Evening star., 1949-02-20
American Legion
Plans Pilgrimage
To Mount Vernon

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the Department Of the District OF
Columbia, American Legion, to the
tomb of George Washington al
Mount Vernon will take place on
Washington's birthday Tuesday.
Color bearers of all posts of the
Legion and their affiliated bodies
will assemble at the American
Legion Club, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV. at II am. and proceed tc
Mount Vernon with a police es-
cort.
A procession will be formed al
the main gate and march to the
tomb. lead by the National Guard
of Honor. After ceremonies, me.
mortal wreaths will be placed al
the tomb. Comdr. Joseph D. Nor
ris of the George Washington
Post will preside.
Senator Tom Connally Of Texas
will deliver a Washington's birth.
day address at pm. over a CHS
coast-to-coast network from the
main dining room Of Washing
tons home.
General Accounting Office Post
at its last meeting accepted q
large number of new members
and issued Loyal Forty-Nmer
cards to Brady A. Warner, Comdr
Jacob A. Milwit, Gladys I. Hen
derson, Daniel N. Monaco and
Karl Brownmiller.
Comdr. Milwit presented Merit
Awards to Jack Clark. Martha
Money. Marion Woods, Ken
meth D. Ream. Charles G
Bailey, Della Tooms. Edward
Blackwell, Roger N. Powers. Mar
tin Cole, Albert L. Strake. Manton
Murray and Seaton B. Anderson
for having obtained the most ap-
plications during the past year.
Victor Swearingen. a member
Of the Department Of Justice Post.
who represented this Government
during the recent Nurenburg trials
in Germany. will show and mar
rate q series Of movies taken
during the trials at the meeting
Of the post tomorrow evening IN
the Legion Club. Comdr. John A.
McGinty will preside.
Victory Post will hold its an
nual dance and past commander
night next Friday in the Ken
meth H. Nash Clubhouse. 224 D
street Sc. under the direction OF
General Chairman Early Smith.
The Department Employment
Committee, directed by Employ
ment Officer Oscar G. Jones, at its
last meeting heard a report by
Fred Hetzel, director Of the United
States Employment Service for
the District of Columbia, and en-
gagged in q round-table discussion
of problems facing the committee,
In which Frank Norton, sgd Hy-
man, Joseph L. Stern and Carton
N. Nelson took part.
At the last meeting Of the Sergt.
Jasper Post, Fred @. Fraser pre-
sented an amendment to the post
constitution and bylaws which
will be promulgated to the post
members and voted on at the next
meeting. The post voted to trans
fer the amount now in its post
building fund to the corporation
recently formed for the purpose
Of obtaining q private clubhouse.
Vincent B. Costello Post at its
last meeting issued Loyal Forty
miner cards to 80 members and
announced plans for its annual
Irish costume ball at the Hotel
2400 on March II. The post voted
to again sponsor q Junior Amer
lean Legion baseball team on the
Elipse each Sunday afternoon
during the coming summer.
The first issue Of the posts new
magazine has been sent to all
members. The issue contains
some Of the early history of the
post and its founders.
Donald w. Lorentz, Warner F.
Hunt, Donald w. Haycroft. Ken
meth Snyder, Paul o. Walking
shaw, Elmer G. Smith, Clarence
Rice and John Minor were accept
ed into membership In the Clark
v. Polling Post.
The deadline for entries in the
annual national post history con-
test is July 8. Entries will be
divided into two classes, one for
posts over five years old and one
for posts under five years old.
Three cash prizes will be
awarded in the former class
total1ng $30U Wnlle TWO Prizes
totaling $50 will be awarded In
the latter class. Honorable ment-
ion will also be awarded the
runner-up in each class.
Posts desiring to enter the con-
test should contact Department
Historian Coder Ascher at Hobart
72lS for further information or
call Department Headquarters.
James Reece Europe Post has
Cancelled its regular meeting on
Tuesday and will meet instead
tomorrow In its clubhouse, 1914
Vermont avenue NV.
A large class of candidates were
inducted into Bunker Hill Post at
its last meeting in ceremonies by
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