Evening star., 1951-04-22
Legion Considers
New Headquarters;
Selling Old Site

Selling Old Site
Negotiations now are under way
leading to the ultimate sale OF
the District of Columbia American
Legion clubhouse and headuuar-
ters at 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
This is the main subject on the
agenda Of the monthly meeting
of the Department Executive
Committee next Thursday at 8
pm. Selection of temporary To-
cation, pending the securing of a
new permanent headquarters, will
be discussed.
Department Comdr. Walter l..
Morgan has urged that every post
commander in the District attend
and If unable to do so, to desig-
nate q post representative.
An important meeting Of the
Department Membership Com
mittee will be held at Department
headquarters tomorrow evening at
which time Membership Officer
George j. Burkett will explain
how a local Legionnaire may re-
ceive. free Of charge, an American
Legion uniform donated by Past
Department Comdr. Watson b..
Miller.
He also VIII explain the con-
ditions of membership contest,
which closes on the date the dele
gate strength Of all posts is COM
- puted, before the Annual Depart
: ment Convention. The winning
post in each of three member
ship groups will receive an en-
graved plaque bearing the name
of the winning post and its past
commanders, while the runner-upI
in each group will receive q pre-
siding officers gayel.
Subcommittee chairman to con-
duct the Annual Department Con-
vention at the Shoreham Hotel,
July 10 to 81. have now been
appointed, according to the gem
eral chairman, David z. Miller,
The chairman and the COM
mittees are:
Program, Lester Barber; badges,
I. j. P. Fichthorne; memorial
service, Joseph A. Walker: seat
ing and equipment, Albert L.
Danaher: publicity, George Lee;
room reservations, Coder Ascher;
music and entertainment, Robert
L. Bunch: convention secretary,
Rose Long, and controller, Astrid
Haagbloon.
The Kenneth H. Nash Post at
this weeks meeting will take final
action on several changes in its
constitution and bylaws and will
announce plans for the monthly
Recreation Committee dance to be
held in its clubhouse next Satur-
day. under the direction of Com
rades Daboul, Railey, Gordon,
Ragan. Owens. Moerdyk, Ward,
Cook. Hall and Ogeltree.
Comdr. Charles j. Piper is cur
rently at the top Of the posts
membership scoreboard with James
Cross, William M. Latimer and
John r. O'Meara tied for second,
closely followed by William E..
Ritter and Clyde L. Ragan in al
tie for third.
Past Comdr. Thomas E. FawcettI
of the Henry c. Spengler Post hasl
been elected to serve as financeI
officer to I'LL a vacancy caused byl
the death Of VIII H. Chase, whot
held the officer for period OIL
more than Is years. The post
also elected Paul E. Patrick toI
serve as assistant finance officer. l
The Navy Department Post held
its annual roll call last week with
Post Comdr. Charles G. Emmett
presiding and at the same time
initiated eight new members. The
post membership for the current
year is over that for 1850.
Meeting this week:
Monday-Department member
ship, convention and hospital
visiting committees. White Whit
mire Post, Legion Club.
Tuesday - Department Child
Welfare Committee, Legion Club;
James Reese Europe Post, 1914
Vermont avenue NV; Army and
Air Forces Post, Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Henry C. Spengler
Post. National Cathedral Post, Le-
gion Club; Fort Dupont Post,
z Fourth street NE; Kenneth H.
Nash Post. 224 D street Sc;
Department of Agriculture Post,
luncheon, room 1862, South Build
ing.
Thursday - Department Execu-
tive Committee, Housing Post, Le-
gion Club; James E. Walker Post,
1882 Ninth street NV.
Friday-Victory Post, Legion