Evening star., 1950-03-12
D. {. Department,
American Legion,
0ratory Contest

IlSAitccIl lOCdl senior ana junior
high, vocational, parochial ane
private schools of the District
have entered the American Le-
gion's 18th annual national ora
torical contest. They will COM
plete preliminary contests this
week according to General Chair
man Joseph A., Walker, ST., of the
District department.
These winners viii then be
grouped in series of four semi
final contests later this month.
These four winners will enter the
District finals to select the rep
resentative in the national run
offs.
The District finals will be held
at the Department of Commerce
Auditorium on March 81. The
national finals will take place at
Phoenix, Ariz.. on April IT.
Col. William o. Quirey, of the
Office of Public Information, De-
partment of Defense, was the
guest speaker at the 31st ami
versary celebration of George
Washington Post last week at the
American Legion Club.
Past Comdr. Howard S. Fisk,
first adjutant of the post and also
the D. c. Department. told of the
organization of the post on March
7. 1919, at which Col. E. Lester
Jones was elected the commander,
the name then being General
Pershing Post.
1t was ladies night. Morris v.
Spicci presided.
The post will hold a dance April
IA in the New Colonial Hotel.
The District Department will
present its recently acquired iron
lung and respirator to the District
of Columbia Chapter of the Ma
tional Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis at Gallinger Hospital
next Saturday at $50 am. The
chapter will in turn present it to
the hospital to be kept in the hos
pital pool of lungs for general use
throughout the city.
At meeting of Jacob Jones
Post tomorrow at the Raleigh Ho-
tel, final plans for the annual
bazaar at the All-States Hotel,
514 Nineteenth street NV. on
March % at noon will be an
nounced. There will be aprons,
fancy-work and various other ar
ticles.
The post has been awarded a
citation by the national organiza-
ton for its work in the American
ism field during the past year.
Americanism Officer Julia Du-
Fore presented American Legion
medals and citizenship certifl-
Gates to Barbara Cohen and Rob-
ert Baxter. outstanding students
Of the graduating class of the
Stuart Jr. High on behalf of the
post, upon their graduation.
At its last meeting the post ac-
cepted Lucie Griffin and Stella
Uhorczuk into membership.
General Accounting Office Post
on Wednesday evening at the
Kenneth H. Nash Post Clubhouse,
224 D street Sc, win consider
meeting in the future at the
American Legion Club. Hector
A. Smith has been added to the
roster.
A 25-year gold embossed card
was awarded to George r. Stringer
at the last meeting of Woodbridge
Post.
Commander Albert j. Herman
accompanied by Vice. Commander
Parker and Americanism Offcer
Bernard Beard visited the No. ~
Precinct Boys Club and presented
the club with q set Of colors on
behalf Of the post.
Final plans for the Vincent B.
Costello Post Annual Irish Cos
tune Ball at the National Press
Club from 10 to l o'clock on
March II under the general di-
rection of Edward j. Murphy have
been completed.
Final arrangements have also
been completed for the st. Pat
ricks' Day dance of the Army and
Air Forces Post on March 18th
at the same location. On the
same date Bunker Hill Post will
stage its st. Patrick's Day dance
at the Burlington Hotel.
A motion picture, "The Diary of
q Sergeant" starring Harold Rus
sell, national commander of the
AMVETS, showing what an am
putee can do with what he has
left, rather than concentrate on
what he has lost, was shown be-
fore the meeting of the depart
ment employment committee last
Monday evening at the Legion
Club with Employment Oft1cer
Fred Hetzel presiding.
Bunker Hill Post will sponsor
q st. Patrick's dance at the Bur-