Evening star., 1936-10-11
D. c.. Legion Takes Lead
In Drive for Members
Mark in Excess of 46 Per Cent Based on
Quota Is Stability Citations
Awarded at Convention.
District of Columbia Depart
ment Is leading all others Of
the American Legion with q
y msrk better than 46 Der cent.


ment Is leading all others Of
the American Legion with q
u mark better than Is per cent,
based on the membership quota as
set by the national headquarters at
Indianapolis.
The local department has taken the
lead since the national convention at
Cleveland, when it was in seventh
place.
At the convention stability citations
were awarded to several Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia posts as well as to
individual membes, and all will soon
be presented to them. Several were
presented to the winning posts last
week, when the new officers Of the
Lincoln Post, George Washington
Post, Treasury Post, Sergt. Jasper Post
and Agriculture Post were installed by
the department commander, Horace
w. Lineburg, and members Of his stan.
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post will meet
tomorrow evening at the Legion's
headquarters, Bond Building. at 8 pm.
Installation of officers will be held
October II at the Washington Club,
170l K street.
Department Comdr. Horace w.
Lineburg, with members OF his off,
cial staff, installed officers Of United
States Treasury Post at the Broad
moor Hotel last Tuesday evening, Oc-
tober
The new officers are: Commander,
Charles Daley, jr.; senior vice COM
mander, Robert D. Beeton; junior vice
commander, William T. Slattery:
finance officer. Kenneth d. Bovay:
adjutant, Nelson E. Hubel; assistant
adjutant, John v. Hazard; sergeant
at arms. Earl H. Smith: master at
arms, Berry Barnes; historian, Leon
M. Pitkin; chaplain, Malcolm M. Shep-
pard, and bugler, Alberto Guzman.
A buffet supper and dancing fol-
lowed.
Sergt. Jasper Post met wednesday
evening in the Pythian Temple. New
officers were installed by the depart
ment commander, Lineburg, and his
staff. The new officers are: Com
mander, Fred Money; first vice COM
mander, Edgar Baker; second vice
commander, Robert Fain: third vice
commander, Jack Downey, and chap
lain, Charles Pierce.
Following the installation, the men,
bers of the post joined with the MEM
bers Of the auxiliary and celebrated
the occasion with dancing.
The James Reese Europe Post will
have installation of officers at the
Garnet-Patterson School Tuesday a,
$50 pm. The department comman-
der and his staff will officiate.
Treasury Post will meet Tuesday at
pm. at the Hayloft, 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Col. Harry Coope, U. S. A., re-
tired, was installed as commander OF
George Washington Post, No. l, last
Tuesday night at the Club Admiral
Other officers are: First vice COM
mander, John F. Dull; second vice
commander, c. Cassard Schroth
third vice commander, Charles S
Beilman: adjutant, Past Comdr
James J. Murphy; finance officer
Past Comdr. Lew s. Mohler; chaplain
Past Comdr Howard E. Snyder
quartermaster, F. H. Dreyer: ser.
geant at arms. George Hooven: mas.
ter at arms, Harry Brown: surgeon
DR.. M. H. Darnall historian. Past
Comdr. Howard S. Fisk: color bearers
Past Comdr Bernard C. MCGEE ano
L. E. Hutchinson. They we're installed
by the department commander anc
his staff.
The post will receive another band
to be placed on the staff Of the post
colors for participation in the recent
Cleveland American Legion parade
still maintaining q 100 per cent rec
ord of attendance at national conven-
tions.
Lincoln Post. No. II, elected and in
stalled their officers Monday evening
in the Arcade Auditorium. The cere-
monies were conducted by the de-
partment commander and staff.
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph ]. Malloy presented retiring
Post Comdr. ROLAND Phillips with q
n;t o,-Ia 10 ko fr,. NJ
standing work done during the past
year.
Special cards, issued by National
Comdr. Murphy, were presented te
ROLAND Phillips and o. E. Roberts
for their membership activity during
the year Of 1896.
The officers are Harold A. Emery
commander; Charles w. Garlock
senior vice commander; Charles G
Sensenay, second vice commander
Rudolph Blick, third vice commander;
H. d. Percy. chaplain: E. G. Flester
finance officer; George D. Kuhnel
sergeant at arms; A. Jordan and A. E
Greely, color bearers: Ralph Chap
man. adjutant: Joseph N. Blubough
historian; Walter E. Kline, post sur.
geon, and George F. Cook. Phillip D
Gingras and Porter L. Bush, trustees
Comdr. George Phillips of Fort
Stevens Post, No. 80, announces the
following appointments: c. H. Rit'
tenhouse, adjutant; Abe Millar
finance officer; ]. B. Sullivan, pub.
licity officer; Michael Lyons, Dance
Committee chairman; George Goet.
tings, service ofiicer, with the fol.
lowing members of his committee
Nathan j. Cosel, Joseph I. Hogan
Samuel A. Long. Julius Robinson