Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-08
Increase in Membership to
5000 Sought by Local
Posts.
GIFTS MADE TO FRASER,
INCOMING COMMANDER
Congratulations Extended Donovan
for 40 Years Service With
District Government.

Officers were installed and delegates
and alternates elected to the national
convention in Detroit at the final ses-
sion last night of the thirteenth annual
convention Of the District of Columbia
Department Of the American Legion, in
the Buchanan School, Thirteenth and
E streets southeast.
Past Department Comdr Paul j. Nc
Gahal Of the National Press Club Post
installed the following department off,
GERS: Commander, Ferdinand @. Fraser,
Sergt Jasper Post; five vice commander
Richard A. O'Brien; Vincent B. Cos
tello Post; second vice commander,
Helen M. Sprague, u. s. S. Jacob Jones
Post: third vice commander, William H.
McGTath, Washington Police Post;
chaplain, Arthur L. Smith, Henry G.
Spengler Post.
The following delegates and alter
mates TO the national convention we're
unanimously elected by reclamation:
Delegates: Mr.. Fraser; DR.. E. G.
MacNeil, Quentin Roosevelt Post; VIII
liam A. Keogh, Sergt. Jasper Post; Mar
tin A. Dyer. Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post: Richard Curtin, George
r. Killeen Post; Anne d. Pryde, Jane
A. Delano Post; E. p Van Hise, Lin
coin Post: w H. Chase. Henry G.
Spengler Post; E. L. Person, James
Reese Europe Post, and Howard S. Fisk.
George Washington Post.
Alternates-James H. Kehoe, Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing Post; E. E.
Corwin, Stephen P. McGroarty Post;
John E. Scott, Washington Police Post;
Miss Splague, Emily J. Carey, Belleau
Wood Post; Harry j. Photis, Vincent
B. Costello Post william H. Burrel,
James E. Walker Post; X. t. Wright,
ID Division Pest; c. w Browning,
Victory Post and Mr.. McGahan.
Policies Outlined.
Addresses were made by the newly
installed officers, and Condr. Fraser IN
his speech outlined some OF the poll
tcies for the coming year. Increase in
membership to 5000 was one OF the
detectives, while visiting committees to
the sick and disabled in the various
veteran hospitals would be carried on
through weekly visits, with every Amer
lean Legion member assisting. He was
presented with an engraved gavel from
u S. S. Jacob Jones Post and flowers
by Miss Margaret Preston, representing
the Eight ana Forty organization, and
from Henry G. Spengler Post. A large
bouquet was also presented by Miss
Preston to Miss Sprague from the same
organization. Past Comdr. Jane M.
Breen presented Miss Sprague with a
vice commanders badge.
The annual report of the child wei
fare officer, Mrs. Anne Humphrey, was
presented and approved.
A letter Of appreciation was read
from Miss Mamie B. Varble, recreation
worker of the American Red Gross, for
head sets and playing cards donated
by the Legion to the hospitals. A let
ter also was read from the Presidents
Federation of the Legion Auxiliary, ex-
pressing appreciation o. the conven-
ton in faYoring the restoration of a
charter for the Legion department in
this city.
Congratulations Extended Donovan.
Congratulations we're extended to
Daniel j. Donovan of Vincent B. Cos
tello Post on his completion of 40 years
service with the District government
The amendment TO the constitution
providing for Incorporating the depart
ment was referred TO special COM
mittee Of Ave to report to the Depart
ment Executive Committee for final ac-
ton
An informal reception was held at
the adjournment of the convention,
which was one of the mos. successful
and harmonious in the history Of the
local department