Evening star., 1948-04-04
ID. Department,
American Legion,
Forms New Post


Department Of the District Of
Columbia, American Legion at its
last meeting granted temporary
charter to . new unit to be known
as the Securities and Exchange
Commission Post. The new post
will hold its first meeting at the
Legion Club next Tuesday evening
to elect officers.
The committee also granted per-
mission to the War Department
Post to change its name to the
Army Air Force Post. 1t went on
record as approving the recent re-
quest Of President Truman for q
limited draft Of men from 10 to Is
and opposed the action Of this
country in. shipping potential arms
to Russia and her satellites.
Plans for the formation OF q new
department service committee to
work with the Veterans Service
Center and the Department Welfare
Once now located in Room 500,
Bond Building, are under way.
The Vincent B. Costello Post will
stage an evening of athletic events
tomorrow at Turner's Arena start
ing at 8 pm. A large part of the
elaborate program will be made up
OF boxing bouts and exhibitions OF
weight-lifting interspersed with
choral singing by . group Of boys
from the National Training School
for whom q collection will be taken
to purchase athletic equipment.
Two teams. one representing
World War I veterans and an
other representing World War II
now competing in the American Le-
gion Bowling League here will meet
similar teams from the Legion
Bowling League of Richmond, Va,
at the Chevy Chase Ice Palace al
leys next Saturday at pm.
Frank S. Brown, James w. Hale,
William M. Howard, William j. An
derson and William E. Shivers were
elected to membership in the Sergt.
Jasper Post at its last meeting.
Plans for the annual past COM
manders' banquet on May l will
be announced by General Chairman
c. Francis Mccarthy next Wednes-
day evening at the Legion Club.
Harold J. MacLaughlin, depart
ment historian, requests all posts
to submit their post histories to
department headquarters at the
earliest possible date in order that
the contemplated department his
tory for the current year may be
compiled and entered in the annual
Legion Department History Contest,
The Forty and Eight ritual team
indicted large class of new mem
bers at the last meeting of the
Jane A. Delano Post, including
Betty L. Bush and Florence c.
Guthrie who were elected the same
evening.
Plans for the Legions Cancer
Fund Drive Day, sponsored by this
post, are rapidly going ahead and
two posts outside the city have
already made contributions. The
post has planned card party at the
American Legion Club on April II,
Gail T. Judd, Director OF the
Annual Soap Box Derby, requests
post commanders to file the names
of their chairman with him. Will
liam Trotter is chairman for the
Annual Boys State program.
Thad Dulin Post met last week
at the Burlington Hotel TO make
plans for the organization Of a
Junior American Legion baseball
team to represent the post. Cal
Ourand, chairman, Tom Steele and
John Jacksoben will act as manager,
coach and assistant coach, respect
lively.
Edward w. Miles and Edward A.,
Miller jr., applied for membership.
Athletic onicer Horace Hoctor,
after having managed four cham
pionship teams representing the
Bunker Hill Post in the Junior
American Legion Baseball League,
is organizing another for this year.
Bernie Meade, son of the post
welfare ofiicer, who starred for the
Fort Stevens and Police and Fire
Clubs here. has reported to the
Brooklyn Dodgers.
Meetings this week:
Monday - National Guard of
Honor, Department Of Commerce
Post, Legion Club; Costello Post,
Turner's Arena; Stephen P. Nc
Groarty Post, Ambassador Hotel;
Clark v. Polling Post, National Me-
mortal Baptist Church.
Tuesday-2d Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel; Department Graves
Registration Committee, Costello
Post, Securities and Exchange Com
mission Post, Legion Club.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion Club: Washington Building
and Construction Trades Post,
Pythian Temple.
Thursday - Cooley Mccullough
Post, Holleran-Murray Post, Legion
Club; James E. Walker Post, Twelfth
Street YMCA; Fort Totten Post, the
Ship: Fort Dupont Post, 2407 Min
nesota avenue Sc.
Friday-Government Printing Of
fire. Post nenarfment of Agriculture