Evening star., 1939-08-27
Legion Convention Special
Leaves Sept. % for Chicago
300 Are Expected to Go From District;
Comdr. S|ottey Makes Appointments

SV'bNis S'SAASI sV'0'
An American Legion special train
will leave here over the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad at 6:15 pm, Satur-
day, September %, with members
of the District department, headed
by Department Comdr. William
Slattery, for the national convention
at Chicago. Tickets for this special
train will be on sale only at Depart
ment Headquarters in the Denrike
Building, beginning at 9 am. on
Thursday, September 81. Half fares
apply for children years of age
and under II years.
Special cars will be attached to
the train for the exclusive occupancy
OF drum corps or other groups
desiring to travel together. Tickets
for the round-trip are good for
return on any regular train of
the Pennsylvania and can be used
up to and including October 18.
There are several optional return
routes.
Over 300 Legionnaires from the
District of Columbia will make the
trip to Chicago. The arrangements
for the special train are being
handled by C. Cassard Schroth,
grand chef de gare passe of the
Forty and Eight. and William H.
Hargrave, newly elected grand chef
de gare.
At the regular monthly meeting
OF the department Executive Com
mittee last Thursday evening De-
partment Comdr. Slattery an
nounced the following appointments
for the coming year: Assistant De-
parment Adjts John A. Long of
Internal Revenue Post, No. 80, and
Dorothy Drunken of U. S. S. Jacob
Jones Post, No. 2; Armistice Day
chairman, Charles Daley, United
States Treasury Post, No 35; At
letic Commission, William w. Watt,
National Cathedral Post, and John
L. Meade, Potomac Post; bugler,
Harry Hungelman of Fort Stevens;
ceremonial officer, Ernest E. Ken
nard of Pepco Post, No 43: chaplain.
the Rev Howard E. Snyder of
George Washington Post, No. l.:
child welfare officer. Anne Miller of
Jane A. Delano Post, No. 6; color
bearers, Edward Wilson, Bunker Hill
Post, and Walter E. Terrell, I'd Divi-
sion Post; Distinguished Guests
Committee, Gen. Albert L. Cox,
George Washington Post, No. l, and
Roland Thring, Potomac Post, No.
40; emergency aid chairman, O..
Foland, Pepco Post, No. 43: enter
tainment chairman, Charles w.
Plunkett, Columbia Post, No. "a:
graves registration officer. George
Rohrich. Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, No. 27: historian, Harvey l..
Bean, James Reese Europe Post, No.
S. disqualification officer, DR.. Ray
F. Guynn, National Cathedral
Post; Housing Committee. julius L.
Peyser, Costello Post. No. IS, chair
man; judge advocate. j. Franklin
Wilson, James E. Walker Post, No.
26; membership officer, William
Brennan, Bunker Hill Post No. 81:
parllamentarian, Donald Wakefield
Smith, De Pue Post, No. 30: SER
geant at arms, Charles E. Wolfe,
Internal Revenue Post, No. 80: sur
geon, Dr. Charles Tegge, I'd Division
Post, No. %; trophies and awards
chairman, Past Department Comdr.
Thomas Mason. jr.. I'd Division Post,
No %, and legislative officer, Edwin
w. Luther, Nash Post, No. 8.
The department is cooperating
with the American Red Cross in
connection with its annual roll call
drive for members which starts Sep
tember %. The Legion will have an
active committee assisting in this
work.
The 1910 membership cards are
now being issued and all members
who attend the convention in Chi
cago are urged to pay their dues and
take a 1910 card to the convention
with them.
Columbia Post was honored
through the selection of two mem
bers of its juvenile entertainers for
the department auxiliary conven-
ton. Samuel Mawhood, 13, accord
lonlst, played for Comdr. Brady's
memorial service and Miss Joyce Ro-
nero, IA, sang three solos.
Emile Gilliaert of Columbia Post
and the Guard of Honor played
Taps" to close the memorial serv-
ice.
The next meeting will be Septem-
Der at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club.
Department Comdr. William Slat-
terry has announced the appoint
ment Of Hiram W. Hummer, COM
mander of Sergt. Jasper Post, No.
l3, as department adjutant.
At the department convention
William P. Kershner and Ferdinand