Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-07-19
American Legion

| players in this tournament will COM
pete for the Watson B. Miller trophy.
Pearson and Crane have also donated
medals to be awarded to the winners
of each flight.
At meeting convened on Friday by
Senior Vice Comdr. Of the Depart
ment Ferdinand @. Fraser. at the de-
partment headquarters. 3l6 Shoreham
Building, and attended by the post COM
manders, the Pennsylvania Railroad was
selected as the official line and the
| Wolverine Hotel as department head
quarters for the local delegation Of the
American Legion attending the 1881
National Convention of the American
Legion, to be held in Detroit Septem-
Der 2l-24.
Mai Paul J. McGahan, chairman OF
the Department Trophy and Awards
| Committee, has issued a request that
all trophies now in the possession OF
the various posts be returned to depart
ment headquarters of the American Lee
gion, 316 Shoreham Building, in order
that they may be reconditioned and en-
graved for the 1881 winners. These
trophies will be awarded at the depart
ment convention of the American
Legion to be held at Buchanan School,
August S. Department Adjt. Miss
Mabel w. Staub has requested all posi-
commanders to certify to department
headquarters by July 81 the names OF
the delegates and alternates which nave
been elected to attend the annual de-
partment convention to be held IN TINS
city on August S. The receipt OF TINS
certification is required 10 days prior
to the opening date OF the department.
convention.
At the last meeting of the James E.
Walker Post, held at the Twelfth street
Y. M. C. A., the following delegation
was elected to represent the post at the
Forthcoming department convention,
August ST: Delegates, West A. HAM
ilton. DR.. T. Edward Jones, J. Frank
lin Wilson, Rev. j. w. Bundrant and
William H. Burrell; alternateS' LOUIS
H. Russell, Samuel M. Powell, l. q.
Fields. C. M. Coates and w. A. Will
liamS.
The post authorized the appointment
of a suitable committee to make the
necessary arrangements for participa-
ton in the dedication of the James E.
Walker Memorial Stadium. A suitable
marker or tablet will be donated by
the post, for it was at the oehest OF
the post that the Board OF Education
named the stadium In honor OF the
late MAJ. JdIIlSS E. WdihCl, oOiAASAb go
lete. educator, who died in line Of duty
during the World War.
The u S. S. Jacob Jones Post, at Its
meeting July IS, elected the following
delegates and alternates to the depart
ment convention to be held August 3
6 and 7: Delegates, Helen L. Sprague
chairman; Rose O'Hara, Charlotte
Berry. Mary Weide, Mary Tatspaugh
Jane Breen, Helen Opitz, Lucille Allan
and Kate Briggs; alternateS, Jane Cox
Estelle Richardson. Edith Quinn, Edna
Nelson, Gladys Allen, Elizabeth Glad
mon. Ruth Marks, Mayme Smith and
Alberta Lacy.
It was announced that Helen Evans
O'Neill had been appointed on me
! Americanism Committee. Two more
names were added to the list for patriot
cards and the comrades we're urged tc
get their names on the list by aiding an
unemployed person. The first donation
toward the supply of clothing, etc, tc
be made during the Summer by COM
rades. for distribution to the needy IN
the Fall. was received Monday night
from Welfare Officer Daisy Clark.
The post voted to appropriate $40 tc
be sent as a contribution to the Wal
Memorial in Paris.
The James Reese Europe Post. No. 5,
American Legion. elected five delegates
and five alternates Tuesday night to
represent the post at the annua. de-
partment convention. August 5, 6, 7. at
the Buchanan School. Thirteenth and
E street southeast The delegates are
Comdr. E. L. Person, Past Comdr. Alex