Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-29

Second Division, Pest No. 20, has been
| declared winner of the Edward e. Spaf-
on the basis of increase in membership
Engraving and Printing Post, No. 20,
winner of the Paul j. McGahan De-
partment trophy in the Department of
the District of Columbia, the American
Legion.
Announcement to this effect was
made by Past Department Comdr. Paul
j. McGahan, national executive COM
mitteeman and chairman of the de-
| awards. These trophies are awarded
on the basis of increase in membership
| over the three-year average OF the post
contesting for the Spafford trophy and
the increase over the four-year average
membership for the McGahan trophy,
concluding June is of each year. The
department membership on June is was
$3.50, or 1913 members less than the
quota Of 5000 set by national headquar-
! tiers for this year.
Chairman McGahan is urging all
| posts to speed up its paid-up members
within the next six weeks In order to
overcome the shortage and thus equal
last years record by the department
convention date, which has been set for
August IS, IA and is.
The official standing of the posts, as
announced by the committee, follow -:
| Spafford trophy-Second Division Post,
1893 per cent; Lincoln Post, 1885 per
| cent; Jane A. Delano Post, 1.34 per
cent; Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Post, 1872 per cent; Sergeant JASPER
Post, .26 per cent; u. s. S. Jacob Jones
Post, 1.20 per cent; Victory Post, 113
per cent; Stuart Walcott Post, 1.13 per
cent; George Washington Post, ITO per
cent; Henry G. Spengler Post, 106 per
| cent; Stephen p. McGroarty Post, los
| per cent; National Press Club Post, 1.O3
per cent; Vincent B. Costello Post, 1.O2
| per cent; Kenneth H Nash Post, l.Oi
per cent; Lafayette Post, 1.Ol per cent;
James E. Walker Post, .97 per cent;
James Reese Europe Post, .e6 per cent
Belleau Wood Post, .e5 per cent; Cooley
Mccullough Post, 80 per cent; Quentin
Gardner Post, SO per cent; George
2. Killeen Post, SO per cent; Tank
Corps Post, so per cent.
McGahan Trophy-Bureau of En-
craving and Printing Post, I.54 per
cent; Jane A. Delano Post, :. 40 Der cent.
Lincoln Post, Las per cent: Sergt. Jasper
Post, lao per cent; Victory Post, i.39
per cent; Stuart Walcott Post. 1872 per
cent; U, s. S. Jacob Jones Post, I.3l
per cent; Henry G. Spengler Post, 122
| per cent; James E. Walker Post, ], 20 per
cent; Lafayette Post, 1.20 per cent; Ken
meth H. Nash Post, 1.12 per cent; Vim
cent B. Costello Post, Ill per cent:
| George Washington Post, ITO per cent:
Augustus P. Gardner Post, ]. O4 per cent
| Quentin Roosevelt Post, 1.04 per cent:
| National Press Club Post, 1.04 per cent
Cooley-McCullough Post, 100 per cent:
Belleau Wood Post, 100 per cent:
George E. Killeen Post, SO per cent
Tank Corps Post, SO per cent Presenta-
ton OF the trophies will take place at
the coming department convention.
Dept. Adjt. Howard S. Fisk was adj
vised by Asst. National Adjutant Frank
E. Samuel of Indianapolis that the ma
tlonal membership figures passed the
$4,000 mark on June Is, with each
mail bringing in additional membership
cards. The largest membership in the
! history Of the American Legion was in
| 1920, when the peak was 845. l86 men,
bers, and this is expected to be sur
passed at an early date from the pres
ent outlook. The closing date-June is
| was also the dead line" for the Vari-
Gus departments to count in the mem
bership race for best positions in the
annual parade to be held In Boston on
| october Z, seating in Convention Hall
and also with relation to allotment OF
hotels in the Hub" city. Next year the
closing date will be May Is instead OF
June IS. in accordance with the new
policy of getting membership work out
OF the way as early as possible follow
ing the national convention, in order
to devote undivided attention to the
Legion'S program of service.
Dept. Adjt. Fisk received cards dur
ing the past week from Past National
Cofdr. Edward e. Spafford from
France and Past Dept. Comdr. L. E.
Atkins OF the Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia from Nicaragua.
Both sent greetings to the Legionnaires
of the National Capital.
Past Post Co1ndr. e. j. Lefferts of
Vincent B. Costello Post. representative
of the United States Shipping Lines
and well known to Legionnaires through
his France convention work at national
headquarters in indianapolis, recently
visited national headquarters and an
nounced that "the old gang from Cook
County," under the leadership of Harry
Rogers. would visit Europe following
the Boston convention. The American
Farmer of the United States Lines has
been chartered for the voyage. The
steamer will sail from Boston october
10, going to England, Germany and
France, and, returning, will dock at
New York a month later
Dept. Comdr. Charles H. Knight has