Evening star., 1944-09-03
American Legion
Plans National
Waste Paper Drive

American Legion posts through
out the nation have organized for
the September 3 to 16 waste paper
collection compaign sponsored joint
ly by the Legion and the American
Newspaper Publishers Association.
The object Of the drive is to in
crease by at least 2,000, 900 tons the
estimated 1914 collections of 6y000,-
600 tons Of waste paper which are
needed in the war effort. The paper
Is essential in the packaging and
shipping of some 77,00O military
items such as blood plasma, rations,
shells. ammunition and other
articles.
There will be at least 1,780 dele
gates to the Goth national conven-
ton Of the Legion in Chicago.
ILL.,, September 18 to 20, according
to a report from national head
quarters. This will be the largest
number Of delegates in the history
Of the organization.
This number is based on an ALL
time membership Of l,412,574 as of
August 10 when the the national
enrolment books closed for the
computation of convention req
resentatives.
The District Of Columbia Depart
ment, with total membership of
1924 recorded on the closing date,
will be represented by 18 delegates.
The convention again will be
streamlined with official attendance
limited to delegates and officers and
all contests and the annual parade
eliminated.
Off1cers OF Vincent B. Costello
Post will be installed by Depart
ment Comdr. Pennington Tuesday
evening at the Legion clubhouse as
follows: Thomas Costello, COM
mander; William Darlington, first
vice commander; John Griffin, sec
ond vice commander, and Joseph
Lieb, third vice commander.
On Thursday evening, at Stans-
bury Hall, he will install officers of
Fort Stevens Post. Louis Goldberg,
the present senior vice commander,
will be installed as commander.
Joe Hanley has received the praise
OF retiring Comdr. Vernon F. Daley
for his membership work, having
secured 121 new recruits during the
past year.
Sergt. Jasper Post, at the club
house on Wednesday, will elect Of
flcers. Candidates for commander
are William P. Kershner and Alvin
Shonk.
On Thursday, at the clubhouse,
George Washington Post will elect
officers. The unopposed candidate
for commander Is Joseph Abrams,
present senior vice commander.
Comdr. Pennington has called a
special department Executive Com
mittee meeting for Wednesday, 8
pm.
Howard S. Fisk of George WASH
ington Post has been appointed
chairman of the Department En-
ployment Committee and also Amer
ican Legion representative of this
department on the Committee on
Services to Veterans and War Work
ers Of the District Of Columbia.
On Thursday evening, at Stans-
bury Hall, Grand Voiture, No. 174. of
the Forty and Eight elected and in
stalled the following officers: Rus
sell c. Rafferty,, grand chef de
gare; Fred F. Money, grand chef de
train; w. Leo Collins, grand con-
ducteur: Gerald Lawler, grand cor
respondant; Fred G. Fraser, grand
commissaire intendant.
Meetings this week are: Monday
Department of Commerce Post,
Commerce Building. Tuesday-Vin-
cent B. Costello Post, Legion club
house; I'd Division Post, New Colo
NAL Hotel. Wednesday Sergt.
Jasper Post. Legion clubhouse; Co.
lumbia Post, 1924 Georgia avenue
NV. Thursday-Jane A. Delano
and George Washington Posts, Le-
gion clubhouse; Fort Stevens Post,
Stansbury Hall.
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