Evening star., 1945-06-17
American Legion
School Awards to
Leading Scholars

Legion on lNurSQay presented LS-
gion school awards to Melvin Ray
Harris and Patricia Ann Sommer-
kamp, outstanding students of the
graduating class of Taft Junior
High School. The presentations
were made by Comdr L. j. P. Fich-
thorn and Americanism Officer
William r. Brennan.
Next week Senior and Junior Le-
gion awards will be presented to
outstanding school students at the
graduating exercises Of Gonzaga
School.
On Tuesday at the Legion club
house, delegates and alternates to
the department convention will be
elected.
American Legion medals were
presented to Company A of Ana
costa High School, led by Capt.
Charles K. Mann, for second place,
and to Company c of Woodrow Will
son High School, led by Capt. Ed
ward Lewis, for third place, in the
58th annual competitive drill of
the Washington High School Cadet
Corps. The presentations were made
by Chairman Russell S. Jeffreys and
Vice Chairman Joseph A. Walker
of the Americanism Commission.
Department of Commerce Post
held a special meeting last Monday
and unanimously Endorsed Herbert
j. jacob for department COM
mander.
Fort Dupont Post recently pre-
sented 13 Gold Star Certificates to
families of deceased veterans of
their community.
James E. Walker Post will present
a three-act comedy, "Dotty and
Daffy," at the Banneker Junior High
School, Georgia avenue and Euclid
street NV, Wednesday, for the
benefit of wounded veterans who
will be transported from nearby
hospitals, and the public is invited
to attend. Sylvester R. Woodfork,
past commander of the post, is
chairman.
George Washington Post last week
unanimously Endorsed Herbert j.
jacob for department commander
| United States Maritime Post will
meet hereafter at $500 Sixteenth
street NV.
Department of Labor Post elected
the following delegates to the de-
partment convention: Abner Lake
nan, James Obitts, William G. No.
land and Gail T. Judd,
The post amended its charter to
admit eligible women to member
ship.
William G. holland, past COM
mander, was Endorsed for depart
ment vice commander, and Herbert
j. jacob of National Cathedral Post
was Endorsed for department COM
mander. Gail T. Judd was Endorsed
for the Watson B. Miller Trophy.
The Department Executive Com
mittee will meet at the Legion
clubhouse on June 26.
| The American Legion will par
ticipate in the ceremonies honor
ing Gen. 1senhower tomorrow, hav-
ing a position of importance near
the Capitol. The national guard Of
honor, under the direction Of Capt.
Gail T. Judd, Legionnaires and the
color guard from each post and
auxiliary will assemble at New Jer-
sey avenue and c streets NV. at
11:30 am. All participants are re-
quested to wear uniforms.
The department will also partic-
ipate in the Night of Thrills to be
held at Griffith Stadium on Friday
evening. There will be a massing
of colors of the various posts and
units and the national guard of
honor will escort the queen of the
pageant to her throne. The color
guards from the various posts and
units are directed to report to Staff
Capt. James C. Clarke at 7:30 pm.
at Fifth and v streets NV.
Meetings this week are:
| MOnQay-69uentln Roosevelt POSt,
Potomac Boat Club; Washington
Gas Light Post, Eleventh and H
streets NV: General Accounting
Office and Department of Justice
Posts. Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-National Press Club
Post. National Press Club; I'd Di-
vision Post, New Colonial Hotel;
Bunker Hill, Pepco and Cooley-Mc-
Cullough Posts, Legion clubhouse;
United States Maritime Post, 1900
Sixteenth street NV.
Thursday-Stanley Church De
Pue Post, Legion clubhouse; Kenna-
Main Post, 1910 Good Hope road
Sc; Internal Revenue Post, Stans-
bury Hall.