Evening star., 1948-05-30

American Legion,
Plans Boat Ride
The annual boatride Of the De-
partment OF the District Of Colum-
bia, American Legion, will take
place next Wednesday evening
aboard the Wilson Line steamer
Mount Vernon at $3.50 pm.
The Legion will again play host
to more than five hundred disabled
veterans from the three local vet
erans' hospitals.
| A motor caravan bearing de-
partment and post colorS and color
bearers, under police escort, will
leave department headquarters at
am. today stopping at the Dis
trict Of Columbia World War Me-
mortal In Potomac Park at $50
am, where wreaths will be placed.
They will then proceed to Arling-
ton National Cemetery, where
wreath-layin services will take
place at Tomb of Unknown Soldier
at 10:45 am.
President Truman will place q
wreath at the Tomb at 1850 am.
and will then speak on the program
In the Amphitheater starting at
noon.
Nomination Of delegates and
alternates Of Sergeant Jasper Post
to the 30th annual department con-
vention at the Statler Hotel August
5 to 7 inclusive will take place next
Wednesday evening at the Legion
Club with Comdr. Charles K. Dunn
presiding.
John Turner, IT,, post Soap Box
Derby chairman, reports the post
will sponsor three of the ten can
didates now in process Of elimina-
ton at the No. 10 Police Boys Club
in tho derby on June 26th.
Victory Post Junior Baseball team
will meet the Caithness Aces this
afternoon in the Intercity Junior
Baseball League on the Fairlawn
diamond and next Saturday will
engage the McDaniels Motors nine
on the Highway diamond.
Jane A. Delano Post will meet at
| the Legion Club next Thursday at
7::30 pm. when the Forty and Eight
ritual team will induct a large class
of new members. On Saturday at
6 $50 pm. the post will hold a dinner
at the Fairfax Hotel.
Volunteers for the Soap Box
Derby should report to Grace L.
Stock who announced the post will
sponsor at least one entry in the
dreby.
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
Post was host to Representative
Lansdale G.. Sasscer of Maryland at
the last meeting. when he delivered
the principal address at the annual
memorial exercises. Comdr. Vincent
Nance presided.
In the foyer of the main building
of the General Accounting Office at
Fifth ard F streets NV. on Friday
a bronze memorial plaque, the gift
Of the GAO Post and the Employees
Association, was dedicated to the
memory of the % employees of that
Office who gave their lives during
World War II.
| Short addresses were delivered by
Assistant Controller General Frank
T. Yates. Comdr Edward A. Simp-
son presided Chaplain Guy M.
Jones gave the invocation and the
Rev. Earl Taggert, the first chaplain
of the post and an employe of the
Office, delivered the benediction.
The plaque will remain in it's
present location until the compile
ton of the new General Accounting
Office, where it will then be moved
and perpetually lighted by the Pub
lie Buildings Agency.
Meetings this week:
Today-Grand Army OF the Re-
public Memorial Day observance,
Arlington National Cemetery, 10
am.
Monday-District OF Columbia
Taxi Post, Legion Club.
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello
Post, Legion Club.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion Club; Washington Building
and Construction Trades Post,
Pythian Temple.
Thursday - George Washington
Post, Jane A. Delano Post, Legion
Club; Fort Stevens Post, Stansbury
Hall.
Friday-Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post, Department Graves
Registration and Veterans Housing
Committees, Legion Club: Columbia
Post, 1924 Georgia avenue NV.