Evening star., 1936-07-12
D. Legion Convention
To Be Held August 1915
Department Adjutant Asks Data on Dele
gations-Drum and Bugle Corps
Contest Planned.
~HE. eiebteenth annual con

THEs eighteenth annual conven-
ton Of the District Of Colum-
bia Department. the American
u Legion, has been called for
August 13. IA and Is at the May
flower Hotel by Joseph ]. Malloy, de-
partr,ent commander.
Department Adjutant Mason has
instructed the post commanders to
forward to department headquarters
lists of delegates and alternates In
duplicate. duly certified. same to be
in by August 3. July 20 will be
the last day for the receipt of dues
from members participating in the
election of delegates to the convention.
The adjutant also requested the posts
to signify the chairman Of the delega-
ton from the post and the member of
the post who win serve on the Rules
Committee and the post representa-
tive on the Constitutional Amendments
and Resolutions Committee.
A meeting of the U. S. s. Jacob Jones
Post will be held tomorrow evening at
the Thomas Circle club house Elec-
ton of delegates and alternates to the
department convention will be held.
The annual moonlight excursion
down the Potomac will be held Thurs
day evening on the City OF Washing
ton. All members and their friends
are urged to attend for the benefit of
the Ways and Means Committee of
the post
Department Comdr. Malloy has been
notified by national headquarters that
the District department has entered
the four-star class. These stars are
awarded to department which
reaches an all-time high membership
mark during the year. This Is the
first year in the history of the local
department that the 5000 mark has
been reached.
The highest mark heretofore at
tanned by the department was In 1919
20 when a total membership Of 1884
was reached. The department at the
present time has total membership
of 6,096.
On July 1S, just prior to the
Cleveland Washington game. the ma
tional commander. Ray ]. Murphy.
and the local department comman-
der. Joseph J. Malloy. will present
Buddy Lewis with trophy. Lewis
is now starring at third base for the
Washington baseball team and Is a
product Of the Gastonia. N. c.. Amer
ican Legion junior base ball nine
and got his start In the game while
playing with that club.
United States Department Of Agri-
culture Post No. 36 will hold its an
nual moonlight cruise on the steamer
Potomac on July l6.
Fort Stevens Post met with Senior
Vice Comdr Albert w. Tucker pre-
siding. Delegates to the department
convention were elected as follows:
Joe Ashi. John Long. A. w. Tucker,
r. H. Viancour, Mike Lyons. George
Phillips, Bill Hargrave. Joe Oliver and
Roy Ponton. Alternates: Leo Reel,
Jack FTlShet, Joe PurkS, FRANK
Howard, Floyd Caskey, Henry War
burton, Joe Walker, Bernie Daniels,
George Smith and Jerry Graham.
Comdr. John Kiley will serve as dele
gate at large and act as chairman to
the delegation.
The delegates were instructed to
vote for Department Comdr. Joseph j.
Malloy for the ofice Of national ex-
ecutive committeeman
New club rooms will be occupied on
or about September !.
The post will serve In body at
pm Tuesday at the commemorative
exercises at Fort Stevens battle-ground
from which the post derives its name.
The services will mark the seventy
second anniversary Of the battle and