Evening star., 1934-07-08
District Legion Trophy
Exercises Tomorrow
Watson B. Miller Award VIII Be Presented
u. S. S. Jacob Jones Post and Miss
Eunice c. Dessez.

4 of the District Of Columbia,
the American Legion, ana
~ guests will attend the presen-
tation ceremonies incident TO
the awarding of the Watson b. Miller
silver trophy and plaque tomorrow AZ
9 80 pm. at the meeting OF the U. ..
s. Jacob Jones Post, No. 2, at the
Thomas Circle Club.
This trophy, donated by Past De-
partment Comdr. Watson B. Miller Is
presented annually to the post whose
member is considered as having rem
dered the most conspicuous and un-
selfish service to the cause OF the
American Legion and the Depart
ment of the District Of Columbia DUR
ing the period between annual de-
partment conventions.
The winner this year is Miss Eunice
C. Dessez Of the U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post, who served throughout the
World War as a Yeoman CF) IN the
United States Naval Reserve. Inc
trophy will be presented to the posi-
and the silver plaque, suitably en-
graved, to Miss Dessez. The delay
in the presentation of the trophy and
plaque was due to an accident to Miss
Dessez a few months ago. The
presentation will be made by Theodore
Cogswell, chairman Of the Committee
on Trophies and Awards.
In view of the fact that the trophy
will be in the possession of the post
only one month, the Executive Com
mittee of the department, on the rec
ommendation of the Committee on
Trophies and Awards, has voted that
the next award will be on January l,
1895, covering the service year 1885.
Frank A. Connolly, chairman of the
Department Membership Committee,
announces that Oscar G. Jones, COM
mander of Victory Post, No. 4, has
been awarded the American Legion
uniform for securing the largest num-
Der of new members in the contest
which closed May 80. The two run
ners-up, Ray L. Zwinglas of Stanley
Church Depue Post and William 2.
Kershner of Sergeant Jasper Post,
will be presented American Legion
watch fobs.
On the recommendation of Depart
ment Uniform Officer w. P. Van Hlse,
the Executive Committee has adopted
a blue military shirt, with American
Legion insignia embroidered on each
side of the collar; American Legion
cuff buttons and seal of the District
of Columbia embroidered on the left
sleeve in colors. A local Legionnaire
was appointed exclusive distributor
for the District.
Martin A. Dyer, chairman of the
Department Convention Committee,
arranging the details of the sixteenth
annual department convention at
Paul Junior High School, Eighth and
Nicholson streets, August 8, 9 and 10,
reports the Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association plans TO erect a
grandstand at Georgia avenue and
Gallatin street, where District officials,
National Comdr. Edward A. Hayes
and officials of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps will review the annual
parade on the opening night Of the
convention.
The parade will follow the east side
of Georgia avenue from Park road
to Peabody street, where it will turn
right to Eighth street TO the disoand-
ing point at Eighth and Madison
streets, just south of the school en-
trance. A badge will be presented
to each delegate and alternate TO the
convention, from which will hang a
medallion appropriate to the occa-
sion. The Legion will donate three
silver loving cups for floats in the
parade entered by business firms and
for the best window display along the
route of the parade.
Past Comdr. John Lewis Smith.
Department Judge Advocate Donald
Wakefield Smith and H W. Lineburg
have been added to the Ways and
Means Committee arranging to send
the various drum corps to the Miami
National Convention next Fall. Al
bert P. Tatspaugh is chairman of
the committee, the other members
being Oscar G. Jones, E. E. Persons
and Leo j. Reel The committee has
a plan under consideration which will
probably result in the necessary
funds being raised for this purpose
Miss Eunice C. DeSSez, chairman
of the War Orphans Committee, has
requested and the Executive Com
mittee has approved the appointment
of Past Department ComdrS. Watson
B. Miller and Ferdinand G. Fraser
and Theodore Cogswen to carry out
the provisions of the bill passed at
the last session of Congress providing
$500 for educating District children
of soldiers, sailors and Marines who
were killed in the World War. The
same appropriation will continue
annually for the fiscal years from
1885 to 1943.
Department Comdr. Rice w
Means will shortly appoint a COM
mittee to consider possible objectives
in local civic affairs which may be
undertaken by the department dur
ing the year l934-5, in compliance
with a resolution adopted by the
Executive Committe to this effect
The Executive Committee also ap-
proved resolution from Stephen P
McGroarty Post urging the restora-
ton of the Sunday afternoon band
concerts at Mount Alto Hospital by
the United States Navy Band. fol-
lowing an appeal from the disabled
veterans at that institution.
The local department will send a
pound of grass seed as a donation
for the lawn surrounding a memorial
shaft of granite to be erected by
Greayer Clover Post of the Depart
ment of California in Los Angeles
The French embassy at Paris has
furnished Flanders poppy seed which
will be blended with native Cali
fornia poppy seed for floral effect
The lawn will be Sown with a mix
ture of grass seed native to each OF
the 48 States.
Department Comdr. George F. Cook
has appointed r. A. c. Horton oi
Stanley Church Depue Post chairman
of committee to arrange for organ
izing a unit of Sons of the American
Legion in the annual department pa
rade on the night of August 8. He
announces that in addition to the six
squadrons now organized applications
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