Evening star., 1938-09-25
DC. Legionnaires Incorporate
Safety Campaign in Programs
Youth Movement, A,Uards and Lectures
by Members of F. B. l. Discussed
at Injecting of Commission.

IHeul Oh the american Legion upon
the return of Comdr. Thomas Jane.
T. Brady and other officers from the
national convention.
The department Americanism Com
mission met last week and in outlin-
ing its plans for the year discussed
such a campaign, cooperation in
youth movement and the presentation
Of the American Legion school
awards. Lectures by members OF the
Federal Bureau of Investigation also
will be arranged. Members of this
commission, who are Joseph A. Waller
chairman; Zeb. T. Hamilton, vice
chairman, and William A. McCallum
secretary. will visit each post and
present details of the program.
The opening session of the annual
FIDAC Congress will be held in
the Athenee Roumanin IN Bucharest
today and will be followed by a cere-
mony at the Tomb of the Unknown
Rumanian Soldier
Past Department Comdr. COL Julius
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ment of the District of Columbia.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, Executive
Committee will meet Wednesday at 8
pm. in the clubrooms with Comdr. A
Miller presiding. Plans for men,
bership drive and the Americanism
program will be made. Membership
Ohicer Robert M. Kennedy and Amer
icanism Officer Allen Amos will speak.
Next Sunday afternoon bull
roast" and informal dance will be held
in Stansbury Hall. Department Of
flcers and their wives will be guests
of honor Dinner will be served from
l to 5 o'clock. Dancing between
and o'clock. Edward Donaldson is
in charge of arrangements.
Frank Bloom has been appointed
clubhouse chairman: In addition to
accommodating committee meetings
the club will be open to members each
Tuesday and Saturday night.
The sons squadron will meet in the
clubhouse Friday at 7:30 pm. Capt.
AsdAoSAt Aelpi AdAl W III ColuCs xvCllCOlls
ments and entertainment.
Bunker Hill Post will meet at 1926
Massachusetts, avenue NV. at 8 pm.
on Tuesday, Comdr. William Leo Col
Inns presiding.
Election of the officers will be held.
The following have been nominated: !:
For commander. George A. Wilson,
L. j. P. Fichthorn, Mack Myers, DR..
Joseph F. Manley and William R.
Brennan: first vice commander,
Thomas P. Royston and Frank E.
Carney; second vice commander. Guy
M. Dodson, John H. Walsh, Leslie
Engel and Charles c. Wolfel, and
third vice commander. John E. Nc
Cabe and Harry D. Ludeman.
Installation Of the newly elected
officers will be held October 18 at
8 pm. by Department Comdr. James
T. Brady and his staff. escorted by
the National Guard of Honor.
Sergt. Jasper Post will have in
stallation and reception of the newly
elected officers at 3 pm. on October
at the New Colonial Hotel
Comdr. Daniel M. Gcodacre has
enrolled his son, Charlie Richard" /"
in Sergt. Jasper Post. Sons of Legion
Squadron. He was born at Sibley
Hospital last Monday morning.
Columbia Post Minstrels started
their season at Mt. Alto Hospital last
Sunday afternoon under the direction
of Commander-elect Charles Plunkett.
Entertainment was furnished by
juveniles from local radio programs.
The children assisting Comrade
Plunkett were Billy and Carlee To-
mario, Rosemarie Shiller, Betty Lou
Carter, Elijah Sweaney, Gertrude
Rubin, Jacqueline, Tobe and Buryl
Fedder and Sammy Mawhood, the post
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At the meeting Of Lincoln Post
Monday evening, Comdr. Charles w.
Garlock presiding, the following were
nominated for officers: Post COM
mander, Hampton D. Percy and Harry
j. Photis; senior vice commander,
Ovid j. Roberts; second vice COM
mander, Ernest H. Campbell; third
vice commander, George D. Kuhnel;
sergeant at arms. William E. NASH
burn; finance officer, E. G. Flester;
chaplain, Harold Emery: post surgeon,
DR.. Walter L. Kline; trustee for three
years. George Cook; color bearers, Fred
w. Jordan and John D. Germer, and
historian, ROLAND W. Phillips.
The National Guard of Honor will
meet October at the National Guard
Armory, Capt. Guy c. Nadeau presid-
ing.
The principal business will be to
make arrangements for the Armistice
Day services to be held at Arlington
Nationary Cemetery on Armistice Day,
November IL. The guard will act as
escort to the national and depart
ment commanders on Armistice Day.
Agriculture Post recently elected
Carl E. v. Berger commander. Other
officers elected were: First vice COM
mander, Elmer Vennerdrow; second
vice commander, Lawrence Sample;
thhd vice commander, w. P. Thomp-
son; chaplain, Lloyd Burkey; his
torian, Emmett Andrews; finance off,
Ger, Louis Roistacher; sergeant at
arms, William B. Murphey: Executive
Committee, Joseph l.. Koehl, Fred
M. Grant, Philip L. Blake, Harry Ka-
bat, Frank Stuterman, Arthur A..
Riemer and William Brownold. They
will be installed at the Shoreham Ho-
tel at 9 pm. October IS.
Charles Kohen has been elected
commander of the Cooley McC Cullough
Post to succeed AL Sugrue at a meet
ing of the post on Tuesday.
Other officers elected are: Bernard
Beard, first vice commander; Henry
Thomas, second vice commander; j.
R. 10th, third vice commander; Louis
F. Zaruba. adjutant; Edward Cruise
chaplain; Phillip Fox, sergeant At