Evening star., 1948-03-07
American Legion
Conference Opens
Here Tomorrow

The annual national rehabilitation
conference of the American Legion
will convene tomorrow morning at
the Statler Hotel in a four-day ses-
sion, with more than 500 delegates
expected to attend. National Dtrec-
tor of Rehabilitation T. o. Kraabel
will preside.
National Comdr. James F. ONeil
will head a number Of speakers, who
will include the veterans admins
traitor, Carl r. Gray.
Subjects on the program include
vocational training and education.
veterans appeals, employment, pref
erence, allowances, insurance, hous-
ing, claims, disqualification and
others.
The National Legionnaire is offer
ing s100 to the writer of the best
150-word letter submitted to the edi-
tor each month.
In connection with the District of
Columbia departments juvenile par
ticipation program, now being car
ried out by several posts, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation Post allo-
Gated $500 for its Boy Scout troop
in the Georgetown area. Jack r.
Swami Is in charge of the troop.
Representative Brook Hays Of Ar
Kansas will be the guest speaker
at a luncheon meeting of the Thad
Dulin Post at 1890 pm. Wednes-
day at the Burlington Hotel.
Andrew F. Oehman has been
named chairman of the Department
Athletic Committee and Robert F
Keller as representative from this
post on the Department Employ
ment Committee. He succeeds Will
liam A. King, who resigned.
John H. Mattern had filed appli-
cation for membership, while James
H. Barkey has filed by transfer.
At the annual birthday party OF
the Washington Police and Fire
Post at Odd Fellows Hall, 419 Sew
enth street NV, on Wednesday
evening, the ritual team Of the
Forty and Eight will induct class
of so new members. Department
Comdr. Owen c. Holleran will speak
Applications for 20 national scho-
larships, to be awarded by the ma
tional commander, may be obtained
from the departments Education
of War Orphans Committee chair
man, Thomas Frailey, or at the Le-
gion headquarters. 2437 Fifteenth
street NV.
Hal Nitowitz and Danny Bass, who
formerly played American Legion
Junior baseball here, have been
signed by the New York Giants to
play with the Chanute (Kans) club,
a Giant farm team, it was reported
here last week. Irving Shear. an
other local Legion player, just missed
q contract when he received a shoul-
der injury in batting practice while
attending a two-week tryout at a
baseball school in Sanford, Fla.
Nitowitz played with the cham
pion GPO club and Shear performed
for the Fort Stevens Post team. Bass
was a member of the Marx jewelers.,
1947 national junior baseball cham
pions.
A new unit of the District depart
ment received its charter Monday
night at a meeting at the First Bap-
tist Church. 1t will be known as
the Clark v. Polling Post, in memory
of the Rev. Mr.. Polling of Lancaster
Pa, one of the four chaplains who
gave up their life preservers aboard
a sinking ship during the last wal
to soldiers and lost their lives.
Officers installed were: Nelson M
Blake, commander; Samuel Price.
first vice commander; John Dills,
second vice commander; James
T1nsley,' third vice commander;
George Jackman, adjutant; William
D. Adams, chaplain; Charles Libby,
Edward j. Fox and Charles E. Con-
way, Executive Committee.
John A. Smith, organizer Of the
post, stated regular meetings will
be held at 1923 Sixteenth street
NV. He also said a clause of the
bylaws provides that no games of
chance or the sale of intoxicating
liquors will be held in order to raise
funds.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Lincoln Post, Jacob Jones
Post, Legion Club; Treasury Post,
Hamilton Hotel; Woodbridge Post,
2022 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Tuesday-FBI Post, Department
Civic Relations Committee, Legion
Club; James Reese Europe Post, 1914
Vermont avenue NV; George E.
Killeen Post, 1904 M street NV.
Wednesday - Labor Department
Post, Interior Department Post, U.
G. McAlexander Post, Legion Club;
Potomac Post, Palisades f1eldhouse; /;
Nash Post, 224 D street Sc; Barry
Post, :Aloysius Hall; Thad Dulin
Post, Burlington Hotel; Police and
Fire Post, Odd Fellows Hall.
Thursday-Forty and Eight, Hol-
loran 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 Department Convention
Committee, Department of Agricul-
ture Post, Government Printing Of
flee Post, Legion Club.
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