Evening star., 1949-05-01
American Legion
Publish Its
First Who's Who

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| Members Of the American Le-
gion throughout the country viii
soon receive question blanks re-
questing their personal history
which viii be included in the
first edition of the Legion's new
Who's Who in the Legion"
District post commanders are
reQusted to have their post colors
and color guards present at the
World War Memorial In West Po-
tomac Park today at 4 pm. to
participate In the l4th annual OBJ
servance ceremonies honoring the
more than 1900 District of CO.
lumbia war heros of both World
Wars.
| The ceremonies will start at
4:30 pm. with William T. Stat
terry, president Of the District OF
Columbia World War Memorial
and May Day Corp. presiding.
National Comdr. Perry Brown
will lay the cornerstone OF the
Legion's new $4,000 900 national
headquarters building in Indian
apolis, Ind, next Friday after
noon. The principal address will
be delivered by Secretary Of De-
Tense Louis johnson.
District Of Columbia Depart
ment Comdr. Joseph A. Walker.
National Executive Committee
man Owen c. Holleran and De-
partment Membership Officer C.
E. De Vivo. with a number OF
other local Legionaires who are at
national headquarters to attend
the Legion's 18th annual aerial
membership roundup today and
several meetings Of the National
Executive Committee later this
week. will represent the Depart
ment of the District Of Colum-
bia at the cornerstone laying.
Jane A. Delano Post has can
celled its regular meeting next
Thursday evening and will meet
instead at the Legion Club on Sat-
urday at 2:3o pm.
At the last meeting Athelee A.
Skinner, Margaret M. Mccarthy.
Marie Stolla, Miriam M. Stolla
and Dorothy M. Barnhardt were
admitted to membership.
The post will again staff the
first-aid tent at this years Soap
Box Derby under the direction of
Betty Bush and will also sponsor
13-year-old Bruce Matthews. q
member Of the Washington Boys
Clubs in the races.
Past National Comdr. Paul H.
Grif1ith of this city was the lunch
con speaker at the last meeting
of the Thad Dulin Post at the New
Colonial Hotel.
Election Of officers for the COM
ing year will take place on May
Is. Installation ceremonies will
be held at the Army and Navy
Club at the posts annual banquet
and dance on a later date.
Geoffrey Creyke, jr., chairman;
Henry Bergman. Edward Chase,
Jack Embrey. Robert Fleming.
William Garrett. Paul Oehman,
James Dram and Martin West
compose the Nominating Commit
tee to select the new officers.
Waldron Leonard, chairman OF
the District of Columbia II Am an
American Day" Committee and
member Of the National Cathedral
Post, is arranging plans for that
event to take place on the steps OF
the Capitol the afternoon OF
May Is.
A number Of well-known speak
ers will appear on the program
and representatives Of all local
veteran, civic, church. educational
fraternal and patriotic organiza-
tions will take part.
Past Comdr. Rudolph Blick OF
the Vincent B. Costello Post is ar
ranging an athletic night, featur-
ing q group Of sponsored boys
from the National Training
School. to be held in the near fu.
ture at Turner's Arena as q part
Of the Legion's Juvenile Partici.
patton Committee program.
At the last meeting Of that com.
mittee Harold Haggstrom, super.
intendant Of the National Train.
ing School for Boys. delivered the
principal address. Joseph r
Rogers. chairman, presided.
At the last meeting Of the Sergt
Jasper Post the Forty and Eight
ritual team obligated Russell Co.
roma. William H. c. Ward. VIII
liam Wargo. Walter c. Daugherty
Carl D. Toronto. Martin Gal
lagher. George j. Barnett. William
Lichliter and James Lichliter.
Charles K. Dunn. Harvey p. Hill
and Charles K. Fossett received
Fred G. Fraser membership
awards for having enrolled the
most new members since Army
Day.
Charles E. Combs, Soap Box
Derby chairman of the post and
vocational training teacher at Paul
Junior High School. where he now
has q class of over 20 boys build
ing racing cars. will introduce the
contestant selected from that
group to represent the post in the
Derby at next Wednesdays meet
ing.
The post will sponsor the Le-
gion's weekly quiz program al
Walter Reed Hospital on May Il
under the direction of Post Comdr
raro1d r Hrr onUIsp