Evening star., 1946-10-06
Irving Holbrook
Heads Barry Post,
American Legion

Irving Hclbrook was elected com.
mander Of the new Barry Post, Dis
trict Of Columbia Department, the
American Legion, last week.
Other officers are: Senior vice
commander. John F. Barry; second
vice commander, James Perrlsso;
third vice commander, Earl Bocca-
bello; financial officer, Karl Krebs;
sergeant at arms, II. A. Balderson;
Executive Committee, Vincent
Devers, Bernard Hassett and Drill
Mitchell.
They will be Installed October q
at dance to be held at 3840 Blad-
ensburg road NE.
4 In support Of President Harry 8
Truman's proclamation setting aside
the coming week as, employ the
physically Handicapped week.
Oscar G. Jones, employment ofncel
Of the local department, announced
the Legion will cooperate In this
program to the fullest extent and
viii make every effort to see that
every disabled veteran who Is
member Of the American Legion 4
placed in gainful employment.
He requests all disabled veterans
In this department. who are not now
employed, to contact him at 1924 i
street NV. at the earliest possible
date in order that they may be
placed In q position.
Ofdcers Of the Sergeant Jasper
Post were installed at the Legion
Club last Wednesday evening BY
Department Comdr. Guy G. Nadear
and his staff, escorted by the ma.
tional guard of honor under the
command of Capt. James C. Clarke
They are: Commander, Harold j
mclaughlin; first vice commander
Charles K. Dunn; second vice COM
mander, william L. De PREF; third
vice commander, Paul I. Crum-
baugh; chaplain, Albert l.. Duff;
adjutant, George Lee; assistant
adjutant, Lawrence H. Bonnette;
finance officer, Francis N. Sinclair
and sergeant at arms, Elwood
Shuler.
| Government Printing ONCE Post
will meet next Friday evening at
the Legion Club to elect officers
Nominations made at the last meet.
ing were: Commander, Charles H
Haig, Clause Gathens and George
G. Krauss; senior vice commander
Ray p. Homan and Lewis F. Shabek;
Junior vice commander, Edward
Newman, Hubert Melton, Benjamin
Nacht and Ernest F. Roberts: chap
lain, Robert H. Edwards, Ernest r
Roberts and Fred A. Minnigh; his
torian, Isabel Royston and Robert
H. Edwards; sergeant at arms
Daniel Sloan and Al Fields, and
finance officer, Lawrence Trumbell
The department commander anc
his stan will install the new officers
elected at the November meeting.
At a meeting of the Stephen p
McGroarty Post at the Legion Club
the department commander and his
staff installed officers as follows:
Commander, lie MARA r. Ross
first vice commander, G. Warren
Kelly: second vice commander
Joseph Deal; third vice commander
Joseph Gorski; adjutant. Robert
Thren; finance officer, George Reesi
historian, Robert Slater: sergeant al
arms, Floyd Farber; chaplain, Johr
Thren; quartermaster. David w
Close, and service officer, Egbert =
Corwin.
The Forty and Eight drill team
obligated a class Of rs members anc
an address was delivered by j. Free
johnson.
In George Washington Post last
Thursday evening the department
commander and his staff installed
as officers:
Commander, Donald @. Stanley
first vice commander, Charles j
Whittlesey; second vice commander
John Lewis Smith, jr.; third vict
commander, McBeth Weber; chap.
lain, Haywood N. Saunders; quarter.
master, Robert w. McAlwee; SER
geant at arms, James B. Morris;
master at arms, A. p. Collins: sur.
geon, DR.. M. H. Darnall: historian
Charles L. Schleuttler; color bear.
ers, Bernard G. MCGEE and George
F. Hooven.
Volunteers for the post ceremonial
team are requested to report tt
either the commander or adjutant