Evening star., 1937-08-15

30, IOOH lO5S, agriculture De-
partment, pm.
The new officers of the District Of
Columbia Department., the American
Legion, who were installed at the clos
ing session Of the annual convention
last night at the Mayflower Hotel, will
begin laying plans for the years ac-
tivitieS this week.
Appointments Of q number of OIL
GERS as we'll as committees will be the
first act of the new department COM
mander.
The growth of the department dur
ing the past year under the leadership
OF Comdr. Horace W. Lineburg was
the greatest in its history. The total
membership one week before the OPEN
ing Of the convention was 6,794, more
than 200 better than the previous year.
The membership of each post in the
department was announced as fol-
lows: George Washington. 1876; U. S. S.
Jacob Jones, AT; Belleau Wood, IT;
Victory, ITS; James Reese Europe. 329:
Jane A. Delano. 1870; Kenneth H. Nash,
279; Lafayette, II; National Cathe-
dral, l07; Quentin Roosevelt, 1876;
Henry c. Spengler, "a; Sergt. Jasper,
i43, Vincent B. Costello, 535; Lincoln,
1926; Augustus P. Gardner, 1902; Tank
Corps, 81, National Press Club. TO;
Cooley-McCullough. 81: Bureau En-
craving. 224; George E. Killeen. 81;
James E. Walker 22o; Stephen P. Nc
Groarty, 50; Second Division. II:
Washington Police, lat: Stanley
Church Depue, 1877; Bunker Hill, PIT;
Fort Stevens. 379: Government Print
ing Office, 433; Columbia. So; U. S.
Treasury, 1885; Department of Aeri-
culture, 1874; Kenna- Main, 1928; U. s
Grant McAlexander. 1876: Internal
Revenue. l46; Potomac, 81 and De-
partment OF Justice, 76
Past Dept. Comdr. Lineburg will be
guest Of the Pennsylvania conven-
ton, to be held in York, Pa. on August
~. and also will represent the DEPART
ment at the convention of the Della
both Beach on August 20.
Sergt. Jasper Post at its last meet
ing nominated officers as follows. For
commander, Daniel M. Goodacre and
Harold Mclaughlin; first vice COM
mander, Douglas o. Reed and James
I. White: second vice commander,
Harry Ware; third vice commander.
Harry Bell, and chaplain. Charles
Koenig.
Columbia Post will continue to hold
practice sessions every Monday at the
registrars office. Fourteenth street and
independence avenue southwest At
8 pm.
Fort Stevens Posts first annual
carnival will be opened at 5722
Georgia avenue tomorrow night. fol-
lowing a short parade along Georgia
avenue, which will be led by the
posts drum and bugle corps. Twenty
concessions will be operated by mem
bers of the post for the week Of
August Is to 2l, inclusive. John T.
Long Is general chairman.
At the last meeting nomination OF
officers and executive committeeman
were made: Commander, John T.
Long; first vice commander, George L.
Norton; second vice commander, Lewis
K. Hile and Roy Ponton; third vice
commander. Clarence Britain and
Jerry Graham; chaplain, Don NJ
Long and Carl Rittenhouse; sergeant
at arms. Harry Hungelmann and
Arthur A. Connolly; Executive Com
mittee, Leo J. Reel, w. H. Hargrave,
John D. Kiley, Alfred C. Harmon.
Nathan Cosel, Ernest Pullman r. H.
Viancour and Harold Friend. Elec-
ton will be held September 2.
Bunker Hill Post, No. 81. will meet
Tuesday at 8 pm at 1926 Masss chu-
sets avenue, Comdr. Grover w. Trib-
BILE presiding. The principal business
will be nominations of officers. Elec-
tions will be held September a. The
regular meeting in September has
been changed from September 81 to
September IA, on account OF the
American Legion National Convention
in New York City.
At the last regular meeting of the
L-3l Club. at the home of Mrs. Helen
Dodge, 42l2 Thirteenth street north
east, President Dolly Ball Altman pre-
siding, the club admitted John Henry
Walsh as an honorary member for
his outstanding work. The next meet
ing Of the club will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Bertha w. Fichthorn,
1850 Harvard street. on September IA.
Members of the Entertainment
Committee of the post are making
plans for the annual family outing
September II at Selby-on the Bay,
Md.
The monthly meeting Of the James
Reese Europe Post, No. 5, was held at
the Twelfth Street Branch OF the
Y. M. G. A. Tuesday evening. Comdr.
Robert P. Rhea presided
The drum and bugle corps, under
the leadership Of Frederick Dawes, has
been equipped with new uniforms.
The drill team. under the leadership
OF Maj. Hunt, has also acquired new
equipment.