Evening star., 1947-07-26
5000 10 March
Today in Dc.
Parade
Nodeou, HoIIeron
Up for Commander
In Voting Tonight

w IOi SOIIiisi0Il0SE
In Voting Tonight
About 5000 Legionnaires and mem
bers Of the armed forces were to
parade along Constitution avenue
this afternoon to high light the third
days session of the 29th annual con-
vention Of the District Department
of the Legion. in the Hotel Statler.
Nominations for commander Of
Guy c. Nadeau, present commander
who is running for a second term.
and of Owen c. Holleran, 55 Of 470l
Connecticut avenue NV. were made
last night at session occasionally
punctuated by boos and cheers.
Possible trend of the election,
which will close the convention this
evening, was indicated by an in
complete and unofficial tab ct the
nomination returns. Mr.. Holleran
received l89 nominatory votes ard
Mr.. Nadeau 1875. Several posts did
not nominate.
Both See Victory.
Prior to the nominations, both
Mr.. Nadeau and Mr.. Holleran voiced
confidence with election outcome in
statements to reporters. Mr.. Nadeau
said his campaign was progressing
very well, and that Il have every
reason to believe it will culminate
successfully for me tonight" He
added that the convention was an
outstanding success.
Mr.. Holleran declared: "As far as
we are concerned, our campaign is
satisfactory since we are depending
upon the judgment of the delegates
on question which is for the good
of the Legion"
Mr.. Holleran was originally nom
mated by Harry J. McGinnis of
Stephen P. McGroarty Post No. ~.
and Mr.. Nadeau by DR.. David S.
Block of Cooley MIC Cullough Post
No. %.
Vice. Commander Candidates.
Candidates for vice commander
on the Nadeau ticket are Brady w.
Warner, General Accounting once
Post; Wallace A. Jones. Department
of Agriculture; j. Frank Wilson,
James F. Walker Post; Thomas D.
Collins, Fort Stevens Post. and
Harry F. Sweet, Victory Post,
Vice Commander candidates on
the Holleran ticket are Charles L.
Schuettler, George Washington Post;
Harvey L. Bean, James Reese Europe
Post; Geoffrey Creyke, jr., Thad
Dulin Post; william De PreZ, Sergt.
Jasper Post, and L. Guy jackson,
Capital Transit Post.
Resolutions will be the first order
of business at tonight's session.
Assemblies at Noon.
The parade was to assemble at the
Sylvan Theater on the Washington
Monument Grounds. 1t was to be
preceded by presentation of Vic
tory Medals to about 200 former
members of the 5th Marine Reserve
Battalion at the theater. The med
ais we're awarded by COL Harvey l..
Miller, the units wartime command
er, Brig. Gen. william T. Clement,
U. S. M. c., and Mr.. Nadeau were
to speak
The cavalcade was to 60 from the
Sylvan Theater and north on Fiji
teenth street to Constitution avenue,
then east on Constitution avenue
past the reviewing stand at Tenth
street. 1t was to continue on to
Fourth street and Constitution ave-
nue., go south on Fourth street to,
the Mall and disband.
Among units participating were
Metropolitan Police motorcycle es-
cort, the Army, Navy and Marine
Corps Bands, units of the Army.
Navy, District National Guard and
Marine Corps, and of the Fifth Ma
rine Reserve Battalion. and the
Metropolitan Police Band.
Citations Awarded.
During last nights session, six
prominent District persons we're
awarded citations for outstanding
civic leadership by the District
Legion.
The citations stated that the men
exemplified "the highest qualities Of
honor, courage and service in life"
In addition several Distinguished
Service Certificates were awarded to
Legionaires for Legion service.
Those receiving the six citations
were Edward D. Merrill. president
of Capital Transit Co.. Edward r.
Carr, president of the National
Homebuilders' Association: A. G.
Neal. president of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co.; David A. Linden, as
sistant director of the Veterans
Service Center; H. Randolph Mad
dox, president of the Chesapeake &
Potomac Telephone Co.. and Marcy
L. Sperry. president of the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. Everett J.
Boothby, vice president and general
manager of the gas company, ac-
cepted the award for Mr. Sperry,
who was not present.
Legionnaires Honored.
The Distinguished Service Certifi-
Gates for Service to the Legion were
awarded to: Chester A. Bennett,
senior vice commander; Charles A.
Schuettler, third vice commander;
George Lands, aide to the COM
mander; William G. Nolan, depart
ment adjutant; Charles Nix. ser
geant at arms; Wade H. Taylor,
department chaplain; Frank NJ
Isaac, assistant aide to the COM
mander; James Pistorio, staff cap
tain of the National Guard of
Honor; Waldron E. Leonard, direc-
tor of the Veterans Service Center.
and Edward r. Dixon, department
finance officer
Distinguished Service Certificates
alse were presented to David Icen-
hover, Soap Box Derby winner, and
to Richard Smith, Ruth Piggott.
Virginia Marakle and Virginia Lam
man, students, who protested what
they considered pro-Russian
speech at Western High School
several months ago.