Evening star., 1946-03-24
M. G. Britton Heads
Potomac VFW Post;
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Maurice G. Britton was elected
commander of Potomac Post, Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars, at the last
meeting with Comdr. Leo Dove pre-
siding.
Other oficers selected were:
Senior vice commander, Andrew
Clerico; Junior vice commander,
Howard Kinney; quartermaster and
adjutant, Frank Heise; chaplain,
David Wood; three-year trustee,
George s. Dove; surgeon, Leo S.
Dove, jr.; judge advocate. William
Shipley.
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Post officers elected were: Com
mander, Everett W. Harris; senior
vice commander, Edward H. Beh-
rens; Junior vice commander,
Charles @. Mcmahon; quartermas-
ter, Roy C. Minard; advocate, Harry
Senior; chaplain, Francis K. Schade;
surgeon, Walter j. Dunn; three-year
trustee, Claude A. Webb.
The post indorsed Comdr. Claude
A. Webb for the Office of senior de-
partment vice commander.
Athletic Chairman Earl Eubank
Of Front Line Post has lined up six
teams to form a department base
ball league. and arrangements have
heen mace TO enter tc~rl in the
City Recreation I.-cr--;uiicc. u Re -e-
cruited from tne various teams Of
the depa1 tment.
United States Naval Gun Factory
Post elected the following officers:
Commander, Leland c. Warnock;
senior vice commander. Earl A.
ONeil; Junior vice commander,
E. F. Mcclure, jr; advocate, Ed
ward M. Howard; quartermaster,
&c. c. Vunck; chaplain, R. E. Davis;
surgeon, B. Frazier; three-year
trustee, John Mcclure.
The post will hold the installation
of its officers Jointly with the auxil-
iary at st. Francis Xavier School
on April Sd.
All American Post was presided
over by Comdr. Thomas E. Murphy.
Department Comdr. Frank Topash
and his staff made their official Wis
itation.
Those obligated were: William
Schutt, Albert Shaw, Homer Tucker,
Charles Hancock. Charles Davis,
Ira Starnes, Roy Burleigh, Herbert
Harris, Morris Thomson. Frank
Varga, Thomas Stamoulis, William
Wetmore. Thomas Disney, John
Henderson, Harry Vorhees, Fred
Sake, Harry Donovan. Lawrence
Clayton, Howard Quade, William
Thomas, Lloyd Phebus. Edmond
Powell. Henry Eslin, John Davis and
Harrison Danielson.
Officers elected were: Commander,
Thomas E. Murphy; senior vice
commander, Roy Reeves: junior vice
commander, Harold Robey, jr.;
ouartermaster, Edgar S. Campbell;
chaplain. Joseph Russell; surgeon.
Robert Sargent; advocate, William
Downs.
Joint installation will be held with
the auxiliary at 713 D street NV.
on April 20.
In Washington Post Comdr. Gerald
Ryan obligated John w. Dement,,
Walter H. Ellis, Gordon G. Hicks,
Roy w. Hooten, Howard Roberts,
Edward r. Tyree, Robert F. Young,
Clarence w. Byrd, Nelson J. Bow
man, William N. Appel, jr.; Russell
l.. Barton, Frank J. Porter, Paul
E. Tombaugh, Herbert M. Joyce,
James j. Shannon, James A. Solo
mon, Louis A. Bailey, Paul r. Boy
den, Robert M. Callahan, Joe l..
Coppley, Edward B. Davis, Ralph
A. Gill, Vernon M. Green, Edward
J. Kuss, Bruno J. Lazzari. Paul w.
Lesswing. Dennis M Mahoney,
James r. Mead, Lloyd S. Nettles,
Wilbur G. Redding, Everett N.
Runge, Eyman Sapoznick, Richard
E. Selby, Harry A. Shields. Henry
Stein, John o. Stromme, John r.
Trickett and Pat Rials.
Officers elected were: Commander,
John P. Devenney; senior vice COM
mander, Charles F. Muller; Junior
vice commander. Charles v. Samp-
son; quartermaster. Lawrence B.
Kass; advocate, L. w. Guiiford;
chaplain, Maj. Archie U. Turner;
surgeon, Earl Hamilton Smith. and
three-year trustee, Joseph Stiegler.
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