Evening star., 1931-11-22
American Legion

| vice president; Mrs. Egbert E. Corwin
past president of Stephen P. McCroarty
| Unit. second vice president; Mrs. Ada
| Murray. past president of Costello Unit
| third vice president: Mrs. Mary Killeen
| Of Killeen Unit, chaplain: Mrs. Eva
! Anderson of James Reece Europe Unit
! historian: Mrs. Bacon of Nash Unit
sergeant at arms: Mrs. Rita Callahan
| of Nash Unit property custodian; Mrs
Abel Howe of Costello Unit and Mrs
Ada Riley of Killeen Unit, color bearers.
Mrs Marion Martin, president of Vic
tory Unit. has been appointed depart
ment secretary by the department presi-
dent.
The program of the evening opened
with the presentation of colors, repre-
sent ing the American Legion Auxiliary
Units of the District. with Mrs Dorothy
Wilding of the Killeen Unit at the
piano
Following the installation of officers
Mrs. Minis recognized her newly elected
officers, who responded with remarks
expressing appreciation and pledges of
support to the department. Among the
distinguished guests present, who re-
Sponded to recognition by the president
were Third Vice Comdr. McGrath, Past
Dept. Comdrs. Gen. Amos Fries and
Harlan Wood, James Kehoe, Depart
Schroeder, Department Hospital Chair
man Egbert E. Corwin, Department
Uniform Officer Capt. Ciprani, Comdr.
of the Costello Post Martin Dyar,
Comdr of Bureau of Printing and En-
craving Post Mrs. Willett Preston,
Chapeau of the and 40 Mrs. Dorothy
Harper and unit presidents including
Mrs. Costello, Miss Clara HumphrieS,
Mrs. Jennie Knight. Mrs. Eva Nc
Groarty, Mrs. Nellie Walker, Mrs. West
Hamilton, Mrs. Mary Kolhos and Mrs.
Marion Martin. Past Department Pres
'ldents Irene Arnold, Mrs Franklin and
Mrs. Roberta Fawcett were invited to
seats with the new president
Miss Dorothy Reddish rendered So
prano solos, accompanied by Miss
Novak.
The newly elected officers, who are
particularly well qualified for the Offices
to which they have been elected. the
president, vice presidents and chaplain
having had successful administrations
as presidents of the various units of
the District, as well as other disin-
guished service in the American Le-
gion Auxiliary of the District, were pre-
sented with flowers from both friends in
and out OF the auxiliary. Past Dept.
Comdr. DR.. B. c. McNeill, who was un-
able to attend the installation, was
represented by a bouquet of flowers to
the department president.
Arrangements have been completed
for testimonial banquet to be ten
dered to the retiring commander of the
Sergeant Jasper Post, No. l3, the
American Legion, William A. Kehoe, at
the Raleigh Hotel December l, Fol-
lowing the banquet, to which a number
OF prominent persons have been invited
to attend, including Brig. Gen. Frank
T.. Hines, Representative Royal c..
johnson and tile department COM
mander of the American Legion, Fer
dinand G. Fraser, there will be enter
tainment numbers and dancing.
The committee in charge consists of
Capt. Daniel Fl. Pratt, chairman;
Comdr. .-elect Edward L. Marthill, Mai
Thomas j. Frailey, Lieut.. Paul H. Nc
Murray, Lloyd g. Harrison, George A.
Bache, Joseph J. Malloy, William r.
Beall, Ernest A. Golden, Robert M
Huey, Paul J. Orlosky, Russell w
Clarkson, Joseph i. Brown, William M
Greene, John j. McGinnis, William G.
Burke, Paul C.. Robbins, William p.
Kershner, Louis r. Dennis, Carl F.
T1erney, William A. McCallum. Ralph
A. Cusick, Ernest r. Decker, Frederick
F. Money, Francis feeling, George E.
Merely, John <. Thompson and Ar
thur J. Keough.
The regular meeting of Victory Post.
No. 4, American Legion, will be held at
o'clock Tuesday evening in the Odd
Fellows Temple, 419 Seventh street.
First Vice Comd- Walter E. Rogers will
preside In the absence of Comdr. c. w.