Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-28

Jasper, who was hero of that war,
knew how to handle the rife,
Hiram Hummer was chairman OF the
banquet committee, assisted by Thomas
j. Frailey, Laurence B. Dunn, John j.
Orlosky, B. j. Woods, John j. McGinnis
and Andrew j. Mclaughlin.
A section of the Navy Band Orches-
ira furnished the music The enter
tainment was provided by the Vincent
Costello Post minstrel troupe.
In the local post field in the member
ship campaign Victory Post is leading.
with liz per cent of its membership
quota paid-up The Bureau of En-
craving and Printing Post is second,
with 30 per cent; Vincent B. Costello
Post, third. rs per cent; James E.
Walker Post, fourth, with rs per cent,
and Kenneth H. Nash Post, fifth, with
66 per cent.
Three auxiliary units of the local de-
partment, with so per cent of their
membership paid-up for the year are
tied for first place. They are Vincent
B. Costello. George E. Killeen and Ken
meth II. Nash, while Henry G. Spengler
unit is fourth. with 40 per cent, and
James Reese Europe, fifth, with 80 per
cent of its membership paid-up.
Imirie, chairman of the membership
committee. and Mrs. Carolyn Herman,
secretary of the membership committee,
are urging legionnaires to put on pres
sure In order to put the Department of
the District of Columbia "over the top"
with the 5000 membership, which was
the goal set by May IL.
At one of the largest attended meet
ings of the department executive COM
mittee since Department Comdr Wood
was inaugurated into office last year
the question of the dates for the an
nual department convention was dis
cussed and voted to leave the exact
dates to be selected in the. hands of a
special convention committee to be ap-
pointed. The executive committee voted
that the convention be held during the
week commencing August IL. This Spe-
cial committee will also have power to
arrange all details in connection with
the convention and also the place where
it will be held.
The Junior base ball league of the
American Legion was discussed and the
members of the committee were adj
dressed by w. w. Wilt, president of the
Amateur Umpires' Association of the
District of Columbia. who has been APP
pointed executive manager or the Legion
teams. Six teams have to date been
arranged for from the following posts:
George Washington, Victory, Jane A.
Delano, Henry C. Spengler, Lincoln and
National Press Club Department
Comdr. Wood has appointed the follow
ing committee to represent the Legion:
]. ]. Orlosky, Forest F. Bartl and War
rem E. Miller
Announcement was made of the re-
cent death of z. Lester Jones, the first
commander Of the department Of the
District of Columbia and also COM
mander of General Pershing Post, No. /,
which was the first post in the Ameri-,
can Legion. A telegram was read from
national headquarters deploring his
death and paying tribute to his memory.
The telegram concluded with these
words: 1.-THE Legion owes great debt
of gratitude to the memory Of the man
who was so instrumental In shaping the
destiny of our organization in It's early
days. In his death the Legion has lost
a faithful and enthusiastic member and
this country loyal and patriotic cit
izen."
Welfare reports were presented by
Mrs. Mary Esther Kolhos, child well
fare officer. and Charles Kohen. welfare