Evening star., 1943-08-22
Forty and Eight
Names Francis Gauges
Grand Chef de Care

Ordnd lnef de 0dre
Francis P. Gauges was elected
grand chef de gare at the grande
promenade of Grande Voiture l74
Forty and Eight Society, last Thurs
day night at Stansbury Hall. He
succeeds John B. Keller, who was
made cheminot rationale.
Other officers elected were: C.
Russell Rafferty, grand chef de
train; Fred Money, grand conduc-
teur; Fred G. Fraser. grand commits
saire intendant; w. Leo Collins,
grand correspondent; Edward Mar
thill, grand avocat; T. w. Wright,
grand garde de la porte; Harry
Hungelman, grand commits voyageur;
John WeitZel, grand aumonier; Dr.
Charles Tegge, grand medicin; John
Chase, grand lampiste; David Kis-
LUX, grand hiStorien; Milton Eshle-
man, grand publiciSt; Edward Min
ter, grand garde aux chevaux; John
Canty, Joseph Mulvihill, Albert Pop
kins, grand drapeaux, and Patrick
| FitzgibbonS, alternate cheminot
rationale.
| Louis Allwine, Gerald Lawler. c.
T, Milne, Porter Bush and James
Murphy were elected to the grand
| cheminot
The officers were installed by 1t.
Col Paul J. McGahan.
Department Comdr. c. Francis
Mccarthy and his staff installed
officers of George E. Killeen Post
last Tuesday evening as follows:
Commander, Joseph c. Westlein;
senior vice commander, Louis H.
| Schaumleff1e: Junior vice COM
mander, James W. Collins; finance
officer, Maj Edwin M. Lawton;
chaplain, William c. Baker; adju-
tant, Jerome B. Mckee, and SER
geant at arms, Harvey K. Knott.
A talk on Legion membership was
given by Department Membership
Officer Frank Buckley.
The statement of percentages of
membership for l943 as of August S.
shows the local department as hav-
ing acquired 1864 per cent of its
quota. The membership in figures
was 9,077, an all high here.
The first annual convention of
the Department of the Sons of the
American Legion will be held at
the Legion Clubhouse September 4,
at 8 pm.
The creation of the new depart
ment was inundated on August at
the annual convention of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
American Legion.
AT this convention, to be called to
order by the Department Comdr. |
Mccarthy, delegates and alternates
from the various squadrons will at
tend and formulate permanent plans
for the future.
Victory Post last week elected the |
following officers: Commander, H.
T. Thomas; first vice commander. !
T. P. Reynolds; second vice COM
mander, Fred Costigan, third vice
commander, Alex De Mari: chap
lain, A. N. Schroeder; sergeant at |
arms, j. Kelly: finance officer, John |
Newton; adjutant, c. J. Bradley; |
color bearers, E. E, Smith and C. A.
Buckley: color guards, S. J. Cord |
iran and Ridgely Griffith.
National Cathedral Post will have
its newly-elected officers installed
by the department commander and
his staff next Wednesday at the
Legion Clubhouse.
A memorial service will be con-
Quoted by Past Comdr. Thomas r.
Callahan.
Nine new members will be in
Quoted.
A benefit double-header baseball
game will be played between Vim
cent B. Costello Post team, the
Junior Champions of the District |
for 1943. and an all-star team Sc
lected from the Police Boys Club
The games will be played at Grif-
fifth Stadium on August 27, COM
mencing at 3 pm.
Costello Post reports the election
of the following to membership:
Frank Lore, j. c. Marshall, Charles
H. Brown. Lawrence Coyne, William
G. Richards, Walter M. Palmer,
Harold Goldberg, Albert B. Ham,
ilton, Elmer G. Smith, Ernest c.
Stewart, William j. Elder, r. A.
Caraza, Sidney S. Faber, Edward L. |
Poole, Karl E. Chisholm, Joseph H. |
Jeib, Thomas Donnelly and Ray L. |
Casper.
The American Legion's World |
War II liaison activities will be |
listed In new booklet entitled I'm |
portant Jobs TO Do Now" This |
book will be distributed to depart
ment headquarters for transmission
to all posts by September /.
The department commander re-
quests all posts obtain copies of the
booklet and put in practice the |
recommends tions.
Meetings this week are:
Monday, Tank Corps Post, Amer
lean Legion Clubhouse
Tuesday. James Reese Europe
Post, Fifteenth and @ streets NV.
wednesday, Henry C. Spenglar
Post, 1926 Massachusetts avenue
NV; Bureau of Engraving and
National Cathedral Posts, American
Legion Clubhouse
Thursday, James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.