Evening star., 1943-10-24
American Legion
D. {. Department
Holds Installation

| several posts Oh Llle DSCTlCC OF CO.
lumbia Department, the American
Legion, was conducted by Comdr
c. Francis Mccarthy and his staff
last Sunday.
Fred B. Fraser, past national vice
commander; Maj. Owen c. Holleran
U. S. A, and Capt. Catherine Fal-
Vey of the 'Voman's Army Corps
made addresses.
Officers installed in this and other
ceremonies were:
Victory PoSt-H. T. Thomas, COM
mander: T. P. Reynolds, first vice
commander; F. Costigan, second
vice commander; A. De Mari, thiro
vice commander; J. Newton, finance
officer; c. j. Bradley, adjutant; A
Schroeder, chaplain; j. F. Kelley
sergeant at arms; E. E. Smith and C
A. Buckley, color bearers.
| Capital Transit Post-Fred F
Fletcher commander; E. V. Dunn
first vice commander; C. F. Stack
second vice commander; w. E
Higgs, third vice commander; w
H. Taylor, adjutant; o. H. Row
land, finance officer, S. E. Emons
| judge advocate; c. E. Breeden, his
torian; F. T. Carpenter, chaplain,
7. N. Byrd, sergeant at arms, anc
E. N. Herndon, service officer.
Government Printing Office Post
Harold E Hampshire, commander
Charles r. Williams. senior vic,
commander; M j. Cyganek, junior
vice commander; Fred A. Minnigh
adjutant; M. w. BlankinShip
finance officer; Edward B. Layne
Ichaplain: Paul A. Grolock. sergean
at arms; Isabel G Royston, his
tOrian; r. J. Graef, William Nc
Lendon. Joseph Rose and William
Toombs, color color bearers ant
color guards.
Bunker Hill Post--HOraCe J. Hoe
tor, commander; Ben B. Griffin, frs
vice commander; Sam Baumgarten
second vice commander; w. Barr,
Ludwig, third vice commander
Leslie Engel, adjutant; William L
LOuX, finance officer; Mack Myers
Judge advocate; John WeitZel chap
lain, James Manger surgeon, anc
Henry Lee, Americanism officer.
Columbia Post-Harold Z. Supplee
commander; James Sweeney, first
vice commander; Harry A. Mills
second vice commander: Alonzc
Galyan; third vice commander
Joseph Workman, adjutant; Glen
Western, finance officer; Earl H
Fortney, chaplain, and Kenneth
/ La FOy, sergeant at arms.
/ George Washington Post-Harry
W. Brown. commander; Joseph c
Abrams, first vice commander
Charles L. Schuettler, second vice
commander; James c. Clarke. thirc
vice commander; the Rev. Howard
T. Snyder, chaplain, Thomas r
Manning, quartermaster; Samuel L
/ Cfump, sergeant at arms, J. n. c
I Knappen, master at arms: Dr.. NJ. H
Darnau. surgeon: Howard S Fisk
historian, Bernard c, McGee anc
Ralph A. Werner, color bearers.
James =. w dlRel POSt--COm'
mandcr. J. D. Ward Martin; senior
vice commander, Joseph Miller
Junior vice commander, Lucius Har.
riS; officer Of color guard, Rober
Starks; chaplain W. H. Brown: pos
surgeon, Claude P. Carmichael
quartermaster, A, L, Garner. his.
torian, B D. Boyd; sergeant a
arms, J. H, w. Mack; color bearers
John H Reed and John H. Brown
drillmaster, John w. Powell; finance
officer. Harry Sayles; adjutant
Frederick Dawes.
Department of Agriculture Pos
tomorrow evening at the Legioy
/ clubhouse will install the following
. officers: n. A Pacnotta, command
er, Walter J. Kupper, senior vic,
commander: Fcnton n. Walter anc
Lillian NJ. Saw er, Junior vice com
ma0ders: Claude A Waltcmyer
finance officer: Harry Kabat. chap
lain; Llovd A Burkey, historian
and William B. Murphy, sergean
at arms.
The Department National Defenst
Committee viii meet at the Legior
clubhouse on October 81 at pm
All post commanders and nationa
defense officers of the Legion anc
Auxiliary are invited.