Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-12
American Legion.


tenth national convention in San An
tonic, Tex. October 8 TO 10, upon tn
invitation Of Edward E. Spafford, ma
tionsl commander, according q an an
nouncement Of James F. Barton, ma
tional adjutant
The visit of Lord and Lady Alienh,
81 this country is occaSioneo by nj
relief from active service and in re
sponSe 70 an invitation from hundreds
OF thousands Of school children anC
their teachers made several years ago
They will arrive in New York shortly
before the Legion convention. and atte'
being the guests Of the Pilgrim SOCIETY,"
~ a dinner at the Waldorf-Astoris, vii
depart for san Antonio,
Following the Legion convention, they
will visit the Pacific Coast, returning Il
New York BY way of Yosemite Park. tht
Grand CANYON and Santa Fe. spending
. dsv in Chicago. and stopping er
route In washington. y, c., sailing for
England the latter part Of October
lord Allenby has never been In the
United States except for brief stop al
Niagara Falls when he passed through
Canada in 1925 when on his way home
from Australia.
American Legion Auxiliary glee clubs
and ouartetS in many parts 81 thS
country are prscticing for the gtee clur
and quartet competitions which VIII
be held at the national convention IN
san Antonio, according 10 reports re-
eeived at national headquarters oil the
auxiliary. Valuable prizes are beine
offered in the competitions this year
end music is expected to play larger
part st the convention than ever oeiore
when Mother Sleep Comes Round,
BY Paul Ambrose. has been selected AS
the contest song for the glee clubs
while "Neapolitan Nights" by Korr"
Zsmecnik. is the contest song for the
ouartets. Each glee club and quar-
tet will also sing one number Of its
own selection In the competition. The
winning clee club will be awarded Q
silver trophy cup. and cash award OF
500 will be given the winning quar-
let.
Al a special meeting of Victory Post
No 4. August 4. 80 we're elected 70
membership. bringing the total OF the
post 70 $50. The next regular meeting
rill he held AT the woodmen of the
World Hall e35 Grant place, August ID,
a. nm. All DICTIONARIES are invited
"a attend. Refreshments will be served,
A committee consisting OF Comdr.
Aloertus N. Schroeder. Past Comdr
RAYMOND A. Burke. Past Comdr. John
W. Shultz E. 3. Lyons and Adlt-
Charles Sefreiner was appointed TO
confer with committees from other posts
who are promoting the candidacy OF
Harlan Wood of Victory Post for de-
partrnent commander.
The Drum Corps has been holding re-
hearsals weekly for the past few months:
The interest created by the offer OF
prizes for the best equipped and most
eficient Drum Corps at the department
convention has caused considerable &C
tivity in local Legion circles. deter
mined effort viii be made by Victory
Post Drum Corps TO win the first prize.
A membership committee VIII be ap-
pointed in the near future.
A drive for new members will be
conducted with a view to increasing
the membership of Victory Post to 500.
The two-day drive conducted last week
resulted in the addition OF 81 Legion
naires.
The highest previous membership in
its history has been exceeded by the
American Legion Auxiliary, and II Is
now well on its way TO new member
shin record. il has been announced by
MISS EsfIlIf7N AloAtgtAtaA G%SAN@na
a. national headquarters. On july %
the highest previous record. which was
reached on December 81. 1927, had been
exceeded BIZ 3 1851 and additional mem
bsrsl1ips were being received at rate
which promised 70 make this year
total az least 90 600 above the previous
record.
Twenty-four state departments had
exceeded their 1927 membership on July
IS and Of these Is had exceeded their
1928 membership quotas The States
which had exceeded their 1928 quotas
we're Arkansas, California. Connecticut,
Delaware. Georgia. Idaho. LOUISIANA.
Mississippi. Nevada. North Carolina.
North Dakota. Oklahoma, oregon,
Texas. Utah and wyoming. Those
1hicn had exceeded their 1927 MEM
bership and were approaching their 1923
quotas were Indiana. Maryland, MIN
nesota. New Jersey. Rhode Island. Soutn
Dakota. Washington and Wisconsin.
Al the August meeting Of Henry c.
spsngler Post No. IL. Conldr. Ben l..
Fuller will initiate class of seven. Col.
George L. TAFT past post commander. Is
reponsible for the a-iliation OF the
ma tority Of this class.
Cant. J. Allen Praether. chaplain mas
returned from a motor trip TO his
i,ovhood home in Missouri, and Is
assisting Mai. E. H. Hale IN arranging
the birthday anniversary q the post
II be held in September.
Cant Arthur L. Smith former
chaplain and charter member OF the
post. who requested a transfer 10 the
North Carolina jurisdiction for the puf-
pose Of organizing post at Tryon
II. c. reports that the new post is
organized
The departure Of District Of Colum-
bsa National Guard yesterday for its
annual naanuevers at various nearby
camps in Maryland and Virginia, mao o
large delegation OF Henry G. Spengier
Post. under the leadership OF Ma. Gen
Anton Stephan.
The parade preceding the formal
onening Of the department convention
August n. is TO be an impressive cere-
yuonv. and the officers Of the post re-
n,lesf all members 70 participate
They will assemble at Second and II
streets northeast at pm. August II
The regular monthly meeting Of
Sergt. Jasper Post. No. Is, The Aneri"
car Legion was held August ] at the
Thomas Circle Club. 1925 Massachu-
setts avenue. Comdr. John j. Orlosky
pfeaIG6Is
The following Applicants we're elected
% membership Jay D Coulter. Leslie
A. LILIES, Hugh p. Fegan, Samuel H
TAYLOR. Francis P Callahan, Fred j
Nzloney. Charles p McDermott Ernest
W williams and George NJ. Pagan
This meeting was called old timers
night" anc L b. Atkinson, the first
senior vice commander Of the post. pre-
sented to Joe Reeves, the first com
ynsnder a past commanders medal
The members Of the pest VIII par.
fleipste IN the parade August ri. pre-
eeding the annual department c0nven'
tion The parade viii be held IN I'M
northeast section and sponsored by thf
Northeast Business Mems Association.
The regular monthly meeting Of th'
II s S Jacob Jones Post. Mo. 2. Ameri-
can Legion. viii take place tomorrow
evening ~ the Thomas Circle CUB