Evening star., 1940-11-17
D. &. Legion Officials Attend
Meeting in Indianapolis
Richard Vioncour to Direct Sons
OfLegion Bug|e Corps

OF Legion BugIe Co
Comdr. w. H. Hargrave and Adjt.
w. R. Brennan, District of Columbia
Department, the American Legion,
have gone to Indianapolis, Ind, to
attend a meeting of all department
commanders and adjutantS at ma
tional headquarters on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday. Joseph
J. Malloy. national executive COM
mitteeman, will represent the de-
partment at the National Executive
Committee meeting here on Thurs
day and Friday.
Richard Viancour has been ap-
pointed as musical director of the
Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle
Corps.
Pepco Post will hold installation
of officers next Tuesday evening in
the Pepco Building, Tenth and E
streets NV. Department officials
will have charge of the ceremonies
The Sons of the Legion Squadron
elected the following officers: Cap
tain. Andrew Philip Ferrar; first
Lieutenant. George Brent Mickum.
Sd; second lieutenant John Franklin
Cratsley; adjutant Roger Young:
chaplain, James Duane Hopkins:
historian, Robert Julian Brunett:
finance officer, Norval Earnest
DeSSez: sergeant at arms, Edward
John Gross. installations will be
made November 90 Squadron
Chairman Charles H Heller an
nounced rehearSals for the junior
drum and bugle corps every Tues
day night at Roosevelt High School.
: The senior drum and bugle corps
will hold mardi gras and dance,
boxing bouts and other entertain
ment in Stansbury Hall next Sat-
urday. >'+ '
The United States Bureau of In
ternal Revenue Post has changed
the meeting place to the Hayloft
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. The next meeting will be
November 25 Comdr. Russell S
Jefreys will preside.
Tribute was paid to the memory
of the late President Woodrow Will
son on Armistice Day. when men,
berS of George Washington Post
conducted services at his tomb in
Washington National Cathedral.
Bishop James E. Freeman de-
livered the principal address. The
Rev James, H. Taylor. pastor of
central Presbyterian Church. where
he attended services, read the invo-
cation.
Comdr. Charles S. Beilman led
the veterans into the chapel and
placed wreath on the tomb
Past Comdr. John Thomas Taylor
placed a wreath for the national
organization in the absence of Ma
tional Comdr. Milo j. Warner
while Mrs. Louis j. Lemstra, ma
tional president of the American
bcSioll huAllldIs. dllu MlS l1clell
B. McCabe. District president, also
placed wreaths
Past Comdr. Bernard c. MCGEE
and E. A. Bartlett. color bearers
stood on either side of the tomb
with the post flags while tha ma
tional colors we're also present al
the ceremonies.
Howard S. Fisk of George Wash
ington Post. the first adjutant OF
this department, has recently beer
appointed department historian.
Jane A. Delano Post met at the
home of Adjt Emily K. Eek, S;
Adams street NV.
Cooley-McCullough Post No. q
has arranged to hold a testimonial
dinner in honor of Past Comdr
Charles Kohen at the National Press
Club on January 30. There will be
some nationally known speakers.
The post will entertain the base.
ball team at the Lotus Restaurant
on the evening of November q. The
guests will assemble at $50 O'Clock
| for dinner. which will be followed
by entertainment and dancing. The
team won all of its games in the
first half of the season and thereby
became eligible for the playoff al
the end of the season.
The post has won nationa
citation for attaining fully paic
membership by November II, anc
was the first post in this department
to go over the top in membership.
1t. Col. Thomas j. Frailey, chair.
man of the World War Orphans
Committee, has announced that thu
scholarship offered to the District O
Columbia department by Bliss Elec
! trical School has been awarded tt
John Henry Hervey of 1424 S stree
S. E. Mr.. Hervey, who graduated
/ last June from Anacostia High
School, is a World War orphan, hi
father. an overseas veteran OF TIT
World War, having died on Februar!
10. 1888. The scholarship is for
two-year course as a special student
Bunker Hill Post will hold it
monthly meeting at the clubhouse
8O7-8O9 Monroe street NV, at
pm. on Tuesday.
Uniformed members of the pos
accompanied Americanism Officel
George A Wilson to Clifton Station
Va, last Wednesday evening Il
present an outdoor American flai
to the public school of that com
munity. The presentation wa
made by Comdr Mack Myers ant
the flag accepted on behalf Of tn