Evening star., 1943-07-18
Legion Post Elects
Elizabeth Schau as
Commander Again

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Elizabeth Schau was elected com.
mander of the Jane A. Delano Post
the American Legion, for third
term at birthday day tea last Sun.
day at the home of Chaplain Mae
Lee Reinoehl.
Other officers elected were f1rst
vice commander, Emily Eek; seconc
vice commander, Blanche McKim.
mey; finance officer, Margaret Mad.
dox; adjutant, Josephine Western;
chaplain, Mae Lee Reinoehl; SER
geant at arms, Isabelle Knight
membership officer. Claire Hurley
color bearers, Nellie Rothwell and
Orene West.
Delegates to the convention were
elected as follows, Delegates
Co1ndr. Schau, Mae Lee Reinoehl
Laura Stewart and Margaret Mad.
dox. Alternates: Josephine West
ern, Isabelle Knight. Blanche Nc
KINNEY and Mabel Day.
Honored guests were 1t. Col
Lydia Kenner and Col. Flikke.
There will be no meeting of this
post during August.
Sergeant Jasper Post elected
delegates and alternates to the con-
vention as follows: Delegates
Comdr. c. H. Pierce, chairman: w
P. Kershner, F. G. Fraser, E. L.
Marthill, c. F.. Mccarthy, J. P.
Lester, A. A. Dibble, J. A. ONeill
V. j. Farrar, M. A. Schubert, H. w
Hummer, H. j. Mccarthy, J. Nc
Meel, D. o. Reed, R. L. Fain, F. G
Ellison, George McNeely, A. E.
Shonk, H. A. Weaver and F. w
Price. Alternates: A. L. Duff, A.
B. Hammond, R. w. Clarkson, ]
C. de Booy, j. E. Bonner, B. O.
Mead, H. j. Mclaughlin, F. F.
Money, H. B. Bolton, Alfred May
j. E. Montesanto, Paul Fuller, c.
j. Herman, Frank Platz, E. W.
Schuler, j. T. White, C. NJ Flana-
gan, c. R. Smith, T. r. Brunson
and S. A. McCarteney.
Appointments to convention COM
mittees are as follows: Credentials,
A. E. Shonk; Rules, M. A. Schu-
bert; Resolutions, w. P. Kershner.
At meeting of post commanders
last week, pursuant to a call by De-
partment Comdr. Patrick j. Fitz-
gibbons, the details of the Legion S
activities on baseball night on July
% were presented.
Chairman Lester H. Steinem an
nounced all posts and the auxiliary
are expected to participate in the
parade which will start from the
Legion clubhouse and proceed to
Griffith Stadium. The James Reese
Europe Drum and Bugle Corps will
furnish the music.
The parade, as we'll as the massing
of the colors at Griffith Stadium,
will feature the pregame ceremony
to be topped by the display of what
is said to be the largest flag in the
world, under the direction of Capt.
Ernest E. Kennard and the National
Guard of Honor. It will be necessary
to have 400 Legionnaires to carry it.
Mr.. Steinem has requested volun-
teers for this service send in their
names by postcard Immediately to
the committee at the clubhouse.
There will be a practice drill in
the handling Of the flag. This drill
has been called for July Is at pm,
Griffith Stadium. Colorbearers and
unit leaders are requested to report
to Capt. Kennard at that time.
Capital Transit post Endorsed Rus
sell Jeffreys of Department OF Com
merce Post for the Watson B. Mil
Ter Trophy. Delegates and alter
mates to the department convention
are: Delegates, G. E. Warder, F. F
Fletcher, w. H. Taylor, c. F. Stack
and E. v. Dunn. Alternates, G. E.
Davis, w. L. Payne, S. H. Jefferson,
H. H. Jacobs and M. l.. Gallagher.
On July q the post will hold its
annual moonlight cruise aboard the
S. S. Potomac.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Quentin Roosevelt Post,
Potomac Boat Club; Department of
Justice and Gas Light Posts, Amer
lean Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-National Press Club
Post, Press Club; Cooley-McCul-
Tough Post, American Legion club
house: Second Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel; Bunker Hill Post,
1718 Lawrence street NE; Pepco
Post, Pepco Building.
Wednesday - Internal Revenue
Post, Stansbury Temple.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.
Friday-Bureau Engraving Post,
American Legion clubhouse.
United States Internal Revenue
Post elected the following delegates
and alternates to the convention:
Delegates. Richard L. Ryan, chair
man; John A. Long, Charles E.
Wolfe, and Russell S. Jeffreys; al
ternates, Robert E. Van Every, James
D. MCGEE, Martin Beehan and Ray
Jones.
The post unanimously Endorsed
Russell S. Jeffreys, department
chairman of Emergency Aid Com
mittee, as a candidate for the Wat
son B. Miller Trophy, for the out
standing Legionnaire in the depart
ment for 1943.
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