Evening star., 1946-12-22
American Legion
Host toChildren
Of Needy Veterans

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of Columbia American Legion's Co.
ordinated Child Welfare Committee
will play host to 300 children of
needy war veterans families in the
District area at Christmas party
at the Legion Club, 2437 Fifteenth
street NV, today from 2 to pm
Each child has received special
invitation.
The United States Maritime Band
will entertain and Santa Claus, in
the person of Everett Totten, will
present each child with a we'll filed
stocking.
During this week a number of
posts have also scheduled cfildren's
parties.
Tomorrow from 7 to 8 pm. the
Sergt. Jasper Post will hold a party
for children of needy veterans fam
lilies also at the Legion Club.
The post also will not forget its
members hospitalized and will see
that each of these will receive a
gift at Christmas.
The National Cathedral Post will
hold party at Children's Hospital
on Christmas morning. Santa Claus
will visit all wards, accompanied by
members of the post, and distribute
gifts.
Potomac Post party will take
place at the Palisades Fieldhouse,
Sherrier street and Edmonds place
NV, on Friday evening.
William Leo Collins, grand chef
de gare of the Forty and Eight, an
nounces the ritual team is now well
trained. uniformed and ready to
perform ceremonial rites for any
post.
Requests for service should be ad-
dressed to Grand Chef de Train
Gerald Lawler, Carnegie Institute
of Washington, Sixteenth and P
streets NV.
Augustus P. Gardner Post held its
last meeting as luncheon at the
Mayf1oWer Hotel last week when
Maj. Gen. Alfred M. Gruenther.
deputy commandant OF the National
War College, was guest speaker.
Halloron-Murray Post on Friday
evening at the Legion Club staged
stag party for the purpose of
stimulating membership in this post,
composed mostly of World War II
veterans. Members of the Redskins
football team spoke.
The American Legion will present
a 15-minute radio broadcast over
NBC Christmas eve, beginning at
1915 o'clock, featuring an address
by National Comdr. Paul H. Griffith
to hospitalized veterans. On Christ
mas Day Eddie Cantor will broad
cast his annual Gifts to Yanks
Who Gave" message over the same
chain, beginning at 1890 o'clock.
Department Comdr. Guy c..
Nadeau and his staff. escorted by
the National Guard of Honor in
command of Capt, James C.. Clarke,
installed officers of the Civil Service
Post on Monday evening and thoss
of the Leslie and Douglas McNair
Post and the Washington Building
and Construction Trades Post on
Wednesday evening.
The officers are: Civil Service
Commander, James Googe; vice
commander, Walter M. Siesko;
finance officer, Emory Adams; adju-
tant, George Morris; legal adviser,
Gerald Finn; historian, Eunice Sea-
graves; Executive Committee, James
Hatcher, Wilson Matthews and
William j. johnson.
Leslie and Douglas McNair-Com-
mander, James Hill; first vice COM
mander, Henry Milans; second vice
commander, Rex Hawn; third vice
commander, Luther Price; finance
officer, Leo Mcclure; adjutant, Alex
Mavrico; Executive Committee, Har-
old Lort and Albert Crosetto; color
bearers, James Molyneaux, James
Scafone, Ray kaufman and Edwin
O'Brykim.
washington Building and Con-
struction Trades-Commander, John
Decatur; first vice commander, John
Toole; second vice commander, Gene
Wells; third vice commander, II. M.
Walsh; adjutant, James DAILY;
finance officer, Harlan M. Hagen;
chaplain, X. j. Shifiet; sergeant at
arms, j. r. Taylor; colorbearers,
James Hayes and Carson Myers.
Meetings this week;
Thursday-Department Executive
Committee, Legion Club. James E.