Evening star., 1939-10-01
Callahan Elected Commander
Of National Cathedral Post
Legion Officers Will Be Installed
At Special Ceremony

Thomas r. Callahan, an attorney
in the Veterans Administration,
was elected commander of National
Cathedral Post, No. 10, District of
Columbia Department, the Ameri-
can Legion. last Tuesday night.
Other officers are: Senior vice
commander, William c. Buell.;
junior vice commander, Frank
Buckley; judge advocate, c. Ed
ward Royer; sergeant at arms,
Joseph c. Abrams; quartermaster,
Leo F. Wise; master at arms, Noah
G. Donaldson; adjutant. Michael
j. Cohan; finance officer, william
C. Buell.; historian, Ira D. Scott:
surgeon, DR.. Ray F. Guynn; color
sergeant, Ernest j. Kay; color
bearers. Arthur c. Fowle and An
drew G. Weaver; uniform officer,
Ange Roberteillo; chairman, Sons
of Legion, Henry A. Peckham:
executive committeeman, Frank
Haley; trustees, Emmett r. Carroll,
Ira D. Scott and William w. Watt;
chaplain, Charles E. Ralph.
They will be installed at a spe-
cial ceremony, the details of which
will be announced later.
At the last meeting of the Tank
Corps Post, No. 10, the following
officers were elected: Commander,
R. T. Haugh; senior vice COM
mander, Maj. Earl Hamilton Smith;
Junior vice commander, w. C. De
Groot; historian, Maj. George J.
Crosby; chaplain. Past Department
Comdr. Frank Peckham; sergeant
at arms, w. A. Stewart; quarter
master, j. C. Fries; surgeon, DR..
C. c. Caylor; color bearers, j. G.
Fries and r. c. Bonde; depart
ment executive committeeman, Past
Comdr. c. H. Spence.
Appointments announced by the
commander-elect were: Adjutant,
R. w. Griswold Judge advocate,
William A. Neacey; finance officer,
Andy Witten Ceappointe6.
They will be installed on October
% at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club, Eleventh and L
streets NV.
Officers will be installed at
meeting of George Washington Post
No. /, Tuesday night in the Club
Admiral, Seventeenth street and
Rhode Island avenue N. w. 1t will
also be ladies night" Department
Comdr. William T. Slattery will be
the installing officer.
Retiring Comdr. Amos A. Fries
will report on the national conven-
ton.
The historic colors of the post
were in the annual Legion parade
last Tuesday for the 21st year, hav-
ing been in every parade of the
American Legion in it's history. The
colors to date have travelled over
10000 miles to conventions, includ-
ing the one in Paris, France, in 1927.
Fort Stevens Post No. 80 will meet
in Stansbury Hall next Thursday at
BIS pm, with Comdr. Edwin L.
Donaldson presiding.
Past Comdr. Abraham Miller. a
member of the District Of Columbia
delegation to the national conven-
ton will report thereon. The Drum
and Bugle Corps returned from Chi
cago last Friday morning.
Sergeant Jasper Post will meet on
October 4 at 8 pm. at the New Colo
nial Hotel. Installation of officers
for 1939-40 will take place. The new
officers will be installed by the de-
partment commander, assisted by
the national guard of honor. Fol-
lowing the installation there will be
social and dance.
Comdr. Hummer has just returned
from the national convention.
Led by Grand Chef De Care Bill
Hargrave, the District Fotry and
Fighters have returned from the
National Legion convention at Chi
cago. Grand Voiture 174 receivea
special acclaim on Monday night
when it marched in the Forty and
Eight parade to the music of the
Fort Stevens Clown Band.
Before leaving for the convention
Grand Chef Hargrave appointed as
a housing committee c. F. Nc
Carthy, Don Stanley and Hampton
Percy. Other appointments were
Rudy Blick as grand sous conducteur
and Frank Gauges as grand sous
correspondent, Porter Bush as child