Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-28
American Legion,

I1clkAOd ouSuICSS NnCI <Ao'
ISOLATION to hold its eleventh annual de-
partment convention in the Columbia
Heights section. on August IA. IS and
Is. The convention will be held in the
Wilson Normal School, Eleventh and
Harvard streets.
Plans are under way at the present
time for one of the biggest parades ever
held in connection with local conven-
ton of the American Legion in this
city. Invitations have been extended
by the department convention commit
tee to various American Legion or
CARNATIONS in nearby Maryland and
Virginia. The musical organizations
connected with the Legion in these two
States will also be invited to have their
men in line In the parade on the OPEN
ing night of the convention. Cash
prizes will be awarded to the different
drum and bugle corps for the best ap-
pearance In the parade.
The Columbia Heights Business Mems
Association, through its president, B.
A. Levitan. is cooperating with the
American Legion convention committee
and arranging the details Of the parade
and is assisting the Legion to make the
convention success. The following
committee has been appointed by the
executive committee of the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Association to
cooperate with the Legion convention
committee:
Frank j. Sobotka, general chairman;
Ralph Wallace and Robert w. Nicely;
William F. Dismer prizes; j. w. Smith,
decorations: Alton B. Carly. reception;
William Snellenburg, parade; A. T.
Amdrous, finance, and H. G. Phillips,
publicity.
The American Legion convention
committee is composed Of the follow
ing: w. N. Morrell, chairman; Bernard
S. Buscher. vice chairman; Warren e.
Miller. Richard A. O'Brien, Mrs. Lucille
Allan, Wallace Streater. Francis F.
Miller, Thomas e. Franklin, Charles j.
Painter, Robert NJ. Tolson, j. Thad
Baker. John Hitzelberger and T. z.
Jones.
The convention will be opened on
Wednesday. August IA, at $3.50 o'clock,
by Department Comdr. Harlan Wood,
and will be followed by Introductory
speeches and address Of welcome on the
part of the officials of the Columbia
Heights Business Mems Association.
The delegates and alternates this year
will outnumber any previous convention
in the history of the local organization,
provision being made for approximately
120 delegates and alternateS from the
81 posts comprising this department.
This is due to the vast increase in
Wood came into office last August.
The membership since that time has
been more than doubled and the de-
partment. for the first time in its his
tory. had 100 per cent paid-up men,
bership Of last years members.
The Department of the District of
Columbia on May 10 last. won the flrs1
Kentucky membership derby staged by
national headquarters with the as
sistance Of the American Legion Auxili-
airy of the District of Columbia. A
large silver trophy in recognition Of
this event will be one of the outstand'
ing exhibits at the coming department
convention next month.
In addition to cash prizes for com
peting drum corps and bugle corps OF
the Legion, other prizes will be awarded
during the August convention by De.
partment Comdr. Wood. There will b,
included among these prizes loving cups
and plaques donated by past depart
n1ent commanders OF the Legion, to be
presented to local posts in recognition
of victories won in various athletic con-
tests during the year membership, com
munity service and Americanism. The
trophies and awards committee Of the
Legion is now engaged in arranging
the details for the presentations ant
selecting the winning posts.
The Boy Scout troops in the Column
bia Heights section, through their ex-
ecutive. Thomas A. King, have offered
their services to the Joint committees
and they have been delegated to as
sists in the parade on the opening night
Of the convention.
The last meeting of the department
executive committee to be presided over
by Department Comdr. Harlan Wood
took place last Monday night in room
1046. United States Veterans Bureau.
He took occasion to express his ap-
probation to the members of the COM
n1ittee. representing the ~ posts Of this
department, for their splendid support
and cooperation during his admins
tration and also those who served on
the various committees and also all of
his staff officers for their untiring ef-
forts. Final reports were presented by
the various officers at this meeting.
A letter was read by Department Adjt.
Howard S. Fisk from the Salon Depart
mental, No. IA. Eight and Forty.
through Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper. LIE
Chapeau Departmental. expressing
thanks for kindly consideration ac-
corded the membership of that organi-
cation during the past year and also
appreciation to his staff officers and
committee. Your belief in the use
fullness Of the Eight ct Forty as an
integral group of the American Legion
and its Auxiliary has done much to
further the heritage in the department
and place us permanently in the minds
of the Legion membership and the
public as we'll. AS you near the end of
your administration as department
commander we extend to you our con-
gratulations upon the achievements you
have accomplished for the American
Legion. every one an outstanding ac-
complishment, rejecting earnest and
honest effort commingled with that rare
gift, true leadership" concluded the
letter.
A final report on the work of Mrs.
Mary p. Kolhos, department child well
iare ofhcer, was presented at the meet
1ng as were also reports from F.. G.
Fraser, department finance officer.
National Executive Committeeman Paul
j. McGahan reported as chairman of
the trophy and awards committee and
also on veterans preference matters as
they stand at the present time.
The 81 departments of the American
Legion Auxiliary are engaged in final
membership efforts which will decide
the possession of five national trophies
for the next year. The trophies which
are still being contested are the Macrea
trophy, the Biester trophy, the Cheney
trophy and the Hobart senior and
junior trophies. The contests will close
August 81, and the cups will be pre-
sented to the winning departments dur
ing the national convention to be held
at Louisville, KY, September 80 to Oc-
tober 8.
Six departments are closely punched
In the race for the Macrea trophy,
which will be awarded to the depart
ment which has a membership on
August 81 exceeding by the greatest
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