Evening star., 1951-07-22

h0Illlndn OF Arllngf0n;;.
Hits 0atis Conviction
William j. Hoffman, SO, of 1927
S. Oakcrest road, Arlington, was
elected Commander of the District
of Columbia Department of the
American Legion at a convention
in the Shoreham Hotel last night.
Mr.. Hoffman, an attorney, is a
technical adviser at the Bureau of
Internal Revenue. He is a native
of Macon, Ga, and a veteran of
World War l.
The convention selected these
five vice commanders: William H.
LosSman of Kenneth H. Nash
Post. who lives at 100 Mount Ver-
non avenue, Alexandria; Paul S.
Davis of the Securities and Ex-
change Commission Post, 2100 I
street NV; Clifton C. Anderson
of James Reese Europe Post, 1890
Morris road Sc; Charles G. En-
NETT of Navy Department Post, |
2118 RavenSworth place, Alex
andria, and Robert A. Bunch of
George Washington Post, 2122
California street NV.
McGahan Installs Officers.
Past Department Commander
Paul j. McGahan installed the
new officers. Commander Holli-
man succeeds Commander Walter
L. Morgan.
National Vice Commander Her.
bert j. jacob presented a res
olution. which the convention /
adopted, limiting use of 100000 |
realized from the sale of the de-
partment's old home to buy new
quarters. The former home at /
2437 Fifteenth street NV, was
sold to the Hungarian govern
ment. The department has tenn I
porary headquarters at the Will
lard Hotel. Mr.. jacob announced
that in the next 80 days, the
Executive Committee will be asked
TO consider three prospective
places for new headquarters.
Three Are Reappointed.
Commander Hoffman reap
pointed as adjutant, Byron E.
Dunn; as finance officer, Edward
G. Comlngore. ST., and as chap
lain, Rev. DR.. Willianm B. Adams.
Heading the list of delegates
elected to the national convention
is Commissioner F. Joseph Dono-
hue. i
The convention turned over to
the national Legion for further
action a resolution condemning
the conviction of Associated Press
Correspondent William N. Oats
by Red court in Czechoslovakia.
The department urged Presi-
dent Truman and Congress i'm
mediately to initiate the necessary
action to obtain the release of
Mr.. Oatis. 1t also urged immediate
imposition of restrictions on the
activities and movements of per-
sonnel Of the TASS news agency
and news agencies of the Soviet
puppet governments similar to
those imposed on American news
papermen in Iron Curtain coun-
tries"
Urges National Group Action.
The resolution directed that I
the action be laid before the ma
tional convention" for Implement
ing the necessary action before
the Congress of the United States
and for the Inauguration of a
nationwide campaign to boycott
goods. wares and merchandise re-
celVed from the Soviet Union, I
CzechoSlovakia. Hungary and
other Soviet puppets masquerad-
ing under the guise of free and
independent nations" The ma
tional group convenes in Miami
in October.
The convention reaffirmed its
Endorsement of the Citizens
Committee, authorized by the
District Commissioners, which has
recommended single campaign
Tor COMMUNICATIVE health. well
fare and recreation enterprises.
The department went on record
as feeling that the need for a
single package" campaign is as
great today as ever. +
Among the resolutions adopted
by the convention were:
That the Nation should not ac-
cept peace at any price in Korea
dictated by the Reds; that there
be no retreat from areas won by
sacrifice and no recognition of the /
18th parallel; urging the return of |,
United Nations prisoners of war |.
and advocating the unification of
Korea through Democratic cleo
tions and United Nations inspec-
ton to avoid building up of Red
forces. (
That enforcement officers fight
Ing the illicit drug traffic be Of
f1clally recognized by the Legion
for the most important arrest
monthly and that the national
convention support pending legis-
lation to curb this traffic. (
Benefits for Korea Veterans. /
That the Federal Amusement
tax be eliminated for Armed Ser t
vices personnel and that a copy
OF this resolution be sent to Presi-
dent Truman's aide, Maj. Gen. /
Harry Vaughan, and Treasury
Secretary Snyder. (
That veterans of the Korean
war be given the same preference
as those of World War II.
That the executive departments /
of the Federal Government be
examined to insure that veterans
have been given proper reemploy-
ment rights in accordance with the /