Evening star., 1948-01-25
IHolleran to Be
by
Legion Dance

The Stephen P. McGroarty Post
will present a dance in honor Of
Department Comdr. Owen G. Hol-
leran next Friday in the audito-
rum of the National Press Building
beginning at 10 pm. The general
public is invited.
The regular meetings Of the post
have been changed from the Ameri-
can Legion Clubhouse to the AM
bassador Hotel.
William K. Treynor, member Of
the post for the past two years, who
served q night fighter pilot In the
Southwest Pacific during World
War II, has recently been ap-
pointed to the permanent rank Of
first lieutenant in the U. S. Marine
Corps Reserve.
Next Wednesday evening the post
will present the American Legion
Citizenship Medal, together with the
American Legion citizenship certifi-
cate, to the outstanding boy and girl
graduates of the mid-year class OF
the Gordon Junior High School at
special assembly of the school.
The George Washington Post will
hold it's 30th annual ball at the
Shoreham Hotel next Wednes-
day evening. Samuel Crump is gen.
eral chairman
National Cathedral Post has de-
cided to remain an all-male post.
At its last meeting an exhibition
of plain and fancy target shooting
was given by the worlds champion
pistol shot, 1t. Col. Walter Walsh
of the Marine Corps.
On Wednesday evening Thad
Dulin Post will hold a social at the
Burlington Hotel. when American
Defense and Victory Medals will
be distributed to members who bring
their discharges to the meeting. The
post will also act on the applica-
ton for membership of Murrell G.
Lank. +
The Executive Committee also will
hold a meeting, preceding this at
Alfonso's Restaurant at $50 pm.
At the last meeting Jacques J.
Reinsteing, Special Assistant Secre-
tary of State for Economic Affairs
and a member of the Policy Plan
ming Staff who accompanied the
Secretary of State to the recent
meetings in London, England, and
Moscow, Russia, gave an interesting
account of the conferences.
Sergt. Jasper Post has authorized
a monthly contribution to its auxil-
iary for rehabilitation work at
Mount Alto Hospital and awarded
prizes for the most new members
and renewals to Thomas Broom
field, finance officer.
The newly formed Clubhouse
Committee will soon be incorporated
as such, while Walter Brown was
appointed as a member of the post
Auditing Committee by Comdr.
Charles K Dunn.
Many questions have recently
arisen concerning the subject of re-
tirement of military personnel. and
as a result its department COM
mander has appointed Ward French
as chairman of special committee
to cover all phases of this subject.
All posts responsible for the pres
entation of American Legion Citizen
ship Awards are requested to notify
the department adjutant's office OF
the name of the school and the post
making the award Also whether or
not the post has completed arrange.
ments for the presentations to the
midyear graduation classes IN these
schools, and whether or Tot they
have obtained the medals and neces-
sary certificates from department
headquarters.
This information will in turn be
turned over to Thomas Bennett,
chairman of the Department Amer
icanism Commission. as the DEPART
ment records as they now stand do
not show adequate information as
the names of the posts or the schools
who receive the medals.
Meetings this week:
Monday-District Of Columbia
Taxi, United States Maritime, Civil
Service, George s. Patton-Tank
Corps Posts, Legion Club.
Tuesday-War Department, Navy
Department Posts, Department En-
ployment Committee, Legion Club;
James Reese Europe Post, 1914 Ver-
mont avenue NV.
wednesday - National Cathedral.
Henry c. Spengler Posts, Depart
ment Entertainment Committee, De-
partment Athletic Committee,
Legion Club; Thad Dulin Post, Bur-
lington Hotel; Department OF Agrl-
culture Post, luncheon, noon, room
1862, South Building.
Friday - Halloran-Murray Post,
Legion Club.