Evening star., 1946-04-07
0VFW Posts
Hold Elections

Clyde w. KERN was reelected
copmander of Front Line Post, Vet.
Grams of Foreign Wars, for a thiro
term at the last meeting.
Other officers selected were: Sen.
ior vice Commander, George w. lac.
cheri; junior vice commander, Ear
Eubank; chaplain, George j. Neuner
quartermaster, Edward T. Spedden;
advocate, John v. Gaughan; sur.
geon, Joseph M. Broderick; three.
year trustee, L. Stewart Wight.
The commander made the follow.
ing appointments: Adjutant, G. E
Schrobel; quartermaster sergeant
John G.. Alvarez; officer of the day
Paul Ruger. They will be installed
jointly with the officers OF the
auxiliary April % at the Elks Club
919 H street NV.
Those obligated were: Earl H
BARLEY, Edward T. Walsh, Hugo
Frederick, o. Melvin Wigle, Michae
N. Scarpelh, George E. Schrobel
Nathan Harab, William L. McClel-
land, Edward A. Lyons, Claude E
Terrill, Robert j. Eisel, Frank j
Kepista, Harper J. Hickerson, George
Armaly, Nicholas w. Koustenis
Winston L. Greene, Sol Schenker
Albert T. Ring, Robert J. Coffren
Arthur E. Clements, Charles E
Henry. jr.: Raymond F. Briola
Francis P. Castro. Louis H. Arm
strong, John F. Snow, Charles K
Johnston. Malcolm Buchanan, Car
Thomas WEIGH, the latter a transfe,
from an Indiana post
Officers installed In Admira
Robert E. Peary Ship Unit were
Captain, Harold P. Matters; execu.
tive officer, Ralph w. West; navi.
gator, Joseph w. Grant: surgeon
Milton Spearbraker; chaplain, Lewis
Wade; paymaster. Charles Nc.
Carthy: trustee, three years, T. M
Schnotala.
Capt o. L. Young placed wreath
on the tomb of Admiral Robert E
Peary at Arlington yesterday ir
commemoration of the discovery OF
the North Pole.
Representative Bernary Kearney
lof New York will install the new
officers at 8 pm. Tuesday at the
Hamilton Hotel and 1t. Comdr. o. L
Young will be presented with past
captains pin.
Follow Me-Defense Post officer!
will be installed Wednesday night al
1909 Rhode Island avenue NE. BY
Department Comdr. Frank Topasf
as follows: Commander, Sidney Sni-
der; senior vice commander, Edward
Simas; Junior vice commander. A. P
Kostrzewsky; quartermaster. H. A
Mayer; chaplain, Edward Drake; ad.
vocate, R. E. Hagan: three-yeal
trustee. Leroy Corbin; council mem.
bers, Earl Maud, Pliny Haislip ano
Frank Drake, jr.
officers of George G. Blake Post
which is made up of employees of the
Washington Gas Light Co., will b.
installed at 1927 Wisconsin avenu,
NV. on April 26. They are: Com.
mander, Vincent J. Palmer: senior
vice commander, Harry D. Woods
Junior vice commander, Daniel F
Hartnett; quartermaster, John T
Casey; adjutant, Paul H. Nolph.
Meetings this week are:
Today-Gen. Vincente Linn Post
1919 K street NV.
Monday-Front Line Post, 1919 Z
street NV.
Tuesday-Admiral Robert Pear,
Ship, Hamilton Hotel.
Wednesday - Follow Me-Defens,
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue Ne;
Washington Post, 1919 K street NV
Thursday - Potomac Post, 12l(
Ninth street NV.
Local Prize Winners
Washington artists Richard Lahe,
and Paul Arlt were among the re
cipients of awards at the Fifth Bi
ennial Exhibition of Contemporar,
American Paintings which opene'
last Sunday at the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts, Richmond. Although
this biennial is comparatively young
its quality from the start has beel
such as to place it in the front rank
of national exhibitions. It's Johl