Evening star., 1946-09-27
District Legion
Delegates Map
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80 Woshinetonions
In Chartered Pullman
En- Route to Coast
By G,eoroe beyerldoe
By George Beveridee
Sfor Stoff Correspondsnt

EN- ROUTE TO SAN FRAN
Sept. 27,-Passing over the
plains of Nebraska, District dele
gates of the American Legion today
made plans for participating Mon
day in the opening Of their Or
carnations 28th and largest ma
tional convention, at the Golden
Gate City.
Travelling in chartered Pullman
cars, the 30 WaShingtonians are for
the most part taking things easy
and saving our strength" for tho
packed schedule of entertainment
and business sessions next week.
Club car gatherings have already
followed the usual pattern, with
luSty airing of songs of two world
wars interspersed with more serious
discussions of what the convention
will bring forth in the way of new
policy.
The District department has
fortified delegates with more than
80 policy resolutions for considera-
ton of the convention. Among the
foremost is plea for Legion stand
on definite veterans housing pro-
gram.
No Youth Uprising Seen.
Few members of the delegation
are World War II veterans and old
guard Legionnaires feel certain
there will be no uprising at the con-
vention by younger members in a
bid for direct control.
Chester Bennett. first vice COM
mander of the District department,
said the World War II men ARE
satisfied to take subordinate posi-
tions and learn slowly" pointing
out that two of them were named
national vice commanders at last
years convention.
Stunning an ascension policy Of
choosing leader, election of new
commander is virtually assured far
ahead of convention time each YEP
following agreement on choice "
the king makers" throughout the
country.
BY that standard, this years cam
didate-thus far unopposed-is Paul
H. Griffith, 1896 Livingston street
NV. Washington lawyer and public
relations director. A veteran of both
wars, Mr.. Griffith is q native of
Unlontown, Pa, and that State has
led the campaign for his nomina-
ton. Director of the Washington
Office of the Legion for five years
until 1910, when he entered active
service, his posts during the war in
cluded chief of the Veterans Per-
sonnel Division OF Selective Service,
with the rank of colonel. He also
was assistant to the reconversion di-
rector In charge of retraining and
unemployment.
Mrs. Corwin Bids for Post.
Only other Washington delegate
announced so far as candidate for
a national office is Mrs. Mary Cor
win, for the post of commander of
the Eight and Forty-"fun" group Of
the auxiliary.
The local delegation got of to a
BAD start Wednesday when a bucket
OF Potomac River water, to be pre-
sented to the Mayor of San Fran
cisco with the request that it be
poured ito flow through the Golden
Gate" was forgotten and left stand
ing by Union Station track.
A bus left Washington earlier in
the week with 80 Legion members.
All told, 144 delegates to the con-
Ventlon, the Legion auxiliary and its
units are expected to represent the
District. The delegation leader. Ex-
ecutive Committeeman Joseph p.
Malloy, will arrive in San Francisco
by plane tomorrow. Organization
officials estimate the sessions will
draw 100000 visitors. including more
than $500 voting delegates.
With full-day stopover yesterday
IN Chicago, delegates went to a bail
game. shopped or just looked over
the city. The train is scheduled to
arrive in Ogden, Utah, tomorrow
morning and in San Francisco early
SUNDAY