Evening star., 1935-07-28

number of delegates to the an
- nual convention of the District
Of Columbia Department of the
American Legion, to be held at the
Mayf1ower Hotel August 8, 8 and 10.
Keen rivalry marked the closing
hours of the race at midnight last
Tuesday. Delegates and alternates are
elected on the basis of paid-up MEM
bership dues. The winning post had
TIA members for the year 1885. Vim
cent B. Costello Post, No. Is, which
finished second in the race, had 584
members, and u S. S. Jacob Jones
Post, No. 3, was third with 376 men,
bers.
The closing figures of the other
posts in the department we're as fol-
lows: Government Printing Office,
No. 80, 367; Fort Stevens, No. 80, 3l2;
Kenneth H. Nash, No. S, and Bunker
Hill, No. 81, 227; United states Treas
ury, No. 35, 227; James Reese Eu-
rope, No. S, 226: Lincoln, No. II, l79;
Stuart Walcott, No. 10, 178; Quentin
Roosevelt, No. IL, 1T; Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, No. %, 176;
Washington Police. No. 29, l56; Vic
tory No 4, 142; George Washington,
No. /, 1856; James E. walker, No. 26,
1874; Augustus P. Gardner, No l8,
1876; Jane A. Delano, No. 6, 1872; Stan
ley Church Depue, No. 80, 108; Henry
C. Spengler, No. II, 88; Columbia, No.
"a, 76; United States Department of
Agriculture, No. SO, 76; I'd Division,
No. 28, go; Stephen P. McGroarty,
No. q, so; National Press Club, No.
20, 40; Tank Corps, No. 10, 38; George
E. Killeen, No. IS, "a; Cooley Nc
Cullough, No. %, 26; Lafayette, No.
8, Is, and Belleau Wood, No 3, l6.
The total membership for the de-
partment at midnight July % was
5,475, which is the largest member
ship ever attained in the history of
the department, with the exception
of the first year the department was
organized, in 1919. Credit for the
outstanding record is due to Charles
E. Allies, department membership Of
ficer, and his assistants, who still
hope to reach the 5000 mark by De-
cember 81, next, which was the goal
set at the time of his appointment
last year.
According to Department Adjt.
Howard S. Fisk, who has compiled the
record for the convention, there will
be total of Isl votes in the con-
vention, of which number 146 will
represent the posts and for de-
partment officers. Under the pro-
visions of the amended department
constitution and bylaws, as adopted
at the special convention March Is
and l6, last, all votes heretofore cast
by past department commanders have
been eliminated. In practically every
instance they have been elected as
members of delegations by their re-
spective posts.
The largest number of votes in the
convention will be cast by Sergt. Jas
per Post, which will have Is delegates
in attendance. This post will present
as its candidate for the next depart
ment commander Joseph j. Malloy,
a past commander of that post, who
has already been indorsed by a large
number of posts in the local depart
ment. Vincent B. Costello Post will
be next in line, with 13 votes, and
u. S. S. Jacob Jones Post third, with
9 votes. The voting strength of the
other posts, designated by the number
of delegates in the convention, are:
Government Printing Office. 8; Fort
Stevens, 7; Kenneth H. Nash. 7; Bum
ker Hill, 6; United States Treasury, 6;
James Reese Europe, 6; Lincoln, 5;
Stuart Walcott, S; Quentin Roose-
welt, 5; Bureau of Engraving and
Printing, S; Washington Police, 4;
Victory, 4; George Washington, 4;
James E. Walker, 4; Augustus P.
Gardner, 4; Jane A. Delano, 3; Stan
ley Church Depue, 3; Henry c. Speng-
Ter, 3; Columbia, 8; United States De-
partment of Agriculture. 3; I'd Divi-
sion, 2; Stephen P. McGroarty, 2;
National Press Club, 2; Tank Corps,
2; George E. Killeen, 2; Cooley-Mc-
Cullough, 2; Lafayette, /; Belleau
Wood, /.
Details are rapidly being completed
by General Chairman William G.
Meirs of the Department Convention
Committee for the event, which is to
be followed at the conclusion by nomi-
nation of officers for the ensuing year
on the night Of August 10 with sup
per dance at the Mayflower Hotel.
Another feature of the three-day
program will be the monster parade
on the opening night through the
downtown section. The line of march
includes Pennsylvania avenue from
John Marshall place to Thirteenth
street, north on Thirteenth street to
K street, west on K street to Con-
necticut avenue, north on Connecticut
avenue to NJ street, east on M street
to Seventeenth street, and entering
the hotel by the Seventeenth street
entrance.
Col. Kenyon Joyce, commandant Of
Fort Myer, will lead the parade as
grand marshal, with his famous
mounted Cavalry Band. Post Comdr.
William H. Hargrave of Fort Stevens
Post is the American Legion marshal,
and he will have several assistants for
the 10 divisions in the parade. It is
expected to be the largest parade in
the history of the department, with
more units from the Regular Army,
Navy, Marine Corps and District Ma
tional Guard than ever before. Col.
John Oehmann will command the
District National Guard. In addition,
there will be a number of floats en-
tered by various business concerns
Of this city and posts of the Ameri-
can Legion. The five drum and
bugle corps and bands of the local
department will be in the parade, in
addition to which there win be similar
musical organizations from American
Legion posts in Maryland and Vir-
ginia. Several local bands will also
parade and will compete for the vari-
ous silver trophies which are to be
awarded on the opening night Of the
convention.
The last meeting of Sergt. Jasper
Post was held in the Musicians Hall
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