Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-13

The membership campaign for paid
up members for the year 1929 as COM
pared with the year 1928 which closed
December 20 at midnight resulted In
first honorS going to Quentin Roosevelt
Post, No IL, the American Legion, De-
partment of the District of Columbia,
for the post having membership OF
over 100 members. This post finished
with a percentage of 107.
The honors for the post with men,
bership under 100 were captured by
James E. Walker Post, No. 26, which
had l42 per cent paid-up members.
The only other post with paid-up
membership of over 100 per cent on
December 20, was Tank Corps Post,
No. 10. At the close of the week end
ing January 8 posts with a paid-up
membership included the following
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8; Quentin
Roosevelt Post, No. Il; Tank Corps
Post. No. 10; ooley-McCullough Post,
10. %, and James E. Walker Post, No.
%. A detailed report Of the standing
of all Of the posts in this department
was sent to all post commanders and
adjutants last Thursday by Department
Adjt. Howard S. Fisk. announcing the
winners of the two trophies donated by
Department Comdr Harlan Wood.
These trophies will shortly be awarded
b the Quentin Roosevelt and James T.
walker posts. Post commanders are
urged to continue to show gain In
paid-up membership this year over last
year with a possibility of winning hon.
ors In the Edward E. Spafford trophy
contest.
The annual department ball Will be
held at the New willard Hotel, Janu-
he fiYn0 E0fT0n
and patronesses committee Is being
headed by President and Mrs. Calvin
Coolidge and Vice President and Mrs
Charles G. Dawes, all of whom &C
cepted the invitation extended them fol-
this occasion. Not only are the de-
partment officials and the ball commit
tee appreciative of this honor but also
the rank and file of the organization
Others in the list include representa-
tives of the executive and Legislative
branches of the Government. High
ranking officers of the Army, Navy
Marine Corps and Coast Guard are
also cooperating this year in making
the ball a success. The boxes, which
will line both sides of the large ball
room are being disposed Of rapidly and
the success of the affair is already as
sured.
Music will be furnished by orchestras
IN both the large and small bathrooms
with dancing from $50 to ] o'clock.
In the large ballroom the orchestra
viii be located In the center Of the hall
directly opposite the boxes containing
the distinguished guests. The decora-
tive feature this year will excel that In
past years and the boxes which have
been secured by the various posts In
this department will have their colors
as an added feature. The ball COM
mittee is now engaged in working out
the final details of the coming event
and providing for the comfort OF the
Ruests of the evening.
Announcement has been received
from national headquarters by Depart
ment Comdr Harlan Wood that OF the
50 entries in the First Kentucky Derby
Membership Race for paid-up members
for 1929 over 1928 the District OF Co
iumbia was honored with fifth place
with 46.l2 per cent OF iss quota 1or
1929 paid into national headquarters
on January 2. The American Legion
Auxiliary Of the District Of Columbia
had 1906 per cent. of its membership
paid up on the same date.
John Thomas Taylor, vice chairman
of the national legislative committee
announced this past week that the
Army appropriation bill contains S.
533.i29 for the Organized Reserves, ar
increase of $331,152 over the 1880 esti-
mated budget and provides camp
training for 19,44s reserve officers
which will be of interest to reserve
officers In the National Capital. Thi!
number was cut down by the budget
but was replaced by the committee
The bill also provides $5,418,970 fol
civilian training camps. Approximate!
$4,000 boys were trained last year ant