Evening star., 1943-10-31
American Legion
Membership Dinner
Next Saturday

mart OF California will be the prin-
cipal speaker at the membership
dinner of the District of Columbia
Department, the American Legion,
next Saturday at the Legion club
house. according to Frank Buckley ]
membership officer.
A new Legion trophy for men,
bership, contributed by the Bureau
OF Engraving and Printing Post, and
to be known as the Ernest DWyer
Trophy, will be awarded to the post
securing the largest number of new
members and reinstatements for
1914. The period for which the
award will be made will be from the
end of the 1943 department conven-
tion to one week prior to the 1914
department convention.
A dinner and dance is being
sponsored by the Forty and Eight
to honor National Comdr. Warren
Atherton and his staff and Depart
ment Comdr. c. Francis Mccarthy
and his staff. on the eve of Armis-
tice Day, November 10, at the May
flower Hotel.
Reservations may be made at the
Legion clubhouse or with members
Of the committee.
The Bureau of Engraving and
Printing Post elected the following
officers: Commander. James S.
Judge; first vice commander, Charles
w Duffy; second vice commander, /
Floyd N. Daugherty; chaplain.
Nathan Williams; judge advocate,
James F. Kehoe; adjutant, Fenton
l. Barrett; finance officer, Thomas
A. McDonough; sergeant at arms,
William B. Quincy; Executive Com
mittee. Ernest F. Swyer, Dillon A
Flaherty, James r. Cross and Sam
uel Greenberg.
United States Internal Revenue
Post met Thursday evening at
Stansbury Temple with Comdr. R
E. Van Every presiding. The retir-
Ing commander, R. l.. Ryan, was
presented with a past commander
badge by Deputy Commissioner
Kennedy of Internal Revenue Post |
Past Comdr. r. S. JcupreyS was pre-
sented with silver by Department
Comdr. Mccarthy, for being chosen
the outstanding Legionnaire In the
District Department for l943.
L. P. Clements, chairman of the
Sons Of the Legion Committee an
nounced the sons will hold cleo
ton and installation of officers at
the Legion clubhouse, November 6.
National Cathedral Post. at It's
last meeting, was addressed by Rep
resentative Walter M. Ploeser of
Missouri. Comdr. jacob announced
a program Of membership and Ell
tertainment activities for the year.
Vincent B. Costello Post will hold
Its annual turkey party and dance
at the Legion clubhouse on Novem-
be rl8.
Jane A. Delano Post will meet at |
the Legion clubhouse on THURSDAY ,
at pm, for installation of officers. |
Officers will be installed by the de-
partment commander and his staff /
Chairman Russell S. Jeffreys. of .
the Emergency Aid Committee. an
nounces physical examinations of
selectees will be held at Emergency.
GEORGETOWN, Garfield, Providence,
Sibley and Freedmens Hospitals on
November 5, 9, II, Is, 19 and %.
Emergency aid chairmen of the va
rlous posts are requested to have
their members at the hospitals on
these dates to assist the doctors.
Officers of Agriculture Post were
Installed by the department COM
mander and his staff, as follows: |
Commander, N A. Pagnotta; first
vice commander, w. J. Kupper; sec |
ond vice commander, F. N. Walter: |
third vice commander, Lillian NJ.
Sawyer; adjutant, j. H. Selby: /.
finance officer, Claude M. Waite
myer; chaplain Harry Kabat; his
torian, Lloyd Burkey; sergeant at
arms, William B. Murphy.
Comdr. Harry w Brown of George
Washington Post reappointed James
j. Murphy as adjutant for the 18th
year and Lew S. Mohler as finance
officer for the 14th year.
Washington's newest American
Legion unit, United States Mari
time Post, has elected its first Off
GERS who will be installed November
II in the Commerce Department
Building as follows: Commander,
B, Eugene Gilbert: first vice COM
mander, Gordon w. Stuart; second
vice commander, Avis c. Waller; |
third vice commander, William F.
Riley; finance officer, Joseph F. !
Barnes; adjutant, Kenneth B.
Wheatley; judge advocate, Paul D
Page, jr.; service officer, Elmer H
LIE Roi; chaplain, Walter E. Daniels;
historian. Clinton D. Winant: ser
eeants at arms, Paul J. Hughey and
Walter P. Rove.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Stephen P. McGroarty
and Department of Commerce Posts.
Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-George Washington and
Vincent B. Costello Posts. Legion
clubhouse; I'd Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion clubhouse; Columbia Post,
1924 Georgia avenue NV.
Thursday-Jane A. Delano Post,
Legion clubhouse; Fort Stevens Post,
Stansbury Hall.
Friday-Victory Post, Legion club
house.