Evening star., 1947-05-11
D. Department
American Legion
Makes Record Score

American Legion
Makes Record Score
The Departmental the District Of
Columbia American Legion finished
in second place for the first time
in It's history at the national aerial
membership roundup at national
headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind,
last Sunday.
OF the 81 posts in the department
three have exceeded the 1000 mark,
James Reece Europe Post leading
with 1889; Costello Post, second
with 1,217, and Sergeant Jasper Post
third with 1882.
Reports OF other posts were:
Agriculture, 809; Capital Transit,
IT'S; Government Printing Office,
735; Police and Fire, 70l; George
Washington, $40; Justice, $40;
Bunker Hill, 524; James E. Walker,
sos; Fort Stevens, 454; General Ac-
counting Office, 454; National Ca
| thedral, 40; Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, 444 Jacob Jones, 439;
Peepco, 398; Nash, 357; Kenna-
Main, 325; Victory, 313;; Labor, 3o5;
Cooley Mccullough, 800; Internal
Revenue, 298; Potomac, 288; Navy,
284; woodbridge, 272; Stanley
Church Depue, 269; Commerce, 263;
Lincoln, 258; Gas Light, 257; Fort
Dupont, $50; Maritime, .215; Quentin
Roosevelt, 2o9; FBI, 209; I'd Division,
1874: Thad Dulin, 1893; Washington
Building and Construction Trades,
liza; Delano, 173: Gardner, 169; Civil
Service, 100; War Department, 1853;
Taxi, 1856; 6. E. Killeen, 1873; H. G.
Spengler, 1877; s. p. McGroarty, 1876;
G. S. Patton-Tan Corps, 121; IN
terror, ia: National Press, 113; A. G.
Bell, Ito; Barry, 102; Columbia, 80;
Halloron- Murray, 90; Treasury, "a;
L. and D. McNair, SO; U. G. McAlex-
ander, 86, and Belleau Wood, II.
Department Comdr. Guy G. Ma
deau stated there is every indica-
ton Of membership of the depart
ment will reach $4,000 by the close
Of the year.
The District Department and its
laflliated bodies will participate in
1.-THE 23d annual Mothers Day pro-
gram at the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier in Arlington National Gene
/ terry today at 2 pm. and later in
the 18th annual commemorative OBJ
servance at the District War Me-
mortal in West Potomac Park at
H:30 pm. IS
i The department commander will
Iplace a wreath at the conclusion OF
both services and later another
wreath in memory of Past Depart
ment Comdr. Harry w. Brown at
the War Memorial.
/ Color bearers are requested to re-
port to Capt. James G. Clarke IN
Arlington at 1870 pm. and at the
War Memorial at 4:30 pm.
/ The bulletin board displayed at
the last meeting Of the Costello Post
will continue at all meetings. A re-
cent membership drive netted the
post Is new members and Comdr.
David E. Miller appointed Mark
Riffey on the Citizenship Commit
tee, Harold Hiltpold on the Sons of
Legion Committee and Curtis jack
son on the Soap Box Derby COM
mittee.
Sergt. Jasper Post accepted so new
members at it's meeting last week.
Comdr. Harold j. MacLaughlin an
nounced the appointment of William
L. de Prez to serve on the Soap Box
Derby Committee.
Plans for the annual boat ride on
July Is, with Frederick F. Money as
chairman, were announced.
A year-round program of activi-
ties for the Halloron- Murray Post,
including the spring dance, under
the direction Of Foster N. Shannon,
and the formation Of softball team
under Ray Wrenn as player-man-
ager and Joseph Long as director Of
public relations will be announced
at the meeting on Tuesday evening.
Comdr. L. Guy L. Jackson of the
Capital Transit Post appoi1ted G..
F. Davis on the Soap Box Derby
Committee, Douglas 'Rossignal on
the Department Convention Com
mittee and Lloyd G. Dukes as men,
bership officer at large.
Kenneth H. Nash Post will hold q
social next Friday. Comdr. william
n. Tolbert requests members to
bring cards, checkers, dominoes, etc.
The Department Executive Com
mittee will hold special meeting
in the Legion Club next Thursday
evening to consider the report of the
Department Publications Advisory
Committee.
Meetings this week:
! Monday-Linco1n, Jacob Jones
and Treasury Posts, Legion Club;
Woodbridge Post, 2o22 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
Tuesday-C Capital Transit, Hal
loron-Murray and r. B. /. Posts,
Legion Club; James Reece Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV.
Wednesday-Police and Fire, U. G..
McAlexander and Labor Posts, Le-
gion Club; Nash Post, 200 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc; Potomac Post,
Palisades Fieldhouse; Barry Post,
st. Aloysius Hall; Thad Dulin Post,
Burlington Hotel.
Thursday - Special Department
Executive Committee meeting, STAN
ley Church Depue Post, Legion Club;
Internal Revenue Post. Stansbury
Hall.
Friday-Kenna-Main Post, 1910
Good Hope road Sc.
Royal Neighbors
Fraternal week, May II to II, in
elusive, will be observed by the
Royal Neighbors Of America in the
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