Evening star., 1938-08-14
Ne,o DC. Legion Committees
To Be Named This Week
Plans Are Discussed for Delegates to
attend National Contention in Los
angeles Next Month.


Department, the American Legion, and
installation Of new officers last night
at the Mayflower Hotel, appointments
of committees to operate during the
next Legion year will be made this
week. Arrangements also will be made
by the officers. delegates and alter
mates to attend the national conven-
ton which will be held in Los An
geles. Calf, September 10 to ~.
Word has been received here from
National Comdr. Daniel j. Doherty
that more than 100000 members Of
the Legion will attend the national
conclave.
Scores Of various wartime groups
will hold their annual reunion during
the convention. Plans for these
get-togethers are being drafted by
Adolph Sutro, general chairman of
the Convention Reunion Committee.
These groups include: Navy, Marine
Corps, Army, Air Service. Tank Corps,
Balloon Corps. Engineers. Siberian
Veterans. North Russia Veterans and
Women Veterans.
The past year was record breaker
for the local department when the
total membership was nearly $500,
This is nearly 900 better than the year
before.
It was announced at the convention
the membership of each post was:
George Washington Post. 2l7: U. S. S.
Jacob Jones. 459; Belleau Wood, is;
Victory, rs: James Reese Europe. 383;
James A. Delano. 1872; Kenneth H,
Nash, 259; National Cathedral. 237:
Quentin Roosevelt. l76: Henry c.
Spengler, 90: Sergt. Jasper. 827: VIM
cent B. Costello 628; Lincoln, 24l:
Augustus P. Gardner, 96; National
Capitol, So: National Press Club, 81:
Cooley-McCullough, so; Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing, 265; George
E. Killeen. 60; James E. Walker. 306;
Stephen P. McGroarty, ST: Second
Division, 90: Police and Fire, 426;
Stanley Church Pc Pue. 81: Bunker
Hill. 27s; Fort Stevens. 389; Govern
ment Printing Office. 1877; Columbia.
IS; Treasury, 1863; Agriculture, 1877;
Kenna Main, 1853; McAlexander, go:
Internal Revenue. l48; Potomac, 81;
Justice. 95; Labor, "a. and Pepco, 68.
the last two being new posts this year.
Fort Stevens Post will hold ma
tional convention consolation dance at
Indian Spring Country Club on Sep
tember II. Annual elections will be
held in Stansbury Hall September l.
Nominees and officers are: For COM
nlander, Abraham Miller and Harold
Britain; senior vice commander. Ed
ward Donaldson and Joseph Purks:
second vice commander, Jerry Gra-
ham, John W. Moss, A. A. Connolly
and Charles Coombs; Junior vice COM
mander. Oscar Carrico. Leroy Pope
and Clarence P. Gray: chaplain Edgar
Campbell, Bill Buck and Nathan Cosel;
sergeant at arms. Harold Friend and
Clarence P. Gray.
Nominees for Executive Committee:
Leo J. Reel, Joseph A. Walker, George
L. Norton. Frank Howard, Ernest
Pullman. Joseph Purks and Michael
j. Lyons.
New members voted In are: John
George Nappinger and Francis N.
Ward. The post Executive Committee
will meet in the clubrooms August "a
at 8 pm, with Comdr. John T. Long
presiding
Acting Secretary of War Louis john
son announced last week that the
Army Air Corps will send approx
mately 325 airplanes to Los Angeles,
Calf. in September to participate in
the American Legion National Con-
vention parade on September 20.
Col. Johnson. who Is past national
commander of the American Legion.
stated that all three wings Of the
G. H. @. Air Force would be present.
This concentration of the General
Headquarters Air Force will be the
largest assembly of modern Army COM
bat airplanes ever held in the United
States 1t will be under the direct
command of Maj. Gen. Frank NJ. An
drews, who will personally lead the
formation in his C-33 Flying Head
quarters"
The chief of the Air Corps, Maj.
Gen. o. Westover. will fly from WASH
ington. D. c.. to Los Angeles and will
participate in the air parade. The 1st
Wing. stationed principally at Hamil-
ton and March Fields, in California,
will be led by its commander, Brig.
Gen. Delos G. Emmons The I'd Wing,
stationed at Langley Field. Va; Mitch
el Field, N Y. and Selfridge Field.
Mich. will be led by its commander,