Evening star., 1949-01-02
American Legion
Ball Cancelled;
Other Activities

other Activities
The District Of Columbia depart
ment American Legion annua-, ball
scheduled for February 10 at the
National Guard Armory was can
celled last week by the department
Executive Committee. 1t was an
nounced the event will possibly be
held at later date.
The department has enrolled
nearly half its annual membership
quota of 23,555 members set by the
national organization and has
scheduled a full program of events.
Among these are two other balls.
the first of which will be held by
the National Guard of Honor on
January 14th at the Shoreham
Hotel. The other will be held on
April 23rd at the Roosevelt Hotel
as part of the Mid-Atlantic Prone
made of that organization.
The Forty and Eight has also
scheduled its annual oyster roast
on January 23rd at the Potomac
Boat Club and during Inaugural
Week.
A new set of rules have recently
been promulgated which in the
future will be rigidly enforced at
all meetings Of the Department
Executive Committee.
Under these rules each post will
be entitled to one official repre-
sentative who with the department
elective officers, National Executive
committeeman and Junior past de-
partment commander will be the
only members allowed to vote.
While these members and all past
department commanders will be
the only committee members al
lowed to offer motions except that
a department committee chairman
will be allowed to discuss his re-
port.
The meetings are open to all
members of the Legion, but nom
committee members desiring to
speak must first obtain the permis-
sion OF the department commander
Loyal Forty-Niner" membership
cards were presented to Is members
OF the Sgt. Jasper Post at its last
meeting by Membership Officer
John P. Lester.
The post accepted the applications
of George Willis, Ernest v. Castle,
Martin F. Kidwell, Edwin L. Mi
cheals. William L. Farley, Gregory
P. Ratte. Oscar L. Reed, David M.
Burr and Marion May.
At its last meeting Vincent B.
Costello Post made Special Merit
Awards to Joseph c. Murray. Frank
Felker, Lester Hayes. Frederick Alb
bott, Thomas Linspeck, Walter L.
Downey, Malcolm Loblanco, Edward
]. Driscoll, Ralph D. Mckinney,
Gerald Sanders and Earnest Burns.
Oscar G. Jones, department en-
ployment officer, reports the main
objectives of that committee for the
coming year is first to establish an
Employment Committee in each post
and then to promote on-the-job
training, apprenticeship and addi-
tional education for both employed
and unemployed veterans, with par
ticular emphasis on the physically
handicapped.
In connection with the latter, Vice
Admiral Ross T. McIntire. U. S. N.
(retiredD, chairman Of the Presi-
dents Committee on National En-
ploy the Physically Handicapped
Week, announced the President may
soon sign a permanent executive
order proclaiming the first week in
October OF each year for this
purpose.
A separate order has been signed
each year since 1945 and during Oc-
tober of last year; n 900 handicapped
veterans were placed throughout the
country. The Legion in an effort to
rehabilitate these men is now print
ing $50 copies Of its national mag
azine in Braille and is also compil-
ing q new service officers manual
containing all changes to date for
early distribution.
General Accounting Once Post
presented q corsage to Mrs. Ma
thaniel Cotton, a member of that
post. who retired from Government
service on December 81, and made
merit awards to 13 others. A class
of IS members was obligated by the
Forty and Eight ritual team.
According to Comdr. Roy A. Miles
Of the District Of Columbia Taxi
Post, the post has recently pur-
chased the old Cabana Club at 31O5
Naylor road Sc. and now operate
the entire floor as a private club
for members Of the Legion only.
Meetings this week:
Monday-National Guard Of Hon
or, Department Of Commerce Post,
Washington Building and Construc-
ton Trades Post, Legion Club; Ste
phen P. McGroarty Post, Ambassa-
dor Hotel.
Tuesday Vincent B. Costello
Post, Legion Club; End Division
Post, New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sgt. Jasper Post,
Legion Club.
Thursday - George Washington
Post, Jane A. Delano Post, Legion
Club; Fort Stevens Post, Stansbury
Hall
Friday-Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post, Legion Club; Colum-
bia Post, 1924 Georgia Avenue NV.