Evening star., 1947-05-25

commander, Middleton Train, com.
mander u. s. N. R.; finance officer
Samuel Biddle, lieutenant com.
rnander. U. s. N. r.; chaplain, Rev
DR.. Leslie Glenn, commander, U. S
N. r.: historian, Frederick Nelson
surgeon, DR.. Victor r. Alfaro, com.
mander, U. 8. N. r.
Elected to the executive committet
were Howard Eales; lieutenant com.
manders, q. s. N. r., Arthur Muir.
ray Preston, BoWdoin Craighill ane
Smith Bowman, jr.; and captains
U. s. A. r., Clarence Dodge jr., anc
George D. Horning, jr.
Past Comdr. Charles T. Tittmar
presented Past Comdr. Eales with 9
diamond studded gold. past com.
mander's button.
Vice Admiral William M. Fech-
teller, U. S. N, gave an interesting
talk, illustrated with charts, con-
corning the naval operation In the
waters of New Guinea and the Phil
ippines in which he played leading
part.
The District Department will par.
ticipate in the goth annual massine
of the colors services on Mount
Saint Adams today at $3.50 pm
Color bearers should report to Capt
James c. Clarke of the Nationa
Guard of Honor at the f1agpole ir
: the grove along Wisconsin avenue
at Sis pm.
pepco Post will hold a memoria.
service at Hamline Church, Six
teenth and Allison streets NV. to.
day at II am. Admiral William
N. Thomas, u. s. N. chief of Navy
chaplains, will be the principal
speaker. The National Guard OF
Honor and Chaplain George Myers
will also participate in the cere-
mony.
Jane A., Delano Post will hold
the annual memorial service in the
nurses section, Arlington National
Cemetery, at 6 pm. today. The
public is invited.
A meeting of the post will be held
at pm. June 7 at the home of
Anne D. Pryde, 200 Massachusetts,
avenue NV. Note change of date
and place of meeting.
Department Comdr. Richard D.
Marvel of Nebraska was elected ma
tional chief Hoot Owl of the Hoot
Owl Clubs of the Legion at the
membership conclaYe at, national
headquarters. ."-T
The 1s47 American Legion Junior
World Series, climax of the Nation
wide annual junior baseball pro-
gram, have been awarded to Los
Angeles, Calf, to start August %.
Next Friday the Legion and its
affiliated bodies will participate in
the annual Memorial Day rites in
the Amphitheater and at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier in Arling-
ton National Cemetery under the
auspices of the G.. A. r. Memorial
Day Corp. when Department Comdr.
Guy @. Nadeau will place a wreath
representing the Department of the
District of Columbia followed by the
Legion's posts and affiliated groups
Memorial services will take place
at the graveside of Vincent B. Co.'S
tello in Arlington National Cemetery
on Memorial Day under the auspices
of the Costello Post, when a we'll
known speaker will deliver the ad-
dress. Comdr. David E. Miller will
place wreath at the grave, eS-
corted by the Costello Post Guard,
in command Of Capt. Milton C. Nc
Guff1n.
In recognition Of having attained
the high qualities Of honor, courage,
service, scholarship, leadership, COM
panionship and character neces-
sary to the preservation and pro-
lection of the fundamental insti-
tutions of Government and advance
ment OF society, william A. Lusby
and Ann Elliott, boy and girl stu
dents Of Central High School were
presented with American Legion
School Medal Awards and a certifi-
cate of achievement by Harold P.
Kehoe, AmericaniSm officer of the
Sergt. Jasper Post and Mrs. Virginia
Mccarthy, Americanism chairman
OF the posts unit.
Mr.. Kehoe also presented Miss
Eulalie Harrison with a $40 cash
award for having won first place in
the American Legion's oratorical
contest, sponsored by the Sergt.
Jasper Post, in the same school last
month.
Other awards will also be made
later this month by Albert j. Ham
berg, .Americanism offieer of the Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing
ONCE Post, to John Bayliss and Pa
tricia Wade of the st. Martins High
School, and next week by John
Staken, first vice commander of the
U. G. McAlexander Post, to Charles
Dyer and Patricia Lee of the st.
Joseph's Parochial School.
Due to difficulties encountered in
obtaining the National Guard Ar
mory the 2eth annual department
convention Of the department of the
District Of Columbia has been moved
to the Statler Hotel.
The annual cocktail party and din
ner, in honor Of Chef de Chemin de
Fer Sidney Ferree, given under the
auspices of the Grande Voiture 174
of the Forty and Eight, will take
place at $50 pm. Thursday at Hotel
2400. Only members may attend
and reservations must be made
through Grand Chef de Care w.
Leo Collins, Michigan 1898.