Evening star., 1938-07-03
Fiue Prominent d. C.. Citizens
Honored by Amerian Legion
Maj. Bro,Un, J. E. Hoover, Isaac Cans,
BIN. McKel,0ay and r. l. Fleming
Get Certificates of Merit.

Five prominent citizens of the city
were honored by the Executive Com
mittee of the District OF Columbia
Department. the American Legion,
last week, when they were awarded
certificates Of merit. They are Maj.
Ernest w. Brown. superintendent of
police; J. Edgar Hoover, director of
the Bureau Of Investigation: Benja-
min M. McKelway. managing editor
of The Star; Isaac Cans, member of
the Alcohol Control Board. and Rob-
ert I. Fleming, president of the Riggs
National Bank.
The Sons of the Legion has attained
new glory during the past year. under
the leadership of Charles johnson,
detachment commander. It now has
a membership of 334. 1t is COM
posed Of Is squadrons, Of which
were added the past year. These are
Potomac, I'd Division and Internal
Revenue. National Cathedral Squad
ron has the largest membership, 81.
The corps plans to enter several
competitions in Maryland and Vir-
ginia in the next few weeks.
Fort Stevens Post, its color squads
and Drum and Bugle Corps will cele-
brate tomorrow by particiating in the
Takoma Park independence Day
pageant.
On Thursday. in stansbury Hall,
Comdr. John T. Long will preside
at the business meeting, when dele
gates and alternates to the depart
ment convention will be elected.
Movies of Soap Box Derbies were
shown Friday at a meeting OF the
Sons Of the American Legion Squad
ron, presided over by Capt. Russell
Riordan. Three entries in The Star
American Legion Coaster Derby have
been sponsored by this post.
A meeting OF the Executive Com
mittee Of the Past Commanders Asso-
citation will be held prior to the
annual picnic at Col. Joseph Ran
dall's farm on Sugar Loaf Mountain
July 81.
William Deck. a student at Elliott
Junior High School and a member
Of Northeast Boys Club, is being
sponsored in The Star-American
Legion Soap Box Derby by the asso-
citation.
At the meeting OF the James e.
Walker Post. No. 26, on June %, at
the 7. M. c. A., the following were
elected as delegates to the department
convention in August: Comdr j.
Franklin Wilson, Past Comdr. West
A. Hamilton. Past Comdr. Louis H.
Russell, Robert w. Fearing, Samuel
M. Powell Past Comdr William Bur-
rel, Sylvester Woodfork and Louie A.
Williams. Alternates: Savannah B.
Doute, Joseph H. Hawkins, Clarence
E. Smith, Delaney B. Fantroy. John
w. H Smallwood, william H. Tancil,
DR.. Hugh Simmons and Haydee Pat
terson.
Col. West A. Hamilton was NOM
mated for department vice COM
mander.
The post made the following school
awards: At Randall Junior High on
June IA. Flag day, by Mrs. Gabriel
Pelham, vice president of the auxil-
iary. to Alma Virginia Hall and Julian
West Of the February class, and John
Hamilton Claytor and Evelyn Patricia
Thomas Of the June graduating class.
At Brown Junior High, on June 81,
by DR.. T. Edward Jones, surgeon in
chief of Freedmen's Hospital and past
commander Of the James E. Walker
Post, to Revella Clay and Arthur
Yancey.
The U. s. S. Jacob Jones Advisory
Council will meet next Thursday eve
ming at the home of Estelle Ruby,
5425 Thirtieth place NV, with Past
Comdrs. Jane Breen and Helen Brown
as co-hostesses.
James Reese Europe Post, No. 5,
met Tuesday evening at the Northwest
branch Of the Y. M. c. A. Comdr
Williams presided. He was presented
with gold Legion button by Depart
ment Oficer Edward Dixon for his
leadership and for the increased men,
bership of the post.
At the Lincoln Colonnade on June
Is the post celebrated its 18th an
niversary. Department Membership
Of1cer Edward Dixon presented Senior
Vice Comdr. Harvey L. Bean, Mem
bership Officer Frederick Dawes,
Finance Officer Harry Wilson, Francis
Crawford and William Grove with
citations and Legion tie clasps for
securing the most members in the
Legion during the year.
The Junior Sons of the Legion,
under the direction of Squadron
Leader William Waters and In
structors William Bransom and Joseph
Clomax, have been equipped with
their instruments and plans are now
being formulated to secure uniforms
for them.
The post adopted resolution de-
nouncing the conduct of those who
were responsible for violations of the
law by throwing missiles at the police
during the celebration Of the Joe
Louis victory and commencing the
work and program of the Works
Progress Administration relative to
adult training.
Costello Post will meet Tuesday at
the Carlton Hotel. Col Julius I.
Peyser will make his last appearance
as commander. 1t is planned to be
a farewell party for him. He will
leave soon for Bucharest, where he
will attend the Fidac Congress as
representative of the American Legion.
Entertainment and refreshments will
be provided. It will be stag.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post will meet at the Hayloft
Club on Wednesday evening, with
Acting Comdr. John A. Long pre-
siding. The Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue Post Of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars has been extended an invitation
TO attend this meeting in order to
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