Evening star., 1929-10-20


A meeting Of the department execu-
tive committee of the Department Of
the District Of Columbia, the American
Legion, will be held tomorrow night at
O'Clock In the boardroona, District
Building, with Department Condr. L.
u. Atkins presiding.
Department Comdr Atkins in his
first bulletin, issued yesterday, an-
nounces all Of the elective and appoint.
i've officers for the year 1o2s-3O, as
follows:
Commander, L. e. Atkins: first vice
commander, Charles II. Knight; second
vice commander. Earl J. Brown: third
Vice commander, Lucille Allan: ad1u"
tart, Howard 8. Fisk: assistant adtu-
tants, James II. Phillips and Mabel T.
Staub; finance oflceT. Madison L. Hill;
national executive committeeman, Paul
j. McOahan; alternate national execu-
tive committeeman william Wolff
Smith; historian, william NJ. Morren; !;
chaplain, Rev. Howard z. Snyder; ser
geant-at-arms. Truman F. Krauskopf;
master er-at-arnis, T. Edward Jones; quar-
termaster, Eugene A. Costello: judge
advocate, J. O'C. Roberts; service and
welfare onicer, Austin 8. Imirie: ath-
letic officer, wessal Stewart: aeronau-
tics oficer, Thomas d. Walsh; child
welfare once, Mary A. Hickey; Ameri-
canism oficer, Amos A. Fries: member
ship ofacer, william e. Spicer; Boy
Scout oficer, r. D. Thring; Memorial
day ofacer, Stanley Schreiner; Memo
rial marker officer, William +. Franklin;
legislative officer, H. L. wilson,
An invitation has been extended to
the members Of the American Legion
and their friends by the Navy day COM
mittee to visit the Washington Navy
Yard on October 28, Navy day. for the
purpose Of inspecting the shops and
places Of interest in the local yard. As
this Is the only time that the public
has an opportunity to familiarize them
selves with the mode of manufacturing
the large guns for the Navy. it is ex-
pected that . large number viii avail
themselves on this occasion to pay a
visit to the Naval Gun Factory.
National Executive Committeeman
Paul j. McGahan, chairman Of the
trophies and awards committee Of the
department, is today advising all OF the
posts comprising the local department
of the various trophies both national
and local. which will be available this
year in the various membership cam
paigns.
Chairman McGahan calls attention to
the fact that the Hanford MacNlder
and John @. Emery trophies. awarded
by the national organization. were cap
tlred by the local department as the
result Of membership work during the
past year. These trophies were awarded
at the recent Louisville convention. The
conditions under which these trophies
were won last year have now been
changed, but the department. he says,
has an excellent opportunity of retain
ing them for Still another year after
the Boston convention In 1890.
The MacNider trophy by the new reg
uiations win be awarded to that depart
ment that has the highest percentage
of members for the period from October
20-which Is the beginning Of the ON
cial dues year-to December 81 Of each
year, as compared with the total num-
ber Of members in the department on
December 81 OF the year just then clos
ing. For the year 1929. closing the day.
the department has over 4,2oO members
paid up. and IL this same number Is
recorded at national headquarters be-
fore December 81. the department
stands an excellent chance Of winning
this contest for second time. q record
never before attained in the Legion.
The Emery trophy. according to the
new regulations. will be awarded to that
department having the highest percent
age Of membership on January 81, as
ship for the four preceding years. The
average membership Of the department
for the past four years u 3,1OO. and by
recruiting all of the present members
for next year before January IL. 1890,
the department will have q standing OF
133 per cent. and II the membership Is
increased to 5000 members, It viii have
almost 200 per cent and pave the way
for winning this trophy for another
year.
A number of trophies will be available
this year for the first time to the vari-
Gus posts comprising this department,
according to the trophies and awards
committee
Two silver cups are offered by Past
Department Comdr. Harlan Wood to be
awarded on the basis of membership
showing for next year, as of December
20 Of each year. One is to go to the
post which this year has 100 members
or less, and the other to the post which
this year has 101 or more members.
The winning posts will be those whose
1880 membership on December 20 Is the
highest in comparison to its present
membership.
Two trophies have been donated by
Past Department Comdr. Julius /. Pey-
ser. which will be awarded on the basis
of membership standings on January
IS. 1880. One cup is for posts which In
1929 have q membership of 100 or less
and the other for posts with 101 or
more members. The award viii be on
the basis of the largest percentage Of
members as compared with their pres
ent standing, that these posts have
their 1880 dues paid up on or before
January Is, 1880. It is fer the reten-
ton Of the MacNider and Emery tro-
pilieS and for the honor Of winning the
Wood and Peyser silver cups that the
immediate membership activities should
be directed. in the opinion Of the CON-
mittee.
The trophy awarded by Past Depart
ment Comdr. and National Executive
Committeeman Paul j. McGahan will
be for the posts whose membership wal
in excess Of rs members during thu
present year, on the basis Of the great
est gain over Is membership for thu
preceding four years average member
ship, with final date June Is. In thii
connection there is a chance to wiz
Spanord trophy, awarded to that pos
annually, showing the largest member.
ship gain over the previous three-yeal
average of membership on June IS.
The trophies offered by QuentiI
Roosevelt Post to the posts that 10 day
before the annual department conyen
ton show the largest percentage of gaiI
over their membership at the end o
1929. One cup If for posts with 10I
or less members and the other for post
with memberships of l01 or more.
Past Department Comdr. John Levi
Smith has offered q trophy for worl
in the field Of Americanism and
open to all posts.
The Past Department Comdr. J. Mil
Ter Kenyon trophy will be awarded +
that post which is regarded as havinl
done the most to develop athletics dur
ing the year.
The trophy offered by Past Depart