Evening star., 1948-03-21

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The contestants are divided int
two parts, the first consisting o
q prepared address requiring no
less than 10 nor more than /
minutes to deliver. The second, al
extemporaneous address requiring
not less than 4 and not NOR
than 6 minutes. Contestants draw
for the order on their appearance
and are known to the judges ant
to the audience only as contestan
No. 1, ETC., until the completion o
the contest.
At the last meeting of the De
partment of Labor Post, Department
Comdr. Owen C. Holleran presented
a 30-year continuous service mem
bership card to Gail F. Judd ant
25-year continuous cards to Orsol
L. Huntsman, Abner C. Lakenan
Franklin L. Mahnier and Merton
Carr. Comdr. Brunswick Bagdol
presided.
National Comdr. James F. O'Nei
will deliver an address entitled
What the Legion Stands For" from
Station WRC next Saturday at 2:3l
pm, on the Salute to Veterans
program. He will be interviewed BY
Ty Krum, local writer and radio
commentator. Music will be fur.
nished by the Marine band.
The Forty and Eight were signally
honored at their last meeting wher
Ben Hilliard, a candidate for ma.
tional commander, addressed the
Voiture and presented it with the
Hilliard Membership Trophy to be
competed for among its members
Bert Burns, national economic di-
rector here, George Hush and
Norman Sheely, child welfare chair
man of Indiana and Illinois respec-
lively; Charles Smith, grand chef
de gare of Maryland; Bernie Cas-
sell, sous chef de chemin de fer
passe and Olin O'Hare Of California
also made addresses.
Grand Chef de Care Gaerald r
Lawler will head large delegation
of the local voiture to the Laurel
(Md) annual Wreck" next Satur-
day at 8 pm.
Representative Brook Hayes OF
Arkansas at the last meeting of the
Thad Dulin Post spoke on Congress
sional Gremlins."
The applications Of Peyton r.
Brown and Edward j. Green will be
presented at the post meeting on
Wednesday evening at the Burling-
ton Hotel.
Needed amendments to the depart
ment constitution and bylaws re-
Gently drawn up by the Committee
on Internal Organization will be the
first order of business at the De-
partment Executive Committee
meeting next Thursday evening at
the Legion Club.
The department commander re-
quests all post commanders to send
him report on the last day Of each
month showing the names Of all
members who have taken part in
the entertainment Of disabled veter-
ans in local hospitals during the
The report should also show the
date, number Of hours given and
the name of the hospital in which
they appeared. A consolidated re-
port will then be sent to the Red
Cross monthly in order that those
members names may be recorded
and given proper credit.
Also in connection with Red Cross
activities, Department Bloodbank
Chairman Julius Haldenstein re-
quests all Legion members when
blood donations to make
these donations in the name of the
Legion in order that
blod may be available to its men,
bers at all times and thereby avoid
the necessity of calling in member
blood donors when calls for blood
are received at department head
quarters.
Julia before, Eva Moss, Sylvia
Spear and Agnes Jasinowski were
admitted by application and Mary
Liberty and Margaret Robbins were
reinstated to full membership in the
Jacob Jones Post at its last meeting,
bringing the present total to over
400.
The post presented five afghans
TO disabled veterans at Walter Reed
and will provide Easter gifts for
women veterans at Mount Alto Hos
pital. Easter gifts will also go to
the Industrial Home School while
The post will also sponsor a men,
Der of the Campfire Girls on two
weeks camping trip this summer in
addition to sponsoring a boy one
Day each week at the National
school.
Meetings this week:
Monday Department Maritime
md Veterans Preference Commit
;ees, Civil Service Post, George s.
Patton Tank Corps, Legion Club.
Tuesday - Department Employ
nent Committee, Victory Post,
legion Club; James Reese Europe
POST, 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Observation-Disclosures Enter
ainment and Athletic Committees,
National Cathedral Post, Henry C.
Spengler Post, Legion Club, Thad
)ulin Post, Burlington Hotel; De-
,artment of Agriculture Post, lunch
on, Room 1862 South Building, II
loon; Kenneth H. Nash Post, 224
} street Sc.
Thursday-Department Executive
Legion Club; James E.
Walker Post, Twelfth Street YMCA.
Friday-Victory Post, Legion Club.