Evening star., 1942-08-09
Membership Drive
Under Mccarthy
Planned by Legion
New Chairman Named
By Comdr. Fitzeibbons;
Delegate Named

Delegate Named
Plans for membership drive to
bring the District Legion to the
largest enrolment in its history
are being developed by C. Francis
Mccarthy, named membership
chairman by Comdr. Patrick H.
Fitzgibbons Immediately after his
election at the annual convention
last week.
Other ranking, officers elected
were John C. Chase, senior vice
commander; Frank Buckley, second
vice commander, and Frank Bloom,
third vice commander.
Delegates elected to represent the
District Legion at the national con-
vention in Kansas City are Hey
wood N. Saunders, P. J. Fitzgibbons,
william P. Kershner, Theodore
Cogswell, Watson B. Miller, Lillian
Caldwell, Fred G. Fraser, Edwin w.
Luther, Lee Pennington, Ernest
Campbell, Dillon Flaherty, Joseph
l.. Koehl, J. Franklin Wilson, Au-
gustus E. Giegengack and George
Merriam.
The department adopted a reso-
luton providing for the opening of
membership of the Legion to the
men OF the armed forces today.
Another resolution passed stated
that the Legion was opposed to en-
actment of any form of prohibition
legislation.
At the last regular meeting OF
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80. the fol-
lowing were unanimously nomi-
mated for the elective offices for the
coming year: Commander, Joseph
A. Walker; first vice commander,
Charles v. Dessez: second COM
mander. Luck Goldberg; third vice
commander, Bernard F. Darnell;
chaplain, Edward L. Potter: ser
geants at-arms, Benjamin Suls and
Joseph Mirabello: Executive Com
mittee, william H. Jones and Dixie
B. Guynn. Election will take place
September 3.
The post received the trophy for
outstanding community service dur
ing 1912 and for Sons Of the Ameri-
can Legion activity. Comdr. Frank
B. Bloom, whose term expires in
September, was elected third vice
commander of the department and
Past Comdr. william H. Hargrave
was elected alternate national ex-
ecutive committeeman at the de-
partment convention last week.
Plans for the Fort Stevens honor
roll for 1943 are in charge of Vice
Comdr. Victor Dessez. A number
have already enrolled. The goal
Of the post is 125 by September 10.
The post is cooperating in the
record for servicemen drive spon-
sored by the American Legion
and has established a scrap COL
lection" center at the post club
rooms, 1924 Georgia avenue NV.
The post Drum and Bugle Corps
has a few vacancies and will well
come any buglers or drummers at
their regular rehearsals, Tuesday
evenings at Roosevelt High School.
Under instructions issued by Past
Comdr. Russell Jeffreys, who is con-
tinuing with the work for the selec-
tive service system. attention Is
called to post commanders to the
examination OF draftees at the hos
pitals. Emergency, Georgetown,
Garfield, Providence, Sibley and
Freedmen's will have examinations
on August IL. IA, 18 and IS. All
emergency aid men are urged to
contact Mr.. Jeffreys for service on
these dates.
Cooley -McC cCullough Post. No. %,
and National Cathedral Post, No.
10, Junior baseball teams fought it
out for the championship with the
final score 4 to 3 in favor Of National
Cathedral Post team.
Kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, will
meet next Wednesday to elect ofii-
GERS. The new department officers
have been invited to attend the
meeting. Everett A. Totten has
been nominated for the office of
commander and James White and
Harry Hovermill as vice COM
manders.
The Board OF Managers elected
by the convention to manage the
Legion Club met and elected as
their chairman Watson B. Miller;
vice chairman, Louis Allwine; sec
retary, Miss Jane Cox. The balance
Of the committee consists of Will
liam P. Kershner, Lee Pennington,
Fred Nelson. Haywood Saunders.
Ernest Campbell and Richard
OBrien.
The American Legion-sponsored
House joint resolution known as
the flag bill, which codifies and
emphasizes existing rules and Gus
toms pertaining to the display and
use of the flag of the United States.
has been signed by President Roose-
welt.
The measure is intended to es-
tablish code of flag etiquette for
such civilians or civilian groups or
organizations as may not be required
to conform with regulations pro-
mulgated by one or more executive
departments of the United States.
The measure has eight sections.