Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-09-23
American Legion
Plans Special Meet
Here October 1916

The District of Columbia Depart
ment, the American Legion, by vote
of the Department Executive Com
mittee, will hold special depart
ment convention on october Is and
16 in the auditorium of the Depart
ment OF Commerce. 1t will open
on October IS at 8 pm.
The purposes Of this convention
are:
To consider use of department
funds for defraying Indebtedness OF
the Legion clubhouse, the entire
clubhouse situation and directives
to the Board of Managers Of the
club.
"All resolutions must be con-
flrmed to the purposes for which
the convention has been called.
A plan of operation proposed by
The Board Of Managers will be sup
piled to each post delegation prior
70 the convention.
Posts may elect new delegates
or, if desired. may utilize the same
| delegates and alternates who served
the 9th annual session in August.
1t. Col. Thomas G. Lanthier, jr
Army pilot who shot down Admira
Yamanoto, commander in chief o.
the Imperial Japanese Navy, will
speak Wednesday night at the in.
stallatior of officers, National Cathe.
dral Post at the Legion clubhouse
2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Charles Fahy, Solicitor Genera
of the United States, will be sworr
in as judge advocate of the post
as one of the newly elected officers
The other officers are: Commander
George A. Keyser; vice commanders
Stanley H. Fischer and Richare
Raymond.
A meeting Of the Department Ex
ecutlve Committee will be helt
Thursday night at the clubhouse.
At meeting at the Stansbur,
Temple on Thursday, United State
Internal Revenue Post elected tn
following officers: Commander
Chester A. Bennett; vice command
ers, John T. Booth, Joseph C. Cor
rell, and Alvin Siegfried; financ
officer, Russell S. Jeffreys; chaplain
Breedlove Smith: judge advocate
William j. Hoffman; sergt. -at-arms
Lester Thomas; surgeon, Henry +
Surface, historian, Alvin Siegfried
master -at-arms, Horace Counts
executive committeeman, Thomas F
Davidson. George G.. Llentz, Ray
mond Jones and William De Lance,
i Past Comdr. John A. Long ha
been appointed department assistan
adjutant.
Taxi Post No 81 members turne
out in force last week when the
entertained disabled veterans fror
Walter Reed, Forest Glen and Be
thesda Hospitals on a boat rid
1 down the Potomac Then sent taxi
to the hospitals for the veteran
and returned them later. Fo,
Belvoir also was represented.
The post will hold an importar
meeting tomorrow night at tn
Legion clubhouse
United States Maritime Pc:
elected as officers: Commander, job
! Donovan; vice commanders, Sper
Ger Reed, Charles Culleton. Harr
j. Hanna; finance officer, Clinic
! Young; adjutant, Robert Won Otte
Judge advocate, Hale Boges; excel
tive committee, Comdr. Talfa
knight. Walter Rowe and Waite
. Daniels.
Gen. John j. Pershing, a charte
member of George Washington Pos
was recipient of a floral remen
, brance from the post on the occasio
OF his 85th birthday anniversar
). while in Walter Reed Hospital.
| At the last meeting % veteran
OF World War II were elected t
membership.
/ AT the October meeting ladie
night will be observed when tn
officers will be installed.
! Meetings this week are:
Monday-Tank Corps and Ia,
Posts, Legion clubhouse.
Tuesday-James Reese Europ
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
: Observation-Disclosures Cathedra
Henry c. Spengler and Bureau {
Engraving and Printing Posts Ie
gion clubhouse.
Thursday-James E. Walker Pos
Twelfth Street YMCA