Evening star., 1936-07-05
Legion Commander Issues
Call for 18th Convention
Reports From Headquarters Indicate Record
Attendance in Cleveland on
September 21 to a.
NATIONAL COMDR. RAY

"A NATIONAL COMDR. RAY
N MURPHY of the American
VI Legion, has issued an offcial
L call to the So departments for
the eighteenth annual convention to
be held in Cleveland. Ohio, September
81 to "a. The opening event will be
held in the $4,000, 900 public audi
torium.
A report from national headquarters
is to the effect that the attendance
this year will be the largest in the his
tory of the organization.
Comdr. Murphy. in his call, also
summoned the National Executive
Committee into session in Cleveland
at pm. September 20, the day before
the convention opens. Also that day
the Committee on Credentials, Com
mittee on Permanent Organization and
Committee on Rules will meet.
Because OF the increase in member
ship it is expected the number OF
official delegates will be near 1880. as
compared with POT at the St. Louis
convention.
The national commander has re-
quested department adjutants to COM
municate. as soon as possible. with
Hotel and Housing Committee of the
Cleveland Convention Corp, to report
the exact number Of delegates and
alternates, committeeman and officials,
newspaper men and others who will
make the journey with their official
delegations, and the estimates Of gen.
eral attendance from their respective
departments. This information must
be received not later than August ~
At its meeting, June 26, Henry C.
Spengler Post was informed by DR..
Royal, department athletic officer,
that in furtherance Of its Americana
zation program junior base ball
league. limited to boys II years Of age
and under. would be organized and
start play on the lSt of July. The post
then voted a substantial donation in
support of the league in the District
of Columbia.
Comdr. Thomas E. Fawcett an
nounced election of delegates at the
July meeting to the annual encamp-
ment of the Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, to be held at the
Mayflower Hotel, August 13 to IS, in
elusive.
James Reese Europe Post, No. 5,
celebrated its seventeenth anniversary
June n, at Odd Fellows Hall. The
principal speaker was Dept. Comdr.
Joseph ]. Malloy, who was presented
Americanism Officer Lineburg, Senior
Vice Comdr. William Haley and Junior
Vice Comdr. Albert L. Dunlap also
spoke.
Dept. Adjt. Thomas Mason, jr., and
Dept. Americanism Officer Horace w.
Lineburg are arranging for the local
department to participate in the dra-
matte spectacle, America" to be pre-
sented at the national convention in
Cleveland.
Present plans call for the presenta-
ton of skit dealing with the placing
Of the corner stone Of the Washington
Monument. The Bureau of Engraving
Post and the Government Printing
ONCE Post are also planning floats to
be entered In the department and ma
tional convention parades.
The department Executive Com
mittee indorsed resolution authoriz-
ing the department commander to
present q medal to the 5th Battalion,
Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, in con-
nection with the military competitive
activities held by that unit in August.
The Department Of Agriculture Post
has arranged a moonlight excursion
for July IS.
Athletic Officer Royal announced
the schedule for the Department Jun
ior Base Ball League has been ar-
ranged and that teams from Costello,
Nash, Fort Stevens and Washington
Police Posts would start playing in the
local competition this week. The Sc
ries will continue until August is.
Play will take place on one OF the
diamonds in Potomac Park and the
teams will be composed Of juniors
ranging in age up to II years. Teams
representing Sergt. Jasper Post. Lin
coin, Government Printing ONCE and
Bunker Hill Posts are also expected
to participate in the program. The
winner of the District Of Columbia
championship will play in a contest
with the winners from Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
ginia to determine the sectional cham
pionship.
The Advisory Council meeting OF
q. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will be held
Thursday at the home Of the chair
man of Ways and Means, Lillian
Caldwell as hostess and Jennie
Plunkert as co-hostess.
Past Comdr. Elsie Pinney, post
travel oficer, announced she Is &C.
cepting names for reservations fol
those desiring to attend the nationa
convention In Cleveland.
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