Evening star., 1949-07-29
D. {. Legion Session
Set for Nomination Of
Two S|ates Tonight

AS the 31st annual convention
Of the District Department Of the
American Legion entered its sec
ond day, interest centered around
the nomination tonight of candi-
dates for Offices and delegates to
the national convention next
month in Philadelphia.
The contest for department
commander is between Charles K.
Dunn, past commander of Sergt.
Jasper Post. No. 13, and Carl
F. Kuldell. past commander of
Cooley-McCullough Post, No. %.
Last night at the opening ses-
sion of the three-day convention
at the Shoreham Hotel. Alex
Campbell, Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral in charge of the Justice De-
partments criminal division. told
the group that the fight to smash
the fifth column In this country"
will continue.
Attorney General Tom Clark
was scheduled to speak but with
drew after the late afternoon an
nouncement by President Truman
that he was being nominated for
the vacancy on the United States
SUPP eme Court.
Reviews Subversive Drive.
Mr. Campbell reviewed the work
during the last year of the Justice
Department against subversive
elements in the country. He de-
Tended the practice of the Gov
ernment spending thousands of
dollars to try suspected spies
because it is "one of the great
foundations of democracy that a
man is innocent until he is proved
guilty beyond reasonable doubt. :"
Among the nominees for vice
commander on the Charles K.
Dunn slate are Byron E. Dunn.
commander of National Cathedral
Post No. 10: Jacob A. Milwit. Gen
eral Accounting Office Post No. 48,
William R. Clay, I'd Division Post,
No %. On the Kuldell ticket. cam
didates for vice commander in
clude Lance G. Hooks, comman-
der, Agriculture Department Post
No. So; Alfred J. Fields, comman-
der. Government Printing Office
Post No. 80; Douglas C. Rossignol
commander. Capital Transit Co.
Post No. 46: Donald H. Van Hou-
ten. past commander, Army and
Air Force Post No. 81. and William
Talbot. past commander, Kenneth
H. Nash Post No. 8.
At last nights session awards
were made by Harry Milans. chair
man of the Trophies and Awards
Committee.
Rogers Receives Trophy.
The Watson G. Miller Trophy
for the outstanding Legionnaire
of the year was awarded to Joseph
Rogers of the Internal Revenue
Post. No. 80. Brig. Gen. Frank T.
Hines, who served as head of the
Veterans Administration for %
years. received the Medal of Merit
for his long service to veterans.
A special trophy was presented
to Sylvan King. chairman of the
housing committee. for his work
in placing veterans and their
families in homes. =
A Distinguished Service Ger
tiflcate was presented to Howard
P. Bailey, assistant to the manag-
ing editor of The Star. for his
part in making the l949 Soap
Box Derby a success.
Other certificates were awarded
to the District Commissioners,
John Russell Young. Guy Mason
and Brig. Gen. Gordon r. Young;
Herbert F. Corn, managing editor
of The Star; Capt. Atherton Nc
Condray, jr., Navy; Eugene B. lie
Bailey, Air Force; 1t. Gen. Ray
mond McLain. Army; Hugh
Lynch, Treasury Department: In
spector Arthur E. Miller, Police
Department; c. Melvin Sharpe,
president OF the Board Of Educa-
ton: c. A. Linthicum Of The Star
staff. and Capt. James c. Clarke,
the National Guard of Honor.