Evening star., 1935-11-24

HNCOA OlIIb W oALAOuAASSAAASAN NN
Joseph ]. Malloy. At the recent con-
ference of department commanders
AMI adjutants at Indianapolis he set
the quota for the District at 2,434.
Comdr. Malloy has requested Ma
tional Comdr. Ray. J. Murphy to
issue a special citation to Comdr.
John D. Kiley of Fort Stevens
Post No. 80 here as result of the
post leading the department in paid
UP memberships. It had S14 members
last year but has now reached 326.
Lincoln Post No. II is another
which also surpassed its last years
membership and the national COM
nnander has also been requested to
issue a citation to Comdr. Roland
w. Phillips of that post. DR.. Hyman
d. Shapiro Is the membership officer
OF the Lincoln post.
Others which passed last years
membership and who will receive
special citations are: Comdr Joseph
L. Koehl. Agriculture Post No. So,
which had n members last year
and now has 1884, Comdr. Charles
j. Egner, Stephen McGroarty Post
No. 81, which had so members and
now has 76, and Comdr. Artis Waters,
George E. Kineen Post No. IS, which
had "a members last year and now
has 46.
Posts are now turning their atten-
tion toward winning the Forty and
Eight Cup which falls due on Decem-
ber / and is awarded to the post
having the highest percentage of its
last years membership paid up, pro-
Vided that the number totals more
than so.
In connection with the prizes
offered by Department Membership
Oficer Jack OConnell for the larg-
est paid-up memberships as of No
vembtr Is. the following winners
are announced: For the smaller
group, posts with a membership of
less than 100 the trophy was won by
the Stephen P. McGroarty Post No.
81 with q HOSP per cent paid-up
membership In the intermediate
group the Agriculture Post No. 36
is the winner with 13o.09 per cent,
while in the larger group Fort Stevens
Post is the winner with 1911 per
cent paid up.
Fort Stevens Post No. 80 will cele-
hrate Thanksgiving with party We'd
nesday night at the post hall, 306
Kennedy street. Vice Comdr. Alfred
C. Harmon, chairman, has arranged
for dancing.
Comdr. John D. Kiley is pressing
action of all post committees having
to do with community activities.
Applicants recently voted TO men,
bership in the post are: James Allen.
Thomas H Bellin, Samuel A. Berns.
John B. Berry, william ]. Blake,
George A. Brady, Howard E. Camp
bell, Martin H. Cannon, William F.
Colliton, Tobias c. Cooper, Basil H.
Curry. Ernest A. DeS-Marias, Arthur
T. Edinger, Glenn C. Faurot, Wilbur
Grif1s, Raymond z. Hawkins, E. F.
Hull. Austin S. Imirie, William A.
Kemp, Charles 3. Kennedy, Robert
A. Littleton, Frank Lozupone, Fay j.
McCarty, Robert A. McLarnon. Harry
b. McClain, Thurston B. Miller, Paul
F. O'Connel, Samuel E. Polonsky, Ed
ward J. Ray, zenophon X. Richard
son, Ephraim e. Ruebush, Edward J.
Shaughnessy, James E. Shea, Earl W
Shinn, William E. Shipley. Edward G..
Smith, Meyer Taske and L. R. Wat
kins.
The post drum and bugle corps will
meet In old Brightwood School Tues
day night.
Tie post squadron, Sons Of the
American Legion. will hold its Novem-
Der business meeting in Fort Stevens
Hall Friday night. Special movies and
other entertainment will follow the
business session. Capt. Tom Howard
will preside. He attends Paul Junior
High School, and was recently elected
to the presidency of his class. This Is
a fathers and sons night, and fathers
are requested to turn out.
Sergeant Jasper Post, No. 13, will
hold o turkey-bingo party tomorrow
at 8 pm. at Musicians Hall, llO5
Sixteenth street. The party will be
open to all LegionnaireS, members OF
the auxiliary and friends of members.
The degree team Of the Legion
honor group, the Societe de Quarante
Hommes ct HUT Chevaux, will con-
duct q ceremonial at the meeting
December 6 at Musicians Hall.
The request of the tuberculosis
Association to permit speaker from
that organization to address the next
department Executive Committee
meeting on the sale Of Christmas
Seals has been granted by Comdr
Malloy. The national organization,
through the national commander, Ray
j. Murphy, has Endorsed the drive
10 prevent tuberculosis and urges all
Ierionnaires in this department to
co-operate in the sale of the seals.
The department Welfare Advisory
Committee will meet tomorrow eve
ming at Sholi's Cafe, 1882 Connecticut
avenue. for dinner at $50 pm, fol-
lowed by a meeting. All post COM
rnanders and their welfare officers,
az well as all unit presidents and
their welfare officers, the department
commander and the department pres
sdent of the American Legion Auxil-
iary, the chef de gere OF the Forty
a Eight and the chapeau Of the Eight
Il Forty and their welfare officers, and
all members OF the Welfare Advisory
Council have been invited to attend.
The department commando last
week installed officers OF Columbia
and the Second Division posts.
Theodore Cogswell has been ap-
pointed vice chairman OF the employ
ment commission.
The veterans preference ofhcer,
Edward L. Marthill, is planning
program whereby every veteran ap-
nlyins for q position will be given
preference in employment and also
in retention in service.
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