Evening star., 1935-09-22
Legion Opens National
Convention Tomorrow
Program for Four-Day ST. Louis Meeting,
Approved by Commander Belgrano,
Is Announced Here.

Stevens Post, also accounted for first
prize in the junior contest.
Plans will be completed at the next
meeting for Fall golf tournament,
which has been so successful in the
past
Comdr. John Kiley has announced
that chairmen and their committees
will be named during the coming
week
United States Treasury Post, No. 35,
met at Musicians Hall, HOS Sixteenth
street. The meeting was attended
by District Comdr. Joseph j. Mulloy,
several commanders Of the various
posts in the District and many ex-
service men Of the Treasury Depart
ment. A Monte Carlo celebration was
held and refreshments served.
Officers were reelected, as follows:
Commander, j. I. Below; vice COM
manders, Charles Daley, jr.; Wesley
T. Wheeler and Charles E. Wolfe;
sergeant at arms, Leo Smith; his
torian, Earl Hamilton Smith; chap
lain, Malcolm L. Shepherd; finance
officer. Kenneth B. Bovay; adjutant,
j. F.. McGrath; assistant adjutant,
Leon Pitkin; master at arms, w. T.
Slattery; judge advocate, j. N. Kane;
graves registration officer, Robert M.
Garner; publicity officer, Charles
Daley, jr.; service officer, Walter E.
Mcnamara; Welfare Committee chair
man, Malcolm L. Shepherd; Civic
Committee chairman, Fred BueStetter
Resolutions Committee chairman, r.
r. Graves; Athletic Committee chair
man John B. Maddox; Bowling Com
mittee chairman, j. c. Rawson; Ex-
ecutive Committee, Monroe Heath
Blake. Fred Buestetter. w. C. Dwyer,
T. V. Walker, R. R. Slough, James
j. Hammond, K. T. Wood and j. Y.
Dreisonstok.
At the last meeting of Sergt. Jasper
Post, No. 13. with the third vice
commander, Daniel Saunders, in the
chair, election of officers was held as
follows: Commander. Frank Nc
Carthy: first vice commander, Daniel
NJ. Goodacre: second vice commander,
Jess Chailiett; third vice commander.
Edgar Baker, and chaplain, Hugo
Darling.
Department Comdr Joseph j. NAL
10y, who is member of this post, made
an address.
About 35 members marched in the
Constitution day parade
Second Vice Comdr. Daniel Good
acre represented the post at the bowl
ing league meeting, held at the Lucky
Strike Alleys last Thursday evening,
and pledged the support of the post.
Government Printing Office Post,
No. 33, headed by its 40-piece band,
made a creditable showing in the
Legion division of the Constitution day
parade.
The band will hold concerts in the
green room, Harding Hall October II
commencing at 80 and closing at
pm.
The post Executive Committee will
meet September % at 4:45 pm in the
green room.
Election of officers will be held at
the October 8 meeting. Polls OPEN
ing at $50, closing at o'clock.
The Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing Post, No. %, nominated officers as
follows: Commander, Albert SomerS;
senior vice commander, William Bar
rett; junior vice commander, John
Ellis and James Cross; finance officer
Thomas McDonough; chaplain, Ma
than Williams; sergeant at arms
Comrades Greenburg, Locklin and
Saunders; Executive Committee
James Kehoe, George Oberndoerfer
William Duncan. George Lands
James Cross, and athletic officer
SomerS.
Comdr. Oberndoerfer announced HI
had been appointed department
finance officer and James -1ehoe de-
partment liaison officer Vice Comdr
Barrett was appointed on the Sons O.
Legion Committee.
Election and installation of officer,
will be held at the meeting in October
at Odd Fellows Hall. This meeting vii
be followed by refreshments anc
dancing.
Election and installation of officer;
of the Stuart Walcott Post, No. 10, wa:
held last Tuesday night at the Jewish
Community Center, Comdr. Samue
Rose presiding. Distinguished guest!
and speakers were Department Comdr
Joseph ]. Malloy; Kirk Miller. sport:
editor of the Washington Times; Arch
Mcdonald, sports announcer fol
WJSV; DR.. Ivy A. Pelman. nationa
liaison officer of the Jewish War Vet.
Grams; Francis Mccarthy, commander
of Sergt Jasper Post; Department
Athletic Officer Royal; John H. O'Con'
nell, past commander of Vincent Cos.
tello Post.
Nathan Silverberg, who is conduct.
ing inquiry in connection with thu
contemplated anlation of the pos
with one of the local business com.
munities, stated he will submit a re-
port at the next meeting.
A resolution was adopted recording
the post as protesting against at.
tempted criticism of certain officer,
of the, American Legion for ALLEGED
actions resulting in the vetoing by tn,
President of the bonus measure.
The post was well represented in tht
Constitution day parade
Officers were elected as follows
Commander, William w. Watt; senior
vice commander, Ira D. Scott; junior
vice commander, Emmett R. Carroll
judge advocate, Albert Grobstein
quartermaster, Leo F. Wise; historian
Vernon S. Aud; sergeant at arms
Walter H. Schmidt; master at arms
Allen M. Ergood; chaplain, DR.. Charles
E. Ralph; surgeon, DR.. Ray F. Guynn
trustee, Samuel Rose: color bearers
John Smith and Ernest j. Kay. In.
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