Evening star., 1929-06-09

Department Comdr Harlan Wood
of the American Legion, acting under a
mandate of the department convention
held last August that the Department
Of the District of Columbia raise the
necessary funds to send the drum corps
to the annual national convention at
Louisville, KY, September 80, october l
to A. inclusive, has appointed commit
tee to arrange details for an excursion
to Marshall Hall.
The tentative date selected is Satur-
day, July Is, and will be an all-day
picnic and outing according to present
plans. The committee promises gala
affair and many athletic games, contests
both young and old will comprise part
of the days program. Legionnaires,
their families and friends will be on
hand to participate in the various
events and make the outing one of the
most successful in the history Of the
local department.
The committee appointed by Depart
ment Comdr. Wood includes repre-
sentatives from posts and auxiliary
units as follows
Francis F.. Miller Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing Post, chairman; John
P. Lynch, Victory Post, vice chairman:
Department Vice Comdr. Emily j.
Carey, Belleau Wood Post, secretary;
Department Adjutant Howard S. Fisk,
George Washington Post, treasurer; ;
Nati1nal Executive Committeeman Paul
j. McGahan, National Press Club Post,
publicity; T.. B. Lyon, Victory Post; H
B. Marsh, Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post L. e. Atkins, Vincent b.
Costello Post; j. b. Jones, Henry G.
Spengler Post; r. H. Madden. Kenneth
H. Nash Post; George Cook, Lincoln
Post; T. Norman Templeton, Stuart
Walcott Post T. B. Brewer. George Z.
Killeen Post Theodore Cogswell, Angus
tus P. Gardner Post; George F. Un-
macht, National Press Club Post; Earl
J. Brown, John M. Beauchesne Post;
H. A. REM, Tank Corps Post; Winifred
S. Nichols, Jane A. Delano Post; H. W.
Hummer, Sergeant Jasper Post; Ger
trude Lowen. Belleau Wood Post; Bern
ard C. MCGEE, George Washington Post;
James F. Pierce. Cooley Mccullough
Post: Joseph ]. Idler, Edward Douglas
Post: J. O'Connor Roberts, Forty and
Eight; Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper, Eight
and Forty; Mrs. Ida v. Murray. Vincent
3. Costello Auxiliary; Mrs, Melvin J.
Wilt, Kenneth H. Nash Auxiliary; Mrs
George E. Killeen, George E. Killeen
Auxiliary; Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Henry
c. Spengler Auxiliary; Miss Gilbert
Cone, Sergeant Jasper Auxiliary; Mrs.
Frank l.. Peckham, Tank Corps Aux
iliary; Mrs. Thacker v. Walker, Robley
D. Evans Auxiliary; Mrs. Joseph j.
Idler, e. P. McGroarty Auxiliary.
In order that the Department Of the
District of Columbia lead the big
parade" at the eleventh annual national
convention at Louisville, KY, in Octo-
Der, be assigned the best hotel in the
convention city and occupy first posi-
To- Elan ho1l annual
is being broadcast by National Execu-
tive Committeeman Paul j. McGahan
for each of the American Legion posts
to continue membership recruiting un-
til June Is. On this date national
headquarters will determine the winner
Of the John r. Quinn trophy, which
carries with it the above advantages.
1t is all based on the membership
standing of the SO departments at mid
night on June Is, as compared with the
preceding four-year average OF each
department.
At the present time the Department
of the District of Columbia stands
second on the list, with the Department
of Hawaii leading. The District has
1882 per cent, while Hawaii has 20S.S3
per cent. which means that the District
must recruit 1926 more members to
overtake the leaders. The Department
of Mississippi is third with 13940 per
cent and Is going strong; Kentucky Is
fourth with 1S621 per cent; Indiana,
fifth, with 1870 per cent; Alabama,
sixth. with l34.09 per cent; California,
eighth. with 12l 90 per cent; New Jer-
sey, ninth, with 1880 per cent. and
wyoming, tenth, with l17.6s per cent.
National Executive Committeeman
MeGahan says there will be two tro-
phies available to the posts of the Le-
gion as a consequence OF membership
standing on June Is. One of these is
the Edward E. Spafford Trophy. which
is now held by the Lafayette Post OF
this department, and is awarded annu-
ally to that post which has the highest
percentage of membership on June IS
as compared with the average member
ship of the three preceding years on
June Is.
The other trophy Is one which Is
being offered by National Executive
Committeeman McGahan himself, and
will be awarded to the post which dur
ing the year 1923 did not have less than
rs members and which shall show the
greatest increase over its four years
average membership on June Is. The
conditions of this award have been ar
ranged so as to make 1t possible for
post not eligible to compete for the
Spafford Trophy to compete for 1t.
L fE IiORtliCo uAlA AWAY NO
will have the details completed soon,
end the cup. with the winner OF the
Edward E. Spafford Trophy, will be
awarded at the annual department con-
vention in August.
In connection with the winning OF
the first Kentucky cooperative mem
bersi1ip derby on May 18 by the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
out of So departments In the national
organization. Department AdH. Howard
S. Fisk is In receipt Of letter from
his buddy" James K. Pisk. depart
ment adjutant of the Department OF
California. in which he says:
Although California was crowded
out in the finish of the Kentucky Derby
by the swift little ponies from the Dis
trict of Columbia, Hawaii and Ken
lucky. I take this opportunity. even in
the moment of our disappointment. to
heartily congratulate you on your sp!en-
did showing Such results mean only
one thing, and that Is, work. We are
proud of you and so long as it could
not be California, am pleased to think
that the race was won by depart
ment whose adjutant has the same
name as mine. That's some consola-
ton
Jim" Fisk. rs he Is known In Legion
circles. has been department adjutant
Tor California for the past six years and
resides at Oakland just across the bay
from San Francisco. where the State
headquarters are located in the City
Hail.
Flag day-June Twill be observed
by members of more than 10000 Ameri-
can Legion posts and 1000 American
Legion auxiliary units by tuning in
that evening on a special radio program
which will be broadcast over the coast
to-coast red and blue network OF the