Evening star., 1936-10-25
Legion Will Participate
In Navy Day Exercises
Comdr. Lineburg to Place Wreath at John
Paul Jones Monument During
Rites Tuesday.

Rites 7
TINE District Of Columbia De-
partment, the American Legion,
headed by Comdr. Horace @.
\ Lineburg, will participate in
the Navy day exercises Tuesday at
noon at the John Paul Jones Monu-
ment at the foot of Seventeenth street.
A wreath will be placed at the base
of the monument by Lineburg. The
colors of the various posts will be
assembled at the exercises.
The local department has just closed
the most successful year in its history,
having a total membership of $500.
There are 80 posts in the department
and seven of these exceeded their
membership quotas. They were:
George Washington Post, with 1876,
against quota of 1856; Lincoln Post,
264, against a quota of 245; George
E. Killeen Post, So. against quota
of 46; James E. Walker Post, 24l,
against a quota of 1871; Stephen p.
McGroarty Post, 100, against a quota
of 81; Fort Stevens Post, 44S, against
a quota of AIS, and the United States
Department of Agriculture Post. with
235, against a quota of 103. Belleau
Wood Post had a quota of Is and
turned in 16, equaling their quota.
The I'd Division Post accomplished
the same feat with total Of 81.
Sergt. Jasper Post, the largest post
in the city, although not reaching their
quota of zoos, turned in total Of 703.
Their nearest rival was the Costello
Post with 634.
Department Comdr. Lineburg has
set total of 1900 as a goal for the
coming year.
Fort Stevens Post No. 80. the Amer
ican Legion, is considering several
plans of the Housing Committee, under
the leadership of Comdr. John Kiley
relative to housing and permanent
building plans.
The Drum and Bugle Corps will pa
rade Sunday afternoon from Sixth
street and Constitution avenue to the
Monument Grounds with the Cru
saders.
The Junior Drum and Bugle Corps,
under the new leadership of Comrade
George Smith, met last Thursday
night. They will hold their monthly
meeting Friday, October 80, at the
post hall.
Sergt. Jasper Post has again at
tanned the honor Of being the largest
post in the local department, as was
the case during the two preceding
years. It was awarded the Spafford
Trophy for its permanent possession.
Post Membership Officer William P.
Kershner has already turned in to
department headquarters more than
100 new 1887 cards.
At the next meeting Comdr. Fred
Money will announce several appoint
ments.
A special meeting of James Reese
Europe Post was held at the home Of
Harvey Bean October II. when plans
for the reorganization Of the drum
and bugle corps were made. The post
is also organizing q marching club
of more than so members, while a
squadron of Sons of the American
Legion also will be sponsored.
Invitations have been sent out by
the post for the follow me" celebra-
ton on Arnistice day at the Elks'
Home, 30l Rhode Island avenue.
The Executive Committee of Lincoln
Post met last Monday evening in the
Arcade Building and authorized a
dance in November to raise money for
the annual Christmas party. The
Ways and Means Committee was in
structed to make arrangements and
report November 2.
Comdr Harold A. Emery appointed
Comrades Percy, Bush and Blubaugh
as the committee for the annual ban
quet and instructed them to report at
the next regular meeting Of the post.
Rudolph Blick, chairman of the Sons
Of the American Legion, announced q
squadron meeting next Friday evening.
There will be election and installation
Of officers.
Comdr. Emery announced appoint
ments to chairmanships OF committees
as follows: Membership, DR.. H. D.
Shapiro; Sons Of the American Legion.
Rudolph Blick; athletic officer, Ernest
Campbell; civic relations Nick Cha
conas: Americanization ofncer, G. D.
Verhines; entertainment, Charles w.
Garlock; ways and means, Charles @.
Sensenay; graves registration, Philip
Gingras; veterans preference, Murray
H. Hiltz: quartermaster, George D.
Kuhnel: Glad Hand Committee, Ray
C. Pratt; publicity, Ovid Roberts; en-
ployment officer, Ross johnson.
The next meeting will be held No
vember 2 at pm.
Installation of officers of the q. s
s. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, was held
October II at the washington Club
The ceremonies were conducted by
Department Comdr. Lineberg and hii
staff.
The new officers are: Commander
Jane r. Cox: senior vice commander
Belle K. Graves: Junior vice COM