Evening star., 1945-07-29
American Legion
Department Meet
Opens Thursday

.OPSIIo uIoS'"y
The annual convention of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department, the
American Legion, will be held
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
the Mayflower Hotel.
1t will open Thursday night with
a program under direction of
Thomas r. Callahan, convention
chairman. There will be memorial
service, conducted by Fort Stevens
Post, and an address by Under
secretary of War Robert P. Pat
terson.
Brig. Gen. Robert N. Young,
commanding the Military District of
the District of Columbia, will make
the principal address Friday night.
Election and installation of officers
will be held Saturday night. Her.
bert j. jacob, senior vice depart
ment commander, is the unopposed
candidate for commander. To date
four names have been entered for
the selection of three vice COM
manders, namely Harry Brown
George Washington Post; Joseph
Walker, Fort Stevens Post; James
De Force, Maritime Post, and Will
liam G. Noland, Department OF
Labor Post.
The department adjutant an
nounces all delegates fees must be
remitted to the department head
quarters before the start of the
convention on Thursday. He also
said post colors need not be pre-
Sented at the convention.
Harry F. Young, jr., was elected
commander of Tank Corps Post at
the annual meeting Monday at the
Legion Clubhouse.
Other officers elected were Elmer
w. Burdick, senior vice commander;
Robert R. Craig, junior vice COM
mander; Frank L. Peckham, hiStor-
ian; Raymond T. Haugh, chaplain;
George Frailey, sergeant at arms;
Joseph c. Fries, quartermaster;
John c. Woods and Joseph C. Fries
colorbearers, and DR.. Claude c.
Caylor, surgeon.
Arrangements are being made by
Mr.. Peckham for a dinner in honor
of Gen. George S. Patton upon his
return here. He is a member of
this post.
The Trophies and Awards Com
mittee has requested that posts and
individuals possessing tatin e
trophies return the same to depart
ment headquarters Immediately to
be awarded to the new winners.
The Resolutions, Credentials and
Rules Committees will hold meetings
at the clubhouse tomorrow evening.
Due to the convention, George
Washington and Fort Stevens Posts
have postponed their meetings to
August 9 and Victory Post to Au-
gust 10.
Athletic Commission Chairman
Lester H. Steinem announced that
all four diamonds on the Ellipse
will be taken over by American
Legion Junior Baseball today, COM
mencing at II am. Eight teams
will compete, due to postponements
At l pm. the regular schedule of
last weeks postponed games will be
played.
Nash Post nominated the follow
ing for officers: Leo j. Woods, COM
mander: William H Talbot, jr.,
first vice commander; James NJ
Wright, second vice commander
William E. Ritter, third vice COM
mander; Guy U. Cogswell, judge ad-
vocate; Charles E. Nix, sergeant at
armS George Grommet, chaplain
and Charles H. Oertel, quarter
master.
At a special meeting of the Dis
trict of Columbia Taxi Post colors
were presented by President Ben
Friedman of the Yellow Cab Co. and
accepted by Comdr. Brennan. In a
special ceremony. conducted by De-
partment Vice Comdr. jacob, as
sisted by the National Guard of
Honor, the colors were officially
dedicated.
Sergt. Jasper Post will meet We'd
nesday night at the Legion club
house.
Mancel Talcott, chairman of the
National Graves Registration Com
mittee, announced last week that
the Legion will act as a haison
agency between the Army and fami-
lies of war dead to ascertain the
wishes of relatives as to the final
resting place of soldiers killed in ac-
ton and insure military honors to
those who are returned to this
country for burial.