Evening star., 1946-11-10
American Legion
Guard of Honor
Memorial Service

The National Guard OF Honor OF
the American Legion will hold al
memorial service at the Church OF
the Ascension, Twelfth street and
Massachusetts, avenue NV. at II
am. today. The Rev. Harold V. o..
Lounsbury will preach. Its. George
Wells and Samuel Greenburg will
exemplify the guards own memorial
service assisted by the more than
100 members of the guard.
The deceased members of the
guard are: George H. Cristman, lst1
1t. Thomas B. Murray, Daniel L..
Rocca, 1t. Leslie H. Pierce, James
A. Morris, Staff Capt. Arthur H.
Thomas and Lloyd Fields. 4
Fred G. Fraser, past national vice
commander, is general chairman
for the Armistice Day exercises to
be held tomorrow at the Arlington
National Cemetery in the ampfi-
theater and at the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier.
President Harry S. Truman will
place a wreath at the tomb
National Comdr. Paul H. Griffith,
Executive Committeeman Joseph j.
Malloy, Department Comdr. Guy @.
Nadeau and the national president
of the American Legion Auxiliary,
Mrs. Norton H. Pearl, will speak.
The invocation will be pronounced
by the national chaplain, Rev. A. L.
Runstad
A motor caravan will leave the
American Legion Club at $3.50 am.
for Arlington, escorted by a detail
Of metropolitan and park police.
Following the exercises Comdr.
Donald G. Stanley of the George
Washington Post, will preside at
memorial services and place
wreath at the grave of Department
Comdr. Harry w. Brown.
Quentin Roosevelt Post elected
as officers: Commander, w. S.
Benjamin; senior vice commander,
Melvin w. Sandmeyer; Junior vice
commander, Clarence McCune; his
torian, Edward C. Warren; chap
lain, Henry McCabe; master at
arms, Clarence Mastin; sergeant at
arms, Merritt C. Gordon; surgeon,
DR.. Baxter S. John; adjutant, John
H. Eiseman; finance officer, James
Morris; color bearers, Frank Smith,
j. D. Stovall and John H. Eiseman,
jr.. and Executive Committee,
Charles r. Shindle, Charles B.
Eaton, David April and Ralph w.
Wilton.
New officers of the James E.
Walker Post were installed last
week by the department COM
mander as follows: Commander,
Abram L. Simpson; senior vice
commander, James Lomack, and
Junior vice commander, Allen
Simon.
The post will hold a smoker
Tuesday evening in the Lincoln
Colonade, 1900 U street NV.
At the first organizational meet
ing of the potential War Depart
ment post temporary officers were
elected as follows: Commander,
Donald M. Van Houten; vice COM
mander, Edward w. Bridge; treas
urer, Donald Stark, and publicity
chairman, w. James Bastain.
The post has the backing of the
Secretary of War. Comdr. Van
Houten will announce the appoint
ment of an adjutant at the meet
ing next Wednesday evening at
the Legion Club.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-U. S. S. Jacob Jones
Post, Legion Club; Treasury Post,
New Colonial Hotel; Woodbridge
Post, 2022 Rhode Island avenue NE.
Tuesday-Holloran-Mur Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation, De-
partment of Labor, Capital Transit
and Lincoln Posts, Legion Club;
James r. Europe Post, 1914 Ver-
mont avenue NV; George E. Kill
leen Post, 1904 M street NV; Fort
Dupont Post, Minnesota avenue and
M street Sc.
Observation-Disclosures, U. G.
McAlexander, Potomac, Fort Totten
and War Department Posts, Legion
Club; Kenneth H. Nash Post, 209
Pennsylvania avenue Sc; Barry
Post. ST. Aloysius Club.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.