Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17

by Past Department Comdr. John Lewis
Smith there were but two posts COM
peting. the winner being the U. S. 5
Jacob Jones Post, but the American1sm
work of the Jane A. Delano Post was
so noteworthy that the committee made
a special honorable mention award tc
the Jane A. Delano Post.
For the second year the Vincent B
Costello Post has carried of honor;
for being the largest post from the
standpoint of membership in the de-
partment, and a new trophy, donated
for the first time this year by Past De-
partment Comdr Frank l.. Peckham
was awarded to this post
The donation by the Forty and Eight
honor and play society of the Amer
lean Legion of the District of Columbia
of round-trip transportation to the
Boston national convention in october
to the Legionnaire certified to the de-
partment for having secured the largest
number of members during the yeal
will be announced at later date, as
the work of checking the various con-
testants had not been completed in time
for announcement of the winner at the
convention last week. At the next
meeting of the department Executive
Committee the winner of the trophy
donated by Past Department Condr
standing Legionnaire will be voted on.
On behalf of William E. Spicer, chair
man of the department Membership
Committee. Chairman McGahan an
n6unced the following winners for MEM
bership recruiting work during the past
year:
William E. Spicer Trophy for post
membership officer whose post secured
the largest number of members prior
to December 81, awarded to Miss Mary
E. Weide of the u. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post.
The American Legion watch to the
post commander showing the largest
increase in membership was awarded
to DR. M. M. Fowler of Lincoln Post
The American Legion ring to the
membership officer of the first post to
reach 100 per cent was won by Miss
Winifred Nichols of the Jane A. Delano
Post.
BY reason of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing Post reaching its 1880
QUOTA and also Lincoln Post, two rings
were presented to L. H. johnson and
Thomas A. NcDonough.
Department Adjt Howard S. Fisk
announces that Legionnaires are now
being registered by the committee for
the 1880 Boston convention in order
that the usual delay may be avoided
on reaching the convention city. There
will shortly be forwarded to all de-
partment adiutants a supply of regis
tration cards, the cost of which is 81.
About the middle of next month in
return for this sum each person regis
tering will receive the official American
Legion badge and book of tickets
through the mail direct. 1t is felt that
this advance registration will be of as
sistance to LegionnaireS so that when
they reach Boston they will have their
official badge and tickets of admission
to the various events scheduled during
convention week. The National Regis
tration Committee at Boston is en-
deavoring to have as many as possible
registered before the convention opens.
It expects to have 10000 Legionnaires
registered by September l and the
greater portion of those going to Bos-
ton not later than october /.
The regular monthly meeting of the
u. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, No. q Amer
lean Legion, was held at the Thomas
Circle Club last Monday.
The post now has in its possession
the ships bell from the U. S. S. Triton,
which was exhibited Monday night.
This is an interesting addition to the
posts collection, as most OF the MEM
bers of the u. S. S. Jacob Jones Post,
No. 2, were attached to the Triton dur
ing their enlisted service.
Information as to rates. etc, for the
national convention in Boston is now
available. Those comrades who plan
to attend the convention are requested
to communicate with Comrade Elsie
Pinney, in order that reservations may
be made. This is especially desirable In
case the trip is to be made by water
from New York. A number of side trips
are being planned, including one to
Montreal The post stands fifth in the
District of Columbia Department and
so viii be entitled to fifth place in the
convention parade in the District OF
Columbia delegation.
Announcement of the winners of the
Nationwide post history contest of the
American Legion was made at national
headquarters through James F. Barton,
national adjutant. The contest was
sponsored by Eben Putnam, national
Historian, and the winners were Sc
lected by a special committee of judges
composed of Dr. Claude M FtIess of
Massachusetts,, Rev. Harry S. Ruth of
New Jersey and William c. Mundt Of
illinois,
First prize was awarded to Clark G.
Tucke rof Ken Bur-Bel Post, No. al, of
NorWalk, Ohio; second, Jacob G. Shaef-
fer of Edward H. Alderman Post, No.
397, HellertoWn, Pa, and third, j. A.
Nye of Leo P. Mcnamara Post. No. 81,
of Ida Grove. Iowa. There we're several
honorably mentioned, but none came
to the District of Columbia.
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