Evening star., 1939-11-26


lumbia Department, the American
Legion, at the last meeting. Other
officers elected are: Dillon Flaherty,
first vice commander; Kenneth
Ramsauer, second vice commander;
James K. Kehoe, judge advocate;
Vincent Nance, sergeant at arms.
and Martin A. Dyer, Haywood Saun-
ders, Richard Purcell and Vincent
j. Orlando, members of the Execu-
tive Committee.
The post is making arrangements
for its annual Christmas party for
underprivileged children. This af-
fair was first held in 1928 with 1875
children present and has been in
creasing each year, with SIS chill
dren last year. Martin A. Dyer is
chairman.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for the open meeting of Ma
tional Cathedral Post in Reno Esther
Hall, Wisconsin avenue and Window
place NV, on Tuesday evening,
when the guest of honor will be
Don Francisco Castillo Najera, Am
bassador Extraordinary and Envoy
Plenipotentiary to the United States
from the Republic of Mexico. An
address on behalf Of the United
States of America will be delivered
by Laurence Duggan, chief, Division
of American Republics, Department
of State.
The program is under the direc-
ton of Frank Buckley, junior vice
commander assisted by Arthur Clar-
endon Smith, Americanism officer.
and large reception committee un-
der the championship of James
OConnor Roberts, past department
commander. The Ladies Reception
Committee will be headed by Mrs.
William C. Buell., wife of the senior
vice commander.
The Ambassador will be accom-
panied by his wife, Sonora Najera.
and the following members of his
official staff, with their wives: DR..
Quintinella, counselor of the EN-
bassy; Comdr. zermenio. Naval At
tache; Col. Parreyon. Military At
tache; 1t. Berzuna, Assistant Mill
tary Attache, and Senor Sierra, Sec
retary. The other distinguished
guests will include National Vice
Comdr. James Fitzgerald, Depart
ment Comdr. William r. Slattery
and his staff, National Executive
Committeeman Joseph j. Malloy
National Historian Thomas Owens
and National Director of Rehabilita-
ton Capt. Watson B. Miller. The
National Guard of Honor will be
under the command of Capt. Horace
E. Lineburg. Mexican music will be
provided by string orchestra under
the leadership of Sophocles Papas
musical director of the post, and
there will be Mexican folk dances by
Lucille and Linden. The meeting
will be an open one and all men,
bers of the American Legion and
their friends are invited.
Fort Stevens Post-Executive COM
mittee will meet in the club rooms
1924 Georgia avenue NV, next
Wednesday at 8 pm. with Comdr
Edwin l.. Donaldson presiding. On
Tuesday night Past Comdr. George
W. Phillips Turkeyday committee
will meet in the club rooms at 8
pm. Distribution of turkeys will
be arranged.
The bull roast will be held in
Stansbury Hall next Sunday COM
mencing at 3 p. m. There will be
dancing and entertainment. All
Legionnaires and friends are vel.
come.
Election Of drum and bugle corps
officers was held last Tuesday, the
new officers being: Joseph A. Purks
president; George McElroy, musical
director: Abraham Miller, business
manager; Gordon Knott, secretary
James Karch, treasurer, and Harry
Hungelman and George Norton tt
the governing council. The clown
band section will furnish entertain
ment at a party for newsboys te
be held in Masonic Temple next
Wednesday. Drills are held each
Tuesday night in Roosevelt High
School armory.
A fathers and sons meeting will
be held in Stansbury Hall on De-
cember 7.
Victory, No. 4, met last Friday al
the Victory Post clubhouse, with
Comdr. Patrick Fitzgerald pre-.
siding.
The post unanimously passed 6
resolution indorsing Joseph ]. Nal.
10y for reelection as national ex.
ecutive committeeman and praised
him for his untiring efforts in re.
tanning the 5 and 10 points in tht
national veterans preference pro-
gram at the Chicago convention.
United States Bureau OF 1nterna
Revenue Post, No. 80, will hold its in
stallation tomorrow at 8:15 pm. a
the Hayloft Club, with Comdr. Johr
A. Long presiding.
National Executive Committee
man Joseph J. Malloy, Department
Comdr. William B. Slattery, with
his staff, assisted by the nationa
guard of honor, will induct tn
newly elected officers into Office
The meeting has been designated
ladies' night. All post commander
and their stats and members O.
the national guard of honor ar
invited.
The Depue Post, No. 30, met IL
the Hayloft. Officers elected were
Commander, Ray L. Zwinglas
senior vice commander, Reginald
Hudson; junior vice commander
Edison Counts; chaplain, William E
Mitchell; sergeant at arms, Jak
Shaff1ie; trustee, Barnard E. Bee
Comdr. zwinglas appointed Wal
lace Williamson finance officer an
Graham Wilson acting adjutant.
Comrades O'Connor and Mitchell
reported progress of the posts an
nual cabaret dance to be given tn