Evening star., 1940-10-09

FOLLOWING are brief biogra-
phies of the 120 men who will
decide which Washingtonians
are to be drafted, which are tC
be given deferred status and
which are to be exempt under the
Selective Service Act, after reg
iStration of all District of Colum
bia men between the ages of 81
and SO next Wednesday.
Nominated by the District
Commissioners and appointed
by the President, they will serve
on the five-man draft boards in
the "a registration areas here
Their appointments were an
nounced late yesterday.
LOCAL BOARD AREA NO. /.
Boundaries: Arizona and MaSsa-
chusetts avenues NV. Rock Greek
and the Potomac River.
Joseph A. wilmer. Westchester
Apartments. Son of a rabbi, Mr.
Wilmer was born in 1879 in Poland
received law degrees from National
University and Georgetown Univer-
sity Law School and was admitted
to the District bar in 1919. He is
a member of the firm of Joseph A.
Wilmer and Co., merchant tailors.
He is director of the Washington
Industrial Banking Corp, president
of the Jewish Social Service Agency
for more than a decade president OF
the Adas Israel Hebrew Congrega-
ton, member of the executive board
of the Jewish Community Center,
member of the Washington Board
of Trade and Bnai Birth. He has
four sons.
Frank Peckham, 1855 Thirty
sixth street NV. Born here, Mr..
Peckham is an attorney and past
departmental commander of the
American Legion. He is president
of the Washington KiWanis Club
and the Sentinels of the Republic
and a member of the National
Press Club.
The Rev. John w. Bowie, 2722 o
street NV, is pastor of the Ebene-
zer A. NJ E. Church. Born in
Maryland, has been in church work
for many years. He was former pas
tor of Brown Memorial A. M. E.
Church in Northeast Washington,
and at one time was presiding elder
of the Potomac District of Balti-
more Annual Conference of the A.
M. E. Church.
w. b. O'Connell, 1901 street
NV, an attorney. He was born in
South Dakota and is 81 years old.
He came tc Washington in 1914
to accept position in the Inter-
state Commerce Commission. While
here he studied at George Wash
ington University, where he re-
ceived a degree of bachelor of arts
and at Georgetown University
School of Law, where he received
a degree of bachelor of law. He
has been practicing here for more
than 20 years. During the World
War he served in the Army for two
years and served 18 months of that
time at Gen. Pershing's headquarters
at Chaumont, France. He is mar
ried and has five children
F. G. Addison, jr., 1921 Twenty
ninth street NV. Born in Prince
Georges County, Md, in 1887, Mr..
Addison received his law degree
at Georgetown University Law
School and is also a graduate Of
the American Institute of Banking
For a decade he has been president
of the Security Savings and Com
mercial Bank. He has been presi-
dent of the Washington Board of
Trade and the District Bankers
Association, treasurer of the Greater
National Capital Committee and
chairman of the Better Business
Bureau. During the last war, Mr..
Addison aided the Liberty Loan
campaigns.
LOCAL BOARD AREA NO
Boundaries: Connecticut and
Cleveland avenues NV. and Rock
Greek Park.
H. n. Marsh, 35l5 Lowell street
NV. A lawyer, Mr.. Marsh was
born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1887
and has been a District resident
since 1914. He was educated at
Bowdoin College, Harvard Law
School and George Washington Uni
versity. He was member of the
American Bar Association and the
District Bar Association, the Wash
ington Board of Trade and the
Society of Mayflower Descendants.
He served in the United States
Army for two years, entering in
1917 as a second lieutenant and
leaving in 1919 as a captain. He
. is a former president of the XII
wants Club and bank director.
Harry C. Grove, 2708 Cathedral