Evening star., 1946-11-03
Forty and Eight
Plans Reception
And Dinner Dance

174, of the District OF Cofumpla De
partment, American Legion, Will
hold it's annual Armistice eve re-
ception and dinner dance in honor OF
National Comdr. Paul H. Griff1tn
and Department Comdr. Guy c. Ma
deau next Saturday at the May
flower Hotel starting at $50 pm.
Fred Fraser will act as master OF
ceremonies.
Legionnaires and their friends
may make reservations, before We'd
nesday, with Clarence T. line, L. j.
P. Fitchthorn, James c. Clarke or
Gail T. Judd. Those wishing to at
tend the dance at $50 pm. may
do so.
President Harry Truman will par
ticipate in the Armistice Day exer-
cises at Arlington National Gene
terry on Armistice Day.
Potomac Post, meeting at the
Palisades Field House last week,
elected as officers: Commander, DR..
Luther w. Gray first vice comman-
der, Allen H. Ayers; second vice COM
mander, John J. Keane; third vice
commander, Paul S. IHigdon; finance
officer, Edward F. Aydt; judge advo-
cate, Joseph o. FRANKIE; historian,
Walter. D. Cunyus: sergeant at arms,
Arthur Miller, jr.: quartermaster,
Ralph Stair, and color bearers, Karel
de ROoy and Herbert w. PoSton.
The Press Club Post elected as Of
ficers: Commander, M. D. Ramsey;
first vice commander. Paul MCGEE:
second vice commander, Elliott
Hayes; third vice commander, Ran
dolph c. Shaw; adjutant, Joseph
Davidson; finance officer, Harry
Radcliffe; judge advocate, Donald
Kane; chaplain, H. r. Baukhage;
vice chaplain, Willard Pickett and
sergeant at arms, Charles Benter.
Potomac Electric Power Co. Post
elected: Commander, Norman H.
Barnes; first vice commander, Enroll
Dunbar; second vice commander,
Arthur w. Crossley; third vice COM
mander, Jerome P. Lynch; adjutant.
Charles L. Herbert; judge advocate,
Stanley r. Payne: historian, L. Rus
sell Chase; sergeant at arms, Joseph
p. Keegan; finance officer, w. Fred
Stansbury and chaplain, George
Myers.
At its last meeting the Stephen p.
McGroarity Post received plaque Of
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower made
by David Cathro. 1t was presented
to the department to be placed on
the walls of the American Legion
Club.
The department. commander. his
staff and the National Guard Of
Honor last week installed officers
in posts as follows:
Henry G. Spengler-Commander,
Paul E. Patrick; first vice COM
mander, Elwood S. Whitley; sec
ond. vice commander. Malcolm D.
Cornell; adjutant, Walter G. Hand;
finance officer, viii II. Chase; his
torian, William r. McCathran;
surgeon, David w. Tastet, and
chaplain, Comrade Smith.
Cooley McC Cullough-Commander,
Sidney B. Goodman; first vice
commander, Donald A. Moler;
second vice commander, Louvern
Lauterman: third vice commander,
John F. OMeara; Executive Com
mittee, Gen. U. S. Grant III. Frank
M. Isaac and James w. M. Dean.
Department Of Justice-COm-
mander, Curtis Shears; first vice
commander, M. L. Looney; second
vice commander, William B. Jones;
third vice commander, Harold
Beaton; chaplain, DR.. Daniel
Buchanan; adjutant, Enoch Nell
son: finance officer, John McGinty;
judge advocate, Chester Prior; SER
geant at arms, John Busen; his
torian, David Turner, and color
bearers, Claude Purvis and Archie
D. Simpson.
| Victory-Commander, Henry H
| SilverStein; first vice commander,
Thomas G. McBroom; second vice
commander, Farley E. Smith; third
vice commander, Horace A. Rear
don: adjutant, Ira P. Miller;
finance officer, Walter jackson;
chaplain, Albertus N. Schroeder;
judge advocate. Verne G. Corey;
sergeant at arms, Calvin H. Wolfe,
and color bearers. George w. Black
ford and Adrian Bourgondien.
Madge Fitzgerald, who was ap-
pointed by the department COM
mander as chairman of the gifts for
Yanks campaign, sponsored by the
American Legion, is organizing her
committee and outlining its work.
The campaign Is expected to open
| November 81.
Colndr David E. Miller of Vincent
B. Costello Post announced dance
will be held at the Shoreham Hotel
! on November 20.
| A stag dinner will be held by the
George S. Patton Tank Corps Post
on November IL at the Hotel 2400.
Comdr. H. r. McCamant an
nounced it is Armistice Day and
also the birthday of the late Gen.
George S. Patton, jr., who was a
charter member in all the affairs Of
his post.
The national commander and Pub
lie Printer A. E. Giegengack head
the list of distinguished guests at
the annual installation ceremonies
of Government Printing Office Post
at the Legion Club at pm. Friday.
The officers are: Commander,
Charles R. Haig: senior vice COM
mander, Ray P. Homan: Junior vice
commander, Edward A. Newman;
finance officer, L. w. Trumbull;
chaplain, Robert H. Edwards; his
torian, Isabel Royston: sergeant at
arms, Alfred J. Fields; Executive
Committee, Fred A. Minnigh, Milo
Anderson, Harold E. Hampshire, Roy
is. Musick: Housing Committee,
Cloyce I. Dixon, Edward Bush, James
|E. Slough. A dance will follow.
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