Evening star., 1940-10-20
DC. Legion Members Invited
To Discuss Years Program
Commanders and Adjutonts Of Local Posts
Set Conferences for Friday and Saturday

A conference of commanders anC
adjustants of the various posts OF
the District of Columbia Depart.
ment. the American Legion, has beer
called by Comdr. William H. Har-
grave at o'clock Friday night In
the Department of Commerce audi
torium. Sessions will also be held
on Saturday at 2 and pm. The
meetings will be open to all Le-
gionnaires. They will discuss the
Legion's program for the year.
Capt. Charles E. Rosendahl Of the
Navy will make the pricipal ad
dress Friday night Others who will
speak include Capt. Watson B. Mil
Ter, director of the National Reha-
bilitation Committee: Paul Griffith
chairman of the National Employ
ment Committee of the Legion: Col
John Thomas Taylor, director of the
National Legislative Committee, and
Thomas M. Owen, national historian
At the Saturday session greetings
will be extended by heads of the
various organizations affiliated with
the Legion, Grand Chef De Care G
Francis Mccarthy of the Forty and
Eight: Mrs. Helen NJ McCabe. de-
partment president of the American
Legion Auxiliary; Miss Katherine
Crompton. chapeau departmental
Eight and Forty, and W. r: Clifford
of the Sons of the Legion.
Officers of James E. Walker Post
were installed at the last meeting,
held at the Garnet-PatterSon Junior
High School. by Department Comdr.
Hargrave and his staff The Rev.
Josiah E. Elliott, rector Of st. Luke s
Episcopal Church, gave the invoca-
ton and benediction.
The new officers are: Sylvester
r. Woodfork. commander; Joseph H.
Hawkins, senior vice commander;
John L. Dogans, Junior vice COM
mander:: Rev. Alfred Durbin, chap
lain: Savannah B. Doute, adjutant;
w. Harry Sayles. finance officer;
J. Franklin Wilson, judge advocate;
DR.. Claude P Carmichael, surgeon;
Albert Valentine, quartermaster;
Frank A. Garner, historian: Lucius
Harris, sergeant at arms; Thomas
L. Pryor. officer of color guard;
Jacob Sampson, senior color bearer,
and John H. Reid, Junior color
bearer.
Bunker Hill Post held installation
ceremonies at 3135 K street NV,
on Tuesday. Department Comdr.
Hargrave and his staff, escorted by
the National Guard of Honor, in
stalled the following: Mack Myers,
commander: Dr.. j. F. Manlev, first
vice commander: John H Walsh,
second vice commander; Daniel J.
McGill. third vice commander: Zeb
T. Hamilton. adjutant; L. j. P.
Flchthorn. finance officer; Leo
Collins. Judge advocate; Thomas
C. Baisden, chaplain; DR.. E P.
Magner. surgeon: Chester J. Wolfe,
historian: William B. Ludwig, SER
geant at arms: S. D. Ashford, pub
licity officer; Raymond A Eichhorn,
Sons of the Legion officer. and
George A. Wilson, Amerlcanlzatlon
officer.
A past commanders gold medal
was pinned on John R. Weitzel.
retiring commander, by Edward
Wilson, with Thomas c. Baisden
acting as POSTMASTER. William r.
of
were presented to Mrs. John r.
Weitzel, wife of the retiring COM
mander and to Mrs. Mack Myers,
wife of Comdr. Mack Myers.
At the last meeting of Sergt
Jasper Post new members accepted
were: Volney McFadden, Howard
E. Ludwig, Roger E. Luggenbiel,
William j. Moouin. Louis Burrell,
william M Whelan. John J
Maloney, George Renehan, Donovan
Taylor. Harry Hit, Glydon F. Nc
Meill and Ralph c. Bishop.
Cooley y-McCullough Post is plan
ming a testimonial dirner in honor
of Past Comdr. Charles Cohen. Sew
eral prominent speakers have ac-
cepted invitations.
Officers of United States Treasury
Post were installed ~ Department
Comdr. Hargrave and staff, accom-
panied by the GuarG of Honor, in
the New Colonial Hotel, last week
They are: Commander. Ralph I
Graves; senior vice commander
Walter ]. Gallagher: junior vice
commander, Lyman w. Guilford
sergeant at arms, James D. Gill;
historian, Peter I. Messiah; chaplain
Lawrence D. Conway: judge advo-
cate, Charles DALEY: alternate exec
utive committeeman. Philip Perl
mutter: executive committeeman
John Maddocks, T V. Walker, Will
liam T. Slattery, Mary A. Kennedy
]. Lee Wilkinson, Monroe H. Blake,
Samuel Harris
Past Comdr. William j. LoWen was
presented a past commanders pin
by Past Department Comdr. Slat-
terry
Department Comd. Hargrave and
his staff installed officers in Second
Division Post as follows: Arthur
Thomas, commando, Robert C.
Snow, senior vice commander; John
x. Kovisky, Junior vice commander;
Frank Griffin, adiutant; Louis A
McCrae, finance officer; Frank
Brosky, sergeant at arms; C. L. Daw-
son, chaplain; E Bennett and
John Delsnider, color-bearers; I. R
Zaontz, judge advocate. A buffet
supper was served
The next meeting Will be held No
vember at the New Colonial Hotel
when arrangements for Armistice
Day will be made.
Kenneth H. Nash Post met at
209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc. last
week with Comdr. George E. Seiders
presiding Department Legislative
Officer Ted Luther reported on leg.
islation and resolutions adopted al
the national convention.
Junior Vice Comdr. Everett A
rotto,o ie orropojrU for tho nnSt