Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-08

National Executive Committeeman
Paul j. McGahan. chairman of the
committee on trophies and awards OF
the Department of the District of Co.
1unbia. the American Legion, is advis-
ing all posts comprising this depart
ment to make garrison finish" in
the national membership campaign,
which terminates at midnight June Is.
On that date, according to the men,
bership standing of this department,
will depend the position of the depart
ment in the annual parade, at Boston,
in October, and the degree of excel
1ence OF the hotel accommodations and
also location of the delegation in the
convention hall. BY the addition of
$50 more paid-up members this depart
ment will have reached the quota set
by national headquarters of 1908. Up
to the present time 80 departments
throughout the country have attained
their quotas and National Comdr NJ. O..
Bodenhamer is DESTROYS of seeing the
National Capital Legionnaires "over the
top" before the 3~-l date. This time
last year the depa. .~1,--c was leading
all of the departments in the United
States, and with a little pressure at
this time the local organization can
jump well out in front in the big
parade" All of the remaining depart
ments which have not reached their
quotas have assured the national COM
mander that they will be there when
the gong sounds on June Is. Chairman
McGahan goes national headquarters
one better, and urges that 1000 mem
bers be the goal and with a little eff
fort he feels that this figure can be
reached by June Is.
Attention is invited to the fact that
two trophies are available on the basis
n 1n (nV w.t. - ID.
June Is. One is the trophy donated
by Past National Comdr. Edward E.
Spafford, which is now held by the
James E. Walker Post of this depart
ment, and the Paul j. McGahan trophy,
now being held by Victory Post, No. 4.
OF this department.
The Spafford trophy is awarded to
that post which has. on the basis of
Its membership as of June is, paid I'D
in department headquarters on that
date, the largest percentage of increase
over the average membership of that
post for the past three years.
The McGahan Trophy is awarded to
that post which has on the basis of its
membership as of June Is, paid up in
department membership, the largest per-
centage of increase over the average
membership of that post for the past
four years.
These two cups are awarded on a
percentage basis and not On the basis
OF bulk increase in membership Next
week the exact standing of each post in
the race for these trophies will be an
nounced. In concluding an appeal to
the various posts he urges every one to
get busy and bring in the $50 members
as soon as possible so that the depart
ment meets the call of the national
commander by attaining its national
quota figures and also the relaying of
the information that two of the score of
trophies awarded annually in the de-
partment are awarded on the basis of
the post membership figures as of
June IS.
The American Legion exceeded the
100000 mark in 1880 membership on
May IS, according to Robert r. CmIth,
general manager of the American
Legion Monthly Magazine, who reported
to the xatic4al commander 800C54 as
the total sublSciption cards having been
received up to that date. It is ex-
pected that the total national figures of
$4,000 will be reached before June Is
from the present outlook. A total of
$4,000 is expected for the year 1880.
Department Comdr. Charles H. Knight
has received the following message from
the national commander relative to the
accomplishment of the national organ
ization in reaching the $780, 900 quota
1or the year 1881:
Il am personally grateful to you for
your loyalty and service. The spirit of
the organization is fine. All activities
ere progressing. Still greater accom-
plishmentS are to be realized and June
Is will show a still greater membership.
The real iegioniSm which has been dis
played on every hand is most crafty
ing. We are making Legion history"
the auspices of the Washington Lodge
of Elks. No. IS, will be held Sunday.
June Is, at o'clock in the Central
High School. One of the features will
be the massing of the colors and in this
connection American Legion posts have
been invited to participate. There will
be three bands in the line of short
parade which is being arranged for that
occasion Harry J. Davis, Legionnaire
of this department, Is chairman of the
Elks committee in charge of the
exercises.
One of the last acts Of Past Depart
Hnent Condr. l.. E. Atkins prior to his
sailing for Alaska last week, where he
has been detailed by the War Depart
ment, was to mail letter to Depart
nent Adult. Howard S. Fisk expressing
appreciation for services rendered HIM
during his term of department CON-
mander and which terminated with Ills
resignation on May IS.
In his letter he says: upon leaving
the office of department commander /
wish to express to you my sincere thanks
for the able way in which you have
carried on the duties Of department adj
jutant I feel that whatever success
this department Of the American Legion
has had during the past year has been
due to the unceasing, capable work that
YOU have rirne in the office that you
have occ T1.td. Ever since I have
known you have admired the way in
which you have lived for the American
Legion and I do not know of any one
in this department who, during the
years since the time when you were
one of the &S%alders of the first post
has rendered such distinguished Serv-
ice to the American Legion and Vt Is
nv hope that YOU may have many ears
of accomplishment IN Legion circles"
Local department headquarters have
been advised that September IL to u
have been selected as the dates for thy
eleventh annual convention of the F
T. D. A. c.. and the sixth annual corr
vention of the F. I. D. A. C. Auxiliary
which will be held simultaneously thu
year in the United States. The work
ing sessions will open in this city OF
September % and last through Septem
Der "a, after which the delegates iron
foreign countries will visit the Eastern
United States. F. I. D. A. c. is com
posed of SO ex-service organizations o
allied countries, the American Legion
being the member society in the Unite'
States Maj Julius I. Peyser past com
mander of the Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, the American Legion
was elected vice president of the F.
n q last Summer while abroad