Evening star., 1955-06-26


walked over and looked down at
him.
There's always some poor
s.o.b.,' said the sergeant. who
doesn't get the word
He outlined the high points OF
the campaign: the 10 days OF
| lighting at Motobu Peninsula
that ended resistance at the
north end Of the island.
| A Short Rest Period
1--WE thought we could take q
well-deserved rest and let the
XXth Corps take the rest of the
island" he said. But the resi-
period turned out to be a short
one and we were called upon
to help our fellow divisions OF
the Army"
The 1st Division, at q business
meeting. elected Maj. Gen. E. w
Snedeker president. Gen. Snede-
ker is now commanding general
of the I'd Division but is in the
process of being transferred 10
Washington for duty. AS asso-
citation president, he succeeds j.
Wallace Scott, Of Philadelphia,
Three local men were elected
to ONCE:
DR.. Lester M. Lucas, 5o7 Queen
street, Alexandria, a dentist,
elected fourth vice president;
James j. Heating, 35l3 Macomh
street NV. elected secretary
and David r. Griffin, 3208 North
Nineteenth road, Arlington
elected treasurer.
General Snedeker was elected
over a former corporal. now q
New York City businessman,
Reuben Sherman. by a six-vote
margin. The vote was 70 to &C.
Speakers supporting the general
cited the advantage Of prestige
by his election and the ease
with which cooperation could be
gotten from Marine Corps head
quarters on some problems
Speakers for the former corporal,
who served with the 18th Regi-
lment Of the 1st Division during
World War II, said all presidents
in the years since the associa-
ton was founded, in 1949. have
been ranking officers. It was time
to draw on former enlisted men,
they argued.
Others Who Were Chosen
Others elected to office were
Mr.. Sherman, first vice presi-
dent; Warren r. Haas. of Noun
tain Lakes, N. j., second vice
president; Lewis B. Walt, OF
Quantico. third vice president;
the Rev. James M. Rogers OF
Boston. chaplain; Juel c. Shook,
of Los Angeles. sergeant-at-arms.
and Ralph E. Marson. Of New
York city. legal officer.
The association voted to trans
fer $1,000 from its general fund
to its scholarship fund for war
orphans of Marines killed in
action in Pacific and in Korea.
The transfer brought the fund
up to $4,000.
Convention Site Picked
The 5th Division, holding a
business meeting in the Statler,
chose Miami for its 1856 conven-
ton site.
The division also elected Dun
can Koch Of Williamsburg, Va,
las its new president.
Gen. Rocky. retired, presided
over the 5th Division session as
the members heard a report on
their scholarship fund. The as
ISOLATION has $4,000 already and
hopes to raise the amount to
SIC. 900 for scholarships for sons
and daughters of 5th Division
Marines who lost their lives In
World War, II.
There were 354 fathers killed.
all on Two Jima. They left 578
children, most Of them now in
their teens. The first recipient
of a scholarship was Bryan
Isaacs. son of 1t. Leonard Isaacs
of New Orleans. He is now fin
ishing his first year at Columbia
University with high marks.
A second recipient, Miss Mary
jeanne Butler. daughter OF 1t.
Col. John Butler Of Mobile, Ala.
will start college this fall at
Springhill College, Mobile. Both
scholarships are being paid, for
out Of funds donated separately
ord Iaoua fba eNhoIo rchin fund