Evening star., 1937-09-19
Local Legionnaires Go
To New York Session
About 200 Members and Their
Families Are Attending
National Convention.

| heading the delegation. along with C.
C. Shroth, grand chef de train;
William H. Hargrave, grand conduc-
teur, and c. F. Mccarthy, grand cor
respondent; r. Jess Chaillet, cheminot
national, and F. G. Fraser, grand
commissar intendant, who is running
for the highest Office of the 40 and 8,
| chef de chemin de fer.
Bureau of Internal Revenue Post
met Thursday evening, with Comdr.
Charles E. Wolfe presiding. John A.
Long and his committee presented an
| interesting amateur show. The win
ming contestants were Morris Fried,
Irene Mietzler and Ethel Buesing.
Comdr. Wolfe appointed John A. Long
general chairman of the annual post
ball. to be given at the Mayflower
Hotel, October IS. Dept. Comdr.
Mason and his staff will be guests of
honor.
u. S. S. Jacob Jones Post met Mon
day and elected for the year, 1897
1888, the following: Commander,
Belle K. Graves; senior vice COM
mander, Ann Frame; junior vice COM
mander, Edna Smith, historian, Cora
Drake; chaplain, Lillian Sawyer;
quartermaster, Alice Derrow; sergeant
at arms, Lillian Caldwell; color bear
ers, Blanche Sinclaire and Ruth
Marks; investment adviser, the out
going commander, Jane r. Cox.
Constitution day was observed by the
post, with Mary Tatspaugh, Ameri-
canism officer, in charge. An in
structive quizz on the Constitution
was won by Past Comdr. Mary Weide.
Membership Oficer Edna Smith re-
ported 448 paid-up members.
The following elected officers Of the
Kenneth H. Nash Post for the year,
1937-1937, were installed September 8
by Dept. Comdr. Mason: Robert r.
Allan, commander; Robert E. Lee,
senior vice commander; Joseph S.
Dodd, junior vice commander; Everett
Totten, quartermaster; George Seiders,
sergeant at arms; Guy U. CogswelI,
judge advocate; Wilbur w. May, chap
lain; Thomas Haley, finance, and
George Grommet, adjutant. aNtional
Executive Committeeman Joe Maloy
spoke on Veterans Preference" Next
meeting will be held at the old Naval
Hospital, 921 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast, October l3.
Fort Stevens Post Squadron, Sons
of the America Legion, will lead the
District of Columbia contingent in
the Constitution day celebration at
Ellicott City, Md, today. DR.. Cecil
H. Anderson, chairman of the Advisory
Council, announces the squadron
Drum and Bugle Corps drills will be-
gin Thursday, October IA. Richard
H. Viancour will be musical director.
Other appointments made by Comdr
Long are: Americanism officer, Joseph
A. Walker; membership chairman,
George L. Norton; service officer,
George H. Goetting; employment
officer, Joseph A. ASH; child welfare
officer, George H. Smith: bugler,
Harry j. Hungelmann; judge advo-
cate, William A. Kehoe; chairman
Legal Committee, John D. Kiley; post
surgeon, John L. De Mayo; Inter-
civic Committee chairman, Ernest H.
Pullman; Entertainment Committee
chairman, Harold M. Britain, and
club house chairman. Roy C. Ponton
The color bearers will be George H.
Goetting and Hugh j. McDermott.
The posts championship Drum and
Bugle Corps and members from the
post entrained for the national con-
vention in New York City this
morning
Vice Comdr. Ponton announces the
post club rooms at 1924 Georgia ave-
nue. will be open to members each
Tuesday and Saturday night. The
| post Executive Committee will meet
on the last Thursday of the month
| instead of the last Wednesday as
| heretofore.
! Bunker Hill Post elected officers for
the new year September IA as follows
w. L. Collins, commander; S. D. Ash
ford, first vice commander; c. F. Ma
10y, second vice commander; and W.
r. Brennan, third vice commander.
The L-31 Club met Tuesday at the
home of Mrs. Bertha Fichthorn. Mrs
Dolly Altman, president, announced
the appointment of Mrs. Grace Miller
as chairwoman of the fall dance OF
the club.
James Reese Europe Post elected
officers as follows:
Commander, Judge Advocate Robert
Williams; senior vice commander
membership officer, Harvey l.. Bean;
Junior vice commander, junior color
bearer, Oliver Kenney; historian
George M. Jones; chaplain, Joseph
Hall; sergeant at arms, Harry Won
der; master at arms, Richard Jones
senior color bearer, John d. Ferrell,
junior color bearer, Warlow Walker
Members Of the executive committee,
Robert P. Rhea, Harry l.. Wilson
Albert L. Dunlap, George w. Reed
Harry Mckenzie, Clifton C. Ander.
son, George Hunt, John r. Ander-
son, Frederick Dawes, Percy Brown
and w. G. Tindell.
Installation exercises will be Tues.
day, October IL, in the auditorium
OF the Garnet-Patterson Junior High
School.
AT Government Printing Post meet.
ing the following comrades were nomi.
mated TO the following officers: Com.
mander, Massie w. Blankinship ane
Hyter Ruggles; senior vice, Roy S
Musick and Louis Schaumleff1e; JUNO,
vice, Claus Gathgens, Alex Weinberg
Augustus Gibbons and Edward New
man; chaplain, Joseph Toussaint
finance officer, Harold Hampshire
historian, Penn Howard and Morri
, Weinstock; sergeant at arms, Pete
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