Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-13
Leoion Cathedral Post InstoIIs
New Officers October ~
Department of Commerce Post
Chooses WohIegemuth as Commander -

National Guard of Honor, will in
stall the new officers of National
Cathedral Post, District of Column
bia Department, the American Lee
gion, at the Woodrow Wilson High
School October %. An elaborate
program has been arranged,
The new officers are: Commander,
William C. Buell.; senior vice COM
mander, Frank J. Buckley; junior
vice commander, Robert LIE Pere;
sergeant at arms, Frank Haley;
master at arms, Noah Donaldson;
Quartermaster, Leo Wise; judge ad-
vocate, Erwin G. Roger; chaplain,
Louis Connolly; surgeon, DR.. Ray
Guynn; color sergeant, Ernest Kay;
color bearers, Andrew Weaver, Fred
Burns and John Smith: adjutant,
Arthur c. Wowle. and finance off,
GER, Emmett R. Carroll.
Department of Commerce Post on
October elected the following Off
GERS: George Wohlegemuth, COM
mander; Gerald Ryan, senior vice
commander; Guerra Everett, junior
vice commander: F. Stirling Wilson,
adjutant; Agnes Saxton, financial
officer; John j. Davis, sergeant at
arms, and Robert E. Lee, chaplain.
They were installed by Joseph R.
Moore, retiring commander.
Columbia Post held election of
officers on october 2 as follows:
Albert l.. Snyder, commander; Paul
Burthe, first vice commander; Jo-
seph A. Weinberg, second vice COM
mander; John S. MANHOOD. third
vice commander; Milton L. Locher,
chaplain, and Michael Joseph Can
non, sergeant at arms.
Announcement of installation to
be given in the near future.
The Columbia Post juvenile en-
tertainers met that evening at
knights of Columbus Hall for the
joint session of auxiliary of st.
Johns Society. In the cast were
Margaret Carley. Sam MANHOOD,
Gloria Grisso, Elsie May Baker,
smith, Mary Eta Terrell, Mary Ann
Blacksmith, Mary Jane Owens,
Eleanor Johnston, McAuliffe sisters
trio, Master Kenneth Hoffman, Mrs.
Mary Blacksmith and John S. Nav
hood.
The Department of Labor Post
held installation ceremonies and a
dance in the Arcade ballroom on
Tuesday. Department Comdr. Will
lain Hargraves and his staff, as
sisted by the National Guard OF
Honor, installed the following:
John R. Demorest. commander;
Lewis w. Bon. first vice commando
er; Linwood H. Perkins. second vice
commander; Charles Dalzell, third
vice commander; Gail T. Judd. al
jutant; Raymond Hollidge, finance
officer; James A. Obitts, sergeant
at arms; Charles w. Cox, historian;
Norman Bond, chaplain, and James
c. Mcbride, surgeon.
Bunker Hill Post will meet Tues
day at SIS pm. at 3135 K street
NV. Mack Myers will be installed
as commander, to succeed John R.
Weitzel.
The other elected officers to take
the oath of Office are DR.. j. F. Man.
ley, first vice commander; John H.
Walsh, second vice commander, and
Daniel j. McGill, third vice COM
mander.
Department Comdr. Hargrave and
his staff will administer the oath.
Other officers on Executive Com
mittee are zeb T. Hamilton. adju-
tant; L. J. P. Fitchthorn, finance
officer, and w. Leo Collins, judge
advocate.
Comdr. A. L. Thomas of I'd Divi-
sion Post and his staff made the
posts customary annual visit to the
I'd Division Memorial on Constitu-
ton avenue prior to installation
services at the New Colonial Hotel
on October l. The meeting was pre-
sided over by outgoing Comdr. E.
w. Fritz. Department Comdr. Har-
grave and staff ofhciated in the in
stallation ceremonies. After the
meeting a buffet supper was served.
The past commanders supper
dance will be held next Saturday at
$50 o'clock.
United States Department OF
Agriculture Post met In room 1899,
South Building, on october 4 with
Senior Vice Comdr. Raymond r.
Smith presiding.
The officers-elect of the post will
be installed by Department Comdr.
Hargrave and his staff at the Lee
Sheraton Hotel on October 10 at 8
pm. Following there will be dane
ing.
Vincent B. Costello Post will meet
October II at the Hamilton Hotel
at 8 pm. Tribute will be paid to
the memory of William F. Franklin,
one of the organizers Of the post.
He was first adjutant and second
commander. Invitation has been
accepted by the ritual team of the
40 and to officiate at this cere-
mony.
AS many members of Lincoln
Post will serve as registrars on Oc-
tober Is and who have been ordered
to report for instructions on the
night of October IA the regular
meeting has been postponed to No
vember at 8 pm. There will be
installation of officers.
The scheduled showing of mo-
ton picture on United States naval
operations in Fort Stevens Post was
postponed to the next regular meet
ing to which the Sons of the Legion
Squadron will be invited for a
father and son" night. Ben Aaron
son, member of the Department Ad-
visory Committee on Welfare, urged
support of the Community Chest
campaign by all Legionnaires. Plans
were announced for the posts an
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