Evening star., 1949-04-17
American Legion,
40 & 8 Promenade
Will Open Friday


The annual Mid-Atlantic prom
enade of the Forty and Eight O
the American Legion will be he'll
at the Hotel Roosevelt for thre
days beginning next Friday.
The departments to be repre-
sented by more than 500 member
are the District Of Columbia, Del
aware. Maryland. Virginia. Nortl
and South Carolina. Clarence I
Milne. grand chef de gare Of tn
District, is general chairman.
The annual wreck" viii be l1el,
Saturday evening at the Silye
Spring Armory with a banque
and dance to follow. Following ,
breakfast Sunday morning Their
will be election of officers. al
business sessions viii be held q
the Hotel Roosevelt.
Byron Dunn, department Flai
Day Committee chairman Of TIT
District Department. Is arranging
plans for q flag day program {.
be held in the Department o.
Commerce auditorium on June Il
at 8 pm.
Comdr. Bernard o. Mead o,
the Bunker Hill Post has appointed
Joseph F. Trapp chairman Of tn,
Clubhouse Committee. Patrick j
Flannery and A. G. johnson hav.
been appointed manager and as.
sistant manager, respectively. Past
Comdr. William L. Collins. Johr
r. Weitzel, Mack Myers and L
J. P. Fichthorn have been ap.
pointed to the Advisory Commit.
tee.
The clubhouse, at 3736 Tenth
street NE, has been recently
equipped with television and Il
open to post members and theil
friends on. Wednesday, Saturday
and Sunday from 8 to IL pm.
At the last meeting Of Bureau
of Internal Revenue Post severa
one-act plays by students Of tn.
Academy Of the Theater were pre-.
sented under the direction o.
George Vivian.
The Hospital Wards Committee
has scheduled q program of event.
each month on successive Wednes'
day evenings. Books, cigarette.
and candy are distributed In tn,
various wards at Mount Alto Hos
pital.
General Accounting Office Pos
added Eugene ]. Blennis, Arthur
c. Brown, William E. Crawford
Alvin F. de Blanc, Mack l.. Dur.
rer. Marvin M. Little. jr.; William
N. Lomergan, Theodore F. Mickas
Holley L. Peyton and Edwin j
Shepard to its roster at its las
meeting.
National Cathedral Post viii
hold its 30th anniversary stat
banquet at the 400 Club next Fri.
day honoring its past commander
and four of its members who hole
80 year membership cards. The!
are: Howard Boyd, Charles Hilley
Edwin Phillips and Samuel Rose
At It's last meeting Myles Stand
ish, staff officer Of the. United Ma
items here, discussed the Atlantis
Pact and its effect.
The post honored members o.
It's American Legion Junior base
ball team and presented each with
an American Legion Certificate o
Appreciation.
All local posts contemplating
entering the annual post histor!
contest to be conducted this, yea
under the direction of Nationa
Historian Monte c. Sandlir
should Immediately contact De
partment Historian Coder c
Ascher for all details. The dead
line for entrance in the nationa
contest is July 3.
The contest Is divided into tw,
classes. One for posts under fiv'
years old and the other for post
over five years old, Suitable casi
prizes will be awarded in eacl
class. The histories are judged OF
comprehensiveness. arrangement
accuracy, reliability. illustration
index and table Of contents. cove
and special articles. Scrapbook
alone may not be entered sine
these have been declared ineligible
for competition.
About three hundred and fifty
veterans now employed in thu
various Housing and Home Fl
nancing offices Of the Government
here will meet tomorrow evening
ut the Legion Club in an organi'
rational meeting under the direc'
ton of John H. Ford. They vii
prepare an application for a tenn.
porary charter in the Department
Of the District Of Columbia ant
to elect temporary officers. I
chartered the new post will b.
known as the Housing Post No. SO
Bunker Hill Posts base bal
team will open the seasol
June 5.
Jack Kaczmarek, 17-year-ol.
Gonzaga High School senior, VIII,
won the American Legion Ora
torical Contest. was sponsored b.
the post.
Comdr. Bernard o. Mead an
nounces the post club rooms, 373'
Tenth street NE. will be open TO
members on stag nights, April %
May Is, and May 20 and will en-
tertain members, their ladies an,
Legionnaire friends on eacl
Wednesday, Saturday and Sunda,