Evening star., 1940-01-28
District Legion Department
Stages Membership Drive
NotionoI Rehabilitation Conference
Two-Duy Session to Open Friday

william r. Brennan, department
membership chairman, announces
that the District of Columbia De-
partment, American Legion, is stag
ing membership drive from Janua-
ary is to February Is. At the last
meeting of the Membership Com
mittee 1t was decided to discard the
percentage prize system used in the
last membership contests and adopt
a new system. The first contest will
end February Is. Additional con-
tests will be held from February Is
to March Is and March l6 to April
Is. There will be eight prizes for
the first contest.
Winners for the contest which
ended January were Henry Hodges
and L. C. Henry of McAlexander
Post, In group /; Gail T. Judd and
George Cox of Labor Post, in group
2; E. r. Carol, National Cathedral,
and j. r. Weitzel of Bunker Hill
Post, In group 8; M. w. Blankinship,
G. P. o. Post, and William P.
Kershner of Sergt. Jasper Post, in
group 4.
c. Francis Mccarthy, chairman of
arrangements for the department
ball, announces that Junior Vice
Comdr. John Mulvey is in charge
of tickets and box reservations:
William H. Hargrave, chairman of
music; Albert L Cox, distinguished
guests; Joseph Westlein, vice chair
man of the committee.
The National Rehabilitation Con-
ference will meet at the Hamilton
Hotel Friday at am. Delegates
from all State departments of the
American Legion and all field Sec
retaries of the National Rehabilita.
tion Conference will attend the two
day conference.
Wednesday afternoon at 2:45 the
national guard of honor will be
escort to the national president of
the American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs.
William H. Corwith, when she places
a wreath on the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier in connection with
the annual pilgrimage of the Wom-
ems National Defense Conference.
Department Comdr William T.
Slattery and his staff will attend
the dance being held at the An
napolis Hotel Saturday in honor of
Ellen Louise Warren, LIE Chapeau
National of the Eight and Forty,
which is being sponsored by the
Kenneth H. Nash Post and auxiliary
unit.
Department Comdr. Slattery and
his staff have been invited to attend
the birthday dinner of Kenna- Main
unit Tuesday evening at the Lotus
Restaurant. After this dinner the
commander will attend the opening
session of the Women's National
Defense Conference at the May
flower Hotel.
Second Division Post will hold
dance at the New Colonial Hotel
February 3.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Post met January 10, with
Comdr. Elmer Vennerdrow presid-
ing. Comrade w. A. Corley Of
George Washington Post, No. /, a
of the Department Project
Committee, spoke about the par
of the Legion in the Chill
dren's Hospital blood bank for 1910.
The posts annual dance will be
held March 80.
The post presented the American
Legion school award to the boy and
girl of the January graduating class
of Jefferson Junior High School who
attained the highest rating in the
qualities of citizenship. The pres
was made by Comrade
Lloyd A. Burkey, post Americanism
chairman. The next meeting of the
post will be held in room 1899, South
Building, Friday at $50 pm.
Cooley -McC Cullough Post has made
plans to hold an oyster roast on
March 3, / pm. to Z pm, dancing