Evening star., 1949-07-10
Roland Beall Heads
A. G. Bell Post,
American Legion


American Legion
Roland w. Beall has been
elected commander Of the Alexan-
der G. Bell Post, District of Co.
lumbia Department, American Le-
gion.
Other officers are: Vice COM
Delmar e. Dale. Douglas
E. Studdiford and Carolyn s.
Southard: adjutant, Julien E.
Lakay; chaplain. Desmond w.
Topping; sergeant at arms, George
w. Taylor. jr.; finance officer,
Amos Booty, sr.
The post elected delegates and
alternates to the department con-
vention and named Desmond w.
Topping as chairman. with Roland
w. Beall, the incoming COM
mander. to also serve as delegate.
Alternates will be Julien E. Lakay
and Delmar E. Dale.
In preparation for next years
activities, the local department is
planning an extended rehabilita-
ton program, to be directed ex-
clusively by a salaried service Of
ficer. It is arranging an air circus
to be held late in August or early
in September to obtain funds for
this purpose.
Business on the agenda of the
department convention later this
month will be the main topic of
discussion at the meeting OF the
Jacob Jones Post tomorrow eve
ming at the Willard Hotel.
It's last meeting the post elected
IL delegates and alternates with
Comdr. Mary Wilhoite as chair
man.
At the meeting tomorrow OF the
Woodbridge Post Garret c. Rush
will present a series Of European
travelogue films in technicolor.
The post has elected Comdr. Ber-
nard Beard as chairman OF its
delegation to the department con-
vention, elected James A. Simp-
son to serve out the unexpired term
as Judge advocate and accepted
w. e. Collins, N. v. Tasquez, P. K.
Barnes, G.. w. Winters. Morris
Blaker, H. A. Bellman and H. A.
Taglieri into membership.
Americanism Officer Carl c.
Parker visited four schools in the
Woodbridge area, accompanied by
the commander and staff where
in each school American Legion
and citizen certificates were pre-
sented to two of the outstanding
students at special assemblies.
At the Bunker Hill School pre-
sentations were made to James
Painter and Rebecca Mccain.
The John Burroughs School the
recipients were John Ryan and
Frank Gibson, while at the Lang
don School, John Hall and Ruth
Bowman were the winners with
Charles Anderson and Barbara
Boteler receiving the medals in
the Woodbridge school.
In American Legion Junior
Baseball League games today at /
pm. on the White House Elipse.
Victory Post will face Government
Printing Office on the east dia-
mond, Thad Dulin meets Fort
Stevens on the north diamond,
Bunker Hill encounters Holleran-
Murray on the west diamond and
National Cathedral engages Co.'S
tello Post on the south diamond.
Next Saturdays game on the west
diamond at pm. Clark v. Polling
plays the Government Printing
Office aggregation.
All lists of elected delegates and
alternates Of the posts by the de-
partment convention later this
month. duly certified by the post
commander and adjutant, to-
gether with the necessary regis
tration fee must be filed in depart
ment headquarters before next
Friday evening.
In addition, the list should also
designate the chairman of the
delegation and the delegate who
will represent the post on the
Credentials, Rules, Resolutions
and Constitution and Bylaws
Committees.
The Department Executive
Committee will meet at the Legion
Club on Friday evening. Depart
ment committee chairman re-
uuired to render reports should
have these ready for submission.
w dol1uAS VIII Z Ol4CC dIld IL
Post next Thursday evening at
the Legion Club will consider its
action on various resolutions
which will come up on the agenda
OF the department convention.
The post presented American
Legion School medals and citizen
ship awards to Robert E. Brown
and June c. Williams, outstand-
ing graduates of the Cardoza High
School. Comdr. Lyman P. Gle
ments assisted by Americanism
officer Horace w. Lineburg made
the presentations.
Meetings this week:
Today-Jane A. Delano Post.
annual tea, 4 to Z pm, Legion
Club.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Building
and Construction Trades Post,
National Guard Of Honor, Legion
Club; Jacob Jones Post, Willard
Hotel; Treasury Post. Hamilton