Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-07-15
American Legion
Making Plans for
Department Meet

Making Plans for
Department Meet
The District of Columbia De-
partment, the American Legion, Is
making plans for the annual con-
vention to be held at the Mayfiower
Hotel on August 2, 3 and 4.
Thomas r. Callahan, chairman OF
the Convention Committee. last
week announced the following sub
chairmen: william H. Hargrave,
distinguished guests; Lester Fl.
Steinem, program; John A. Long,
publicity; Ted Luther, speakers;
G. E. De vivo, music; L. j. P. Fitch
thorn, badges; Don Stanley, seating
of delegates; Thomas Reynolds, post
reception; Louis Goldberg, memo
rial service; j. A. Danaher, decora-
lions; A. Dibble. committee rooms,
and Gail T. Judd, guard of honor.
The next meeting, when final
arrangements will be completed, will
be held at the Legion Club on
July as.
Department Adjt. David Kisliuk
announced that the last day for the
receipt of memberships credited for
delegate strength at the convention
will be July 10. Posts desiring an
increase in delegates should make
their returns for membership imme-
diately. He also requests posts to
promptly forward to him the lists OF
delegates to the convention.
Department Comdr. Lee r. Pen
nington requests all posts furnish
him promptly with the post histories
briefly outlining the activities dur
ing the past year so that the de-
partment history may be compiled
| for presentation at the convention
Jane Delano Post is conducting
a. birthday dinner at the Legion
Clubhouse at 6 pm. today. AT
pm. the post will conduct a brie
meeting for election Of officers ane
election of delegates to the con
vention.
George Washington Post will holt
dinner tomorrow a. the Legion
Clubhouse in honor of the mem
beers of the post junior baseball
team.
The post elected the following
TO the convention: Delegates, Jos
eph G. Abrams, James j. Murphy
Charles L. Schuettler, Donald g
Stanley, Harry w. Brown, Georg'
F. Hoover, Howard S. Fisk, Der
nard c. MCGEE, William G. Rutf
and Haywood N. Saunders; alter
mates, Gordon Roberts, Macbeth
Weber, Stanley Harrison, Samuel L
Crump, James c. Clarke, Ma
Bogen, Maurice w. Raderman
James r. johnson. Frank Thoma
and John B. Golden.
Lincoln Post delegates and alter
mates are: Delegates, Hampton D
Percy, Guy w. Briggs, Leon B. Lam
bert, J. A. Levin; alternates, Yves
ley H. Wilson, David Gordon, Johl
D. Germer and Ray C. Pratt.
Comdr. Percy and Adjt. Brigg
presented Legion school awards a
the graduation of Powell JUNO
High School to Mead Gruver ant
Olive Gibson.
i National Cathedral Post an
nounced that 1t. Bert Shepard
the air hero who lost leg flynn
over Germany and became a pitche
for the Washington baseball team
will be indicted to membership il
the post at its next meeting.
The department commander, hi
staff, the national guard of homo
and Legionnaires from the variou
posts of this department will at
: tend the dedication services to b
held at the new clubhouse, 314
Sixteenth street, of the Jewish Wa
Veterans, Washington Post No. 81
at 8 pm. today.
The 1945 junior worlds series
climaxing the annual American LIE
gion junior baseball program, Wi
open at Charlotte, N. c., August n
with four sectional championship
| teams competing for the nationa
title.
r. Worth Shumaker, acting ma
tional Americanism director, an
nounced that As departments ar,
participating in the 1945 program
which opened June 80.
There will be II regional tourna
ments and four sectional Date
and locations of these inter-Stat,
competitions will be announced
later.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Department of Justic'
and General Accounting Off1c'
Posts, Legion Clubhouse.
Tuesday, Press Club Post, Ma
tional Press Club; Cooley Met ul
Tough and Bunker Hill Posts, lie
gion Clubhouse; United States Mari
time Post, $500 Sixteenth stree
NV, and I'd Division Post, Ney
Colonial Hotel.
Misunderstanding Church D.
Pue Post, Legion Clubhouse; Kenna
Main Post, 1910 Good Hope roat
Sc, and Internal Revenue Post
Stsnsbury Hall