
stituted by the post with members
who enroll new member to receive
100 points, while those who enroll
a renewal will receive. SO points, with
prizes to be awarded for the great
est number of total points at the
conclusion of the drive on June l.
Plans for the Legion's cancer fund
drive day, April II. sponsored by
the Jane A Delano Post, have been
completed. The public is invited to
contribute, making all checks pay
able to James Murphy, finance Off
Ger, the American Legion, 2437
Fifteenth street NV, and marking
same cancer fund"
The post will hold a card party
at the Legion Club from l to pm.
next Saturday to raise funds for
this purpose.
Anne Frame, vice chairman of
the American Legion Housing Com
mittee, assisted by Noralee Fitzsim-
mons, are placing needy veterans
in adequate housing on an average
Of better than 300 monthly. with
over 1000 having been placed dur
Ing the past six months.
The committee maintains Office
at the Legion Club daily from to
4:3o O'Clock.
Grand Chef de Train Clarence r.
Milne of the Forty and Eight re-
ports the ritual team of that or
ganization has assisted in the in
duction Of over a thousand new
members in more than Is posts of
the Legion here during the past
year. Ronald Thring, membership
officer, requests all posts to file
membership lists as soon as possible
In order that Voiture members may
receive credit for their annual
membership stars.
Plans for the annual banquet
honoring Grand Chef de Chemin de
Fer Guy M. Land will be announced
IN the near future.
The Legion will stage it's 18th an
nual national aerial membership
roundup on May 2, when planes
from all parts of the Nation will
fly to national headquarters In
Indianapolis with 1948 membership
transmittals and dues.
The National Security Commission
of the legion will meet here April
26 to % to. re-evaluate the organ
ization's national defense program
in view of current world conditions.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Lincoln, FBI and Jacob