Evening star., 1946-09-29

I1V1 Service POSt
Granted Charter in
American Legion
The Executive Committee of the
District of Columbia Department.
the American Legion. last week
granted a charter to Civil Service
Post No. go.
The officers of the new post are:
Commander. James P. Googe; first
vice commander, Walter Siesko; ad-
jutant. George Morris; finance Off
Ger, Emery Adams; historian, Eunice
Seagraves; sergeant at arms, Charles
Carlson; judge advocate, Gerald
Fem.
The post will meet the first Mon
day of each month at the Legion
Club.
The department Veterans Hous-
ing Committee. under chairman
ship of A. E. Casgrain, with Maj.
Gen. U. s. Grant III, George NJ Fay,
Phillip Fox and Joseph Roberts as
members, last week requested each
post commander to appoint one
member, who is familiar with vet
Grams housing in the District of CO.
lumbia area, as a post housing off,
GER, to meet with the department
committee, whereby the posts will be
kept better informed Of the veterans
housing situation.
The committee will also ask Con-
gress to approve funds for use under
Title v of the Lanham Act for re-
conversion Of $40 units for use of
veterans families at Arlington
Farms.
Department Comdr. Guy C. Nadeau
appointed officers to serve on the de-
partment staff as follows: Adjutant,
William Noland: assistant adju-
tants, Blanche v. Sinclair, John A.
Long. Armstrong Starr, Rose A.
Cerne. Henry Sweet and Cloyce I.
Dixon; finance officer, Edward r.
Dixon; assistant finance officers,
Thomas A. McDonough and George
c. Kraus; sergeant at arms, Charles
E. Nix; assistant to sergeant at
arms, Joseph r. Moore, Leslie
Thomas, George B. Hunt, Adeeb
Neam and Early E. Smith; judge ad-
vocate, J. Franklin Wilson; assist
ant judge advocate, Robert A. Null
denian; historian. Walter A. jack
son; assistant historian, D. Edward
Lane; color-bearers, BENJAMIN. r.
Griffin, Bernard o. Mead, Orval
Foland, William O'Connor and Clar-
ence E. Vogel; aide to department
commander, George Lands; assist
ant aide, Frank M. Isaac.
Escorted by the National Guard
of Honor, in command of Capt. Gail
T. Judd, the department commander
and his staff installed officers of
the National Cathedral at special
meeting at the New Colonial Hotel
last Monday evening.
They are: Commander, Stanley n.
Fischer; first vice commander, Rich
ard Raymond; second vice COM
mander, Byron Dunno; adjutant
and finance officer. Fred B. U1rich;
chaplain, David w. White; historian,
Hollis Lavery: sergeant at arms,
George Roberts; master at arms,
Boyd Hogge and color sergeant,
John A. Smith.
| Officers of the James Reese Eu-
rope Post were installed at special
session last week by the depart
ment commander and his staff.
They are: Commander, Charles
E. Paris; first vice commander, Lu-
cious Kennerson; second vice COM
mander, Clarence A. Steptoe; third
vice commander, ]. Arlington;
chaplain, Rev. Reuben Minor; ad-
jutant, Albert L. Dunlop; finance
officer, Louis A. Nose; sergeant at
arms, G. Nichols; master at arms,
j. w. Moxley; historian, c. Carroll;
color or-bearers, Howard Austin and
Charles Mcdonald, trustees for
three years, Clarence Slider and
Charles Edmonds.
| Washington Gas Light Co. Post
held election of officers as follows:
Herbert H. McMurray, commander;
T. G. Stockdale, senior vice COM
mander; D. L. Robertson, junior
vice commander; s. P. Truppner,
adjutant; r. p. Jordan. finance off,
Ger; Weaver Doyle, chaplain; An
drew Tropchak, historian; M. w.
Huff, sergeant at arms; J. T. Onley,
service officer: A. M. Fonda, A. G
Dawson, w. H. Gill, Executive Com
mite.
Mr.. McMurray, now advertising
manager of the Washington Gas
Light Co., is veteran of 81 months
service In World War II. He wns a
major in the AAF.
New officers of District of Colum-
bia Taxi Post will be installed at
g pm. tomorrow at the Legion
Club at an open meeting, as fol-
lows: William Openshaw, COM
mander; Charles D. Wimpee, first
vice commander; Joseph White.
second vice commander: Walter
O'Connor, third vice commander;
Paul e. Soucie, adjutant; Edwin
Stickney. finance officer; Robert
Muldonian, judge advocate; Fred
Vogt. chaplain, and George Ber-
bakos, athletic director.
Ofdcers installed in Bunker Hill
Post were S. D. Ashford, COM
mander; T. p. Roystton, first vice
commander: w. S. M. Briggs, Sec
ond vice commander; F. j. Lands,
third vice commander; C. F. Mon
ninger, adjutant; w. L. Collins,
finance ofiicer; Mack Myers, Judge
advocate; L. j. P. Fichthorn, his
torian; G. E. Vogel, sergeant at
arms; W. r. Brennan. American
ism oflcer; H. j. Hoctor, athletic
officer, and DR., j. F.. Manley, sur
geon.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Taxi Post and Depart
ment Membership Committee, Le-
gion Club.
Tuesday-Costello Post, Odd Fell |