Evening star., 1936-09-13
500 Legion Delegates
Going to Ohio Meeting
Commander Lineburg and Others Will
Attend 18th Annual Encampment,
Opening September 21.

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- Lineburg, commander. Dis
trict of Columbia Depart
4 L ment, American Legion,
delegation of more than 500 will
board special train at the Union
Station next Saturday evening for
Cleveland, Ohio, to attend the eight
zenith annual encampment, opening
September 81 and continuing through
September "a.
Besides Comdr Lineburg the other
delegates are Past Department Comdr.
Joseph j. Malloy. Department Adjt.
Thomas Mason, jr.; A. E. Giegen-
gack. Joseph L. Koehl. James F. Ke-
hoe. Theodore Cogswell, A. w. Dunlap,
Harry Photis, Helen Opitz, Joseph
Giovannoni and Maj. Amos A. Fries.
Alternates are Paul j. McGahan,
Elsie M. Pinney, w. p Kershner, J.
J. Mulvey, Fred Minnigh, Arts Wa
tiers, Albert W. Tucker. Donald w.
Smith. G. Lands. Harold McLaugh-
lin. Phillip L. Blake and B. F. Nc
AlliSter.
District headquarters will be at
the Statier Hotel.
The Pershing linotype machine,
which was used in general headquar-
ters of the A. E. F. at Chaumont.
France, during the World War, will
be taken to the convention. where
it will appear i'll the Legion parade.
Attending the machine will be
James E. Kreiter, the operator who
ran it in France and who is now a
member of the Government Printing
ONCE Post, No. 80.
Members Of the delegation who do
not leave Saturday evening will leave
over the Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad
Sunday at am.
Each person attending the conven-
tion is requested to deposit a regis
tration fee Of 81 with Department
Adj. Thomas Mason before leaving
and in addition to make reservations
for the necessary hotel accommo-
dations in Cleveland.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow evening at the Thomas
Circle Club. at o'clock. Election Of
officers will be held.
Child welfare officer, Past Comdr
Jane Breen. has been gathering cloth
ing during the past week, which will
be distributed to children of needy
veterans. More donations of clothing
are in need, so any member having
same communicate with her.
The Advisory Council meeting was
held at the home of Past Comdr. Jane
Breen last Thursday, with Past
Comdrs. Elsie Pinney and Mabel Staub
as co-hostesses.
Memorial services were held last
Tuesday at the grave Of Past Comdr.
Kate Claggett. in Rock Greek Gene
terry.
Quentin Roosevelt Post will elect
officers tomorrow night at the Potomac
Boat Club.
The District Department will hold
its annual Drum and Bugle Corps
contest today. at 1:30 pm, at the
University of Maryland Stadium. The
winning Drum and Bugle Corps will
be known throughout the balance of
the year as the champions of the
District Of Columbia, and will be
known as the official Drum and Bugle
Corps Of this department.
The department commander last
Tuesday installed the new commander
of Victory Post, Robert M. Huey, at
the New Colonial Hotel and Thursday
evening he installed officers of the
Forty and Eight at the Potomac Boat
Club. They include Robert j. Chail-
lett. grande chef de gare. and c. Cas-
sard Schroth. grande conducteur.
He installed officers of the I'd Divi-
sion Post at its last meeting. held in
the new Colonial Hotel. The new
commander of the post is John
Petrie.
Past Department Comdr. Joseph ].
Malloy, on behalf Of the post, pre-
sented to the widow of Alexander
Selinger, who died during the past
year while post commander, q past
commanders jewel.
The new vice commanders are
Comrades Bethune. Angevine and the
new chaplain is Comrade Folsom.
Lincoln Post will meet tomorrow at
8 pm. at the Arcade Building, third
floor, Fourteenth street and Park
road, for nomination of officers.
Department Welfare Advisory Coun-
Gil members, under the direction of
DR.. Ray F. Guynn, will discuss with
Department Commander Lineburg
next Tuesday the American Legion
budget to be submitted to the Com
munity Chest for the coming year.
Ofiicers elected at the September
meeting of Sergt. Jasper Post were:
Commander, Frederick F. Money; first
vice commander, Edgar H. Baker; sec
ond vice commander, Robert L. Fain;
third vice commander, John l. Dow
ney; chaplain, Charles Pierce.
They will be installed October Z by
Dept. Comdr. Lineberg.
Among those going to the conven-
ton are Comdr. Frank Mccarthy, Fred
Fraser, Joseph Malloy, Jesse Chaillet,
Fred Money, John May, Russ Clarkson,
Charles Brown. HAxpA NaclAuShltn.