Evening star., 1938-07-24
Legion Trophies to Reward ~
Posts for Accomplishments
More Than Dozen A,uards to Be Made
at Contention of d. c. Department
in August.
Paul J. McGahan, chairman of the

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Trophies and Awards Committee Of
the District Of Columbia Department,
the American Legion, at the annual
convention at the Mayfiower Hotel
August II, IL and IS, will make
awards of more than a dozen trophies
to the various posts for accomplish
ments during the past year.
The most coveted of these Is the
Watson B. Miller Trophy, awarded
annually to that Legionnaire who
during the year has rendered the
most unselfish service to the Legion.
This Is in the form Of q plaque en-
graved with the name of the winner.
Last year 1t went to George Get
tings Of Fort Stevens Post.
The winning Junior American
Legion baseball nine will receive the
]. Miller Kenyon Trophy and the
Kate K. Briggs Trophy will go to the
winning post for outstanding work in
the field of community service, while
the Kate A. M. Claggett Trophy will
be awarded for outstanding work in
Americanism.
Seven trophies will be awarded for
membership. There are two Dorothy
B. Harper Trophies to be awarded.
The first is in contest between the
women's posts of the Legion and
the units of the American Legion
Auxiliary with q membership of more
than 100 showing the largest number
OF paid-up members for this year on
December 20, 1897. The second
trophy Is awarded under the same
conditions to the post or unit having
membership of less than 100.
The Department of Washington
Trophy will go to that post with
less than 100 members which showed
the greatest percentage OF this years
membership paid-up on December 20,
1897.
The Delaware Trophy will be
awarded to that post with more than
100 members having the highest per-
centage of its current years dues
paid up on January 20. 1898, while
the Julius I. Peyser Trophy will go to
the post with less than 100 members
uAioel IlIc same COnOlClOnS.
The Paul J. McGahan Trophy goes
to the post which. on June IS, 1898,
showed the greatest percentage of in
crease over the four-year average
membership as of June Is for the
four preceding years.
There are also two Quentin Roose-
welt Post Trophies. One goes to the
post with more than 100 members and
the other goes to the post with less
than 100 members, with membership
percentage gains over the previous
year as OF 10 days before the depart
ment convention.
The post which shows the LARGEST
membership 10 days before the de-
partment convention will be awarded
the Frank Peckham Trophy. For the
last four years the Sergt. Jasper Post
has won this trophy and there is every
indication that this year it will be the
winner for the fifth consecutive year.
Department Membership Officer Ed
ward Dixon reports the present Dis
trlct membership is we'll over 1000.
the largest ever held by this depart
ment. He stated next Wednesday is
the deadline when the posts may file
their membership for delegate strength
in the convention.
Athletic Officer George ROYAL re-
ports that another year of successful
competition among the Junior Amt T.
lean Legion baseball mines is rapid,
drawing to close, with the Coste ID
Post leading in the second half with
but one more week to 60. The Sergt.
Jasper Post won the first half. The
winning team will go to Belmont. N.
c.. on August IL and play in the re-
gional play-offs in that city on August
13, IS and Is.
In the meantime an all-star game
to be played at Griff1th Stadium has
been arranged. This game will take
place July 30 between the Lord Balti-
more Post team, winners of the Mary
land State championship. and a picked
nine from the Junior American Le-
gion teams in this city. The game will
start at pm. Admission will be so
cents for the grown-ups and Is cents
for the boys.
At recent membership meeting OF
Sergt. Jasper Post, held under the