Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-02-23
Legion Membership Gains
10000 for Total of $4,000
Delaware Is First Department to Achieve
Quota-District Posts Work Harder
in Campaign Here

close of January had total
membership of 514,801, which
u is more than 10000 members
ahead of the same time last year,
according to word received here from
national headquarters at Indianapolis.
At the same time the Legion had
1892 posts In active service, the
largest in its history, and 112 more
than a year ago.
Delaware was the first department
to go over the top in its quota, thereby
winning the Henry Gouraud Trophy
The Department of the District Of
Columbia had reached 1881 in its
quota. Since that time, however,
Department Comdr. Joseph Malloy
has urged the various posts to work
harder in their membership drives
and it is expected the local branch
of the organization will attain it's
quota.
Free mailing of magazines and
newspapers to war veterans in hos
pitfalls was provided for in a bill
introduced in Congress by Repre-
sentative Joe H. Eagle of Texas
known as H. r. 9476, the bill was
referred to the Committee on the
Post Office and Post Roads and was
ordered printed. Tens of thousands
of hospitalized veterans would be
benefited by the passage of this
measure.
whose members are all former service
women, held what is believed to be
the first meeting of its kind in Amer
lean Legion history last Monday
when Comdr. Helen Linkins Opitz and
Capt. Gene Austin presided at the
Joint meeting of the post and U. S. S.
Jacob Jones Squadron, Sons of the
Legion. Members of the squadron
are sons of U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post
members. Arrangements for the
meeting were made by Past Comdr
Mary Tatspaugh, Past Comdr. Jane
Breen and Rose O'Hara.
The pledge of allegiance was lead
by Capt. Gene Austin. There were
selections by the drum corps of the
squadron. Department Defense Officer
Col. McCathran spoke on Armed De-
tense as Peace Insurance" Depart
ment Comdr. Joseph Malloy addressed
his remarks mainly to the boys in
speaking on modern patriotism.
The attendance prize was won by
Edith Warren Quinn. NV members
admitted were Olga j. sMcCambridge
and Genevieve Perry.
Upon motion of Child Welfare Jane
Breen, the post will purchase one
quart of milk daily for needy family
Americanism Officer Mary Tats-
paugh reported Is volunteer workers
from the post had completed six VOL
tunes or $50 pages Of shellacking dur
ing the month of January. Her COM
mittee Is completing arrangements
for program to be given at the
Girls Training School. Motion pic
lures will be shown and two prizes
will be awarded for essays now being
prepared on the subject of Abraham
Lincoln" Four school award medals
are being contributed to the depart
rnent under whose supervision an
essay contest is being held in the local
Junior high schools
The February Advisory Council
meeting was held at the new home
of Past Comdr Helen Sprague Brown,
with Past Comdr. Helen McCarty and
Blanche Sinclair as co-hostesses.
Tank Corps Post. No. 10, will meet
at the hay loft, 1926 ssachusetts
avenue, Thursday at 7:30 pm.
Post Adjt. r. T. Haugh will assist
any member who has not filed his
bonus application.
A dance will be held March IA at
the hay loft.
Frank L. Peckham. member of the
post, has been appointed member of
a campaign committee by Depart
ment Comdr. Malloy to further the
candidacy of John Lewis Smith, ma
tional executive committeeman, who
was recently Endorsed by the Executive
Committee of The department for the
Office of national commander.
Lincoln Post, No. IT, held it's annual
banquet February II at the Shoreham
Hotel. Post Comdr. Roland w. Phil
lips made the address of welcome and
introduced the POSTMASTER, Mai. Ed
gar T. Hitch. Among the speakers
were Senator Elmer Benson of Min
nesota, Representative Imhof of ILL
nos, Thomas Owen, national his
torian Of the American Legion; Joseph
j. Malloy, department commander,
and Miss Nicie Perrell, department
president OF the Ladies' Auxiliary.
The post took part in the exercises
ut the Lincoln Memorial on February
~. Harold Emery and Arthur Greeley
carried the post colors and Comdr.
Phillips placed wreath with those of
other patriotic organizations.
The United States Treasury Post,
No. IS, met at the Broadmoor Apart
ment last Tuesday for the command
'ers dinner and dance and had among
It's many distinguished guests Depart
ment Comdr. Joseph j. Malloy.
> The following were voted to MEM
oership: Pauline Hechinger, Ger
aldine Clarke, George ,.Freeland,
George Filing, F. B. Potter, F. I.
Baker, James Ftzmaurice, E. j. shep-
herd, D. G. Myers, G. c. Davis, L.
Oppenheim, Herbert Myers, j. e. Jack
son, Henry Shepherd, T. B. Fairhurst.
x. 7. Wood and w. G. Nicholson.
Jack Marceron was appointed vel
fare officer and new hospital visi-
tation plan was worked out. The pub
,hcity Craftsmanship was given A. ].
Thomas.
The committee named to consider
the purchase of a club house were
Comrades Clarke, Quade, Wood, Mar
ceron, Daniels, Bovay, Wheeler. WooIfe.