Evening star., 1944-09-17


headed by Department Comdr. Lee
r. Pennington. left yesterday for
the national convention at Chicago,
which will be held September 10 to
20, inclusive.
Henry Heine, department men,
bership oficer, reporting fAvorably
on the Booster campaign TOR ad-
vance 1945 memberships, requests
members to send In their dues by
Tuesday, when the campaign
closes.
Omcers Of Kenneth H. Nash Post
were installed by the department
officers ut the last meeting a. fol-
lows: Denzil Right. commander;
Leo ]. Woods, senior vice comman-
der: william Talbot, junior vice
commander; Frank Reagan, SER
geant at arms; Herman w. Wit,
Quartermaster; william Ritter. ad-
jltant; George Grommett, chaplain; /;
william Mulkey, historian; Joseph
Wright, finance oficer; Guy Cogs-
well, Judge advocate.
James Reese Europe oficers were
also installed, with Frederick Dawes
retaining his once as commander!
George Washington Post elected
the following officers: Joseph G.
Abrams, commander; Charles L.
Schuettler, first vice commander;
James G. Clark. second vice COM
mander; Donald @. Stanley, third
vice commander: Gordon Roberts,
chaplain; william r. Cotton, quar-
termaster; Howard w. Tedford, ser
geant at arms; Maurice L. RAIDER
man, master at arms; DR.. M. H.
Darnal1, surgeon; Past Comdr. How
ard s. Fisk, historian; Past Comdr.
Bernard G. MCGEE, Howard H.
Boyce, Fred ]. Allen, A. r. Michaek
and James Stitwell, color bearers.
The installation will be featured
with ladies night on October s at
the Legion clubhouse.
Representative Raymond D.
Springer Of Indiana had inserted in
the Congressional Record Of Sep
tember Z resolution. recently
adopted by Vincent B. Costello
Post, on Must q Veteran In Need
Of Hospitalization Swear to q
Pauper's Oath?"
He said "the resolution Is worthy
Of consideration by every member
Of Congress"
The Legion welfare department
is in need Of school clothing for
children Of disabled veterans and
also. for mems clothing for the
disabled. Legionnaires desiring to
aid this cause may phone the
chairman, Mrs. Stone, Metropolitan
42ll. during the day, or Metropon-
tan 1858 evenings and Sundays.
The donations will be called for, or
same may be left at the Legion
headquarters.
Carl r. Kuldell Of Cooley -McCul-
Tough Post has been appointed
chairman of the War Salvage Com
mittee. Other members are Rey-
wood N. Saunders, Edwin r..
Thomas. Horace Walker, Harvey l..
Bean and Herbert J. jacob.
The committee is urging Le-
gionnaires to assist in the collec-
ton Of waste paper to be deposited
for collection In various localities
Of the city each Saturday morning
Meetings this week are: Monday
Quintin Roosevelt Post, Potomac
Boat Club; Department OF Justice
and Gas Light Posts, Legion club
house. Tuesday-National Press
Club Post, Press Club: Bunker Hill,
Pepco and Cooley Mccullough
Posts, Legion clubhouse; United
States Maritime Post, Commerce
Building; I'd Division Post, New
Colonial Hotel. Thursday-Stanley
Church Depue Post, Legion club
house; Kenna Main Post, 1910 Good
Hope road Sc; Internal Revenue
Post, Stansbury Temple.
Department of Agriculture Post
elected the following officers: c. E.
de Vivo, commander; Frank B. Sui
livan. first vice commander; John
r. Bromell, second vice commander;
Thomas H. Tremairne, third vice
commander; Mrs. Grace S. Conway,
finance oncer; Lawrence H. Sample,
historian; Perry Colman, sergeant
at arms; Roland Dozier, adjutant;
Charles Derryberry. assistant adju-
tant, the latter a World War II
veteran and possessor of the d FC