Evening star., 1934-12-02
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at JIle national lledUQudIlc lclo dI 4llOld-
napolis, according to report brought
here by Department Comdr. James
O'Connor Roberts and Department
Adjutant Howard S. Fisk. 1t was re-
ported at the session that there are
now 9o9 $50 members enrolled.
At a conference of department COM
manders and adjutants Comdr. Bel
grano outlined his program. He ex-
planned the four major activities of
the legislative program.
Announcement was made that the
seventeenth annual national conven-
ton will be held at ST. Louis, Mo,
September % to 26, instead of in
October as originally planned.
OF interest to District Legionnaires
was the announcement by Comdr. Bel
grano of the following local appoint
mentS:
Past Department Comdr. James A.
Drain to be national treasurer and ma
tional Judge advocate. This Office is
being combined for the first time in
the interest of efficiency. He succeeds
Remster Bingham as judge advocate
and Neal Grider as national treasurer.
Harold K. Phillips, who served in
the press and intelligence service dur
ing the World War. as director of pub
licity, succeeding Fred G. Condit.
Past Department Comdr Watson B.
Miller, reappointed chairman of the
National Rehabilitation Committee.
Past Post Comdr John Thomas Tay-
iur. reappointed vice chairman, Ma
tional Legislative Committee. DR..
Thomas H. Healy, dean of the School
Of Foreign Service Georgetown Uni
versity. chairman of the National De-
tense Committee. Past Department
Comdr. John Lewis Smith reappolnted
chairman of the National Source
Records Committee. William N Nor
ell. reappointed chairman National
Pilgrimage Committee with Clyde B.
Stoval. appointed a member of the
same committee. Past Department
Comdr. B. c. MacNeil, chairman of
Distinguished Guests Committee. also
Theodore Cogswell, a member of the
same committee. Past Department
Comdr Frank L. Peckham, chairman
of the National Veterans Preference
Committee. Miss Anne K. Harkins. TO
be a member of the National Child
welfare COMMITTEE.
DR.. Audri Beneteau of the French
Embassy will be the principal speaker
of the meeting of George Washington
Post, next Tuesday night in the club
house, 1441 Rhode Island avenue.
Stuart Walcott Post, No, 10, held its
monthly meeting Tuesday in the
rooms of the Washington Board of
Trade. Comdr. Samuel Rose presiding.
Twenty-one members were admitted.
Initiation Of these new members was
conducted by the ritual team of the
Forty and Eight w. c. Buell.. acting
chairman of the Entertainment Com
mittee, reported final arrangements
have been made for the card party to
be given by the post December at so
II street northeast.
Comdr Hargrave of Fort Stevens
vest and Joseph Farr. national Judge
advocate of the Jewish War Veterans
Association, made addresses.
Allen Ergood spoke in behalf of the
organization in the post of a drill
team, and introduced Sergt. Cranston
uf the Marine Corps. who described
his organization of similar teams in
various posts throughout the. country.
He volunteered to drill such a team
If it be organized.
The following members we're ap-
pointed by the commander as a Re
ception Committee for the card party
December 4: Chairman. DR.. Rae F.
Guynn: Al Jacobson. Charles Curtiss
and Albert Stein. Other appointments
were made: Graves registration officer,
John julius Committee for the Re
Ception of Bodies of Deceased Legion
naires Shipped to Washington for
Burial, E. j. Kay; Department Ball
Committee. Benjamin Aronsohn; uni
form officer. Nathan Silverberg
AS Christmas falls on the fourth
Tuesday, the regular monthly meet
ing of the post will be held Decem-
Der 18.
John Julius reported on the activi-
ties of the post squadron of the Sons
" the American Legion, and it was
decided to hold a meeting of the Sons
on Saturday afternoon in January
The definite date Of this meeting will
be announced later by Mr.. julius.
Department Vice Comdr. Horace
w. Lineburg, assisted by Third Vice
Comdr. Milne. installed officers of
Government Printing Office Post. No
33 at the last meeting, followed by a
dance.
The post will meet tomorrow night.
When committee appointments will
be made. Action also will be taken
on amendments to the bylaws.
Officers of Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, No. 81, were installed by Depart
ment First Vice Comdr. Horace w.
Lineburgh at the last meeting at the
Thomas Circle Club. as follows: David
w. Close. commander: George J.
Rohrich, first vice commander; Harry
G.. Scheitlin, second vice commander:
Egbert E. Corwin, finance officer
Frank G.. Howell, quartermaSter; Rev.
Alton B. Altfather. chaplain: Carl F.
Welsh, sergeant-at-arms; Earl o.
Pollock, surgeon; Wiley NJ Fuller, his
torian; Herbert S. Ryder and Arthur
A. King. color bearers.
Addresses were made by Mr. Line
hurgh and Past Department Comdr
McGahan
Gold Legion buttons were presented
to Egbert E. Corwin, post membership
officer, and George J. Rohrich, adju-
tant. and past commanders bars to
Wiley M. Fuller, retiring commander.
Charles J. Egner was admitted to
membership and, with six other new
members, was initiated.
Henry C. Spengler, Unit II, had the
installation of officers at the meeting
at Thomas Circle Club, 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Roberta Evans Fawcett, retiring
president, presided.
Miss Edna Mcintosh, department
president, installed the following Of
ficers: Mrs. Madelyn Pence, president;
Mrs. Thelma Stewart. first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Edith Armstrong. second
vice president; Mrs. Jessie Thomas,
parliamentarian; Mrs. Hattie Bryan,
property custodian: Miss Margaret
Isley, treasurer; Mrs. Helen McCabe,
historian. 1iSc EIeonnr D0WnpV SER