Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-06
LEGION GETSREAS
FOR j. s. DEFENSE
|. AND VETERANS AID
Department Session Marks
Anniversary of Wars
Declaration.
ELECTION WILL CLOSE
CONVENTION TOMORROW
Resolutions and Nominations Re.
ports to Be Presented at
Tonight's Meeting.

the air, world peace, service to the dis
abled veterans, widows and orphans and
cooperation, among veterans organiza-
tons were stressed In speeches made
last night by various speakers at the
opening session of the Thirteenth An
nual Convention Of the Department Of
the District Of Columbia, American
Legion, held in the auditorium OF the
Buchanan School, Thirteenth and ID
streets southeast.
Pointing out that the convention was
opened on the seventeenth anniversary
of the beginning of the World War
August S, 1914-Frederic William Vile,
delegate from Vincent B. Costello
Post. made strong appeal for adequate
national defense.
Flynn Gives Welcome.
Opening Of the convention by Or. b.
c. MacNeil, department commander, at
sis o'clock, was followed by advancing
snd sa1uting Of the colors. The invo..
cati3n was pronounced by Rev. Howard
Z. Snyder, department chaplain, after
which James B. Flynn, representing the
Southeast Business Mems Association,
delivered the address Of welcome. Other
speakers included BENJAMIN Fisher, past
department commander Of Oregon; Ma
tional Comdr Carl F. Wolman OF the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars; Samuel j.
McWiIliams, department commander.
United Spanish War Veterans; Rabbi J.
T. Loeb; Lee 7. Turner, department
commander Disabled American Veter-
ans of the World War: Mrs. Lillian
Heaton, national vice president OF the
american Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. boyce
Ficklen, jr., past national president,
American Legion Auxiliary; Mrs. J. II.
Minis, president CT the District OF Co
lumbia Council, American Legion Aux
iliary; Mrs. Willett Preston, lie Chapeau
Departmental Eight and Forty, and
Gen. John L. Glenn, past department.
commander, Grand Army OF the Repub-
lie, famous as the Drummer Boy OF
Shiloh" the youngest @. A. r. veteran
in the District and oldest in the Ameri-
can Legion In this city.
ing, Past Department Comdr. Paul j.
McGahan, chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Trophies and Awards, announced the
winners in the various Legion events
and awarded the trophies from the
stage.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing for the fourth year was awarded
first prize for the best fioat in the
American Legion parade. which pre-
coded the opening Of the convention
This post, which Is composed OF en-
ployes in the money-making estab-
lishment, had erected and manned on
q large motor truck printing press Of
the type used in 1918 in turning out
The press was in operation during
the parade, with q printer in attend
ance and surrounded by young girls
from the bureau.
victory POST Drum and Bugle Corps
captured the first prize presented by
the Southeast Business Mems Assocta-
ton Of SIS, while second prize Of $40
went to vincent b. Costello Post Drum
Corps for the best drum corps IN the
parade.
George E. Killeen Post was judged
to have had the largest number OF Le-
Rionnaires and the best marching unit
in the parade and was awarded q
trophy.
Other winners Named.
The other trophies awarded for
membership gains, AmericaniSm work,
athletics, service and other Legion ae-
tivities were as follows: Harlan Wood
trophies to Cooley-McCu llough and
SerEt:. Jasper Posts and Henry @.
Spengler Auxiliary; julius I. Peyser
trophies to Lafayette and Sergt. Jasper
Posts; National Comdr.s A, r. Spafford
trophy to Sergt. Jasper Post; Paul j.
McGahan trophy to Sergt. Jasper Post;
Quentin Roosevelt Post trophies to
George e. Killeen and Sergt. Jasper
Posts: Frank L. Peckham trophy for
post: j. Miller Kenyon trophy to Henry
c. Spengler Post for the second time;
John Lewis Smith trophy to the u. 8.
s. Jacob Jones Post, won three years
and now its permanent property, and
the Watson B. Miller trophy to Alfred
A. Picchione Of Vincent B. Costello
Post.
Annual reports from the various de-
partment officers were presented and
approved by the convention. Francis
r. Miller, department welfare and re-
lief officer, presented a detailed report
on the work Of the local department
and on motion of Comdr William A.
Kenoe of Sergt. Jasper Post the reports
Of Mrs. Florence Lyons and Miss Marion
Werden OF the welfare department were
incorporated in the welfare report and
both commended for their efiicient
work In the last year. Robert M. Toll
son submitted the report Of the actfv-
tiles of the temporary Home for Union
Ex-Soldiers and Sailors of the Depart
ment Of the Potomac, while Alfred A
Picchione, department membership on
Ger, reported that the membership tc
date was 4,6l8, the largest since 1922
He was followed by Judge Advocate
General warren E. Miller, who re-
ported the activities Of his department
for the year.
Reports Are Adopted.
John w. ShultE, as chairman Of the
Convention Committee on Rules, start
ed to read his report, but on motion
retired temporarily until the report Of
| the Credentials Committee was sub
mitted to the convention. showing the
voting strength Of the posts represent.
ed. The credentials report was read
TO the convention by Howard s. Fisk
chairman Of the committee, who an
nouneed that the voting strength Of
the convention was as follows: Dele.
gates and alternateS, 1872: department
of1cers, 5; past department command
erS, 8: total Of l36 votes. Both re-
ports were then adopted.
The parade, which started at o'clock
was routed through the southeastern
section Of the city and was one Of the
| largest IN the history Of the local de-
| pertinent. The reviewing stand was 10
Gated on Pennsylvania avenue between
Fifth and Sixth streets southeast. The
/ judges OF the parade were: George W.
Ofutt. ir.: DR.. Albert II. Parham, Afiss
Charlotte i. Berry, Or. Chester Pyle;
and Charles jenkins.
The program tonight includes thu
presentation OF the report of the Reso-
lutions Committee. convention bushes,
and nomination Of ofiicers for the en-
suing year and delegates and alternates
to the national convention In Detroit
The election Of ufIaceEs and delegates
and aiternates WIN tie place tomorrow
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