Evening star., 1939-10-15

gram the American Legion has al
ways championed an American Navy
second to none"
Department of Labor Post, No
AZ, last week elected the following
officers: Robert L. Duvall, COM
mander; Abner C. Lakeman. first
vice commander; John A. Reed, Sec
ond vice commander; John r. DEM
crest, third vice commander: Will
liam j. Holbrook, judge advocate;
Linwood F. Perkins, finance officer;
Charles H. Daffer, historian; DR.
Thomas E. Morgan, surgeon, and
Barton A. Billinger, sergeant at
arms. They will be installed Novem-
ber 7.
Plans were discussed for their
harvest moon ball on November II
at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
At the last meeting of Vincent B
Costello Post, No. Is, with Comdr
Raymond Queenin presiding, Daniel
Richardson was installed as chap
lain and David I. Kisliuk as third
vice commander. Harry Cedar was
appointed publicity officer.
Clifford L. Reese, Baptiste HOOD
and Clarence Henry Otis were ad-
mltted to membership.
Cooley-McCullough Post. No. %
and its auxiliary will hold a Join,
installation of officers at the An.
napolis Hotel on October 20 at 8:3(
pm. The following post officers will
be installed by Department Comdr
William T. Slattery and his staff
assisted by the national guard o1
honor: Charles Kohen, command.
er; Guy G. Nadeau, first vice com.
mander: Louis F. zaruba, seconc
vice commander; George r. 10th
third vice commander and finance
officer; r. Reuben Kohn, adjutant
and James E. Trerice, sergeant a,
arms. An entertainment will follow
the installation.
E. w. Fritz was installed as com.
mander OF I'd Division POST No. %
Other officers are: Ray L. Falge
senior vice commander; Andre
Merle, junior vice commander;
Frank Griffin, adjutant. The honor
guard and representatives of the
District commander and staff Off.
ciated.
Fort Stevens Post, No. 80, will hole
the annual Halloween party ir
Stansbury Hall on October %. Cos.
tune is optional. Entertainment
dancing and refreshments. All LIE.
gionnaires and friends are welcome
The senior drum and bugle corp.
is rehearsing for the Armistice Day
exercises in Arlington Nationa
Cemetry. Election of president, sec.
retary treasurer, drum major ane
business manager will be held in the
clubrooms November 7.
Members recently admitted are
John Marshall Flynn, 1O1st U. S
Infantry; William R. Stewart, Is
U. S. Engineers; Ray Stuart Farrell
Battery F, 10th u S. Field Artil.
lery; Joseph Leo Rollins, U. S. Navy
William Stith Parham, Company G
318th U, S. Infantry; Ralph Alder
Llddy, 362d U. S. Infantry; Gilber
Hammond Webster, Corps Artillery
U. S. A.; Ernest Mason Renshaw
1l5th U. S. Infantry; John Stephan
Reynolds, Company D, 115th U. S
Infantry; William Adams Oley
Troop A, 18th U. S. Cavalry, ane
Herman George Hoff, Company E
1O2d U. S. Machine Gun Troop.
The Grand Cheminot met Wed
nesday night and discussed plan.
for the Armistice eve dance on No.
vember 10 at the Hotel Raleigh.
On November the Voiture ritua
team will conduct the induction
ceremonies for the new Department
of Commerce Post of the Legion
Approximately 100 new Legionnaire!
will be admitted to the Legion rank!
at this affair.
Porter Bush, appointed as vel.
fare chairman by Grand Chef Har.
grave, has announced that the vel.
fare program of Grand Voiture IT.
is in a formative stage and a re.
port on the welfare situation woulC
be made in the near future.
The regular meeting of the Crane
Voiture will be held October 18
The location of the meeting will bt
in the monthly notice.
National Executive Committeeman
Joseph j. Malloy rendered minor
report at the national convention
on veterans preference and. with
the aid of Past Department Comdr
Fred Fraser, succeeded in getting a
resolution passed retaining the S and
10 points in connection with Gov
ernment employment, which was
contrary to the resolution introduced
by National Veterans Preference
Chairman Matthews.
In addition, the Department of
the District of Columbia presented
a resolution which was included in
the report of the resolutions chair
man and approved that the Federal
Government acquire such additional
land as is available and needed
for the purpose of increasing the
burial space of Arlington National
Cemetery.
Lincoln Post, No. II, met in the
Arcade Building Monday evening,
with Comdr. Hampton D. Percy pre-
siding.
The following officers were unani-
mously elected and installed by Act
ing Department Comdr. Haywood
Saunders and his staff: Commander