Evening star., 1932-08-07
American Legion

Norman B. Landreau, past COM
mander of Cooley-McCullough Post, is
the new commander of the District OF
Columbia department. Other officers
elected at the fourteenth annual con-
vention held in the Stuart Junior
High School, are: Porter Bush, Lincoln
Post, first vice commander; Miss Emily
j. Carey, commander of Belleau Wood
Post second vice commander: James E.
Lowry, Washington Police Post third
vice commander; Rabbi Louis Spiegler,
Stuart Walcot Post, chaplain; Past
Dept. Comdr. John Lewis Smith, George
Washington Post, national executive
committeeman, for term Of two years
Edward L. Marthill, Sergt. Jasper Post,
alternate national executive committee
man.
Delegates and alternates to the ma
tional convention to be held next month
in Portland, Greg, were elected rs fol-
lows: Delegates-Norman B. LAndreau,
Cooley Cullough Post; Ferdinand G..
Fraser, Sergt. Jasper Post; Samuel Ber-
lin Henry c.. Spengler Post: Joseph +.
Daley, Second Division Post; Past
Dept Comdr. Amos A. Fries, National
Press Club Post: Orene West, Jane A.
Delano Post; George w. Leblanc, Lin
coin Post; Warren Z. Miller, Stuart
Walcott Post; Asa B. Mustain Stanley
Church de Pue Post Charles o. Shaw,
George Washington Post
Alternates-Daniel M. Goodacre Sergt.
Jasper Post; Malcolm Coles, National
Press Club Post; T. Edward Jones,
James E. Walker Post; Past Dept.
Comdr. Paul J. McGahan. National
Press Club Post; Z. c. Minter. Victory
Post; John A. Shaw, Victory Post;
Elmer r. Reynolds, Vincent B. Costello
Post: Ben Moreel, Nash Post; Charles
p. Ruby, Sergt. Jasper Post; Bernard
Bee, Stanley Church De Pue Post. and
George Prendergast, George Washington
Post.
Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley
will be featured on the National Broad
! casting Co.'S Legion convention broad
cast August 1S, from 1913 TO II pm.
Eastern standard time). The broadcast
Ia national in scope, originating here,
devoted wholly TO the American Legion
meet.
The education of War Orphans Com
mittee will hold q moonlight frolic Au-
gust Is on the steamer City Of Wash
| ington. leaving Seventh street wharves
i at 8 80 pm. Eunice Deasey. the Mari
borough, and Mr.. Charles Kohen, TAB
Fourteenth street, are in charge OF the
arrangements.
The next meeting Of Takoma Park
| Post will be held August IL, at the
Fire Hall and Community Center at
Spm., when officers will b. elected and
the delegate5 to the State convention
will he instructed
A number of distinguished personages
! in the national organization OF the
| American Legion will participate IN the
moonlight excursion on the Potomac
River the night OF August 18. an event
arranged to promote the work OF the
| Committee ON the Education OF Worlo
War Orphans Of the District OF Colum-
bia Department.
| committee which Is headed oy MISS
| Eunice Dessez, past department vice
commander and q past commander ol
! the u. 8. 8. Jacob Jones Pest. The pro-
ceeds will be devoted to the purchase OF
! text books and other scholastic equip
| ment for the numerous World War Or
phans, whose practical education Is be-
! ing provided fer under American Legion
auspices.
Tickets for the boat ride, which will
| be made ON the steamship City oi
Washington, which will leave the Sew
enth street wharf at 6:45 o'clock, can
be had from the commanders OF the va
rious American Legion posts OF Wash
ington, CT upon application to Miss
DeSsez at the Marlborough Apartments
Charles Demonet, a charter member
of George Washington Post, was noml-
mated for post commander at the meet
! ing last Tuesday night at the post
| club house, 1441 Rhode Island avenue
The election Of officers will be helo
September 6.
Other officers nominated were as fol-
lows: For first vice commander. Judson
Knappen and Henry w. Longfellow
second vice commander, Paul o
Tucker; third vice commander, George
A. z. Prendergast and Herbert 9. Free
man; chaplain, Rev. Howard z. Snyder;
surgeon, DR.. M. H Darnall historian,
| Past Comdr Howard s. FISK; sergeant