Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11


focused this week on the eleventh an
nual department convention. to be held
in the Wilson Normal School. Eleventh
and Harvard streets, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, the sessions
starting at O'Clock at night On
August 10 meetings OF the rules. ere
dertials and constitutional amendments
and resolutions committees will be held
at 1880 O'Clock, with a view to having
reports ready for presentation to the
convention when 1t is called to order
by Department Commander Harlan
wood. The final session will be fea-
t'lred with the election Of a new de-
partment commander. three vice COM
manders and chaplain for the ensu-
ing year.
Incidentally the Department of the
District Of Columbia still holds second
place in the national membership race
for position In the big parade to be held
In Louisville. KY, and position on the
convention floor throughout the con-
cention. The dates Of the convention
are September 80, October 1, 2 and 3.
The headquarters of the District Legion
naires comprising the delegation will be
In the Brown Hotel. where also will be
located all of the officers of the ma
tionNl organization.
The Department Of Hawaii still holds
first place in the membership contest OF
paid-up members to December 81, 1928,
and has to its credit a paid-up 1nem-
bership over last year of l84.78 per
cent. The District Of Columbia is hold
ing second place with 14755 per cent;
Department of Panama. third with
1872 per cent: Department of Indiana
fourth with 130.57 per cent: Depart
ment of Kentucky, fifth, with 1884
per cent. Department of South Caro-
lima, sixth, with 1882 per cent; De-
partment OF New Jersey. seventh. with
Rinta. eighth. with 1881 per cent; De-
partment OF Wyoming ninth, with
1l2.4a per cent. and Department of
Mississippi tenth, with 1859 per cent.
While one or more Of the depart
ments shifted during the past week
the local department still continues to
hold its place. and there is every prob
ability that the District Legionnaires
will lead the parade at Louisville. as it
Is hardly probable that the Department
nj Hawaii will send on a delegation to
participate in the parade. owing to the
long distance from the convention city.
The Louisville convention committee
Il holding weekly meetings and making
preparations for the local Legionnaires
to the convention and return. The
committee is desirous of standardiZing
line Of march and much attention Is
being given to this feature. Applica-
tion$ are being received daily by De-
partment Adjutant Howard S. Fisk for
hotel reservations in the convention
city He announces that only the dele
gates and alternates have been allo-
Gated to the Brown Hotel by the ma
tional organization, but he has made
ARRANGEMENTS with John r. Settle. con-
vention housing director. to take care
Of those who attend the convention city
other than of1cial members Of the Dis
trict delegation. Persons desiring to
make reservations should file same with
department headquarters in the Trans
portation Building.
; The Louisville convention committee
& is composed of Department Adjutant
Howard S. Fisk, chairman: First Vice
Commander Thomas D. Walsh, Miss
Winifred Nichols. Eugene A. Costello,
Norman Landreau. Miss Hope Knicker-
booker. Alexander Mann.
In connection with the coming de-
partment convention this week one Of
the features will be big parade on the
opening night of the convention. This
parade will assemble at Fourteenth and
Ogden streets. THREE squares north Of
Park road. marching south on Four
tenth street and east on Harvard street
to the Wilson Normal School. corner
Eleventh and Harvard streets. where It
will disbend and the Legionnaires enter
the convention hall. Prizes have been
donated by the Columbia Heights BUSH
ness Mems Association. which is CO.
operating with the American Legion in
making this an epoch-naking event for
that section Of the city. A reviewing
stand will be erected at Fourteenth
street and Park road. Several drum
corps and bands will be in line and the
parade is expected to be one Of the
! largest ever held In the history Of the
local department.
The convention committee. which Is
completing details for the parade and
sac convention this week, includes w
Buscher. vice chairman: Warren E.
Miller. secretary: Richard A. OBrien,
parace marshal; Mrs. Lucille Allan,
. Wallace Streater, Thomas E. Franklin,
Robert M. Tolcon, j. Thad Baker. Fran
els F. Miller, Charles ]. Painter John
Hitzelberger and T. E. Jones.
The August meeting of U. S. S. Jacob
Jones Post will be held Monday at
pm. at the Thomas Circle Club, 1926
Massachusetts, avenue. Plans will be
'blede for attendance at the department
convention, which is to be held August
"a. Is and Is at the Wilson Normal
School Comdr. Mrs. Lucille Allan re-
quests a large delegation of members
from this post take part in the parade,
dressed In special uniforms made for
this occasion. and hopes that u. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post will win one of the
prizes offered to the largest delegations,
thereby repeating last years perform
ance. Initiation ceremonies will again
b. held at the August meeting.
The advisory council met yesterday
1T the home Of Past comdr. Maymee
Smith. in Lyon Village, Va. Past
Conadrs. Mayme Smith and Mabel
Stauh were hotesses and arranged
luncheon, followed by business meeting
The post was grieved to learn of the
death Of Lieut.. c. H. Venable, U. S. NJ,
during the past week. AS Lieut.. Ven
able enrolled most of the yeomen
(femaley in this district he was we'll
known by comrades of the post. Comdr.
Eunice DesseE and Mayme Smith, at
tended the funeral services at Arlington.
Post members who expect to attend
the national convention at Louisville,
XIV. this Fall are requested to notify
Past Comdr. Smith at the Navy De-
partment or see her Monday evening
at the post meeting for information re-
garding deposits to be made on hotel
and railroad reservations this week.
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
At the regular meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to National Capital Post, No.
127, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, held re-
Gently. the president, Rose l.. McAlear,
presided.
Mrs. Dorothy H. Allen. Mrs. Gladys
LaSeola and Mrs. Erma E. Phillips
were initiated into membership. and
the application of Mrs. Margaret Seaton
was reported favorably.
Mrs. Lola Heise. District of Columbia
oh airnan for the National Home Hospi-