Evening star., 1945-01-28
American Legion
Reached New High
Membership in 1914

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new all-time high membership of
1,425 1928 during 1914 as OF midnight
December 81, 1t was announced
last week by national headquarters.
This represented an increase Of
252, ,952 over 1943.
There was also a total OF l2,242
posts, gain of 301 over the pre-
vious year. Many of the new posts
are all-World War II posts.
The membership in the Sons of
the American Legion totaled 43,588.
Indefinite postponement of three
annual conferences OF the Legion
was announced by National Comdr.
Edward N. Scheinerling in the in
terest of wartime conservation of
transportation and hotel facilities.
They were:
National rehabilitation conference
here February S, and 7.
Area B joint child welfare and
Auxiliary rehabilitation conference
for nine departments at Charleston,
w. Va, February 9 and TO-
Area c joint child welfare and
Auxiliary rehabilitation conference
for IL Southern departments at
Oklahoma City, Okla, January 81
and February l.
United States Senator Chan Cur
ney of South Dakota, member of
the Senate Military Affairs Com
mittee, introduced the American
Legion bill for universal military
training in the Senate on January
10, being designated S. 1873. A COM
panion bill was presented to the
House of Representative on jan
uary 8 as H. r. SIS by Representa-
tive Andrew j. May of Kentucky.
Legionnaires are urged to exert
all possible efforts to have these
bills passed, SO that the new gen.
Grafton may be fully trained and
| prepared for all future emelgen-
cies.
The annual testimonial dinner of
Sergt. Jasper Post in honor of its
junior past commander Martin A.
Schubert, will be held at the Amer
ican Legion Clubhouse, 2437 Fif-
teenth street NV, at 7 pm, Feb
ruary 10. Fred Money is general
| chairman in charge of arrange
ments, with Hiram w. Hummer as
vice chairman. Prominent speak
ers have accepted invitations.
Reservations may be made by
calling Alvin E. Shonk, Dupont 1852,
or by contracting any member of
the General Committee. Final az
rangements will be made at the post
meeting February at the Legion
Clubhouse, with Comdr. William P.
Kershner presiding. X
Voiture, No. 174, of the Society
of the Forty and Eight, was active
last week in having its ritual team
induct to membership in the Legion
the new members of the new Fort
Dupont and Woodbridge Posts.
Members of the team include
Francis Miller. Thomas Milne,
David Kisliuk. Raymond Queenan,
Raymond Lanigan, Jack Canty,
James Clarke, Guy Dodson, Martin
Dyer, Porter Bush and Walton Ter
rell.
The society will hold Its annual
wreck" in March at Stansbury
Lodge Hall, the exact date to be
announced later.
Chairman Russell S. Jetfreys of
the Americanism Commission re-
quests the posts, presenting Amer
lean Legion school awards this
month, contact the senior high
schools relative to the preliminaries
to be held between March / and
16 for the national high school
oratorical contest for 1945.
Meetings this week are:
Thursday - George Washington
and Jane A. Delano Posts, Legion
Clubhouse, and Fort Stevens Post,
Stansbury Hall. ...
Friday - Victory Post, Legion
Clubhouse.
A total of $3.50 in War Bonds will
be offered as prizes in the 1945 post
history contest of the American
Legion, according to Tom Owen,
jr., national historian.
First prize will consist of 5000 in
War Bonds. Second prize will be a
S100 War Bond. Third prize will be
$50 War Bond. Five honorable
mention certificates, suitable for
framing, also will be awarded, His
torian Owen said.
Further information on the 1945
post history contest may be OBJ
tanned by communicating with the
national historian, TIT North Meri-
dian street Indianapo1iS Ind