Evening star., 1935-06-09
American Legion to Aid
In Flag Day Observance
Members Plan to Deliver Addresses in Public
Schools and Cooperate With Spanish
War Veterans.
\ r EMBERS of the Department
N n Of the District of Columbia,


wv American Legion, will par
4 i ticipate in the observance of
Flag day June'14, when many
will deliver addresses in public schools
where patriotic exercises will be held.
The Legionnaires will also cooperate
with Spanish War Veterans in exer-
cises.
Members of the various posts will
participate, with their colors, and
march in massed formation into the
auditorium of the United States
Chamber of Commerce Building today
at 2:30 O'Clock. when the 50th ami
Versary of the Salvation Army will be
celebrated. Color bearers are expected
to report at o'clock, at Connecticut
avenue and H street A section of
the auditorium has been set aside
for the American Legion.
Department Membership Officer
Charles C. Allies is calling the atten-
ton of post commanders that July
% will be the final date for sending
In membership cards on which will
be based representation in the annual
department convention, to be held
August 8, and 10. He invites at
tention to the passing of the national
quota and the membership for the
year 1884 and urges every post to
assist in reaching the 5000 members
which he predicts will be reached be-
fore the close of the year. If this is
accomplished. it will be the highest
record in the history of the local de-
partment.
Government Printing Office Post is
leading the field of paid-up members,
with 1873 per cent of its 1885 quota
turned in; Kenneth H. Nash in second
place, with 1872 per cent: James E.
Walker, third, 12l and Stephen P.
McGroarty. fourth, with 1l3 per cent
paid up.
The standing of the other posts in
the department as to 1885 paid-up
quotas follow: Tank Corps, 81 per
cent; Fort Stevens, 81: Stanley
Church Depue, 90; Stuart Walcott,
80; Quentin Roosevelt, 81; Vincent B.
Costello IS; James Reese Europe. 83:
George E. Killeen. 80; Belleau Wood,
30; I'd Division, 80; George Washing
ton, 70; Augustus P. Gardner. 70;
Bunker Hill, 70; U. S. S. Jacob Jones,
90; Lafayette. 68: Sergt. Jasper. 81;
Cooley Mccullough, ST; Bureau of En-
craving and Printing, 65; Washington
Police, 63; Lincoln, 81; Henry C.
Spengler, 60; Jane A. Delano. Sc; Ma
tional Press Club, SIS, and Victory. II.
The total paidup membership today
is 4729, as compared with 462O for
the entire year of 1894.
The regular meeting of Sergt. Jas
per Post, No. l3, scheduled for June
l3, has been postponed and will be
held at the Musicians Hall. ll05 Six
teenth street, at s pm. June II.
Comdr. w. A. McCallum, Finance
Offlcer Jack Herchid and Publicity
Of1cer George Lee represented the
post at the Confederate memorial
services held in Arlington Cemetery
last Sunday afternoon. The colors of
the post were present at the Memo
rial day exercises at Arlington and
several members of the post acted as
ushers.
The members of the post are in
v1ted to attend the fiftieth anniver-
sary services of the Salvation Army
to be held in the United States Cham
Der of Commerce Building. 1915 H
street, today at 2 pm. Those who
have uniforms or caps are requested
to wear them.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, held its
June meeting at its headquarters last
Thursday. Comdr. w. H. Harerave
presided and introduced guest speak
ers, Past Department Comdr. Paul r.
Grifhth, department of PENNSYLVANIA
and a member of the National Amer
1canization Committee, and Col. A.
M. L. De Luxembourg, formerly of
the United States Army Military In
telllgence and the Department of JUS
tice. Other guests we're Comdr.
George Oberndorfer, Bureau Post. and
the past commander of Cissell- Saxon
Post, Silver Spring. Md
AmericaniZation Officer joseph
Walker spoke of his efforts to have
Flag day, June IA, properly recog-
nized throughout the community and
also reported the Fort Stevens school
award plan to be followed by the
local department had been submitted
to Supt. of Schools Ballou for ap-
proval.
Membership Officer George Dono-
hue reported the post had reached its
1885 quota and would thereby gradu-
ate to the tWo-star class
The post ended its social activities
Tor the season with a dance at Indian
Spring Country Club last night. De-
partment Comdr. j. O'Connor Rob-
erts, his staff and auxiliary officers
attended.
Fort Stevens Squadron, S. A. L..
has been active on the base ball dia-
mond, having won from the Takoma
Park Squadron, % to Z, and lost to
that of Bunker Hill, Is to S. A re-
turn game will be played this after
noon on Taft High School diamdld
at o'clock. The Drum and Bugle
Corps of this squadron will be ready
Tor parade prior to the end of this
month.
Past Comdr. John Thomas TAYLOR
OF George Washington Post. No. /.
and vice chairman of the National
Legislative Committee, addressed the
members OF his post last Tuesday
night In Musicians Hall, i105 Six
teenth street, on the legislative pro-
gram of the American Legion. In the
course of his talk he outlined the
final outcome of the bonus measure
in Congress, together with some eide
lights OF the final stages of the strug-
gle and those playing prominent parts
In this long-fought legislative measure.
Hugh A. Kerwin of the United
States Department of Labor was
selected member of the post and spoke
on the unemployment problem in this
country and urged all Legicnnaires to
contact veterans who are not mem
bers of the American Legion and as
sist them in securing positions.
L. G. Waldman of the st. Louis Ma
tional Housing Committee also made
a brief address on the approaching
national convention in st. Louis. Gist
Blair reported on the plans of the
Department Committee on securing a