Evening star., 1936-02-09
Legion Works on Plans
For D. G.. Headquarters
Special Committee Named to Consider Pro
posal and Establishment of Building
Fund Is Prospect
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n the District of Columbia DE
~ partment Of the American
4 \ Legion Is now under considers
ton. Joseph j. Malloy, department
commander, last week appointed
special committee to work out the
plans.
The committee, consisting Of James
O'Connor Roberts, chairman: Elsie
Pinney, William H Hargrave, John h.
O'Connell, James H. Phillips, George
Oberndoerfer and Maj. Gist Blair, is
looking toward the establishment ot
building fund.
The Department Rehabilitation
Committee, of which Charles J. Edgar
Is chairman, is now well organized
and in a position to assist veterans
who are in need of aid in procuring
assistance with their claims before
the Veterans Administration. Chair
man Egner is cooperating with Wat
son B. Miller, director of the National
Rehabilitation Committee of the
American Legion. Any veteran desir-
ul& W Will E61lCl may
contact him at the Welfare and Re-
habilitation Office of the American
Legion, Room 314 Denrike Building,
on Thursday or Saturday afternoon.
At the last meeting of the Depart
ment Executive Committee a bill for
veterans preference was submitted by
k,4 nh nf hn UnforopS prafoP-
ence Committee, Charles C. Allies. The
bill. which provides preference for
veterans in employment, retention and
promotion in the Federal service, was
adopted and forwarded to John
Thomas Taylor, director of the Ma
tional Legislative Committee OF the
American Legion, to be submitted to
Congress.
The bill was drawn up by a sub
committee composed Of Edwin w.
Luther, chairman; c. j. Egner and
M. K. Hiltz.
Old Timers night will be observed
by Quentin Roosevelt Post, No. IL, al
its meeting February II at the Po-
tomac Boat Club. Comdr. Mckay has
announced national headquarters has
issued membership cards of S, 10 and
Is years, and he will distribute them
Senior Vice Comdr T. H. Mulvey o.
Nash Post announces a dance Feb
ruary 81 at Almas Temple in coop.
Grafton with the auxiliary.
mill "nHnaSHQU al
old Naval Hospital, Ninth street ane
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Vincent B. Costello Post, NO. Is, last
Tuesday evening, at 1880 Fourteenth
street, adopted proposal submitted to
support John H. O'Connen for the Of
flee of department commander Of the
District of Columbia American Legion
He has been finance officer, junior
and senior vice commander and later
commander, and at the present time
is the junior past post commander OF
this prominent organization. The For
ty and Eight has also conferred nu-
merous Offices and details upon him
He is also department membership
officer.
In recognition of his endeavors dur
ing the past year, the department Of
the District of Columbia American
Legion awarded him the Watson B
Miller Trophy, given annually to its
member who distinguishes himself
above the field by his own individual
effort as a member of the District of
Columbia American Legion in regards
to outstanding and unselflsh service to
the American Legion of the District" J"
Government Printing ONCE Post
No 80 meets tomorrow night at the
Printing Office.
The post band Of 38 pieces, under
the dictatorship Of Comrade Wilkin,
participated in the Presidents BIRTH
day party held in Harding Hall on
January 80. The band also plays from
1880 am. until 1880 pm. every other
Friday In Harding Hall.
The post was well represented at
the ball, conducted by the department
bowling team, at the Raleigh Hotel
last night. A leap year dance will be
held February 90. The proceeds will
help to take the band to Cleveland
in September.
Members of George Washington
Post, No. /, will make their annual
pilgrimage to Mount Vernon on Febru-
ary 20 to pay homage to the noted
warrior They will meet at Connecti-
cut avenue and H street at 10 am,
where the automobile caravan will be
formed. Members are requested to
wear their American Legion caps.
At the meeting of the post last
Tuesday night it was voted to hold
the next meeting March instead OF
the regular meeting night, March 8,
due to the fact that the post will
celebrate its seventeenth birthday an
niversary on that date. The celebra-
ton will be held at the Club Ad-
niral, Seventeenth street and Rhode
Island avenue.
Among those added to the member
ship rolls. were: Col. E. N. Sanctuary,
Walter S. Atwill, jr.; Vincent r. Muir
ply, Francis D. Thomas, Stanley Har-
ris, formerly member of Plymouth
Post, No. 20, Terryville, Conn, and
G.. A. Prendergast. The post has
passed the 100 per cent paid-up mem
bership mark.
Horace w. Lineburg, department
Americanisnn officer, addressed the
post on this subject. Dr.. Ray F.
Guynn, chairman Of the Welfare and
Advisory Council of the local depart
ment. spoke on the welfare situation
in the National Capital and its rela-
ton to veterans.
1t was voted to have q ladies
night" in connection with the ami
versary celebration March z.
Col. John r. Thompson, general
chairman of the annual military ball
of the District Of Columbia depart
nnent, to be held at the Maydower
Hotel on February 10. announced ad-
Aiffav,oI noy,,veiffoor Ia v,ank fol-