Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-23
D. c. LEGION NAMES.
HARLAN WOOD HEAD.
Victory Post Member Defeats
J. Thad Baker by Margin
of Four Votes.

Harlan Wood of Victory Post was
elected department commander of the
District Of Columbia Department. Amer
lean Legion. defeating his opponent, ]
Thad Baker of Sergt Jasper Post. by
four votes at the closing session Of the
departments tenth annual convention
last night in the Northeast Masonic
Temple The election of MIR Wood was
Immediately made unanimous upon
motion of Baker. The vote was Is
10 ~.
The session, continuing until nearly
O'Clock this morning. was marked by
many parliamentary entanglementS and
some bitterness.
Later iii the evening Maj, Julius l. Pew
scr. past commander of the local DEF
partment. was Endorsed for national
vice commander Of thc Legion, aftet
a concerted fight This climax to he
debate came when Wood. instructed the
sergeant-at-arnlS TO put Earle Brown
OF the BeaucheSne Post, who had risen
on point of order. out of the hall
Brown took his seat few moments
later and was permitted TO remain.
Challenges Legality.
Prior 10 this one Leeionnaire declared
the convention was called for the eve
nings of August q and - and hat The
proceedings after midnight were Illegal,
and E S Marthiils of Sergt Jasper
Post declared the proceedings would be
carried before the national convention
of the Legion at San Antonio IN the
Fall
,0.t.a- t~aog oe5nnre u-ara nInrfaI &c
follows:
Thomas D. Walsh of Costello Post,
senior vice commander, defeating Wal
lace Streater of George Washington
Post Edgar Hale of Spengler Post,
Junior vice commander; Miss Emily J.
Carey of Belleau Wood Post. third vice
commander; Lieut. Col. Thomas J.
Dickson. U. S. A., retired chaplain. de-
feating the incumbent. Rev. Arlington
A McCallum. by vote of So to 35;
Paul J. McGahan. National Press Club
Post national executive committeeman.
reelected. and William Wolfe Smith
National Press Club Post. alternate ma
tional executive committeeman
Baker. the defeated candidate for de-
partment commander. was elected by &C
clamation 10 serve as a delegate TO the
National Legion convention. Other
George Washington Post. who received
a vote Of So, the highest registered in
the roll call for the election of dele
gates: Miss Emily j. Carey Of Belleau
Wood Post. Miss Esther V Hall OF Jacob
Jones Post, Julius l. Peyser. Costello
Post. and Col William A. Mitchell.
These. with the retiring department
commander and the new department
commander whom il was voted, in spe-
cial resolution Tuesday night TO elect
as delegates, comprise the quota of eight
delegates.
AIternateS Named
Alternates elected are F. A. Awl of
Lincoln Post, Eugene A. Costello of Cos
tello Post. Rev Francis J. Hurney Of
Costello Post. Francis j. Kelly. Norman
3. Landreau of Cooley Mccullough Post
C. J. Painter Of George Washington
Post. Thomas D. Walsh of Costello Post
and Maj. Gen. Amos A. Fries. past de-
partment commander and member of
the National Press Club Post
Wood. long an active worker for bet
ter administration of veterans prefer
ence In civil service in a brief speech of
acceptance. thanked his fellow Legion
naires for their vote and declared that
he would dedicate himself to whatever