Evening star., 1939-12-10

Post.
Distinguished guests-A. E. Gigen-
back, Government Printing Office
Post; Thomas Mason, jr., I'd Divi-
sion Post; James F. Kehoe, Bureau
Engraving and Printing Post; Will
liam R. Brennan, Bunker Hill Post
and Charles Koehn, Cooley Nc
Cullough Post.
Department Comdr. William
Slattery announced the following
department appointments: Arthur
P. Gill, Victory Post, in place of Will
w. Watt, National Cathedral Post
who resigned, and Ralph P. Graves
Treasury Post, vice chairman, Ma
tional Defense Committee.
Kenneth H. Nash Squadron,
Executive Committee, met at the
home of First 1t. Ralph j. Combs,
1704 D street Sc, with Capt
Bernard c. Campbell presiding. 1t
was recommended that the squad
ron organize basket ball team for
competition with other squadrons
within the detachment.
The next meeting of the squadron
will be held December 18 at the
Southeast Veterans Club.
Police and Fire Post No. % will
next December 13, at pm, at the
Odd Fellows Temple. 419 Seventh
street NV. A movie will follow
the business meeting and refresh
ments will be served.
The annual winter benefit dance
of the post will be held December
16 at the National Press Club.
Raymond J. Queenin, commander
of the Vincent B. Costello Post, last
Tusday at the Victory Post Hall
made the following appointments:
Surgeon, DR.. Ivy A. Pelzman; his
torian, Richard A. O'Brien; Judge
advocate, Col. Julius I. Peyser;
color bearers, Benjamin Oliver and
Clarence Shrout: membership off,
Ger, John Herman; publicity. Harry
Cedar; welfare officer, Albert Tats-
paugh; graves registration officer,
Miles Bell; American.sm officer, E.
Ollie Schriver; legislative officer,
Byron G. Carson; Workmanship,
Ollie Schriver; legislative offlier,
Frederick A. Thuee; Memorial Day
officer, T. A. Costell, ceremonial Of
ficer, Adams C. Walden.
Committee chairmen are: Reso-
lutions, Norman R. Grant; Ath-
letics, George D. Frye; National De-
fense, Robert H. Fletcher; Enter
tainment. Joseph Smith; Law and
Order. Sidney w. Leech; Sons of
the Legion, Henry S. Heine; Armis-
tice Day, Martin Goerl; Army Day
Donald P. Days; Aeronautics, Frank
E. Elvidge: Civic Relations, Vincent
P. Baudren; Flag Day, James Pts
tCrio; Music, Rome E. Knapp; De-
partment Ball. Glen S. Berthe.
Columbia Post entertainers gave
a program in the Bureau of Print
ing and Engraving Annex audi
| torium on December l. The show
was sponsored by the Stephen P.
| McGroarty Post.
The first act-all juveniles features
Sam MANHOOD, accordion; Gertrude
Rubin, Joyce Romero, Poppalardo
Twins, Elsie May Bakersmith and
Mary Hedding, soloists; Rosemarie
Schiller, Martha Sue Slender and
June Hedding, song and dance;
Owens and johnson, condolences;
Mary Lou and Jack Hawaiian trio
with Mrs. Bakersmith and Mrs.
Young at the piano. and John S.
MANHOOD, master of ceremonies.
The interlude was featured by Miss
Genevieve Lloyd, song stylist, and
Ken Sheelor, magician.
The third act is minstrel with
Eddie Morris, Billy zeitler, Popeye
Snyder and Charlie Plunkett as end
men and Eddie Marshall, interloc-
utor; a chorus of 20 male voices, An
drew Kirk, Danny Viehmeyer and
Leonard Chick, soloists, and Edmon
Burke, ventriloquist, with Mrs. May
Chick at the piano.
Fort Stevent Post held a father and
son meeting Thursday in Stansbury
Hall, the Squadron Drum and Bugle
Corps appearing in concert and S.
A. L. officers having been installed
by Comdr Edwin L. Donaldson and
staff.
Canned goods and other donations
for the Christmas baskets may be
delivered to the club rooms any
Tuesday or Saturday night or to
Stansbury Hall on December %,
where the Christmas party for chill
dren will be held at pm. Past
Comdr. John T. Long is in charge
of arrangements.
Entertainment and refreshments
have been provided by Senior Drum
and Bugle Corps President Joseph
A. Purks for the annual get-to-
gether of corps members In the
club rooms, 1924 Georgia ave. NV,
December IA, at 8 pm.
Sergt. Jasper Post met at the
Pythian Temple last Wednesday
evening when final plans for the
annual joint Christmas party with
the auxiliary were announced by
Cecil Smith, chairman. It will be
held at the Thomson School Decem-
ber % at 7:30 pm.
The post will furnish and decorate
a Christmas tree and will be host to
more than 100 children of needy
veterans. The entertainment will be
furnished by the Junior group OF
the auxiliary, under the direction OF
Gertrude Clarkson. They will sing
Christmas carols while recitations
will be given by Nancy Lee Abreo
and Shirley Brown also members OF
the group. The soioist will be Betty
Clarkson.
Following the floor show Santa
Claus will distribute to the children
receiving invitations, a gift from