Evening star., 1943-10-10
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American Legion
Forty and Eight


Oscar w. Lamp of Los Angeles.
Calf, was elected chef de chemin de
fer of the national society of the
Forty and Eight at the annual con-
vention at Omaha, Nebr. He sue
ceeds E. H. Burns of Champaign, Ill
Charles w. Ardery of Arlington
Va, was elected correspondent ma
tional and James H. Phillips, also of
Arlington, was appointed on the
Trophies and Awards Committee.
Department Comdr. c. Francis
Mccarthy and his staff installed
officers in the various posts last
week
Officers of the Guard of Honor
are: Gail P. judd captain; Edward
Wilson and Walton Terrell, first
lieutenants; j. Wilmer Smith, Sam
uel Greenberg, A. D. McCurley and
George Lands, second heutenants
The Executive Committee is COM
prised of John P Lester, B. F.
Turner and T. f. Kennard.
The guard will attend installations
this week. as follows: October II.
Jacob Jores Post; October 13, Police
END Fire Pos; October Is, Columbia
Post: October 16. Government
Printing Office Post. and October II.
the mass installation of a group of
posts.
Department of Labor Post officers
Installed we're: Commander Victor
E. Green first vice commander,
Abner c. Lakeman; second vice COM
mander, James A. Obitts; third vice
commander, Norman J. Bond; chap
lain. Joseph A Vigners, and SER
geant at arms, Lewis B. Malugen
The Society of the Forty and Eight
will honor Department Comdr Nc
Carthv and National Comdr. War
rem Atherton at a dinner-dance on
Armistics eve. November 10, at the
Mavfower Hotel
Table reservations may be made
with c. T Milne or Leo Collins, or
through the Legion clubhouse.
Fort Stevens Post installed the fol-
lowing officers: Commander. Charles
V. DesseZ: first vice commander.
Louis L. Goldberg; second vice COM
mander, Bernard F DaTrall, third
vice commander, Charles r. Berry,
adjutant. George r. SulsOn: finance
Officer. Harry Nathanson; sergeants
at arms Benjamin Suls and Joseph
Mirabello.
James Reese Europe Post will dedi-
cate service flag for the volunteer
fire department of Brentwood, Nd,
today at 7 80 pm Members of the
post are requested to communicate
with the commander for directions.
Capital Transit Post will meet
Tuesday at the Legion clubhouse to
elect a new commander, first vice
commander and service officer. A
number Of new members will also
be inducted
Victory Post at its last meeting
vas addressed by Past Department
Comdr. P. J. Fitzgibbons, who dis
cussed activities of the recent ma
tional convention.
United States DEPARTMENT of
Agriculture Post will meet FRIDAY
at the American Legion clubhouse
at $50 pm. The post is planning
an entertainment and bingo party
at Mount Alto Hospital, the date to
be announced later.
United States Treasury Post met.
last Tuesday evening at the Colonial
Hotel and installed the following
officers: Commander, George G.
Sloane, senior vice commander.
Smith N. Bradford; Junior vice COM
mander, Joseph F. DoWdall, finance
officer, George H. Cameron; histo-
rian. P. / Massiah; chaplain. T. V.
Walker; sergeant at arms. F. K.
Callahan, md Judge advocate Will
liam T. Slattery. Past Department
Comdr. Slattery was the master of
ceremonies. The speakers of the
evening were T. o. Kraabol. national
rehabilitation director for the Amer
lean Legion, and Mai Owen Follern,
U. S. A
Bunker Hill Post will meet at the
Legion clubhouse October 10. when
the following officers will be in
stalled: Commander Horace J.
Hoster; first vice commander. Ben
lamin 5. Griffin; second vice COM
mander. Sam Baumoasten. third
vice commander, William B. Lud-
wig: finance officer w. Y. LomaX:
adjutant, Leslie Engle and Judge
advocate. William s. Collins.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Lincoln and Government
Printing Office Posts. Legion club
house; United States Treasury Post.
Colonial Hotel.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets NV:
George E. Killeen Post, 1924 M street
NV; Department of Labor and
Capital Transit Posts, Legion club
house.
Wednesday-Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Police and Fire and McAlexander
Posts, Legion clubhouse.
Thursday-JameS E. Walker Post.
Twelfth Street YMCA: Potomac
Post, Palisades Field House.
Friday-United States Department
Of Agriculture Post, Legion club
house.