Evening star., 1935-08-25

American Legion with the
~ local department convention
now out of the way, are looking
forward to the national convention at
st. Louis, Mo-, September % to 26.
Commanders of the various posts
are rounding up members IN an
effort to have a large delegation rep
resent the District at the annual
gathering. Many members have
planned to make the trip by auto
mobiles while others will go by train.
Several of the Drum and Bugle
Corps of the District of Columbia De-
partment are expected to participate.
Col. Fred A. Bottger, chairman OF the
Trophies and Awards Committee. an
nounced both the Drum and Bugle
Corps and band contests will be held
September 25, the former at Walsh
Memorial Stadium and the latter at
the municipal open-air theater.
Col. Bother, assiste by his vice
chairmen, AL Meglitsch and Tom
Coleman, promises the finest service
ever offered Drum and Bugle Corps Of
the Legion in a national contest.
Every competing organization will
have assigned to it personnel escort.
From time of arrival until departure
the liaison representative will be at
the service of the corps, arranging
all details of mass transportation,
handling of baggage, group valet Serv-
ice, etc. At the stadium surplus
equipment will be available for any
member needing uniform parts. This
will be furnished free. There will
also be a squad of tailors available.
A feature of the band contest at
the municipal open-air theater will
be a huge revolving stage.
The national golf tournament at
the national convention will be held
September % at Westborough Country
Club, st. Louis, it is announced by
DR.. H. Untergerg, chairman of the
Golf Committee. All golfers who are
members in good standing in the Le-
gion are invited to participate.
Handicaps will be allowed.
In accordance with the rules, Le-
gionnaires, whether amatuer or pro-
fessional, are eligible for all events,
but no more than two players FROM
one post or three players from one
State may play in the same foursome.
Requests for groups when not con-
fiicting with the above rule will be
sanctioned by the committee.
All play will be medal score. w. G.
A. rules will govern. Entries will be
accepted at the tee.
A complete game of 18 holes only
will be considered for the major prizes,
though valuable prizes will be given
for the best nine holes, the best putt
ing score, the most eagles, brides. etc.
The green's fee will be 81. For ad-
vanced entry send the fee to the Golf
Tournament Committee, American
Legion Convention Corp. Broadway
and Olive streets. st. Louis, Mo.
Government Printing Office Post
Band delivered several selections at
the tenth annual convention, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, Department of
the District of Columbia, on August
10. Plans are being made for the band
to be in the line of march at the
American Legion National Convention
in st. Louis, Mo-, September 1926,
inclusive. F. A. Minnigh Is business
manager of the band.
The post was represented at the
Executive Committee meeting of the
Department of the District of Column
bia held August % by Junior Vice
Commander M. w. Blankinship.
The next meeting of the post will
be held in Harding Hall, Government
Printing Office, September at pm
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81, met at
the Hay Loft Club, 1926 Massachu-
sets avenue, last Tuesday evening,
with Comdr. Robert r. Spriggs in the
chair
Nominations for officers to be
elected September II was the chief
order Of business. Those nominated
were: For commander, L. j. P.
Fichthorn, Thaddeus A. Bean, zeb T.
Hamilton, Alfred James Sullivan and
J. Fred Chase. For first vice COM
mander, Raymond A. Eichhorn and
Thomas Popham Royston. For sec
ond vice commander, William Leo
Collins. For third vice commander,
John E. McCabe, Edward McN. Re-
petit, Francis P. Gauges and John
Coogley. For finance officer, Alfred
G. Powell, Morris Singer and William
Leo Collins. For chaplain, Thomas
Charles Baisden. For judge advocate,
Robert Lee Irwin. For historian,
Harry j. Barnholt and John r. Welt
Eel. For Americanism officer, Ray
rnond A. Eichhorn and Thomas Pop
ham Royston. For color bearers, J.
Fred Chase, Charles Harry Bair and
John r. Weitzel. For quartermaster,
Raymond j. Doyle.
The L-31 Club, at the last monthly
meeting, presented the post a check
for $50 as further expression of its
desire to do its part to cooperate with
the post along material and social
welfare lines.
At the last regular meeting resolu-
ton was passed that the post present
to Maj. Edgar H. Hale the distin-
guished service American Legion
medal for his faithfulness in the per-
formance of his services to i'll and dis
abled veterans, his kindliness, un-
selfishness and good fellowship, as well
as his efforts in the promotion of the
interests and welfare of comrades of
the American Legion.
The Sergt. Jasper Post and Unit
Of the American Legion and Auxiliary
Department, District of Columbia,
have received many honors through
the recent department elections. They
are as follows: Past Post Comdr. Joe
Malloy elected department commander
and Jess Chaillet elected grand chef
de train of the Forty and Eight.
From the Sergt. Jasper Unit, Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, the unit presi-
dent, Mrs. E. Louise Warren, was
elected lie chapeau of the Eight and
Forty and Mrs. Mildred Eckles was