Evening star., 1937-03-21
D. c.. Legionnaires Set
/. Record on Membership
Department Totals 5,268 Paid Up on March
Is, Exceeding Quota Set by National
Organization.

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~ trict of Columbia Depart
a ment, the American Legion.
Membership Officer Edward R. Dixon
reported last week to Department
Comdr. Horace w. Lineburg there were
$3.50 paid-up members on March Is
This is % above the quota set at the
start of the year by the national or
ganization. The national membership
on that date was reported as 100000.
This high mark at this time of the
year was largely due to the fact that
new post was organized last week
when Potomac Post, No. 40, re-
ceived its charter, starting out with
b6 members. The meeting was held
In the Palisades Field E5use in Po-
tumac Heights. The obligation of
membership was given by the Forty
and Eight ritual team in charge of
Francis Miller. The department COM
mander, assisted by First Vice Comdr.
Ray F. ZWinglas and Second Vice
Comdr. Helen Opitz, installed the Of
fcers.
The temporary charter was pre-
sented to Comdr Cunyers by the
department commander, while Mem
bership Officer Dixon presented gold
Legion buttons to the post COM
mander and Adjt. Ellis King for hav-
ing signed up 20 members.
Addresses were made by the de-
partment commander and members
of the staff, Joseph j. Mal!oy, national
executive committeeman; Mrs. Mary
K. Killeen, president American Legion
Auxiliary; c. Marshall Finnan, su-
perintendent National Capital Park
Service, and Dr.. Randall pastor of
the Potomac Heights Community
Church.
Fort Stevens Post, No. So Squad
ron, Sons of the American Legion,
will meet in Fort Stevens Hall, 1924
Georgia avenue, March Is a. 7:30
pm. Capt. Hugh j. McDermott, jr.,
will preside Advisory Chairman Car
rico has arranged special entertain
ment and refreshments.
A meeting of the post Executive
Committee will be held in the club
rooms Thursday night. Comdr. George
w Phillips will preside and final
arrangements for Easter welfare work
will be made.
Department Comdr. Horace w.
Iineburg, National Executive Commit
teeman Joseph j. Malloy, Past Post
Comdrs. George H Smith, Leo J.
Reel, w. H Hargrave and John D.
Kiley and Post Comdr. George w.
Phillips were guests of the drum and
bugle corps at their annual banquet
held in the AriStan Grill. Eentertain-
ment was furnished by Misses Fern
Almquist and Elaine Glorius. Roy
Ponton was master Of ceremonies
and Al Tucker POSTMASTER.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post No 80 at the last meet
Ing, with Comdr. Charles E. Wolfe
presiding, appointed the following as
representatives to the Department
Committee: John A. Long, radio Of
11cer: William j. Holman, legisla-
tive: Keith T. Wood, membership,
Arthur j. Thomas, Memorial day;
Ralph D. Toll, Musical Committee; T.
s. Halstead, national defense; Ollie
F. Buehne, publicity; Bolivar B.
O'Rear Sons of Legion; Henry H.
Surface. surgeon; Mckinley w.
Kreigh, uniform officer; Charles w.
Curran, veterans preference; Bert R.
Slough. craftsmanship, and Charles
E. Wolfe, ceremonial officer.
AS part Of the Nationwide cam
paign for motor safety, the Agrlcul-
ture Post will sponsor a program of
education and entertainment in the
auditorium OF the Department of Ag-
riculture next Wednesday at pm.
Traffic Officer Forrest Binswanger
OF the Metropolitan Police, who is in
charge of the schoolboy patrol in the
local schools, will speak briefly on
traffic safety. This will be supplement-
ed by still and motion pictures, which
will include the talking safety pictures
Of the Legion.
A safety poster contest is being con-
Quoted among employees of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, and the posters
will be displayed during the meeting
and the winner will be declared by the
judges The post has offered prize
of IS to the winner The contest is
under the direction of Lloyd Burkey
department AmericaniSm officer. There
will be an entertainment.
Sergt. Jasper Post was addressed
by Oscar Jones, veterans placement
officer; Joseph j. Malloy, national
executive committeeman, and De-
partment Comdr. Horace w. Line
burg at the last meeting.
The post is leading the Legion
Bowling League by one game, rolling
every Thursday evening at the Lucky
Strike alleys. Daniel M. Goodacre is
captain. Members of the team in
clude Herman Ludwig, Bernie Woods,
William HaWley, Buck Share and
George Lee.
At the drawing for membership
prizes, held at department headquar-
ters recently for the month of March,
winners were Mary Silverberg, Lila M.
Leonhardt and Thalia Muese of Jacob
Jones Post; William F. Franklin and
William A. Murphy, Costello Post;
H. N. Geise, Treasury Post; Price
Marsh, Internal Revenue Post; George
L. Mckee, G. P. o. Post; Robert Fear
ing, Walker Post and Frank NJ
Weaver, Bunker Hill Post. Winners
may get their orders by calling at de-
partment headquarters.
Another post is now in the process
OF organization. A meeting will be
held at the Washington Terminal
Building tomorrow at 8 pm, Room
3ol. Those prominent in this move
ment are Vincent Wintermeyer, Frank
Hapeman and Jesse Chaillett, grand
chef de gere, Forty ct Eight.
Membership Officer Dixon announces
the national organization has awarded
to Lincoln Post No. IT, distinguished