Evening star., 1934-08-12

bla. American Legion, elected
Al last Friday night. are giving
their attention 70 the national
convention 70 be held october "a, ~,
- and Is at Miami. Fla.
The call fer the convention, which
has been received from national head
quarters at Indianapolis. provides that
the District Of Columbia shall have
five delegates and one additional
delegate for each thousand members
or msior fraction thereof whose dues
have been paid Up 10 September "a
next.
The local department also win be
entitled 10 one alternate for each OF
the delegates. In addition the ma
tional executive committeeman from
this department win be entitled to a
vote, his vote 10 be exercised with
the District delegation. With the re-
cent chartertng CT a post ia the Gov
ernment Printing once II Ia expected
that this added membership viii add
one more delegate 10 the convention.
Al the present time the department
st the close Of the books for the
department convention had 4,354
paid-iIp members. emitting the Dis
trict TO votes In the national con-
vention and with the national execu-
tive committeeman making q total Of
10 votes. There is every prospect that
the membership win exceed 4,5oI, in
which event the District department
would have II votes In the Miami
convention.
ID. c. Quarters Located.
Information received from Lloyd A.
White. chairman Of the Miami Hous-
ing Committee, announced that the
District delegates and alternates
would be domlciled In the McAlllSter
Hotel and no additional rooms are
available for Legionnaires from the
National Capital. Chairman White,
however, has announced that assign
ments may be made at the Pershing,
Fairfax and TamiaIni hotels. The
rooms are all for two persons and
the rates run from $3.50 each in
rooms without bath to $2.50 es ch in
rooms with bath. In addition to
these hotel accommodations apart
ment units may be secured as cheaply
as So day, 10 accommodate two per-
sons. The average apartment house
rate Is running Sl25 day per per-
son and most units viii accommodate
three to five persons.
In reserving rooms for the next
convention q deposit Of SIS per person
is required and in addition registra-
tion fee of 50. which must accompany
the room deposit. This is the same
arrangement as last year at the con-
vention held in Chicago. ALI reser-
vations must be made through the
department adjutant of the local de-
partment, as no other requests viii be
recognized by the Miami Housing
Committee. The standard railroad
rate for the round trip will be $34.65,
with lower berths ss.25 in each direc-
ton.
Chattanooga Invitation.
An invitation has been received by
the local headquarters for Legion
naires to spend October 20 with the
Davis King Summers Post, No. IL, of
Chattanooga, Tenn It will be known
as "Legionnaires' day" and starts with
a reception at $50, followed by
parade at o:45 o'clock of all visiting
American Legion bands. drum corps,
drill teams and auxiliary units to the
national convention. The parade win
be led by the band Of the 9Th United
States Cavalry.
Sightseeing automobiles will con-
vey the visitors to historic Missionary
Ridge and the famous Chickamauga
battlefield, the drive ending at post
headquarters at Fort Oglethorpe at
noon. where Regular Army chow will
be served At ls30 o'clock in the
afternoon q mounted drill and DEM
onstration Of modern arms and Army
equipment viii take place through the
courtesy of Col Walter s. Grant,
commander Of Fort Oglethorpe.
The first of the convention meet
ings will be the National Executive
Committee, which win be held Octo-
Der 2l at pm. in the McAllister
Hotel, which will be the headquarters
Tor the national organization officials.
The Committee on Credentials will
meet Sunday at pm: the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization at
lis p.m., and the Committee on
Rules at 1880 p.m.-all In the Nc
Allister Hotel.
Milt D. Campbell of Cincinnati,
chairman OF the American Legion
Child Welfare Committee. has an
nounced he win put a series of ques-
tions on this Legion's activity to Miss
Emma Puschner, national child well
fare director. in dialogue broadcast
from Station WLW in Cincinnati
over q NE. G. national hook-up to-
morrow night. 1t win be from 1880
pm. until midnight
The national organization of the
American Legion entered the month
OF August with a total membership
OF 100000. This is IS ,2S2 more than
Tor the same day last year A tabu-
lation of membership by departments
shows that Al have already exceeded
their 1888 membership and 10 have
attained their full quotas for 1894.
Rev. Howard E Snyder, past de-
partment chaplain and chaplain of
George Washington Post, No. /, was
nominated for the ONCE of post COM
@ANNAA0CA aS lAAC S@4A4lAG1 I1OklIlaLlOn OF
officers at meeting last Tuesday
night in the post club house, l44l
Rhode Island avenue For the past
year he has been serving as first vice
commander.
Other officers nominated were: For
first vice commander, Harry Lanigan:
second vice commander, Harry Coope:
third vice commander, John F. Dull;
quartermsster, p. w. Jarboe; serge
ant at arms, Walter ]. West: master
at arms, Frederick H Dreyer; surgeon.
DR.. NJ H Darnali: historian, Past
Comdr. Howard S. Fisk: chaplain.
Emil Walter; color bearers, Past
Comdr Bernard c. MCGEE and John
F. Dull.
The election of officers VIII take
place at the meeting September at
the club house. AS there was only
one nominee for each Of the elective
Offices, those nominated last Tuesday