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Groarty Post, No. II, Thomas
Circle Club, installation Of OFF,
GERS; Stanley Church Depue Post,
No. 80, Plaza Hotel, pm.
Thursday-James z. Walker
Post, No. 20, Y. NJ c. A., Twelfth
and T streets, 8 pm
Post, No. 20, last Tuesday night in Odd
Fellows Temple, the post voted to or
ganize an auxiliary following an ad-
dress by Miss Edna Mcintosh, presi-
dent of the Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia, American Legion
Auxiliary. The auxiliary viii be
limited to the immediate relatives OF
post members.
Plans were completed for a dance
at Sunnybrook, Md, November "a
The post will also give a bingo party
December 19 at Odd Fellows Hall
Comdr. George H. Crisman presided at
the meeting.
Tank Corps Post, No. 10. met last
Monday at Legion headquarters. Reso-
lutionS were approved condemning the
activities in colleges enlisting the stu
dents in movement refusing to serve
the country in time Of war whether it
be aggressive or defensive and COM
mending the spirit displayed by the
students of one high school In refusing
to be misled into general strike pro-
NOTED by Red" agitators during recent
athletic differences.
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commander as follows: Membership
the commander; welfare and relief,
Wade T. Ackers; child welfare, Harry
Hedlund: graves registration, A. j.
Witten, and the commander and senior
vice commander were elected as execu-
tive committeeman and alternate, re-
spectively.
Three new members were admitted
to Stephen P. McGroarty Post, No. a.
at its last meeting, as follows: Daniel
j. Sampson.
The following officers were elected:
Commander, David w. Close; first vice
commander, George j. Rohrich; second
vice commander, Harry G. ScheitIin: !:
finance officer, Egbert e. Corwin;
quartermaster, Frank G. Howell;
chaplain, Rev. Alton B. Altfather: !:
surgeon, Eral o. Pollock: historian,
Wiley NJ. Fuller; sergeant at arms,
Carl F. Welsh; color bearers, Herbert
S. Ryder and Arthur A. King. They
will be installed by First Vice Depart
ment Comdr. Horace w. Lineburg
at a special meeting November 81 at
the Thomas Circle Club. The DEPART
ment officers and other post COM
manders and the members of Stephen
P. McGroarty Unit, American Legion
Auxiliary, will be guests.
The post voted to investigate the
feasibility of establishing an annual
award of a Legion medal for an out
standing member Of the Cadet Corps
of Western High School, in memory
of Stephen P. McGroarty, who was a
member of that corps. Munson H.
Lane, himself former member of
the Cadet Corps of Western High
School, was appointed chairman Of
the committee.
Installation of officers Of Jane A.
Delano Post was held at the War
Mothers Home November 8. They
are: Commander, Mrs. Elizabeth Es-
sick: senior vice commander, Miss
Nellie Rothwell; Junior vice COM
mander, Miss zaidee Kibler; chaplain,
Mrs. May Lee Reinoehl; historian,
Miss Marietta Pierson.
Comdr. Essick has chosen for her
staff: Adjutant, Mrs. Isabel Knight;
finance officer, Mrs. Mabel Day; SER
geant at arms, Miss Eleanor May
nard; color bearers, Miss Rothwell and
Miss West; quartermaster, Mrs. Bertha
Scoring; alternate District executive,
Miss Marjorie Woodzell; legislative
officer, Miss Margaret Ryan; member
ship officer, Miss Mary Hawthorne; !;
graves registration officer, Miss Mari
eta Pierson; ways and means officer,
Miss Anne Pryde; welfare officers,
Miss Maxey and Miss Bailey; pub
hcity officer. May Lee Reinoehl- Heads
of committees and naison officers will
be appointed later.
The admission of II new members
and official reports of the national
convention at Miami, Fla, featured
the meeting of Sergt. Jasper Post, No.
13, at the Thomas Circle Club. Thurs
day evening. The new members ad-
mitted we're: Henry Booth Corley,
Henry Parker Hill, Joseph Wilmer
Smith, William Wallace Prentice,
Walter Jones Schuler, James Moore,
Charles William Lund, Kenneth Smith
Cratsley, James Henry Mccarthy,
James G. Cornwall and William Perry
Biggs. Reports of the convention were
given by Comdr. william A. McCallum,
Capt. William p. Kerschner, Past
Comdrs. Joseph P. Malloy and Ed
ward p. Marthill, the latter submitting
a special report on veterans prefer
ence resolutions.
E. Morgan Pryse was the winner of
the membership prize donated by Past
Department Comdr. Ferdinand G..
Fraser. A resolution was adopted to
award Past Comdrs. John j. OrloSky,
Thomas j. Frailey and Joseph j. NAL
10y gold commander badges. The post
also voted to honor retiring Comdr.
Joseph ]. Malloy by testimonial din
ner, to be held in January. Comdr.
William A. McCallum presided.
Comdr. Hargrave has called a
meeting of the Membership Commit
tee of Fort Stevens Post for We'd
nesday at 306 Kennedy street.
A meeting Of all interested in or
ganizing a squadron of the sons Of
veterans are invited to a meeting In
the posts hall November 80.
There will be a card party and
dance at the hall December 80 for
the members and their wives.
Moving pictures of the Miami con-
vention parade, presented by John
Day, son of Past Comdr. Day, Of the
Jane A. Delano Post, featured the
meeting of the U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post Monday evening at the Thomas
Circle Club.
Past Comdr. Tatspaugh announced
meeting at Mckinley High School
next Wednesday evening for all men,
bers Of the drill team.
Past Comdr. Jane Breen, in charge
of the U. S. S. Jacob Jones Squadron,