Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-08-21
Daniel N. Coodacre Appointed
As Adjutant of District Legion
Belle X. Graves Named Finance Officer
All Department Offices Expected
to Be Filled BY Thursday.


can Legion, were appointed last week
by the new commander. James T.
Brady. The most important Is that Of
adjutant, to which ONCE was APP
pointed Daniel NJ Goodacre, COM
mander Of Sergt. Jasper Post. Comdr.
Belle K. Graves Of u. s. 8. Jacob
Jones Post was appointed as DEPART
ment finance officer.
Other department appointments an
nounced by Comdr. Brady were: James
F. Kehoe, Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing Post, department Judge ad-
vocate: j. Franklin Wilson, James
Walker Post, assistant department
Judge advocate; Ernest Williams,
James Reese Europe Post. department
historian; William Watt, National Ca.
thedral Post, chairman Of the depart
ment Athletic Commission; Joseph A.
Walker, Fort Stevens Post, chairman
of Americanism Commission: Charles
Wolfe, Internal Revenue Post, sergeant
at arms, and Edward L. Marthill,
Sergt. Jasper Post, to be a member
of the Budget Committee.
There are still a number OF APP
pointments to be made, and these will
be announced at later date. How
ever, all appointments are expected
to be made by next Thursday eve
ming, when the first meeting OF the
department Executive Committee will
be held in the District Building at 8
o'clock. At this time all appoint
ments will be confirmed by the COM
mittee.
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph ]. Malloy will also assist the
department commander and his staff
when they officially install officers OF
Kenneth E. Nash Post at 200 Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. next Wednesday
evening.
Nearly 100 reservations have already
been received at department head
quarters in the Denrike Building for
the national convention to be held at
Los Angeles. Calf, late next month.
The headquarters OF the Department
Of the District of Columbia will be
in Los Angeles in the Biltmore Hotel.
Robert L. Stevens, chairman and di-
rector OF housing for the National
Convention Committee, announces
that in the near future several apart
ments in Los Angeles in the out
for reservation.
The National Convention Commit
tee urges that every Legionnaire from
this department, whether they make
reservations previous to leaving or not,
to register for the convention. Those
who take advantage of this registra-
ton will also receive an official con-
vention badge and souvenir program
in addition to a book Of coupon
tickets.
All members OF organized and uni
formed musical groups should be reg
istered by the manager Of the or
ganization, and when registered in a
group the fee will be reduced.
Sergt. Jasper Posts champion Amer
lean league baseball champions re-
turned to Washington after having
lost to Norfolk in the first game of
the elimination series at Belmont,
N. c. Although losing the game by
the score Of 2 to 0, much can be
said for the team. Manager Daniel
M. Patterson, who accompanied the
team, states that they were the only
team in the play-off series composed
Of first-year men, and In addition,
drew as opponents the strongest team
in the series.
The local champs will be given an
outing in the near future at the ex-
pense of the post at the farm of Will
liam P. Kershner, member of the
post.
AS result of producing the winning
team in the Junior American League
Baseball League, the post will receive
the George Royal Baseball Trophy
and the Department Athletic Trophy.
At the last Department Convention
the post received the Frank Peckham
Trophy for again enrolling the largest
number of members in the American
Legion.
The next meeting of the post will be
held September 7 at the Pythian
Temple for election of officers.
Washington Police and Fire Post
met last Tuesday evening at the
Odd Fellows Hall and nominated for
Office as commander, Basil F. Nc
Allister and Preston E. Peterson; first
vice commander, Frank R. Barnard