Evening star., 1935-02-10
ECRETARY OF THE TREAS

~ American Legion and is now a
charter member of United
States Treasury Post, No. 35, of the
Department OF the District of Co
lumbia. He is a World War veteran
and is taking an active part in the
new post.
The charter for the post has been
approved by the national organization
and was received at local department
headquarters a few days ago. The
membership is composed of employees
of the Treasury Department. The
charter bears the signatures OF the
national commander and national
adjutant and has been signed by the
commander and adjutant of the Dis
trict department.
]. I. Below, organizer OF the post,
has been elected its first commander
and will be installed with the other
officers at the Mayflower Hotel March
l6. At the conclusion of the cere-
monies a dance will take place.
The other officers include Leslie
Wheeler, senior vice commander;
Charles Daley. jr., Junior vice COM
mander; Phillip P. Castle, master at
arms; Earl Hamilton Smith, sergeant
at arms; Leo Smith, historian; NAL
colin L. Shepherd, chaplain, and Ken
meth B. Bovay, finance officer.
The local department last week also
presented a charter issued by national
headquarters to Columbia Post No.
"a. This post is composed Of musi-
clans and entertainers.
Charles C. Allies, department mem
bership officer, announces that the
present membership campaign for new
members will close February IL at
midnight. Every member, he an
nounces, who has paid his 1885 dues
will be a participant in the contest.
the prize for which is a complete
American Legion uniform, donated by
the local Legion outfitter.
Chairman Allies has commended the
following posts of the Department of
the District of Columbia which have
attained the 100 per cent class in
paid-up membership: Belleau Wood
Post. No. g. Kenneth H. Nash Post,
No 8; Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10;
Fort Stevens Post, No. 30, and Gov
ernment Printing Office Post, No. 33.
Another new American Legion post
is in the stage of formation and vet
Grams of the World War have been
invited to attend the first meeting, to
be held next Saturday at 10 o'clock
in the Southeast Branch Library,
Seventh and D streets southeast. Vet
erans will be given an opportunity to
become charter members by signing
the petition for charter which will
be on display. The new post is being
organized by veterans employed in the
Navy Yard.
Nelia Eichorn, department graves
registration officer. has called meet
ing of the registration officers to be
held in the Fort Stevens Post Club
House, 306 Kennedy street, Wednes-
day night.
The next meeting of Victory Post,
No 4, will be on Tuesday at Odd
Fellows Hall. Election of delegates
to the Constitution Convention will
be held.
Representative Wright Patman,
sponsor of the House bill No. /, for
the payment of adjusted service GER
tiflcates, will be the principal speaker.
Rice w. Means, chairman of the Con-
stitution Convention Committee, will
also render report of his committee.
Athletic Officer Morris Bealle will
render a report relative to his pro-
posed stadium plan. There will be
other speakers.
Representative c. Murray Turpin
of Pennsylvania was the guest
speaker at the meeting of George
Washington Post, No. /, last Tuesday
night at the club house. 1441 Rhode
Island avenue. He spoke of the
World War veteran and his present.
day problem, particularly the dis
abled man.
Comdr. Howard E. Snyder an
nounced the annual pilgrimage to
Mount Vernon on February %, the
motor caravan leaving the club house
at 1890 o'clock. He will place
wreath on the tomb of Gen. Wash
ington, after a brief address. The
post colors will be in attendance, with
the membership lined up on either
side of the entrance to the tomb.
Delegates and alternates to the
special department convention to be
held March Is and 16 in the Interior
Department auditorium for the pur-
pose of revising the department con-
stitution and bylaws were elected:
Comdr. Howard E. Snyder, Past
Comdr. Wallace Streater, DR.. M. H.
Darnall, Vice Comdr. Raymond M.
Lanigan, Past Comdr. Bernard c. Nc
Gee, p w. Jarboe, Vice Comdr. Harry
A. Coope and H. S. Freeman.
william j. Keays of Sam White
Bear Post, No. 251. of the Pine Ridge,
S. OAK, was elected a member by
transfer and J. r. Martin as new
member.
The annual birthday dinner and
dance of Lincoln Post, No. II, will be
held at the Shoreham Hotel on Lin
coins birthday, Tuesday. at 1880 pm.
Prominent members of Congress and
the Commander Department of the
District Of Columbia, j. O'Connor
Roberts, will be guest speakers. Robert
Tolson will be toastmaster.