Evening star., 1937-11-14
American Legion Roll Call
Is Scheduled for Tomorrow
Telegraphic Report to National Head
quarters to Be Made
at III Am.

SIdpllC membership IOll CELL OF Cne
American Legion will be held at II
am. tomorrow as the high light of
the annual conference at national
| headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind, Of
the department commanders and ad-
jutants.
A report received here states al
ready hundreds of posts have gone
over the top in reaching their quotas
for the ensuing year. With the ma
tional commander presiding, the as
sembled commanders and adjutants
receive final telegraphic reports from
their membership chairmen at home
All the departments are given two
weeks in which to confirm their men,
bership reports with the shipment of
dues and cards to national headquar-
ters.
The commanders and adjutants are
in their annual session for the pur-
pose of charting the Legion's course
in 1888 as laid down at the New York
convention.
Department Comdr Thomas Ma
son, jr., and Department Adjt. Grover
Tribble are attending the sessions. Ma
tional Executive Committeeman Joseph
j. Malloy will leave tomorrow to at
| tend the sessions OF the committee
men.
The Executive Committee Of the
Vincent B. Costello Post No. is,
met at the home of Comdr Julius l.
Peyser at the Wardman Park Hotel
last Tuesday. Plans were formulated
for the future activities of the post.
Comdr. Peyser announces the fol-
lowing appointments of officers; Judge
advocate, Wilbur Gray: historian,
Richard A. O'Brien; surgeon, DR..
David Davis; bugler, Rome L. Knapp;
color bearers and color guard, Past
Comdr. Henry Heine in charge, ]. A.
Dent, Charles ]. Mumford, AL D. Sher-
man and G. E. Custard.
The Fort Stevens Post annual "tur-
key day. card party and dance will be
held in Stansbury Hall on Thanks
giving eve at BIS pm. for the benefit
of the Posts Christmas party fund.
| AAAS odbodi Oii vi I'LL anu puk lc COIDS
meets with chief of advisory council
in the clubrooms each Thursday at
| pm. Members desiring to play in
the corps must report with instru-
ments next Thursday. according to
Musical Director R. H. Viancour.
Department Membership Officer
Edward Dixon presented membership
awards to the following: George w.
Phillips, John D. Kiley, Arnold E.
Graham, George Goetting, Carl Rit-
tenhouse. w. H. Hargrave. John T.
Long, Joseph A. Walker, Richard H.
Viancour, Abraham Miller, Willis Ger
fin, Leo j. Reel and Robert M. Ken
nedy.
Treasury Post met at the Hayloft
with Comdr. William T. Slattery pre-
siding. After the close of the meeting
the auxiliary entertained with dance.
The Sons of the Legion will hold
bingo party at the Portner Apart
ments, Fifteenth and v streets NV.
next Wednesday at 8 pm. to raise
funds which will be divided among
all squadrons in the city.
Sergt. Jasper Post met at Pythian
Temple and made plans to hold a
Christmas party Jointly with the aux
iliary during the latter part of De-
! cember. Several baskets will be dis
| trlbuted to needy veterans. National
Executive Committeeman Joseph j.
Malloy and Ferdinand G. Fraser, ma
tional head of the Forty and Eight,
| made addresses.
National Cathedral Post has been
advised by the department commander
| that he has requested national head
quarters to cite the post for being the
first in the department to equal or
surpasS its last years total member
ship.
The post will celebrate this event
November % at Reno Esther Hall 1928
Window place NV. The meeting
will be an open one. Plans include
entertainment.
Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6, met
Thursday at the home of Miss Laura
Stewart, Commodore Apartments. Dis
tinguished guests were the department
commander, Past Department Com
mander Horace w. Lineburg and Ma
tional Committeeman Joseph j. NAL
10y.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post. No. 80, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Commander, Charles
E. Wolfe; first vice commander, John
A. Long; second vice commander, Ar
thur d. Condor; third vice comman-
der, Charles w. Curran; finance Off
Ger, Keith T. Wood; adjutant, James
w. Yokum; master at arms, Russell s.
Jeffreys; sergeant-at-arms, John NJ
Storm; surgeon, Henry H. Surface;
historian, Timothy C. Mooney; chap
lain, Martin A. Beehan; judge advo-
cate. William j. Hoffman; publicity
officer, Ollie F. Buehne; service Off
Ger, Roland NJ Lyles; employment
officer, William B. Whipple; member
ship officer, Keith T. Wood; veterans
preference officer, Charles w. Curran;
uniform officer, Mckinley w. Kriegh:
manager of post band, Arthur j.
Thomas; band leader, j. Walsh Glib
son; executive committeeman, c. Sid
ney Forbes, Charles w. Carhart,
Daniel G.. Rice, James c. Rogers. John
F. Nancy, Mckinley w. Kriegh and
Travis H. Edwards.
Installation of officers will be No
vember % at Hayloft Club.
Bunker Hill Post will meet Tuesday
| at the Hayloft. Comdr. William r.
Collins will preside.
A meeting Of the L-31 Club was