Evening star., 1942-07-12


District of Columbia. Final report
of this activity will be made at the
department convention, July 30, 81
and August All post commanders
are requested to report the amount
of purchases by members OF their
posts to department headquarters In
order that information may be for
warded to national headquarters.
Mr.. Kohen, who also Is chairman
of the department Entertainment
Committee, will stage an all-star
show for the marines at Quantico
Tuesday night.
Bunker Hill Post will meet at the
clubrooms, 807-9 Monroe street NE,
Tuesday at 8:15 pm, with Comdr.
John H. Walsh presiding.
The principal business of the
meeting will be election Of delegates
and alternates to the department
convention.
Last Monday members Of the post
presented 10 relaxation chairs to the
crippled children's ward of Gallinger
Hospital. The chairman of the COM
mittee, B. B. Griffin, made the
presentation and the chairs were
accepted by Elizabeth Messick, oc-
cupatioral therapist.
The delegation to represent the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing
Post to the department convention
held dinrer meeting at the Legion
clubhouse and elected Past Comdr
Ernest Dwyer as chairman.
Other members of the delegation
are: Dillon Flaherty, James Judge,
William Duncan, Thomas McDon-
ouugh, James Kehoe, Floyd Dough-
erty ana Charles Duffy. Alternates
are: George Lands, George Jacobs,
William Barrett, James Cross,
Nathan Williams, William Cassidy,
Samuel Greenburgh and Vincent
Nance.
Sergt. Jasper Post elected dele
gates and alternates to the con-
vention, with John P. Lester as
chairman: Delegates, Ferdinand
Fraser, William P. Kershner, Charles
H. Pierce, Ayden A. Dibble, Victor j..
Farrar, Edward L. Marthill, Martin
A. Schubert, Alvin E. Shonk, Frank
G. Ellison, Hiram w. Hummer,
Henry j. Mccarthy, Douglass c..
Reed, Henry A. Weaver, John E,
Montesarto, Asbury B. Hammond,
Harold j. Mclaughlin, Frank w.
Price, Cevil A. Smith and Albert
L. Duff.
Alternates are: Robert L. Fain,
John McMeel, James A. ONeill,
Justice c. De Booey, John j. Ma
loney, Frank J. Sturgis, Capt. j. D.
Wright Russell w. Clarkson, Paul
H. McMurray, Cloid r. Smith, Dan
w. GoodacIe. Thomas j. Frailey,
Herman B. Bolton, r. S. Beecher,
c. M. Flanagan and Paul Fuller.
William F. Kershner was nomi-
mated bv the commander for the
Watson B. Miller Trophy for out
standing Legion work for 1912.
Fort Stevens Post elected the fol-
lowing delegates and alternates to
the department convention: Dele
gates, Joseph A. Ashi, Edwin l..
Donaldson, Louis L. Goldberg, Dixie
B. Guynn, William H. Hargrave,
John T. Long and Joseph A. Walker.
Alternates, C. Victor Dessez, Harry
Hunglemann, William H. Jones,
Abraham Miller, George T. Phillips,
Joseph A. Purks, Carl Rittenhouse
and Leo j. Sheehan. Comdr. Frank
B. Bloom will be chairman, ex
officio.
Frank r. Leary has been ad-
mitted to membership in the post.
Department Comdr Haywood
Saunders announces the opening
drive for membership to start July
Is. There will be booster cards for
1943 during next week. There will
be a drawing of those holders of
booster cards. First prize will be
$50 Defense bond; second, Legion
uniform; third, $25 bond.
The department convention will
be held at the Uline Arena July 81
August and 2. All nominations
for the Watson B. Miller Trophy
must be in headquarters by July 10
Capital Transit Post will not hold
its regular meetings during July
and August.
The post will present an outdoor
American flag to Sibley Memoria,
Hospital today at 4 pm.
On July Is the first issue of the
Capital Transit Legionnaire, six
page newspaper of tabloid size, will
make its appearance. 1t is not ex-
clusively devoted to post news, but
will carry editorials and articles ir
support of the Nations will to win
this war. Adj. Fletcher is n
editor.
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