Evening star., 1946-10-13
American Legion
Urges Training for
High School Boys


Reserve Ofncers Association and
other leading veterans organiza-
tions, in presenting q plan to Con-
gress for national security that will
provide an organized military re-
serve, ready to meet any emergency,
II was announced last week by John
Lewis Smith, jr., national defense
officer Of the District OF Columbia
Department Of the Legion.
The plan provides for training Of
all at the age Of IS years or upon
graduation from high school, but
in any event before their goth
birthday.
Stanley Church De Pue Post next
Thursday evening at the Legion
club will hold election Of officers.
Those nominated at the last meet
ing were: Commander. James a..
Donald; first vice commander,
Charles w. Wilkes; second vice COM
mander John F. Shell and Sam Cap
ersis; third vice commander, Paul
s. Appleyard; judge advocate, Jo-
seph d. Mclaughlin and Stawart
Terret;; surgeon, DR.. Archie Mac
Donald: quartermaster, John II.
Ebaugh, jr.;; historian, Graham e.
Wilson. chaplain, Sanford D. Lick
lider, Donald Edwards and Edward
p. Martin; sergeant at arms, Harvey
Bronson and Andrew A. Harner, jr.:
master at arms, Jesse L. Coen and
George ]. Wicker; trustee, Graham
e. Wilson.
Following the election they will be
installed by Comdr. Guy G. Nadeau
and his staff escorted by the ma
tional guard Of honor.
At the meeting of the Holloran-
Murray Post last Tuesday evening
the department commander and his
staff instslled as officers: Com
mander, Gerald ODay; first vice
commander, Charles ]. Fox: second
vice commander, Thomas O'Hanlon;
third vice commander, Preston B
Ray; adjutant, Vernon Mcdonald:
finance officer, Donald English and
sergeant at arms, Joseph Withers.
The national guard Of honor has
nominated as Officers: Captain.
James G. Clarke; first lieutenant
George Lands, ST., and William
Cotton, jr.; chaplain. George Wells;
second lieutenant, Jack Means,
Bernard Mead, Charles Hawkins,
Joseph Hadelstein, James O'Neill,
Frank Isaac, Joseph O'Meara and
Samuel Greenborg; adjutant, FL
wood Shuler. assistant adjutant, Ed
ward Zuranski; Executive Commit
tee, Robert Jacobs, Benjamin Tur-
ner, Lewyn Goldwyn, Stanley Briggs
John Lester and James A. PiStorio,
and staff chaplain, Gail T. Judd.
Election will take place at the
Legion Club at 3 pm. tomorrow.
The department commander and
his staff with the national guard
of honor installed officers of Wash
ington Gas Light Post at the Stat
Ter Hotel Thursday evening as fol-
lows: Herbert n. McMurray. COM
mander; T. G. Stockdale, senior vice
commander: D. L. Robertson. junior
vice commander; s. p. Truppner,
adjutant; r. p. Jordan. finance
officer; Weaver Doyle, chaplain:
Andrew Tropchak, historian: M. w.
Huff, sergeant at arms: j. T. Onley,
service officer: A. M. Fonda, A. q.
Dawson, w. II. Gill, Executive Conn
mittee.
National Committeeman Joseph
j. Malloy spoke.
A dance followed.
Election Of officers will take place
tomorrow night in Lincoln Post ct
the Legion Club.
Those nominated are: Command
Ter, Charles G. Senseney: first vice
commander, Allan w. Payne; Sec
ond vice commander, David Pratt
and Wesley H. Wilson; third vice
commander, Eugene q. Flester, jr.,
and Robert w. Westmoreland;
sergeant at arms, Charles e. Moore;
finance officer, Eugene G. Flester;
chaplain, John D. Germer; historian,
Sidney Diamond; surgeon. DR..
Walter L. Kline, and trustee for
three years, Leon D. Lambert.
At the last meeting of Police and
Fire Post the department COM
mander and his staff installed as
officers: Commander. n. d. Shep-
ard; first vcie commander, william
|O'Connor; second vice commander,
E. Renfro; third vice commander,
John Ehlman; fourth vice COM
mander, B. j. Bachman; chaplain,
Elwood Graham; sergeant at arms,
Horace w. Lineburg; master at
o,r,oS Tolny1 ThIrnon. adiI1fart Ed