Evening star., 1933-10-22
American Legion

, Gil Of 1888. Badges of office were pre-
sented to Comdr. Briggs, Senior Vice
Comdr. Pinney and Junior Vice Comdr.
Estelle Richardson by the department
commander, first vice commander and
second vice commander, respectively. =
Entertainment, refreshments and
dancing followed The entertainers
we're: Mrs. Cecilia O'Dea Krogman,
piano selections; Mrs, Lucille Duffy CAL
laghan. violin solo: Miss Ina Holtz-
scheiter, vocal solo: Mrs. Krogman &C
companied Mrs. Callaghan and Miss
Holtzscheiter.
The first Advisory Council meeting
will be held at the Iron Gate Inn. 1874
N street at pm, october rs.
At its last meeting James E. Walker
Post unanimously drafted West A.
Hamilton to serve as commander. Col.
Hamilton organized the post in 1920
and has practically served continuously
in office in some capacity ever since.
The following other officers were elect
ed: Senior vice commander, Louis r..
Mehlinger; Junior vice commander,
Hugh S. Malone; quartermaster, John
SWEENEY; historian, John F. Porter, tr.,
chaplain, Rev. John w. Bundrant;
surgeon, DR.. T. Edward Jones; sergeant
at arms Albert Valentine; color bearers,
John Wood and Charles S. Lomack.
Capt. Sylvester H. Epps, past comman-
der. will serve as adjutant; William H.
Burrel was reappointed as finance off,
Ger and j. Franklin Wilson as judge
advocate.
The officers will be installed october
26 by Department Comdr. Rice W..
Means.
The post will collaborate with the
other posts of the department in the
celebration of Arnistice day. The usual
parade and pilgrimage to Arlington will
be held. In the evening the annual
smoker-reunion will be held in the drill
hall of the Odd Fellows Hall, Ninth
and r streets. On November IL the
post will be the guests of Asbury M. E.
Church. Rev. Robert Motion Williams,
pastor, at a religious service at IL am.
Second Division Post. No. %, will meet
Tuesday night at the Cairo Hotel. Nom
nations for Offices will be held. with
election the first meeting in November.
Post Comdr. Thomas Mason, lr.. and
Past Post Comdr Earl Jennings Brown
will be the guests of honor at the an
rual reunion Of the New England
Branch of the I'd Division Association
to be held in Boston November IL. AdJt.
A. NJ. Allen, chairman of the post S
bowling team. has entered the team IN
several leagues for the coming season.
Installation of officers for Bunker
Hill Post, No. 81, was conducted last
Tuesday evening by Department Comdr
Rice W. Means. in the hayloft rendez-
vous of the Thomas Circle Club and
was presided over by the retiring post
commander, second vice commander Oh
the department, Robert A. Ralph.
Comdr. Ralph was presented with
gold past commanders jewel and Le-
gion commanders ring by the members
of the post. He in turn presented the
post with a Legion gong, and the In
coming commander. William A. Killer
lane. with a suitably inscribed gold
sented with a basket of chrySanthe-
NUNS in recognition, of her co-opera-
ton throughout her husbands two
years of service Department Mem
bership Officer Frank A. Connolly, as
charter member of the post, pre-
sented commanders jewel as a part
of the posts permanent regalia.
Comdr. Means spoke. Representa-
tive Clarke w Thompson of Texas was
the speaker of the evening. The eve
ming was concluded with a dance.
The new officers included Comdr.
William A. Kilerlane, First Vice Comdr.
Robert R. Spriggs. Second Vice Comdr.
Chester Wolf Third Vice Comdr. A. j..
Manger, Chaplain Rev. Richard Fitz-
gerald. Finance Officer ThaddeuS A.
Bean. Judge Advocate l.. J. Fitchthorn,
Historian John Weitzel, Americanism
Officer Zeb Hamilton, Sergeant at Arms
John MCCabc and Color Bearers Leo
Collins and W. A. Hans. Comdr. Killer
lane announced the appointment OF
Raymond Gilbert as adjutant.
The post will hold an oyster roast
October % on the estate of John Nc
Cabe at Woodland Beach. All Legion
aires in the District are invited to
attend