Evening star., 1935-10-27
THE American Legion Member
| ship Committee, headed by the
/ department membership officer,

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department membership officer,
Jack O'Connell, met at head
quarters in the Bond Building Monday
evening when plans were laid for an
nouncement of total membership for
the Department of the District of CO.
lumbia at the annual telegraphic roll
call to be held at indianapolis Tuesday
The department hopes to have 2,oOC
members on the paid-up rolls by that
time. Several post commanders nave
assured Department Comdr. Joseph j.
Malloy that they will have 100 per
cent of their membership paid up by
November IS. when all dues must be
forwarded to national headquarters to
be credited to this department in con-
nection with the annual telegraphic
roll call. The national membership
officer has set quota for this depart
ment for this year of $500 members,
an increase in membership by nearly
80 per cent over last year.
In order to accomplish this it was
decided to allot each post a quota for
the year and thereby give all posts a
chance to help to attain the goal. The
quota for each post as allotted by the
membership officer is as follows:
George Washington, No. l, 1856: U. S.
S Jacob Jones, No. 2, SIT; Belleau
Wood, No. 3, 20; Victory, No. 4, 1911;
James Reese Europe. No. 5. 80; Jane
A Delano, No 6, 164 Kenneth H.
Nash, No. 8, 377; Lafayette, No 9, 35;
~ No1n n
Roosevelt, No. II, 241; Henry C. Spen-
gler, No. II, 1874; Sergt. Jasper, No.
13, 1.005; Vincent B. Costello, No. Is,
801; Lincoln, No. II, PAS: Augustus P.
Gardner. No. 18, 1872; Tank Corps, No.
10, 81; National Press Club, No. 20, SO;
Cody No. %, SIS; Bureau
of Engraving, No. %, 240; George E.
Killeen. No. 25. 46; James E. Walker
No. IS, 181; Stephen P. McGroarty. Nc
81, 68; I'd Division, No. %, 81; Wash
ington Police, No 90, oil; Stanley
Church Depue, No. 80, 146; Bunker
Hill, No. 81. 312: Fort Stevens, No. 80,
425: Government Printing Office. No
33. 488; Columbia, No. "a. 1902; Treas
ury, No. 35, 3l3, and the Department
Of Agriculture, No. SO, l03.
The Membership Committee has
recommended to the Department EX-
ecutive Committee that three trophies
be awarded to the posts attaining the
highest percentage of their quota for
the year by November Is as follows:
One to the post having less than 100
members, one to the post having from
10l to $50 members and one to the
post having above 251 members.
The standing membership trophies
awarded annually at the department
convention are as follows: Forty and
Eight, awarded to that post having
the largest percentage of paid-up
members as of December l. Harlan
Wood, awarded to that post having
less than l0l members whose men,
bership on December Is is the largest
in the point of percentage as against
the previous year; Julius Peyser (2),
one to the post with l0l or more men,
bers and one to the post with less
than l0l members whose membership
on January 20 is the largest in the
point of percentage as against the
previous year; Edward Spafford,
awarded to that post which shows the
largest percentage increase in men,
bership over its average membership
for the three preceding years as of
June Is; Paul j. McGahan, awarded
to that post which shows the largest
percentage increase in membership
over its average membership for the
four preceding years as of June Is;
Dorothy B. Harper, contested for by
the larger units of the American
Legion Auxiliary and the larger wo-
mems posts of the American Legion
on the basis of members for the ensu-
ing year as of December 81, against
the final membership for the year;
Roosevelt (2), awarded 10 days prior
to the department convention. one to
the post of l0l or more members and
one to the post of less than 101 mem
bers which shows the largest per-
centage increase over their reported
membership on the same day of the
previous year, and the Frank L. Peck
ham trophy, awarded to that post
which has the largest membership in
the department 10 days before the
annual department convention.
Department Comdr. Malloy has.
been invited to act as postmaster
at the Optimist Club luncheon to be
held November 6, and an elaborate
Armistice day program is being
planned.
The speakers are Past Department
Comdr. Maj. Theodore Cogswell, In
fantry; Department Adjutant Thomas
Mason. jr., Artillery, andPast Depart
ment Comdr. Frank L. Peckham,
Tanks.
DR.. Frank w Ballou, superinten-
dent of schools, has been asked to
permit a committee, of which Past
Department Comdr Frank L. Peck
ham is chairman. to visit the public
schools and ascertain the methods
Of character education" now being
taught.
The Armistice day officer, Mai
Theodore Cogswell, announces that
the Navy Band has been obtained for
the Armistice day services to be held
November II at Arlington National
Cemetery at IL am National Comdr.
Ray j. Murphy and the national
chaplain will also appear on the pro-
gram, while Miss Jessica Dragonette.
nationally known lyric soprano, will
render several selections of her own
choice.
Costello Post Drum and Bugle Corps
will meet tomorrow in the National
Guard Armory. The Guard of Honor,
under the direction Of Capt. James
Pistorio, will meet Friday at the
armory Sergt. Jasper Post will meet
Friday at a meeting place yet to be
announced.
Bureau Of Engraving Post has
slected officers as follows: Commander,
AL C. Somers; senior vice commander,