Evening star., 1948-03-14

COMDR. ISABEL B. KNIGHT,
Jane A. Delano Post, Aneri-
can Legton.-Stdr Staff Photo.
Club, 2437 Fifteenth street NV, at
pm. April II, under the direction
of Lula Carter to raise funds for
the drive. The public is invited.
Cash or check contributions should
be sent to Comdr. Idabelle B.
knight, 5000 Connecticut avenue
NV, or to the Legion Club. Make
checks payable to the Jane A.
Delano Post.
The appointment of Joseph e.
Rice, q member of the Department
of Justice Post, as department
chairman of national defense was
announced last week by Comdr.
Owen c. Holleran. A general meet
ing Of this committee will be held
Wednesday at the Legion Club.
The present membership Of the
District of Columbia Department
was announced last week as 1885.
The District Of Columbia Taxi Post
will receive the Frank Buckley
Trophy, offered by the National
Cathedral Post, for having been the
first post to reach and exceed its
yearly quota, it was announced by
Department Membership Ofdcer
Joseph A. Walker.
It was announced at the Depart
ment Executive Committee meeting
that the Vincent B. Costello Post
was leading in total membership
in Glass A. Government Printing
Office Post heads Glass B; Fort
Stevens Post in Class c, the Wood
ridge Post in Glass D and the Jane
A. Delano Post in Class e.
BOBBY prizes for the poorest show
ing in percentage quota, in each
class, went to Sgt Jasper Post, Cap
ital Transit Post, James E. Walker
Post, Stanley Church Depue Post
and the George S. Patton-Tank
Corps Post, respectively.
Chaplain Marty L. Reinoehl, of
the Jane A. Delano Post Is ar
ranging q party at her home, 1901
Nineteenth street NV, next Satur-
day night to raise funds for the
welfare work of the post.
Potomac Post celebrated its 18th
anniversary at the Palisades Field
House with the department COM
mander as an honored guest. The
plans for the event were made by
Past Comdr. George Wells, assisted
by Mrs. Eva Folk, a past president
Of the auxiliary unit.
The Forty and Eight ritual team
will induct q large class of new
members into the Bunker Hill Post
next Tuesday at 3736 Tenth street,
NE. at 8. pm. The post recently
presented Americanism and Citizen
ship awards to Paul Katz and
Louise Bratzman, outstanding boy
and girl students, in the recent
graduating class at the Taft Junior
High School.
United States Commissioner Wat
son B. Miller, immigration and
Naturalization Service, a past ma
tional. vice commander and past de-
partment commander, was the
guest speaker at the 29th anniver-
sary of George Washington Post at
the American Legion Club last
week. Past Post and Past Depart
ment Comdr. Howard S. Fisk spoke
of the early history of the post and
its organization on March 7, 1919.
Acting Department Comdr.
Charles L. Schuettler inducted a
class following brief business ses-
sion, presided over by Comdr. John
Lewis Smith, jr. 1t was ladies
night.
United States Maritime Commis-
sion Post will hold its annual dance
on April 2 at the Wardman Park
Hotel. The public is invited.
Tickets may be secured from mem
bers or at. the door.
Meetings this week:
Monday-National Guard of Hon
or, Department of Justice Post, De-
partment Americanism, Child Wei
fare and Veterans Preference Com
mittees, Legion Club; Quentin
Roosevelt Post. Potomac Boat Club.
Tuesday Cooley Mace Cullough,
Maritime, Pepco Posts. Department
Ways and Means Committee, Legion
Club; National Press Club Post. Ma
tional Press Club: Second Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel; Bunker
Hill Post, 3736 Tenth Street NE.
Wednesday-Leslie and Douglas
McNair Post, Department National
Defense and Juvenile Participation
Committees, Legion Club: General
Accounting once Post, 224 D Street
Sc; Washington Gaslight Post,
Stansbury Hall; Washington Build
ing and Construction Trades Post,
Pythian Temple.
Thursday-Capital Transit. STAN
ley Church Depue Posts, Legion
Club: Internal Revenue Post.
Stansbury Hall.
Friday-Department Rehabilita-
tio, and Housing Committees, Le-
gion Club; Kenna Main Post, 1910
Good Hope road Sc
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