Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-19

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Washington Post. No. l. the Ameri-
can Legion, will take place next
Tuesday night at s o'clock at the
post headquarters, 1929 / street. Re.
firing Comdr. j. j. Murphy Is return
ing from the West to preside at the
meeting and relinQuish the Office to
his successor.
The following officers will be in
stalled: Comma nder, Gilbert T. Rude:
first vice commander, Henry w. Long
fellow; second vice comman der, James
p. Cromwell; third vice commanderI
Bernard c. MCGEE; Quartermaster, II.
J. Rath; sergeant-at-arms. j. w.
Brashears, jr.; master-at-arms. j. j.
Owen; surgeon, DR.. h. M; DarnaI'
historian, Past Comdr. Howard >.
Fisk; chaplain. Rev. H. Z. Snyder:
color bearers, II. J. Rath and William
Lawler.
The Philadelphia convention COM
mittee of the post has adopted the
official American cap and members
attending the convention will wear
this type of head gear in the big
parade, October II, in the Quaker
City. Orders for the caps are being
filed with Past Comdr. Howard ;.
Fisk, chairman of the committee.
The other members of the committee
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and Nathan j. Cosel. The commit
tee is rounding up" members of the
post and hopes to have large repre-
sentation from the pioneer post
march behind the post colors in the
parade.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will go TO its annual convention in
Philadelphia, October Ills. with
nearly $4,000 more members than
were on its rolls a year ago. it is
predicted by Mrs. Lucy p. Boyd, ma :
tional secretary. On september !
the organization had 44.154 more
members than on September l last
wear. New memberships were con
tinuing to come in rapidly, Mrs. Boyd
said.
The Department of Maryland led in
percentage of membership increase
having enrolled twice as many as In
any preceding year. All but nine de:
partments had surpassed their 1925
membership and 80 reported larger
memberships than in any other year.
The Western Division, with 30 per
cent more members than last year,
led the divisions in increase, but was
closely pressed by the Southern Divi-
sion, which reported 20 per cent In
crease. The Central Division was
third with 13 per cent increase, the
Eastern Division fourth with II per
cent and the Northwestern Division
trailed with per cent.
Iowa still led with the largest total
membership Of any department. Penn
sylvania was second, about 1000
members behind; and Illinois, Mime
sofa and New York followed in the
order named.
A new trophy cup will be awarded
to the unit Of the auxiliary showing
the best record of activities for the
year, it has been announced by Mrs.
j. w. McIntruff of Marshfield, Greg.
national chairman of the unit activi
ties committee. The trophy, to be
known as the Norris Yerger Unit Ac'
tivities Cup, has been donated by Mrs
George Norris Of Arkansas City,
kans., former national chairman of
the committee, and will be presented
in the name of Mrs. Norris and Mrs.
Rucks Yerger of Gulfport, Miss. a
present member of the committee.
Each department has been asked to
submit the activities reports of its
two most active units to the national
committee which will make the selec-
ton for the award from among these
units. The cup must be won three
consecutive years to become the per
manent property Of unit.
The and 40 placed a wreath upon
the grave OF Past Comdr. Kate A. Nj
Claggett, U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post
No. 2, September 9. A short memoria
service was conducted by the partners
lie Chapeau Mary E. Kolhos has beer
appointed as official organizer of de
partmental and petite salons in
Maryland, and went to Frederick. Md
with a group of her officers to install
Il petite salon last Saturday night
The party included Mrs. Dorothy b
Harper, Mrs. D. B. Miller, Miss An
nette Burton. Mrs. X. A. McRae. Capt
Watson B. Miller and Lieut.. Kenneth
A. McRae of the 40 and 8. This
salon OF the and 40 will make hote
reservations for Philadelphia with LIE
Chapeau Mary E. Kolhos. Severa
partners are to make the trip by
motor. leaving here October 9. The
big day will be October IA. when the
grand marche of the s and 40 will
take place, and a large number viii
go up from Washington for that day
if they cannot attend the whole con
ventiOn.
All Of the posts of the American
Legion in the District of Columbia
are planning to send many repre-
sentatives to the national convention
in Philadelphia next month.
The various posts have already
selected delegates and alternates, an6
many members have signified theil
intention of going. Plans have beer
formulated to present the name OF
Gen. John Pershing by the District
delegation to be the national COM
mander when the national convention
will meet in Paris in 1927
Col. Vincent A. Carroll, national
vice commander of the convention
committee, has announced a tenta-
tive program as follows:
October 8: pm, foot ball-Uni-
versity of Pennsylvania VS.. Swarth
more College (Franklin Field; {
pm. football. Philadelphia Quakers
VS.. Pacific Coast Wildcats (Stadium)
pm, dinner, Congress of Ameri-
canism Delegates (Penn Athletic
Club.
October 10: Morning-special serv
ices in central city churches Of al
denominations; 8 am. Aloha break
fast-Auxiliary est. James HoteD: !
pm, past presidents parley lunch
eon-auXiliary (Ben Franklin HoteD
2 pm, tours of historical Philadel-
phia; 2 pm, tours to Valley Forge
all day visits to Sesquicentennial Elk
position; pm, national quartet con
tests-auXiliary (Elks Club.
October IL: 10 am, convention
opening session Exposition Audito-
rium); l pm. junior world series
base ball championship - opening
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