Evening star., 1948-02-01
Watson Miller
To Broadcast
For Legion

For Legion
Watson B. Miller, commissioner
Of immigration and naturalization,
will speak on the American Legion
broadcast program over Station
VOL at 7:45 pm. Saturday. His
subject will be disqualification"
Mr.. Miller, q member Of Henry
c. Spengler Post, served as Q cap
tain in World War I and was vice
commander of the Legion in 1922.
He served as national director Of
rehabilitation for 18 years.
National Vice Comdr. Myron c.
Renick was the principal speaker
at q meeting Of the department
Executive Committee last week.
He praised the work Of the Ma
tional Guard Of Honor and that Of
the local department Housing Com
mittee.
A resolution recommending the
Legion's Distinguished Service
Medal be awarded to Col. William
Wyler at the Miami convention for
his movie THE Best Years of Our
Lives" and. another indorsing ex-
emption from taxation all funds
expended by veterans for NSLI pre-
miums were adopted. Another call
ing for special department con-
vention to act on needed changes
in the department constitution and
bylaws was directed to be sent to
all Executive Committee members
and voted on at the next meeting
to be held at the Legion Club on
February Is.
New officers of Holloran- Murray
Post were installed by Department
Comdr. Owen c. Holleran and his
staff as follows: Commander, Fos-
ter Shannon; first vice commander,
John G. Mcguire; second vice COM
mander, Ray Wrenn; vice COM
mander, Donald English; adjutant,
Warren Mcdonald, and finance off,
Ger, Charles Hussman.
In Jacob Jones Post, badges of
Office were presented to Finance OH
Ger Catherine Hazen, Historian Mar
gsret Edwards. Sergeant at Arms
Edith Purcell and Chaplain Faith
| Windsor.
Department Convention Chairman
Benjamin Aronsotn announces the
appointment of Robert Dinger,
James P. Googe, Joseph M. Morgan
and Donald M. Van Houten as vice
chairmen of that committee, with
Carl Kuldell as program chairman
and Mrs. Rose Long as secretary.
A meeting of the General Commit
tee is scheduled at the Legion Club
on February 8.
Comdr Rudolph Blick Of Vincent
B. Costello Post requests all former
post quartermasters to locate the
post charter. post trophies, citations,
pictures and other post property and
bring same to the meeting at the
Legion Club on Tuesday evening.
! Ten new members were accepted
by the General Accounting Office
Post at it's last meeting. Earl j..
Taggert was appointed to look into
the advisability OF sponsoring a Boy
Scout troop The post also will par
ticipate in the erection of a plaque
in the main building in commemora-
ton Of number of employees who
lost their lives in the late war.
The Department Welfare ONCE,
under the direction OF Percy Vein
berg, recently closed in the interest
of economy, will soon be reopened
in new quarters on the seventh floor
of the Bond Building.
The American Legion has sched-
uled its first area conferences on
junior baseball for the period Feb
ruary IS to % in New York, Atlanta,
Des Moines, Denver and Salt Lake
City, in an effort to make the 1948
season the greatest in history.
The finals of the l1th annual ma
tional high school oratorical con-
test of the Legion will be held at
Savannah, Ga, April IL.
Meetings this week:
Monday-National Guard of Honor
Department of Commerce Post,
Trophies and Awards Committee,
Legion Club; Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, Ambassador Hotel.
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello Post,
May Day Corp, Legion Club; Sec
ond Division Post, New Colonial
Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion Club; Department Juvenile
Participation Committee, Washing
ton Boys Club, Seventeenth and
Massachusetts, avenue Sc; Wash
ington 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 Committee. Legion
Club; Columbia Post, 1924 Georgia
avenue NV.