Evening star., 1950-03-05
$4,000 New Members Enrolled
By DC. Legion Department

An appeal of National Com
mander George N. Craig of the
American Legion for increased
membership in the organization is
beginning to bear fruit in the
District Department, according to
artm Mt Vice-Commande1
Byron E. Dunn, who is also men,
bership officer.
He reported the District had
already enrolled over $4,000 to-
ward it's national quota of 49,
555.
Vincent B. Costello Post was
leading, having enrolled 1872 with
the second, third and fourth
places as follows. Sergt. Jasper.
$50; Government Printing Office.
628, and Department of Agricul-
ture, 625.
The totals of the other posts
were: George Washington, SIG;
Jacob Jones, 357; Belleau Wood.
16; Victory, 1888; James Reece Eu-
rope, 525; Jane A. Delano, 1879:
Kenneth H. Nash, 800; National
Cathedral, BIT; Quentin Roose-
velt, 2O5; Henry c. Spengler, 122;
Lincoln, 70; Augustus P. Gardner,
1877; Patton-Tank Corps, II; Ma
tional Press Club, 113; Cooley
Mccullough, SO; Bureau Engrav-
ing and Printing, 439; George E.
Killeen, IS; James E. Walker.
312: Stephen P. McGroarty, IS;
Second Division, 88; Police and
Fire, 498; Stanley Church De Pue,
ia; Bunker Hill. 266; Fort Stev-
ems, 346; Columbia, ST; National
Capital, SIS; Kenna Main, $50; u.
G. McAlexander. IA; Internal
Revenue, 306; Potomac, 1876; JUS
tice, 1856; Labor, 200: Pepco, 301;
Gaslight, 208; Commerce, 337:
Capital Transit, 159; Maritime.
1872; General Accounting Office,
403; Fort Dupont. u; Woodbridge.
2O7; White Whitmire, 80: L. g. D.
McNair, 40; A. G. Bell, 36; Build
ing and Construction Trades, 251:
Holleran-Murray, SIS; FBI. 119;
Barry, At; Navy, i66; Thad Du-
lin, 1874; Civil Service, IT; Fort
Totten, 38; Army and Air Forces,
207; Interior, 10; Clark v. Polling,
116; Security and Exchange, So,
and Housing, rs.
Seven members of the National
Cathedral Post who hold presi-
dental appointments, will be
guests of honor at a banquet at
the Hotel 2400 on March 81.
Past Department Comdr. Herbert
]. Jacob, a member of the Ma
tional Veterans Preference Com
mittee, will be toastmaster.
The guests are: Judge Charles
Fahy, United States Circuit Court
of Appeals for the District of
Columbia; Judge Milton s. Kron-
helm, Municipal Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia; Daniel Cleary.
chairman of the War Claims Com
mission; Gen. Abendroth, COM
manding general. District of Co
lumbia National Guard; Admiral
Herbert L. Pugh. deputy surgeon
general, United States Navy; Maj
Gen. Anthony c. McAuliffe, chief,
Chemical Warfare Division, United
States Army, and DR.. Leonard A.
Sheele. surgeon general. United
States Army.
Plans for a bus trip to and from
the national convention in Los
Angeles, Calf, next fall, a night
of games on the second Saturday
of each month at the Legion Club
and a st. Patrick's day dance at
the National Press Club on March
18 under the direction Of William
Baxter are being arranged by
Army and Air Forces Post.
Clark v. Polling Post at its meet
ing on Friday evening will discuss
plans for a trip to Europe, the
possibility of a joint boatride
either with the District Christian
Endeavor Society on May Is or
with the organized Bible Glasses
of the District on June 20.
The Forty and Eight ritual team
will officiate at the April meeting.
At it's last session the post de-
cided to sponsor a contestant in
the Legions Soap Box Derby and
to sponsor a Junior American
Legion baseball team in the Legion
league provided the team does not
play on Sunday.
Ralph E. Michel, Theodore H.
Rymer. Kenneth H. Baker, jr.,
and DR.. Ernest M. Bryan were
voted to membership.
At its meeting on Wednesday
evening the Kenneth H. Nash
Post will complete plans to equip
its clubhouse with television and
announce plans for its social
meeting on March 20.
New members recently added to
the post are George T. Gilbert,
John L. Fitzgerald, John B. Lam
drum, Bernard C. Campbell.
James E. Daigner. William H.
Sincerney, Herman w. Calling,
Paul j. Nudge, George w. Carl,
William F. Talbot. Clarence r.
Hansborough and Sylvester A..
TerkoSki.