Evening star., 1926-08-15
American Legion.

Nomination of officers for the en-
suing year of George Washington
Post, No. /. the American Legion, will
take place Tuesday night at o'clock
at the headquarters of the post. 1929
1 street northwest. The election will
take place at the following meeting.
Tuesday. September Z. and the install
lation on September 81.
| Members of the post. headed by
Post Comdr. j. j. Murphy. partici-
pated in the parade last Tuesday aft
ernoon at Alexandria, Va, in connec-
tion with the annual State convention
of the Department Of Virginia, the
American Legion. The post colors
and the post flag, which has repre-
sented the post at all of the national
conventions, proved to be one of the
features of the parade. George Wash
ington Post and the color bearer from
one other post from the Department
of the District of Columbia were the
only posts in the parade from the Dis
Ttrict.
! The members are interested in the
movement to elect Gen. John j. Perish
! ing, a charter member OF the post,
national commander of the American
Legion at Philadelphia in October.
The delegates to the coming depart
ment convention, to be held August
- and 2S. have been instructed by the
post to present his name for indorse-
ment by the convention.
| The delegates and alternateS to the
| department convention are as follows:
Delegates-Comdr. J. J. Murphy. Past
Comdr. Howard s. Fisk. Past Comdr.
| Wallace Streater and Gilbert T. Rude.
Alternates-Paul V. Collins. DR.. NJ. II.
Darnall. James p Cromwell and
| Nathan j. COSei.
| The August meeting of the L. S. S.
Jacob Jones Post. No. 2. American
Legion. was held Monday at the
Endion Club, IA Jackson place. The
| following named comrades were
elected as delegates and alternates to
attend the annual convention of the
| Department of the District of Colum-
bia: DelegateS-Comdr. Esther V.
Hall, Past Comdr. Helen G.. O'Neill
and Finance Officer Mayme f. Smith.
Alternates-Comrades Lucille Allan.
Ella Leech and Mabel K. Staub.
Three resolutions presented by the
| legislative officer were favorably in
dorsed by the post and referred to the
department convention for considera-
| tion and action.
! 1t was moved and carried that let
! ters OF appreciation be directed TO
! Comrade Clla r. Tracy and Comdr.
| W. r. F'urong, l.. S. n. for their in
terest and assistance in urging the
| Navy Department to perpetuate the
uniform of the women of the United
| States Naval Reserve force by IL paint
ing executed by Miss Anne Fuller Alb
bott, sister of Capt. John Strong Alb
bott L. S. y. This picture has been
added to the Navy Department eX-
| hibit at the SeSqucentennial EXpOSi-
ton. The post feels that it has been
greatly honored in having Comrades
Past Comdr. Helen G. O'Neill. Senior
| Vice COmdr. Charlotte Berry and
| Color Bearer lila r. Tracy assist the
artist in depicting the uniform in
strict accordance with Navy regula-
| tions. The picture was reviewed by
| Admiral r. w. Eberle, chief of naval
operations. and officials of the Navy
| Department last week prior to its
shipment to Philadelphia. After the
exposition the picture will be retained
at the Navy Department, together
with other World War pictures.
! Jane A. Delano Post, American
Legion, met Monday at the Nurses
| Club house, 1887 * street northwest.
to elect representatives to the annual
| department convention.
| The post expects to nominate Past
Comdr Alice NJ. Prentiss as Candi-
date for the office of third vice com
mander of the District of Columbia
| Department.
| Delegates chosen were: Marietta II
| Pierson, commander, and Marjorie ID.
| Woodgell, senior vice commander
alternates. Mary L. Hawthorne and
Anna L. Barry.
Miss Daisy f. Wells was elected to
membership.