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and Bugle Corps. Guard of Honor
and various other organizations will
participate. James F. Kehoe is
chairman of arrangements.
William Brennan, membership
chairman, has called q meeting of
the committee next Wednesday in
connection with the membership
drive, ending Armistice Day.
Legion services will be held In
the Amphitheater at Arlington
Cemetery at II am. on Armistice
Day. A wreath will be placed on
the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Department Comdr. Slattery, at
the last executive committee meet
Ing, announced the following ap-
pointmentS: Child Welfare, Clement
Murphy, Police and Firemen's Post:
Dave Altman, Bunker Hill Post. EN-.
ployment. Alex MacKinnon, Po-
tomac Post and Daniel Mac0il.
Bunker Hill Post. Uniform, Vincent
Palmer, Gas Light Post. Marksman-
ship, Albert Gezelle, Bunker Hill
Post. Welfare Laison Officer, Will
liam Cassidy, Government Printing
ONCE Post. War Orphans, Tom
Frailey, Jasper Post. Aeronautics.
Charles F. Mallory, Bunker Hill
Post; Earl House, Nash Post.
Past Corndr. Charles Demonet of
George Washington Post, chairman
OF the Committee on Medals and
Awards, announces that at the
meeting of the post Tuesday night
that medals will be awarded to the
10 c. M. T. c. trainees who were
designated winners of the different
courses taken up by them during
the past summer at camps estab-
llshed near the Nations Capital.
The medals were donated by
George K. Brobeck, Corley P. Nc
Darment, Albert L. Cox, John F.
Dull, Gist Blair, James ]. Murphy,
Archiband H. Thompson, John
Thomas Taylor, Amos A. Fries and
Charles Demonet, all members of
the post. A special program has
been arranged.
The post will place wreath on
the tomb of the late President
Woodrow Wilson, who was men,
Der OF the post, at the National
Cathedral on Armistice Day at 3
o'clock. Post Comdr. C. Cassard
Schroth will place the wreath and
Bishop James E. Freeman will de-
liver a short address. The post
colors will lead the procession of
leglonnalres and remain at the
tomb during the ceremonies. Men,
bers will also participate in the
celebration at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier earlier in the day.
William c. Buell., senior vice COM
mander in charge of membership in
National Cathedral Post, has been
notified by C. Francis Mccarthy,
chairman Of the Ritual Committee
Of Grande Voiture No. 174, of the
Forty and Eight, that the ritual
team of that organization, under the
command of Francis Miller, will |
eXemplify the degree at the No
vember meeting in Reno Esther Hail. |
The class includes Sophocles Papas,
John J. Kavanaugh and Elmer H.
Perry.
The post colors, including the new
District of Columbia flag. recently
presented to the post by Frank
Haley, will be presented in the spe-
cial ceremonies to be conducted
under the auspices of Department
of Commerce Post in the auditorium
of the Commerce Building tomor-
row.
The post bowling team, under the
direction of Henry Peckham, acting
athletic officer, has entered the De-
partment League, and all members
OF the post who desire to become
members of the bowling team should
communicate with Comrade Peck
ham.
The advisory council of the U. s.
S. Jacob Jones Post met Friday at the
home Of Comdr. Edna Smith, where
plans for the post program for the
coming year were discussed.
Donations for Thanksgiving bas-
kets will be received. and every
member is invited to help with the
filling and distribution Of these bas-
kets. Canned goods, ETC., may be
brought to the post meeting on No.
vember 13, at the Thomas Circle
Club.
Kenneth H. Nash Squadron No.
8, Sons of the American Legion, will
meet tomorrow evening in the club
rooms, 209 Pennsylvania avenue
Sc, at 7:30 pm, with Capt. Harry
E Hovermill presiding. The newly
elected officers Of the squadron will
be installed by the officers of the |
post.
They are: Captain, Bernard c.
Campbell: first lieutenant, Ralph r.
Combs; second lieutenant, Samuel E. |
Walker; adjutant, Robert E. Null
vey; finance officer, Harry E. Hover
mill; chaplain, Roy M. Miles; SER
geant at arms, Harry M. Helgesen,
and historian, Robert F. Mcdonald. |
The parents of members, members |