Evening star., 1936-08-30

American Legion headquarters, in the
Bond Building, last Tuesday evening,
when final arrangements were made to
send the members of this corps to the
convention as guests Of this depart
ment.
Word has been received from national
headquarters that the Americanism
parade, which was to have been held
on the Sunday preceding the opening
Of the convention has been Cancelled.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, will meet
at 306 Kennedy street next Thurs
day evening. Comdr. John Delbert
Kiley will preside. Election and IN
stallation Of officers Is the principal
business.
Candidates are commander George
Phillips and Frank Howard; senior
vice commander, Frank Bloom: Sec
ond vice commander, Robert Kennedy:
junior vice commander. George Dono-
hue: chaplain, James Shea: Executive
Committee, Lewis K. Hile. Leo j.
Reel, Joseph A. Walker and John T..
Long.
Department Comdr. Lineburg will
oflciate in the installation and will
make presentation of the five trophies
won by the post for membership,
Americanism and drum corps work
for the past year.
The senior drum and bugle corps
is preparing for participation in the
annual contest of the local department
prior to leaving for national compe-
tition at the Cleveland convention
the latter part of this month.
Travel Oficer Maurice Mcdonald
has issued a last call for reservations
at the national convention and directs
that all names be turned in to him
prior to September 10.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet next
Wednesday at Pythian Temple for
election of officers.
At the last meeting the following
nominations were made: For COM
mander, Daniel M. Goodacre, Freder-
lex F. Money: for first vice COM
mander. Edgar H. Baker. Joseph J.
Idler, Harold j. MacLaughlin; for
second vice commander, Robert L.
Fain. J. w. Nelson; for third vice COM
mander, Lehron Ard, Hugo Darling,
John L. Downey. George Lee. Harry
N. Ware: for chaplain. Hugo Darling.
Vincent B. Costello Post met Tues
day in the board room of the District
Building and will elect officers. The
following have been nominated: Post
commander, Henry S. Heine first vice
! commander, Matthew Mcintyre and
Maurice McGrath; second vice COM
mander, John Dominick Fitzgerald;
third vice commander, Ollie Schriver;
sergeat at arms, Henry I. Phalow;
master at arms, Leslie H. Browne:
quartermaster, Louis ]. Willette, and
chaplain, Pop" Richardson.
The Costello Post will sponsor
dances nightly at Chevy Chase Lake
| commencing tomorrow as a means
of raising funds to transport its
drum and bugle corps to the Cleve-
land convention. On September 10
the corps will hold a moonlight ride
on the steamer Potomac, with a fea-
tured floor show.
Henry c. Spengler Post on We'd
nesday evening nominated as officers:
Joseph A. Giovannoni, commander;
Daniel Broderick, senior vice COM
mander; Walter Welsh, Junior vice
commander; Arthur l.. Smith, chaplain;
William H. Chase, finance officer;
Harry E. Shilling, sergeant at arms;
Alvin D. Hathaway, HISTORIAN, and
Harry B. Myers, surgeon.
Phillip r. Belt, who served with
the 32d Division in France during
the World War, and Ernest E. Schie-
mann, who was member Of the 3l2th
Machine Gun Battalion of the 18th
Division overseas in the same conflict,
were elected to membership.
Mr.. Giovannoni will represent the
Department of the District of Colum-
bia at the National convention. Other
| members who have indicated their
Intention of attending the convention
are Thomas E. Fawcett. commander:
Herbert A. Bryson, William H. Chase
and Steve Uhlarik.
At the national convention, to be
held in Cleveland. Ohio, September
| 81 to "a. the department of Pennsyl-
vania will present resolution pur-
porting to consolidate some OF the
smaller departments. If this is passed
by the convention, q new department,
comprising the departments of the
island of Puerto Rico and the Panama
Canal and all other territorial pos
sessions of the United States, except
Alaska and Hawaii. will be CONSOLE
dated into one department to be
known as the Department OF Extra
Continental Possessions.
A similar new department will also
be created to include Canada, France,
Italy. Mexico, the Philippine Islands
and all other countries in which there
are now posts Of the American Legion.
This new department will be known
as the Department Of Foreign Posts.
Each of these new combined DEPART
ments will be entitled to one member
on the National Executive Commit
tee and to representation now ac-
corded to q single department, accord
| ing to the constitution Of the AmerE
can Legion.
comdr. Lieut.. Horace w. Lineburg.
accompanied by the outgoing COM
mander. Joseph ]. Malloy, and De-
partment Adjt. Thomas Mason. jr,
were the guests yesterday Of the Fifth
Fleet Marine Corps Battalion at Camp
Ritchie. Cascade, Md. While there
they presented . medal to the best
drilled corporal In the battalion on
behalf of the department Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, the American Le.
eion. Later they were guests Of the
Ssttalion st Q dinner and dance.