Evening star., 1949-03-06
American Legion
Officers Classes
To Open March II

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Two classes for service officers
of the District of Columbia De-
partment, the American Legion,
will open March II at the Ameri-
can Legion Club. The closing ses-
sion will be March 10.
These classes will also be held
In the form of open forums, with
trained speakers on various sub
iects. The classes, in addition to
post service officers, will also be
attened by all post commanders
and members interested in this
program.
At a meeting of the Department
Executive Committee last week
Policeman Royce Givens Of No.
13 spoke in connection with the
Metropolitan Police Boys Clubs. ..
William DIVERS. age 13, and
Sunny Rhodes, age 8, members of
the new No. Boys Club at BIG
Sixth street S.W., spoke of the
activities at their club.
Mr.. Donald jerks, executive di-
rector of the Big Brothers of
America. an organization which
operates along the lines of the De-
partment Juvenile Participation
Committee of the Legion in Phila-
. delphia, Pa, spoke on the work OF
his organization.
Acting Department Comdr.
Joseph A. Walker. who presided.
presented Legion citation to
David Shapiro. member OF the
George Washington University
basket ball team, for his honesty
in reporting the offer of individ-
uals in New York City in trying to
get him to throw recent game
to New York University.
Early Smith and Albert Keat-
ing were appointed as 'co-chairtt
man of the Boatride committee OF
Grand Voiture 174 of the Forty
and Eight at its last meeting.
The Voiture has received a large
number of applications for the
Annual Spring wreck" to take
place at the Silver Spring Armory
next month.
Membership Officer Curtis Jack
son requested all members to turn
in their membership reports as
soon as possible in order that the
Voiture may again win the Bissell
Trophy awarded annually to the
Grand Voiture of the Forty and
Eight obtaining the largest per-
centage of members for the Le-
gion throughout the country.
Morgan B. Callahan, Loan
Guarantee officer of the Regional
Office of the Veterans Administra-
ton here, addressed the last meet
ing of Department of Agriculture
post on the procurement OF G1.
loans. /
Arrangements for the annual St.
Patricks Day and Irish costume
ball to be held by the Vincent B.
Costello Post on March 18th at
the Hotel 2400 have been COM
pleted. Table reservations may be
obtained by calling Albert More
land. Administer 1880 or Edward
L. Murphy, North 0895.
Sixteen new members were ac-
cepted into post membership at
the last meeting.
Acting Department Comdr.
Joseph A. Walker presented an
American Legion certificate OF ap-
probation to Past Comdr. Rudolph
Blick in recognition Of his Amer
icanism work during his year.
Comdr. Curtis Jackson appointed
Edward Kurzius as Americanlsm
officer for the balance OF this
year succeeding Lloyd Armstrong,
who recently resigned.
Department Chaplain William
3. Adams. Comdr. Nelson Blake,
Elgin Smith, Edward G. Fox and
Mrs. Rebecca M. Ulander repre-
sented the Clark V. Polling Post
as a team on a broadcast OF the
Dale Crowley Bible Quiz over Sta
ton WWDC. /
At the last meeting the post
voted to sponsor party at the
Central Union Mission in the near
future.
Edward G. Fox and John d,
Germer were appointed to the
membership committee.
A round-table forum Of ques-
tions and answers affecting vet
erans' problems in which national
officers of the legion and men,
bers of the Veterans Preference
Section of the Civil Service Com
mission took part, featured the
last meeting of the Department.
Veterans Preference Committee.
Herbert J. jacob, national vice
chairman and local chairman OF
that committee, presided.
Next Saturday is the deadline
when all local posts should enroll
and have in Department Head
quarters as many memberships
as possible in order that the
Department of the District OF
Columbia may win its member
ship contest with the Department
of Maryland according to De-
partment Officer C. E. DeVieo. He
will be at Department Headquar-
ters all day on that date to re-
ceive membership cards.
Meeting this week: !
Monday - National Guard OF
. Honor, Washington Building and
Construction Trades Post, Legion
Club; Stephen P. McGroarty Post,
Ambassador Hotel.
Tuesday - U. G. McAleXander
Post FBI Post, Department OF