Evening star., 1946-08-25
.VFW Baseball
Title Play Is
Scheduled
Naval Gun Factory,
Washington Posts
Matched in Finals

and U. S. Naval Gun Factory Posts
will play for the District Veterans
Of Foreign Wars Department cham
pionship early next month. In
games played last Sunday, Wash
ington Post defeated Equality Wal
ter Reed Post. and Naval Gun Fac
tory defeated Front Line Post. The
hot game between Naval Gun Fac
tory and Front Line went to the
former by the narrow margin of
2 to /. Naval Gun Factory was
lucky to win that one, for South
paw Stanley MacNeil, Front Line
Post, allowed them only two hits,
and no one reached second base
after the third inning. But Front
Line Post had one bad inning, In
which walk, coupled with couple
Of Front Line misplays, gave them
two runs. Front Line Post will play
a team at Fort Belvoir on next Sum
day afternoon at that camp.
National Capitol Post at its last
meeting in the Gold Chevron Club,
elected to membership in the post
10 new members, who were obligated
by the commander, Anthony Ro-
setta. M. Guiffre, T. w. Dixon,
Daniel Ryan and Christian Schieble
will represent the post as delegates
to the National Encampment in
Boston the first week in September
The new Wilbur S. Abel Post Is
making fine progress as member
of the Department of the District
of Columbia. Under the capable
leadership of its Commander Will
liam I. Thompson, the post is bring
ing in new recruits at each of its
meetings. This post is made up of
members of the International Bill
ing Machines Corp. Because of
working conditions. they have
elected to hold their meetings on
Saturday at II am. at the Gold
Chevron, and have had good turn
outs of their membership from the
start. The following named COM
rades were voted membership in
the post at their last meeting, and
given the obligation by Commander
Thompson Claude Menefee, David
Menefee, Ralph Sorrentino, John
N. Smith, Samuel William Reese jr.,
and Charles Oakley.
Commander Charles NJ Holmes
presided over the last meeting of
Equality Walter Reed Post held at
713 D street NV. At this meeting
the following named comrades were
elected to membership. Carmine
Bello, Raymond A. Craven, Robert
o. Dillon, Joseph F. Fitzgerald,
Henry F. Kimball, jr.: Dennis H.
Kline, Wesley F. Pape, jr.; Sidney
Rosenberg, George F. Smith, Charles
S. Sullivan, jr.; Gus C. Summers,
Benjamin E. Weschler and Charles
E. Young. The post has been hold
ing but one meeting month during
the hot months of the summer, but
will again hold its two meetings
monthly beginning in October. Ar
mold Farley was elected post advocate
at this meeting. Past Post Com
mander Claude T. Reynolds has
been appointed hospital chairman
for the department by Department
Commander Charles M. O'Malley.
Sr. Vice Comdr. Roy Reeves pre-
sided over the meeting of ALL
American Post held in the Gold
Chevron Club, in the absence of
Comdr. Thomas E, Murphy, out of
the city on business. Abe Sherman,
one of the charter members of the
post. who has been living in Florida
for the past two years because of i'll
health, was in the city, and visitor
Of the post. He was warmly well
coined by all. The following men,
bers were voted membership in the
post, and given the obligation by
Comdr. Reeves. James Williams,
Charles j. Ashmore, G. o. Powell,
Richard K James. Joseph E. Rod
riquez, Melvin E. Kline and Thomas
l.. Betterman. The post is making
plans for a dance in the near future.
Comdr. John Devenney presided
over the last meeting of Washing
ton Post which saw the election to
membership of fine large class of
new members. They were given the
obligation by the post ritual team.
Following are the names of the new
members. John NJ Gjerulff, Michael
J. Dougherty, Richard H. Murphy,
Jacob Ruefar, Matt Nick, Hugh F..
La Penotiere, Adolph S. Friedman,
Woodrow w. Griffith, Leonard s..
WI, Martin C. White, Thomas w.
ODonnell, Charles H. Bury, Edward
A. McDonough, Eugene L. Lindner,
Donald M. Plank, Fred J. Shafer,
Francis I. Schuchart, Victor E.
Green, Douglas M. Early.
At a special executive meeting Of
the Military Order OF the Cootie,
held in the Gold Chevron Club, and
presided over by Seam Squirrel Ed
ward T. Spedden, the Pup Tent
elected the following members to
represent TINT at the supreme
scratch held at the national en-
campment in Boston the first week
of September. Seam Squirrel Sped
den will lead the following group of
delegates and alternates to the con-
vention. Delegates M. Guiffre, Ben
jamin Suls, Stephen T. Nichka,
James Stewart, Samuel Phillips,
p. w. Graves, Jack Holiday and
Henry C. Barron. Alternates Charles
M. Holmes, Leroy Corbin, l.. c. War;
mock, Laurence Overton, John Dev-
enney. M. E. Maddox, James Wood
and Charles Holtzclaw. Several of
the group plan to make the trip by
air with Department Comdr. O'Mal-
ley and some of the members of his
staff.
The following comrades of Strawn,
Turner, Hartman Post 1927, Seat
Pleasant. Md, were elected delegates
to the Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States national encamp-
ment to be held at Boston, Mass,
September | to 6, inclusive: Com
rade Joseph Miller and Comrade
Paul Knoll and as alternates, Milton
E. Schmidt and Theodore Hennig-
den All of these comrades are