Evening star., 1944-10-29
American Legion
Education Week

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The American Legion will co-spon-
sor American Education Week, No
vember to II, together with the
National Education Association, the
United States Once of Education
and the National Congress of Par
ents and Teachers.
The daily theme of the week will
be: November S, Building World
wide Brotherhood; November 6,
Winning the War; November z,
Improving Schools for Tomorrow;
November 8, Developing an Endur-
ing Peace; November 8, Preparing
for the New Technology; Novem-
ber 10, Educating All the People;
November IL, "Bettering Commu-
nifty Life"
National Comdr Homer L. Chail-
laux has called upon all post COM
manders to recruit speakers for
schools and other meetings.
L. j. P. Fitchthorn was installed
as commander of Bunker Hill Post
at the last meeting at the Legion
clubhouse.
Other officers are: Francis P.
Gauges, first vice commander; Leslie
Engle, second vice commander; Jack
E. Fernamburg, junior vice COM
mander; John r. Weitzel, adjutant: !:
William Leo Collins, finance officer;
Mack Myers, Judge advocate; Pat
rick J. Flannery, chaplain; Chester
j. Wolf, historian; william r. Bren-
nan, Americanism officer; William
Berry Ludwig, quartermaster; Hor-
ace j. Hecter, sergeant at arms; DR..
]. J. Creamer, surgeon; 1t. Col. San
ford, U. S. A., publicity officer; Will
liam J. Chapman, senior color
bearer, and Raymond F. Turner,
junior color bearer.
Tank Corps Post met at the Legion
clubhouse on Monday, when De-
partment Vice Comdr. Herbert ia
coby ana other officials installed the
following officers: Foster Wood,
commander: Harry Young, first vice
commander; John Boucher, second
vice commander; David Armstrong
adjutant, and William Brandt,
finance officer.
On November 10 the Forty and
Eight will honor National Comdr
F. N. Scheiberling and Department
Comdr. Lee Pennington at a dinner
and dance at the Mayfower Hotel.
Kenna Main Post officers were in
stalled by the department COM
mander and his staff as follows
Virgle Frazier, commander; Archie
Blair, first vice commander: Mark
Moore, second vice commander
Freddie Knopf, third vice command
er; Frank Duewerth, finance Of
ficer; Norville l. Thomas, historian
Comrade Miller, quartermaster
Fred Byrne, chaplain; B. Burnley,
sergeant at arms.
Bureau of Engraving Post officers
installed were: Sam Greenberg,
commander; Charles Duffy, senior
vice commander; Fenton Barrett,
Junior vice commander; Comrade
McVey, adjutant; James Kehoe,
judge advocate; Thomas McDon-
ough, finance officer, and Nathan
Williams, chaplain.
National Cathedral Post No. 10,
conducted a United States Marine
night last week. Guests included
Col. E. E. Bard, Maj. r. D. Stricken,
Maj. Kenneth Black, Capt. Edward
Kurdziel and Capt. Arthur Claren-
don Smith, jr
Comdr. Lester H. Steinem pre-
sided and Arthur Clarendon Smith
was master of ceremonies.
Department Comdr. Pennington
announced the following appoint
ments to the Armistice Day Com
mittee: Thomas McDonough, Bureau
of Engraving and Printing Post,
chairman; Eugene G. Flester, Lin
coin Post, and Benjamins Johns of
Government Printing Office Post.
National Comdr. Scheiberling will
deliver the annual Armistice Day
address over the Blue Network at
noon on November II from the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at
Arlington National Cemetery.
The Legion Welfare Department
has urgent need for mems and chill
dren's clothing and household fur
nishings. Those desiring to contrib
ute call Metropolitan 1899 Mondays
through Saturdays, or Mr.. Aronsohn,
Georgia lilo evenings and Sundays,
and some one will call to pick up the
material, or same may be deposited
at the Legion clubhouse.
Department officers, assisted by
the National Guard of Honor, in
stalled officers of Gen. U. G.. Nc
Alexander Post at the last meeting, as
follows: Commander, Mrs. Mabel M
Amiss; first vice commander, John A.
Witt: second vice commander, Owen
E. Jackson; third vice commander
Walter S. Butler; adjutant and
finance officer. Robert E. Pugh; as
sistant adjutant, Joseph J. Oslay; ;;
chaplain, Henry T. Eaton; sergeant
at arms, S. S. Copeland; historian,
Arthur r McDopold
Retiring Comdr. Casey was pre-
sented a past commanders pin.
The next meeting will be at 7:45
pm. November at the Legion club
house.
Meetings this week are:
Wednesday, Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion clubhouse; Columbia Post,
1924 Georgia avenue NV.
Thursday - George Washington
and Jane A. Delano Posts, Legion
Clubhouse; Fort Stevens Post, STAINS
bury Hall.
F'riday-Victory Post Iaoio,, cI,Ih-