Evening star., 1942-08-16
Legion Department
Officers Appointed
BY New Commander
Board Of Managers
Named for Club House:
National Convention


elected commander of the District of
Columbia Department, the Amer
lean Legion, last week announced
the appointment of department Of
ficers.
They include: Russell Jeffreys, re-
appointed chairman, Emergency Aid
Committee; Charles L. Wolf, re-
appointed department sergeant at
arms; Edwin w. Luther, reappointed
department adjutant; Fred Min
nigh, reappointed depar tmen t
finance officer; Miss Blanche Sim
clair, reappointed department as
sistant adjutant; John A. Long,
reappointed department assistant
adjutant: Herbert j. jacob, ap-
pointed department publicity Of
flcer.
The new board of managers of
the Legion clubhouse, composed of
Watson B. Miller. chairman; H. N.
Saunders, Richard A. O'Brien, Lee
Pennington, Fred Nelson, Ernest H.
Campbell, Louis Allwine, w. P.
Kershner and Miss Jane r. Cox, are
meeting regularly to promulgate
new rules and regulations for the
betterment of the clubhouse.
The Bellevue Hotel, Kansas City,
Mo, has been designated as the Of
fetal headquarters for District of
Columbia Legionnaires attending the
national convention to be held COM
mencing September 10.
The collection of broken and dis
carded phonograph records is still
being carried on, and Legionnaires
are requested to collect and deposit
the same at the various drugstores
or the clubhouse Old or new play
ing cards are also desired for the
armed forces at the various camps.
The members are requested to send
or bring them to the clubhouse.
George F. Hooven, who served
during the past year as first vice
commander of George Washington
Post, has been nominated for COM
mander
Other officers nominated include
Harry W. Brown. first vice COM
mander; Joseph c. Abrams, second
vice commander; Charles L. Schuet-
tier, third vice commander; the
Rev. Howard E. Snyder, chaplain;
Thomas r. Manning, quartermas-
ter: Samuel A. Crump sergeant at
arms; Judson N Knappen, master
at arms: DR.. M H. Darnall, sur
geon; Howard S. Fisk. historian:
Bernard c. MCGEE and Ralph L.
Werner. color bearers
The post won the Kate v. Clag-
gett Americanism Trophy awarded
annually by the U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post at the department convention
for scoring the greatest number of
points in the Americanism program.
The Watson B. Miller plaque, which
is awarded annually to the winner
of the silver trophy, was presented
to Comdr. William A. Corley at the
convention. It becomes his personal
property.
Edward N Lewis, who served with
the AEF in France during the World
War and Floyd D. Akers, who served
with the American and Royal Air
Forces were elected to membership.
Election of officers will feature
the September meeting at the
American Legion clubhouse.
The National Cathedral Post jun-
ior baseball team, winner OF the
District of Columbia Legion cham
pionship. was feted by the post Off
GERS and friends at a banquet at
the Legion clubhouse Department
Comdr. Patrick J. Fitzgibbons ex-
tended his congratulations to the
players.
Comdr Frank Buckley will be
honored at the meeting August Is.
upon his election as vice commander
Of the Department of the District
of Columbia. Nominations for new
officers will also be made.
Adjt, Herbert j. jacob has lust
been appointed publicity officer of
the department.
Cooley-McCullough Post will meet
at department headquarters on
Tuesday evening for nomination of
officers.
With the 1912 national member
ship OF the American Legion now
topping the record mark of l,1lO,OOO,
Asst. National Adjutant Donald G
Glascoff has announced the 1943 ma
tlonal quota as l,046,929 This is
the largest quota objective ever set
by the American Legion.
Membership Director Glascoff re-
minded all departments the l943
membership drive would open Of
fcially September l, l942 and urged
all to make Armistice Day, Novem-
ber II, the first climax in the new
years enrolment campaign
Tho nicfrict of Col,lYnbio naror ~