Evening star., 1947-08-03
American Legion's S
Grand Voiture
Holds Promenade

mated to lead the local Voiture for
the ensuing year are unopposed
The nominees are: Grand chef de
gare, Gerald J. Lawler: grand chef
de train, Clarence T. Milne; grand
conductor. Gail T. Judd; grand cor
respondent, David Kishuk; grand
commissaire intendant, Fred G.
Fraser; grand avocat, Louis Allwine:
grand garde de la porte, Samuel
Crump; grand commits voyaguer,
Horace Hector; grand aumonier
Ray Queenin: grand medicin, DR..
Harry A. Shapiro; grand guard aux
chevaux, Buff Turner; grand lam
piste, Jack Canty; grand historian,
Joseph Purks; grand publicist, John
A. Ager; grand drapeau premier,
Milton Sandmeyer, Early Smith and
w. P. Keating; grand cheminot,
Patrick j. Fittzgibbons, James C.
Clarke, Victor j. Farrar, Porter
Bush and James Murphy; cheminot
ma tionale, w. Leo Collins; alter
nate cheminot rationale, Henry
Heine. ..., Vt
Five delegates and five alternates
are also to be elected from a list
of IL nominees to represent the
Grand Voiture at the National
Promenade at New York City later
this month. The nominees are: w.
Leo Collins. Fred Money, David
Kisliuk, Gerald j. Lawler, Clarence
T. Milne; Gail T. Judd, Horace Hoe
tor, James c. Clarke, Mike Eshel-
man, James A. De Force, Francis
Leonard and John Long.
The local Voiture boasts a mem
bership of 385 and recently admitted
81 new members at its annual
Wreck. Only those outstanding in
service to the Legion may qualify
for invitation to its ranks.
The Stephen P. McGroarty Post
of which Owen C. Halloran, newly
elected commander of the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia,
Legion, is a member, will
hold testimonial dinner in his
honor tomorrow night at the Hotel
2400 in place of its regularly sched-
uled meeting. The department also
will honor National Executive Com
mitteeman Joseph j. Malloy, its
candidate for the Office of national
commander, with testimonial
dinner at the Mayhower Hotel on
August 20. National Commander
Paul H. Griffith will be the principal
speaker.
Two Junior American Legion
baseball teams representing the Ma
tional Cathedral and Bunker Hill
Posts will meet today at l pm. on
the Ellipse to decide the District, of
Columbia champion. The winner
will 60 to Parkersburg, w. Va, on
August l3 to represent this city in
national regional series.
With three nominees in the field
for the Office of post commander
Costello Post will meet next Tues
day at pm. at the Odd Fellows
Hall, 419 Seventh street NV, to
elect officers. The nominees are
Joseph Smith, Harry A. McMasters
and Rudolph Blick.
Those nominated for other Offices
are first vice commander, Clarence
v. Opper; second vice commander
George Woodend and America
Egidio third vice commander, Fred
Hite; sergeant-at-arms, Charles Van
Camp and Paul Mcguire; master
alarms, Samuel German; quarter
master, Joseph Murray; chaplain,
Albert L. Tenley and William St.
Cyr Darlington; and executive COM
mittee, Rome Knapp, Paul Tomardy,
Milton c. McGuff1n. sr., Albert
Moreland and Edwin Kurzius.
John D. Cogswell, 10, son Of De-
partment Americanism Officer Guy
c. Cogswell, GIL Sixth street NV.
and William T. Slattery jr., IT, son
Of Past Department Commander
William T. Slattery 1929 Otis street
NE, are representing the Depart
ment of the District Of Columbia
at the second American. Legion Boys
Forum of National Government,
which closes next Thursday on the
campus of American University
here.
Nomination of officers will be the
main order of business when the
Sgt. Jasper Post meets next Wednes-
day evening at the Legion Club
house at 800 pm.
Closing the year with a total de-
partment membership of 20,864, the
James Reece Europe Post retained
its position as the largest post in
the Department of the District of
Columbia with 154l, while the VIM
cent 3. Costello Post with 1882 and
the Sgt. Jasper Post with 1925 again
finished second and third, respec-
lively.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Stephen McGroarty
Post, testimonial dinner to Depart
ment Comdr. Halloran, Hotel 2400 !;
Guard of Honor, Legion Club, and
Department of Commerce Post, Le-
gion Club.
Tuesday-Second Division Post,
New Colonial Hotel; Costello Post,
4I9 Seventh street NV.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion Club; Washington Building
and Trades Post, Pythian Temple.
Thursday - George Washington
Post, Legion Club; Fort Stevens
Post, Stansbury Hall. ..
Friday-Agriculture Post, Legion
Club.
Saturdav-Fnrtv and Eight grand