Evening star., 1946-06-09
In Local Service Organizations
7. H. Doffort Heads
A. G.. Bell Post of
American Legion

John H. Doffort, formerly of
Mount Rainier Post, was installed as
commander of the new Alexander
Graham Bell Post, the American
Legion, of the District of Columbia
Department. at the last meeting, by
Department Comdr. Herbert j. ia
cobb and his staff.
Other officers installed were:
Richard c. Beverly, first commander;
Robert F. Mundy, second vice COM
lnander; Orville F.. Taylor, third
vice commander; Andrew H. Nor
ford, adjutant; Warren B. Anglin,
assistant adjutant: William M. Will
son, treasurer; Amos P. Booty. ST.,
chaplain and Joseph r. Courtney,
sergeant at arms.
The post consists entirely Of en-
ployes of the Bell Telephone System.
1t has more than 200 members, most
of whom are veterans of World War
II, recently returned to their former
positions with the company.
A proposal to amend the constitu-
ton to provide the admitting to
membership of women veterans, en-
ployed by the company, will be voted
upon at the meeting on June "a at
the American Legion club house,
2437 Fifteenth street NV.
Department Comdr. jacob and
National Committeeman Joseph j.
Malloy made addresses.
Comdr. jacob, who attended the
annual Ariel membership round
up at the national headquarters
at Indianapolis, Ind, last week,
announced Maj. Edward Miller, the
3,000,000th member signed in the
organization, was highly honored
by the national body. He is men,
ber of the Leslie and Douglas
McNair Post.
Fred Frazier, Lee Pennington,
Richard Raymond, Albert Lakeman
and Lee L. Garling attended the
session with Comdr. jacob.
1t. Col. Joseph j. Malloy has re-
turned from Indianapolis where he
attended the National Executive
Committee meeting.
The Department of Justice Post
has chartered the steamship Poto-
mac for a moonlight cruise and
dance on Thursday evening. Dis
abled service men and women from
Walter Reed, Forest Glen, Bethesda
Naval and Mount Alto Hospitals will
be guests.
The post is planning to hold Flag
day services on Friday.
U: S. S. Jacob Jones Post cele-
brated its 27th birthday on Sunday
with tea at the home of Belle
Warren.
National headquarters has issued
a permanent charter to the District
Of Columbia Taxi Post. 1t also has
been requested to give a permanent
charter to the General Accounting
Post.
Leslie and Douglas McNair Post
2SSSAfSa O pSl hAollCllU Slldl GCl
Col. o. c. Holleran is calling. a
meeting for the Reorganization
Committee on Tuesday at the Legion
clubhouse.
There will be Housing Commit :
tee meeting Tuesday at the Legion
clubhouse.
Chairman Russell s. Jeffffreys
requests that the annual Ameri-
canism and post activity report :"
be made out by each post as soon
as possible and sent to the chair
man. Every post will receive a
! national citation signed by the ma
tional commander and the posts
who have the most points will
receive honors from the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones.
Lincoln and Government Printing
Office Posts, Legion clubhouse:
U. S. Treasury Post. New Colonial
Hotel: Woodbridge Post, 2O22 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Tuesday-James Reese Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M street
NV; Department of Labor, Capt.
tai Transit Posts, legion clubhouse;
Fort Du Pont Post, Minnesota ave-
nue and M street Sc.
nesday-Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 209 Pennsylvania avenue Sc;
Police-Fire, Gen. U. G. McAlex-
ander Posts, Legion clubhouse; Po-
tomac Post, Palisades fieldhouse.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.