Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-01

Collins. Frederick Hess, Howard M.
Startling, Holster @. Sherman, Percy T..
Rhame, Axel Hyllen, Milton Kessler
and Robert L. White.
The new president. Miss Alice Co.'S
tello, and vice president, Mrs. Dull, Of
duced. Past President Mrs. Ada Muir
ray invited the post to attend q testi-
monial dinner dance in honor or
Comdr. L. e. Atkins to be held DE-
cember at the Villa Roma, on the
Rockville pike. Mrs. Lyons, assistant
department welfare officer, gave q
resume of the good work she has &C
compliShed in the past few weeks with
the needy veterans and their families.
and made a plea for discarded cloth
ing Of any description.
The new officers elected by the post
were: Richard A. O'Brien, commander;
Jacob Halper, senior vice commander;
Gregory Cipriani, second vice COM
mander; James Pistorio, junior vice
commander; Father Francis F. Hurney,
chaplain; H. Dull, sergeant-at-arms;
Percy Reynolds, master-at-arms; VIII
liam F. Franklin, historian; DR.. Frank
ski, quartermaster.
At a meeting at the Twelfth Street
Y. M. c. A. Thursday night the James
z. Walker Post approved its club house
charter, authorized incorporation and
mander, j. Franklin Wilson; senior
vice commander, Henry o. Atwood;
junior vice commander, Sylvester Wood
fork; chaplain, Rev. ]. w. Bundrant;
surgeon, DR.. T. Edward Jones; quarter
master, John SWEENEY; historian, Ar
thur G. Newman; sergeant-at-arms, Al
bert Valentine; color bearers, Charles
S. Lomack and John Wood; bugler,
William A. King; finance officer, VIII
liam H. Burrel, and adjutant, West A.
Hamilton.
Victory Post, No. 4, the American
Legion, held its regular meeting last
Tuesday. Nine comrades were accepted
for membership, among whom was STAFF
Sergt F. Witchey, u. S. A., 3rd Cavalry,
Fort Myer. Immediately after muster
ing in Sergt Witchey was commissioned
sergeant instructor of the post drum
corps. He is well known as the official
United States Army bugler for all cere-
monies at the Tomb Of the Unknown
Soldier.
The post was addressed by Past De-
partment Comdr. Denton Of the State
of Kentucky. Mrs. Florence p. Lyons,
assistant department welfare of1cer,
made an appeal for the donation of
good used clothing for unfortunate vet
Grams and their dependents.
Protests were made over the use Of
the name Stephen P. McGroarty by
committee was appointed to file a re-
port stating Victory Posts objection to
the use Of this name by any other post.
The memory Of this deceased comrade,
along with that Of Admiral Robley D.
Evans and John j. O'Connell, Is re-
vered by Victory Post which Is a con-
solidation Of the Robley D. Evans,
Stephen P. McGroarty and John j.
O'Connen posts.
Post monthly publication. The name
and drum corps, was tentatively Sc
lected.
victory Post Unit, No. 4, the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary, led by Mrs.
Thacker v. Walker, served refresh
ments.
At a meeting Of Stuart walcott Post,
No. 10, Tuesday in the board room Of
the District Building, Warren E. Miller
was unanimously reelected commander.
Other officers elected were: Senior vice
commander, Samuel Rose; Junior vice
commander, Judson C. Dale; Judge ad-
vocate, James O'C. Roberts, quarter
master, Leo Wise; historian, T. Norman
Templeton; sergeant at arms, Ange
RobeTtello; rnaster-at-arTns, L. j. Ander-
son; surgeon, DR.. Ray F. Guynn; chap
lain, DR.. Charles Ralph; trustee for
three years, T. Norman Templeton.
Department Comdr. L. A. Adkins adj
dressed the post and also presented to
each of the three past commanders, T,
Norman Templeton, j. O'C. Roberts and
Warren E. Miller, past commanders
badges. National Executive Commit
teeman Paul j. McGahan also made an
address. ~e&s .-.
The post voted to reward its finance
officer of the four past years, Henry r.
Zones, with memento for his services
and also voted to award TO Vernon S.
Aud, adjutant for the past two years,
a similar expression of esteem.
Condr. Miller announced the reap
pointment Of these officers to serve dur
ing the coming year.
The post voted to appoint q commit
tee to look into the question of asso-
ciating with local citizens association
or business mems association.