Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-19
FIGHT FOR LEGION
COMMANDER CLOSE
]. Thad Baker and Harlan
Wood Candidates in We'd
nesday Night Election.

One Of the closest contests for the
once Of department commander Of th-
American Legion in the District of Co
lumbia will be fought out in tho closing
ssssion Of the tenth annual department
convention. which will be held Tucsdsy
and Wednesday evenings in the North
east Masonic Temple Eighth and F
streets northeast.
The two contestants in the field are
J. Thao Baker and Harlan Wood.
Baker is employed in the United State
Veterans Bureau and Wood is an at
torney. Both have been connected With
the American Legion for several years,
In addition TO commander three vice
commanders will be elected 10 serve for
term Of one year each and a nationsl
executive committeeman and alternate
"a serve terms Of two years each.
For the first time in tbs history nt
the Department of the District OF c.
iunlbia the convention plans 10 nom
mate two local Legionnaires for the Of
fee Of national vice commander. One
will be nominated by the Wood faction
and the other b. the Baker supporters.
for presentation al the national con-
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One Of the nominees will be woman.
Miss Beatrice Bowman. whose term as
third vice commander Of the local de-
partment will expire this week She
will be nominated by the Baker fac
ton. while the Wood sdherents plan 10
nominate Past Department Com3r
Julius I. Peyser
Voting Strength Is Sc.
:
BY IS posts, comprising the local de-
partment. the total voting strength be-
Ing SIS. with ~ necessary to elect. The
convention also will elect delegates sno
e,ternates TO the tenth national con-
'-ntion 10 be held at Houston Norl-
: arlons for department Offices and deic-
gates and alternates will occur Tuesday
night and ths election take place in the
final hours Of the convention WedneS
Gay night. The cons ention will be pre-
8;0e6 over by ! Miller Kenyon. depart
msnt commander.
The coming convention will be fea.-
tllr1d ny \ parade in which the local
veterans and the Business Mems Assc-
citation of Northeast Washington viii
participate The parade will start from
Second and H streets northeast. ths
assembly point Tuesday evening st S 80
O'Clock The marchsrs will be headed
by detail OF moune6 police. The
routs viii be east on H street 70 FIJI
tenth street, thence into Maryland
avenue st this point, back 10 Eighth
street turning north on Eighth street
10 the Northeast Masonic Temple at
the corner OF Eighth and streetc.
where ris parade will be disban6e6
There vii: be several bands IN the line
interesting features. The northeast sec
ton viii be decorated for the occasion
and the merchants of that section are
preparing to extend every hospitality to
the District Ls-ionnsires.
The first session of the convention at
Northeast Masonic Temple will be de =
voted to the reception and brief adj
dresses Of invited guests, including tire
commanders of the Veterans Of For
stgr Wars. United Spanish War Vet
Grams. Grand Army of the Republic and
ether veteran organizations
Harlan Wood is 4 member of Victor
Post. Nc. (. which resulted from the
merging Of the McGroarty-O' Connell
and Rohley D. Evans Posts Of this de-
partfnent He has been identified il
the various campaigns to secure for ex-
service men their preferential rights in
civil employment with the Government.
Baker is member Of Sergt- Jasper
Pest. No. Is. and last year served IS
first vice commander of the local de-
psrtment He was formerly commander
Of Sergt. Jasper Post and participated
In mary veteran and civic affairs.
Miss Bowman Heads Nurses.
Miss Bowman is superintendent Of
nurses Of the United States Navy end
q member Of Jane A. Delano Pest, No
6. which is composed of nearly 200
Army and NAVY nurses.
Peyser is q charter member es1d past
commander OF Vincent e. Costello Post
No. Is He fas served as first vice
commander and commander in tbs
District department and has alwa 2:
been interested in the welfare Of the
ex-service men. The announcement
that his name will BE- presented for in
6orscmsnt by the convention will come
a. surprise to the Lsgionnaires Of This
department a. the supporters NJ Hsr.
lar Wood only .sst night decided r
Advance his candidacy.
A teisrrzn was received here yes.
terdsv from Past Condr. william
Mitchell Of Vincent B. Costello Post
VINO is seiegzte to the department
convention iI1To~sinT the can6idacv o
Harlan Wood for department com
faandsr