Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-08-24
In Local Service Organizations
American Legion
Hear Truman
At Annual Meet

President Harry 8. Truman will
deliver the principal address at thu
opening session Of the 18th Annual
Legion National Conyen.
ton in Madison Square Garden ir
New York next Thursday at 1886
pm.
Others who will appear on the
opening program include: Lord
Harold Alexander Smith, British
High Commissioner of Canada; Sec
rotary Of War Robert p. Patterson;
Secretary of the Navy James v. For
restal, and Gov. Thomas E. Dewey
and Mayor William o'Dwyer Of New
York.
The Legion's Distinguished Service
Medal will be presented TO Chief
Justice Fred M. Vinson and Senator
Edward Martin of Pennsylvania.
Delegates and alternates who will
represent the Department of the
District Of Columbia are: Delegates
Comdr. Owen c. Halloran, Donald
6. Stanley, John Lewis Smith, jr.;
Herbert j, Jacob, John M. Wilson
Richard Raymond, Watson B. Miller
9. Francis Mccarthy, Fred G.
Fraser, Harold ]. Mclaughlin, Rich
ard c. Beverly, Harvey L. Bean
Julius I. Peyser, Chester A. Bennett
Lee r. Pennington, Guy G. Nadeau
9. E. De Vivo. Frank Haley. Charles
Pearls, Godfrey Creyke, Theodore
Edward J. Clarke, David
E. Kisliuk, Edward L. Marthill, Paul
J. McGahan, George Lowery and
Thomas O'Hara. The alternates are
Howard S. Fisk, Morris v. Spicci
William F. Luckett. Frank P. Platz
Gerald j. LAWYER, David E. Miller
Gail T. Judd, Albert l.. Duff, Joseph
A. Walker. L. Guy Jackson, Ward
0ehman, Louis Morse, William E
James A. De Force. How
ard D. Shepard, Robert H. Threnn
Everett A. Russ, Howard Eales, Cur
;iss Shears, Charles Schuettler
Harris, Norman Grant
Robert Murtaugh, Herbert S. Ora
ham, Willard E. Dougherty and Pat
rick j. Fitzgibbons.
The delegation will vote solidly
for Joseph J. Malloy who will be this
departments candidate for nationa
commander.
Department Comdr. Halloran ane
his staff, escorted by the National
Guard of Honor in command OF
Capt. James G. Clarke, installed the
new officers of the James Reece
Europe Pest last Monday evening In
he post clubhouses at 1914 Vermont
avenue NV.
They were: Commander, Lucius L
Kenerson; first vice commander
Lewis A. Morse; second vice COM
nander, James E. Arlington; third
lice commander, Veronica Freeman
adjutant, Harvey J. Bullock; finance
officer, Wilbur r. Lea; chaplain, Rev
Reuben Minor; sergeant at arms
Ira Holiday; master at arms, Will
ian Woodward; color bearers, John
W. Monkey and Major F. White
The outgoing commander. Charles
Pearls, presented the outstanding
Post Legionnaire of the Year Aware
% George Amy, who served al
adjutant during the past year.
Delegates and alternates who will
the Forty and Eight al
he national convention in New
York City are: Delegates, Geralc
Lawler, Gail T. Judd. Clarence T
Milne, David E. Kisliuk and FREQ
alternates, James G. Clarke
Horace Hector, Mike Eschleman
Francis Leonard and James A. De.
Force while w. Leo Collins will serve
as cheminot national and Henry
Heine will serve as alternate cheml.
not national.
Edward G. Comingore, ST., wa:
the unopposed candidate for COM
mander of the Police and Fire Pos
asst week. Others nominated were
First vice commander, Lyman P
Clements, c. A. Beck and A. 8
Kaye; I'd vice commander, Walter
G. Klein and Charles Schweigert; &c
vice commander, John U. Carroll
18th vice commander, F. G.. Williams
sergeant at arms, William O'Con'
aor; master at arms, John Scheur.
ng and chaplain, Edward Graham
A stag party and business meeting
If the Thad Dulin Post will take
place next Tuesday evening at the
home of Department Vice Comdr
Creyke, 100 Shepard street
Chevy Chase, Md.
A general meeting OF all newly
appointed chairmen and vice chair
men of all department committees
1as been called by the department
commander at the Legion Club to-
morrow evening.
David Icenhower. Washington s
.947 Soap Box Derby champion, and
Edward Diehl, runnerup and class 3
champion, with their parents will
,e guests of the National Guard OF
Honor on its annual moonlight boat
Tide on the S. s. Mount Vernon next
Tuesday at 8 pm.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Taxi and George S. Pat
;on Tank Corps Posts, Legion Club
Tuesday-War Department and
Navy Department Posts, Legion
Club; James Reece Europe Post, 1914
Vermont avenue NV.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
and Henry C. Spengler Posts, Legion
Club.
Hearing 10 Resume on Plea
Of Grocer for Beer License
The Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board tomorrow will resume hear
ings on the application of Mrs