Evening star., 1932-07-27
added Groups Not Needed to
Promote AmeriCaniSm,
He Declares.
ELECTION OF DISTRICT
OFFICERS SET TOMORROW
Father H. A. Darche and Other
Leaders Speak ct Opening Of
14th Annual Convention.

The American Legion Is capable O.
leading in Americanism and there L
no necessity for any new organization
along veterans lines, Brig. Gen. Frank
T. Fines. administrators of veterans af-
fajtS declared last night In addressing
the opening session Of the fourteenth
annual convention Of the Department
of the District of Columbia, Amer
lean Legion.
The convention is being held in tho
auditorium OF the Stuart Junior High
Schot |. Fourth and E streets northeart
and VIII conclude with the election oi
offlcelS tomorrow night.
Urging the Legionnaires to pay par
ticular attention to the welfare of theil
country. Gen. Hines told of his OBJ
servations during the last two years
not of only veterans of the World
War, but of all wars, and said the
Legion could lead better today thar
ever before in good citizenship. He
paid tribute to its work during the
last year In placing q million unem-
ployed n positions throughout the
country.
National Chaplain Speaks.
Father a. A. Darche, national chap
lain of the American Legion, also ad-
dressed tie convention, urging loyalty
to the organization, which now is grad
ually reaching the million mark In
membership. He said care should be
exercised in the election of officers and
that they should receive the support
OF every Legionnaire.
Other speakers included Joseph
Bailey, secretary Of the Northeast
Business Mems Association; J. O'Con-
nor Roberts, assistant veterans admin
iStrator: Mrs. Joseph H. Minis, presi-
dent of the American Legion Auxiliary;
o. w. HolIngsworth, department COM
fnarder, Veterans of Foreign Wars; p.
j. Callan department commander,
United Spanish War Veterans: Lee T.
Turner, past department commander,
Disabled American Veterans Of the
World War; Francis r. Miller, Forty
end EIGHT Society; Mrs. Willette Pres
f2l, Eight and Forty Society and Ed
ward H Young of the Central Business
Mems Association. The latter extended
9 Ell invitation to hold the fifteenth en-
nual convention in the Fourteenth
street section, between Thomas Circle
and florida avenue.
The first report Of the convention
was that Of the Credentials Committee,
presented by Howard S. Fisk, which
the voting strength of the convention
to be 141 votes, representing paid-up
membership of 4,758.
The report Of the Rules Committee
was presented by Charles o. Shaw and
adopted after being amended to admit
the presentation of resolutions from the
foor of the convention after o'clock
tonight.
Years Winners Announced.
Paul ]. McGahan, chairman Of the
COMMITTEES on Trophies and Awards,
announced the winners of the various
events of the last year. The trophy
winners included the following: Harlan
Wood Trophy, won by Tank Corps
Post; second Harlan Wood Trophy by
the Jane A. Delano Post; Eight and
Forty Trophy, donated by Mrs. Dor
Delano Pest and also the julius I.
PeySer Trophy. Another PeySer Trophy
was won by the Tank Corps Post.
The Edward E. Spafford Trophy was
won by the Sergt. Jasper Post. which
also won the Paul j. McGahan Trophy.
One Of the Quentin Roosevelt Post
Trophies was awarded to the I'd Di-
vision Post and the other to the James
Reese Europe Post. The Frank L.
Peckham Trophy was presented to the
Vincent B. Costello Post and the Wat
son 3. Miller Trophy to Samuel Rose,
for unselfish service to the American
Legion. The j. Miller Kenyon Trophy,
for the winner in the American Legion
Junior Base Ball League will be pre-
sented to the winning team when the
series concludes next week.
The following were awarded prizes
in connection with the annual parade,
which was the feature OF the opening
session of the convention: Best deco
rated float. Vanity Beauty Shoppe; sec
ond prize, Florestena 6eauty Snoppe'
best appearing unit in the parade,
Jobs Daughters; best drum corps, Vic
tory Post; second prize, Vincent B.
Costello Drum Corps; best band,
Washington Gas Light Band: second
prize. Holy Comforter Band; third
p-ize Elks Boys Band. The judges
were Lieut.. Richard Mansfield OF the
Metropolitan Police Department, MAJ .
Cen. Amos A. Fries, U. S. A., retired,
and e. E. Shipley.
Election Due Tomorrow.
At the second session tonight the
renort of the Resolutions Committee
viii be presented by Chairman Robert
M Tolson, together with the annual
reports of the department officers.
Oficers will be nominated for the en-
suing year and the election VIII take
place in the closing hours tomorrow
night.