Evening star., 1937-12-12
D. c. Legion Body
Ranks 18th in i. S.
Local Department Enrolled $500 of Its
5,722 Quota in Membership
Drive.

me0C, the American Legion, 6COO0
eighteenth in the So departments for
advanced enrolment Of members in
for 1888 in the ninth annual roll call
held by National Comdr. Daniel j.
Doherty at national headquarters in
indianapolis. Ind. The local depart
ment's membership quota was set at
S,722, and Dept. Comdr Thomas
Mason. jr., reported $500 had enrolled.
, For the entire organization the ad~
vanced enrolment was 443,350. Wis
consin lead all of the departments,
with percentage OF 100.23.
Fort Stevens Post. No. 80. ended
the recent departmental membership
campaign in third place with 2l1 men,
bers. Inducted into the post at the
last meeting were S. r. Turner. Com
pany F. 161st Infantry; R. H. Phipps,
Medical Corps; A. G. Amory, @. M. c.;
Perry Hayes, pilot bomber. Air Serv-
ice; Paul G. Demonet, 165th Field
Hospital; Hugo Darling, Air Service;
H. G. Scheitlein, U. S. Navy: Julien
Londonstutt, U. S. Infantry; w. j.
Frennon, @. NJ. c.: John " Waltz,
S. A. T. c., and James H. Range. u S.
Navy.
For outstanding membership work
Membership Officer Dixon presented
gold American Legion buttons to
Comdr. John T. Long, Past Comdr.
Leo v. Reel and Finance Officer Abe
Miller.
At 1880 pm. December % the post
will hold its annual Christmas party
for children in Stansbury Hall, and
such gifts Of canned and non perish
abel foods as post members may make
for Christmas work should be brought
to that party.
The club rooms at 5S2 Georgia ave-
nue. are open to members each Tues
day and Saturday night.
U. S. s. Jacob Jones Post will meet
at Thomas Circle Club tomorrow at
8 o'clock. Memberh are requested to
bring donations of canned goods and
toys for Christmas baskets.
Conditions in Europe from a MILL
tary and economic situation were out
lined by John Thomas Taylor. past
commander of George Washington
Post. at a meeting last Tuesday night
at the Club Admiral.
1t was st. Croix night" at the
meeting, in honor of members resid-
ing at Christiansted and Frederik-
sted. st. Croix. Virgin Islands. Charles
H. Gray, member of the post in
this American outpost in the Carib-
bean. has been securing the member
ship of his World War associates,
and Tuesday night the following were
elected to membership: Miles R. Mer-
win, importer and exporter: Douglas
S. Armstrong, director of police and
United States marshal for the Vir-
gin Islands: Horatio N. Mckenzie,
director of public works: Victor H.
Gibean, homestead supervisor; DR..
Mathew j. w. White. superintendent,
Frederiksted Hospital; Norman D.
Pickard. pharmacists mate, U. S. S.
Virginia; Harold j. Benedict, prin-
cipal of high school, marine corps,
and Paul S. Miller, merchant; Henry
F. Drewes. supervisor, Virgin Islands,
and Paul Joseph De Marco, quarter
master department, veterans OF the
Army.
The annual past commanders
night will be held January at the
club jointly with ladies' night.
Oficers of the newly organized
Squadron of the Sons of the Legion
of National Cathedral Post will be
installed at a special meeting this
afternoon at Reno Ester Hall, Wis
consin avenue and Window place
NV.
They are: Edmund j. Beaulac, jr.,
captain; Morgan Fowle, first lieuten-
ant; Leon Rodbell, second lieutenant:
James Dent Farr, jr., sergeant at
arms: James T. Brady, jr., finance
officer, and Douglass NJ Buell., adju-
tant. The charter will be presented
by Charles E. Johnson, the detachment
commander for the District of Co.
lumbia. The installing officer will be
Charles O'Hara. past captain of ia
cob Jones Squadron of the Sons Of
the Legion. The Sons of the Legion
Drum Corps will provide music. Ad-
dresses will be made by James T.
Brady, jr.; Stanley Silverberg. John
Fowle and Virgil Barnard. Piano Sc
lections will be rendered by Henry A.
Peckham, jr. The ceremonies will be
open to the public.
Comdr. p. L. Blake and Post Amer
icanism Oficer Lloyd Burkey of Agri-
culture Post presented Mr.. Wiley, an
agent of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, to the faculty and stu
dent body Of the Shaw Junior High
School on December g. He gave
an interesting talk on Crime Pre-
vention."
At the meeting December 3 mo-
tion pictures were shown.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post held last meeting at
the Joppa Lodge Hall. It was ladies'
night and an entertainment was
given.
Comdr. Haywood Saunders an
nounced the post will hold a series Of
dances during the winter season.
Columbia Post will repeat its now
famous minstrel show at the Joint
meeting Of the American Legion Sons
and the Auxiliary Juniors at STAINS
bury Hall, 1882 Georgia avenue NV.
on December IS.
Comdr. William Opitz announced
the post will Distribute Christmas bas-
kets to five needy families.of veterans
and take care of approximately 20
children belonging to these familis.
Members of the National Cathedral
Post will attend the installation Of
omcers Of its squadron OF the Sons
Of the American Legion today at 2
pm. at 1928 Window place NV.
They will be installed by the Sons
detachment commander, Charles
johnson, while the Sons of the Le-
gion Drum and Bugle Corps will also
be in attendance.