Evening star., 1942-07-19

| Fifteenth street NV.
and Dwight S. Chalmers, who served
in the AEF in France.
The Wallace Streater Award will
be made annually to the outstand-
ing member of the Boys Club OF
Washington, Peck Memorial Chapel
with legion medal, in memeory OF
the late Past Comdr. Streater, who
devoted many years in the activities
of the club.
The Americanism Committee,
through Chairman James G. Clarke,
presented medals to the outstand-
ing pupils at the Alice Deal Junior
High School, st. Adams Boys
School and Sidwell Friends School.
Bunker Hill Post will meet at
its clubrooms, 807-9 Monroe street
NE, July 81 at BIS pm. There
will be entertainment and refresh
ments.
The principal business will be
the election of delegates and al
ternates to the department conven-
ton.
During the summer months the
post will hold open house from 8
to IL pm. Thursdays and from 4
to II pm. on Saturdays.
The Kenneth H. Nash Post met
in their clubrooms with Comdr. Ed
win Luther presiding. P. Fitzgib-
bons and Charles Kohen were
guest speakers.
The following were elected dele
gates to the department convention:
Comdr. Luther, chairman; E. A.
Totten, Guy Cogswell, Leo Wood,
Edward White, George Seiders, Har-
ry Hovermill, George Grommet.
Alternates are w. Ritter. William
Talbot, Charles Nix, E. Brock, H.
Davis and G. Randall.
Post officers nominated for the
coming year are E. A. Totten, COM
mander; Edward White, senior vice
commander; H. Hovermill, junior
vice commander; Charles Nix, SER
geant at arms; Leo Woods, quarter
master; George Grommet, chaplain,
and Guy Cogswell, judge advocate.
The Jane A. Delano Post, No. 8,
celebrated its 23d anniversary July
IL with a dinner at the American
Legion Clubhouse. Comdr. Eliza
beth Schau presided and intro
duced the guests of honor.
Second Division Post met at the
New Colonial Hotel, this being the
only meeting for this month. The
following were elected to the de-
partment convention: Alternates,
Joseph Vallin, M. H. Cunningham,
L. A. McCrae and r. G. Bennett.
Delegates are Frank Grimm, COM
mander; c. L. Dawson, w. E. Terril
and Robert Snow. The post went
on record as approving opening the
membership to the servicemen Of
the present war.
The short, intensive training
courses sponsored by the Tank
Corps Post consist Of ONCE ma
chime operation, typing, shorthand
and other business subjects. These
courses are free to World War vet
Grams, their wives, widows or chill
dren who are unable to pay fees.
Applicants should contact the ad-
jutant or commander of the Tank
Corps Post or Mrs. Stone, Legion
Welfare ofiice, 1113 Seventeenth
street NV. Metropolitan 4211.
James E. Walker Post elected as
delegates Comdr. S. r. Woodfork,
Joseph H. Hawkins, J. Franklin
Wilson, Samuel M. Powell, Savan-
nah B. Doute, Joseph Miller, Steve
Madison and w. L. Tancil. Alter
mates, H. A. Patterson, j. H. Reed,
Allen Simon, Louis Russell, Benja-
min Richardson and Lucius B.
Harris.
J. H. Thompson Of Peter Salem
Post, Louisville, KY, spoke.
Aide to the department COM
mander. Guy C. Nadeau, lieutenant
in the National Guard of Honor and
past commander of Cooley McCul-
Tough Post, was honored at testi-
monial dinner at the clubhouse.
Past National Comdr. James Drain
and National Executive Committee
man Joseph Malloy spoke. He was
presented with an engraved silver
plaque by David S. Block, who pre-
sided.
Charles Kohen, chairman of the
War Bond Sales Committee, an
nounces that District of Columbia
Legionnaires have purchased more
than $4,000 600 worth of bonds.
G. P. o. Post No. 80, elected the
following delegates to the Depart
ment convention: Comdr. Benja.
min A. Johns, Fred A. Minnigh
Massie w. Blankinship, Daniel A
Mahoney. Herbert r. Street, Char.
lotte E. Kostick, William Field, Viii.
liam E. Brown, Harold E. Hamp.
shire, Edwin j. Murray, and Ale,
Weinberg.