Evening star., 1939-10-22
Commanders and Adjutonts
Of Legion Meet Next Month
National Cathedral Post, No. 10, to Hear
MeNutt at InstoIIotion Tuesday

The District Of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, received
word last week that the annual de-
partment commanders and adju-
tants' conference will be held al
national headquarters In Indianap-
oils, Ind, November 2l, a. and 23.
Information was also received
that lapel buttons will be furnished
to members who have paid theil
1910 dues.
The department Executive Com.
mittee will meet at the District
Building next Thursday night.
Installation OF ofncers of Nationa,
Cathedral Post, No. 10. at the Wood.
row Wilson High School on Tues.
day evening will be featured by ar
address by Paul v. McNutt, Fedora
security administrator and former
national commander of the Ameri-
can Legion. An added feature Of
the program will be the presentation
to pupils of the Woodrow Wilson
High School of Americanism awards
On behalf Of the national guard
of honor a past department com.
mander's saber will be presented to
James T. Brady, jr., son OF the late
James T. Brady, sr. The following
organizations have been invited tc
participate in the massing Of colors
which will precede the installation
ceremonies: Department Of the Dis
trict of Columbia, National Guard of
Honor: Veterans of Foreign Wars;
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War, Catholic War Veterans
Jewish War Veterans, American
Legion Auxiliary of the Department
Of the District of Columbia, La So
ciete des Forty Hommes ct Eight
Cheveau, District Of Columbia Solon
Des HUT Chapeaux ct Quarante
Femmes. Police and Fire Post, Fort
Stevens Post and the District of Co.
lumbia Detachment Sons Of the
Legion.
The preamble to the constitution
OF the American Legion will be pre-
sented by Gen. James A. Drain, past
national commander. Music will be
provided by the Drum Corps of For,
Stevens Post. The presiding officer
will be Emmett r. Carroll, retiring
post commander, and James D
Hayes, past vice commander, will
serve as ceremonial officer. The
members of the National Cathedral
Squadron, Sons of the Legion, will
act as ushers.
Kenna- Main Post, No. 81. and
Kenna- Main Auxiliary will hold a
Joint installation of officers at
Hitchcock Hall, St. Elizabeths Hos
pital, on october q at 8 pm. They
will be installed by Department
Comdr. William T. Slattery and his
staff. assisted by the national guard
of honor and the Sons of the Legion
drum and bugle corps. Dancing will
follow.
The Kennth H. Nash Post, No. g.
held its Executive Committee meet
ing at 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
with Senior Vice Comdr. George
Seiders presiding.
The post met October l3 with
Comdr, George Grommet presiding.
j. j. Mulvey. department vice COM
mander. made official report on the
national convention. j. Malloy was
Endorsed to succeed himself as ma
tional committeeman.
Following are the new post Of
hcers installed by Acting Depart
ment Comdr. Haywood Saunders
and his staff: George Grommet,
commander; George Seiders. senior
vice commander; Edwin Luther,
junior vice commander; Robert Lee,
chaplain; William Ritter, quarter
master; Albert Hildreth, sergeant
at arms; Wilmer Jones and Stephen
Keech, colorbearers; William Loss
man, adjutant. and William Talbot,
finance officer.
The next meeting is October ~.
8 pm, at 200 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc.
United States Bureau of Internal
Revenue Post, No. 80, will hold a
closed post meeting at the Hayloft
Club Monday 8:l5 pm. with Comdr.
John A. Long presiding.
The commander announces the
post will hold an Armistice Day
fiesta and tea dance on November
II from / to pm. at the Hayloft
Club. Refreshments and entertain-
ment.
Sergt. Jasper Post met at the
New Colonial Hotel, when the fol-
lowing officers were installed by the
department commander assisted by
the national guard of honor: Com
mander, Douglass o. Reed; first vice
commander, John P. Lester: second
vice commander, Henry A. Weaver;
third vice commander, Martin A.
Schubert; chaplain, Victor J. Farrar.
Comdr. Reed appointed Alden A.
Dibble as finance oficer and Charles
Pierce as adjutant.
The Fort Stevens Post annual Hal
loween party will be held in Stans-
bury Hall next Saturday night.
There will be entertainment, dane.
ing and refreshments. All Legion.
naires and friends are invited. There
will be costume prizes, but costume
is optional.
The Executive Committee will
meet in the clubrooms Wednesday
at 8 pm. with Comdr. Edwin L.
Donaldson presiding. Plans for
Armistice Day exercises will be dis
cussed by Chairman Joseph A. WAL
ker. Maj. Ernest Pullman has been
appointed inter-civic relation offcer
and Oscar Carrico sick and relief
officer.
The next meeting will be held
In Stansbury Hall on November 2.
Grand Voiture 174, Forty and
Eight, met October 10 at the Lin
coin Post Club. Grand Chef De
Care Hargrave appointed Fred
Money of Jasper Post TO assume
charge of the Army-Navy football
contest