Evening star., 1940-09-15

/ viii participate in the national con.
test for sons drum corps. The
District of Columbia headquarter.
in Boston will be the Copley-Plazs
Hotel and the Forty and Eight
headquarters will be in the Tourain.
Hotel.
Department Membership OfIicel
Haywood Saunders plans for depart
ment headquarters to remain open
until midnight Friday to receive all
paid-up 194l membership cards Sc
the department may make a good
showing in advanced paid-up men,
berShips at the convention.
There will be at least LAT dele
gates to the convention, the high
est number in American Legion con-
vention history.
Saturday is American Legion's
mobiliza ton for unity day at the
Worlds Fair in New York City, off,
cially sponsored by the New York
department. National Comdr. Kelly
will be guest of honor at the largest
color ceremonies In history, to be
held in the Court Of Peace.
Department Employment Officer
Oscar G. Jones has arranged for
members Of the Employment Com
mittee to interview veterans at de-
partment headquarters Wednesday
and Thursday evenings between
and 6 O'Clock. Donald G. Stanley
of Fort Stevens Post will be on duty
Wednesday evenings and Daniel ].
McGill of Bunker Hill Post, Thurs
day evenings.
Tank Corps Post installed the fol-
lowing officers: Commander. r. T.
Haugh: senior vice commander, F.
R. Stilwell; junior vice commander,
j. C. Fries; adjutant. T. w. Kuhn,
and finance officer, A. j. Witten.
Department Comdr. Hargrave has
appointed w. R. Clifford of Lincoln
Post as detachment commander of
the Sons Detachment Committee
which includes Henry Heine of Co.'S
tello Post, Harry Mckenzie of Europe
Post, j. Paul Peters of Potomac Post
and Ann Frame of Jacob Jones Post.
Vincent B. Costello Post, No. IS.
will meet in the Carton Hotel Tues
day BIS pm. for installation of
officers. Entertainment and dancing
will follow.
Gas Light Post will hold installa-
ton ceremonies tomorrow evening at
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Fort Stevens Posts new officers
were installed as follows: Com
mander, Joseph A. Ashi; first vice
commander, Carl Rittenhouse; Sec
ond vice commander. Lawrence
Broderick: third vice commander
Donald Stanley; chaplain, Harry
Hungleman; sergeant at arms, Rex
Beahm and J. Marribella: execu-
tive committeeman. Leo j. Reel and
Joseph Walker. Commander Ashi
appointed the following officers:
Adjutant, George Cullivan; finance
officer, Frank Bloom: Americanism
officer, Joseph Walker; publicity
officer. P. j. Cavanaugh Dept
Comdr, Hargrave spoke on the func-
tions of the Legion in the national
defense program. with particular
reference to registration under the
draft bill.
The post of the department will
observe the 153d commemoration of
Constitution Day, Tuesday.
Sergt. Jasper Post elected new
officers as follows: Commander
Ayden A. Diddle; first vice COM
mander, Charles H. Pierce: second
vice commander, Martin A. Schubert:
third vice commander, Victor J.
F'arrar, and chaplain, Charles F.
Brown.
Commander Dibble appointed Ross
Slngrey adjutant and John P. Lester
finance officer. Other appointments
at the next meeting. Six new men,
bers were elected: Edward D. Fred
erici, Dimitros P. Eiopulos, Walter
P: Goodwin, Harry Ridge. Halford
H. Shave and Ernest c. Auglui.
Edwin c. Luther, department
legislative officer stated that he ex-
pected total of $4,000 men would
be registered in the District OF
Columbia when the conscription bill
is passed and asked for aid in regis
tration work A number of the
post volunteered.
Bunker Hill Post Tuesday will
elect officers. The candidates nom
mated for commander are: Zeb T
Hamilton, Frank j. Lupac and Mack
Myers.
Lincoln Post nominated for officers
the following: Commander, George D
Kuhnel; first vice commander, John
D. Germer: second vice commander
Leon B. Lambert; third vice com.
mander. Thomas P. Royston: ser.
geant at arms. F. w. Stiles; finance
officer, E. G. Flester; chaplain
Thomas F. Campbell, E. H. Camp.
bell. C. thinner and Ovid Roberts
jr.; post surgeon, DR.. Walter L
Kline; historian, Ross H. johnson
color bearers, Isadore May and Free
c. Stello; trustee for three years
Hampton D. Percy.
BY unanimous vote Comrade Ed
gar T. Hitch was made an honorary
past post commander in recogni-
ton of his faithful services.
United States Department of Ag-
riculture Post has nominated officers