Evening star., 1938-04-17
Dc. Legion Is to Take Part
In Roundup of Membership
Ne,o High in Enrolment Is Goal of
Driue-Figure No,O Is 6, 6,lO0-Parley
Listed for Nav l.

mclC, tIle American Legion, WIFI n
new high membership record as its
goal. is making arrangements to par
ticipate in the sixth annual National
Aerial Membership Roundup, to be
held at national headquarters In In
dianapolis on May /. The local de-
partment is conducting membership
drive and now has a membership of
more than 6,l00. Sergt. Jasper Post
is in first place with 561 members,
closely followed by Costello Post with
5ll.
Memberships in the other posts are:
George Washington. 1876; Jacob Jones,
387; Belleau Wood, Is; Victory. 81;
James Reese Europe, 238; Jane A.
Delano. 1876; Nash, 1888; Lafayette, 2;
National Cathedral, 203; Quentin
Roosevelt, 148; Spengler. 80; Lincoln.
2l3; Gardner, 81: Tank Corps, %; Ma
tional Press Club, 49,; Cooley McCul-
Tough, IS: Bureau Engraving. 1888; Kill
leen, ST. Walker. 234; McGroarty. 81;
End Division, IS; Washington Police,
373; Depue. 80; Bunker Hill. 24l; Fort
Stevens. 1854; G. P. O.. 355; Columbia.
SO; Treasury, 1903; Agriculture, los;
Kenna-Main 146; McAlexander AZ;
Internal Revenue, 1923; Potomac. II;
Justice, 80: Labor, 49, and Pepco, so.
The Department Convention Com
mittee will convene tomorrow night in
the Denrike Building. The Housing
Gu Of
James Brady, will report and details
of the convention program and parade
will be mapped out.
On Thursday at 430 pm. at de-
partment headquarters the committee
of members from the Legion and all
its affiliated bodies, under direction Of
General Chairman w. H. Hargrave,
will complete plans for the May Day
exercises to be held at the District,
World War Memorial, May 1 from 8
to pm. Chairman Hargrave re-
quests every member of the commit
tee to attend
Leslie H. Pierce was recently ap-
pointed to be member of the Ath-
letic Committee by Department Comdr
Thomas Mason, jr. to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Joseph
ASH.
With funds obtained from the Com
Chest, Mrs Florence T. Con-
lin has been employed by the Legon's
welfare and relief Office She is
highly trained social worker.
A thorough reorganization of the
Office has taken place. with the result
that greater service is now rendered
the veteran in presenting claims to
the Veterans Administration. while
the Office has held several lectures on
child psychology and welfare prob
lens before members Of the Legion
and its auxiliary.
The next lecture on welfare prob
lens will be held at the MayhoWer
Hotel on April % at 8 pm. A short
report will be rendered by the director
of the Welfare and Advisory Board
This will be followed by lecture by
Herbert L. Willett, jr,, director of the
Community Chest.
Two bills of special Importance to
the Legion were recently reported
favorably to the House Of Representa-
tives. The first was H. r. 6656, bill
to make Armistice Day national
holiday. while the second was S. 1898,
a bill to authorize the Secretary of
War to furnish bronze markers for
the graves of deceased veterans. The
markers may pe any one Of three
types. a standard bronze marker.
fiat headstone or upright headstone.
The latter bill has already been passed
by the Senate.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post. No. 49, conducted an
American Legion memorial service
under the direction of Comdr. Charles
E. Wolfe and assisted by Senior Vice
Comdr. John A. Long, Third Vice
Comdr. Charles Curran, Adjt. James
Executive Committeeman Nc
Klnley Kreigh, Colorbearer Russell
Jeffries and Musical Director Ralph
Toll for the late Wilmer Hubert, at
the Chambers funeral parlors.
Washington Police Post will meet in
Hall on Wednesday at 80
pm. Members are requested to take
note OF the change in time A class
Of candidates numbering more than
$50, most of whom are firemen, will be
inducted by the degree team of the
Forty and Eight National Comdr
Daniel J. Doherty. Department Comdr
Thomas Mason. jr, and his staff, in
addition to several members of Con-
gress active in Legion work will be
present. Others who will be present
include Chief Engineer Charles Schrom
Of the Fire Department and the major
and superintendent of police, Ernest
W. Brown.
The meeting will start with dinner
at $50 pm. and at pm. the initia-
ton will be held, followed by an enter
tainment to be furnished by 1t. Frank
Varney OF the Traffic Division at 10
pm. The dinner will be limited to in
vited guests, commanders of the local
posts, candidates and members of the
Police Post, but from pm. any and
all Legion members are invited to at
tend.
Sergt. Jasper Post at the last meet
ing initiated 20 candidates.
Comdr. Goodacre appointed Com
rade Patterson to be manager of the
junior baseball team. George Royal.
a member of the Department Athletic
Committee, outlined the plans for the
league and placed on display the tro-
ply, donated by him. to be awarded to
the nine winning the championship