Evening star., 1947-05-18
american Legion
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Elects Officers

i Agriculture, fourth.
! The American Legion and its at
j filiated bodies will participate i
4 the eighth annual 7 Am an Amer
lean Day" program at 8 pm. toda
In the Sylvan Theater with Pas
Department Comdr. Herbert /.
Jacob as general chairman. and tn
/ massing Of the colors under the di
rection Of Capt. James G. Clark
in command Of the National Guar,
Of honor.
Color bearers are requested i
report to Capt. Clark at 2:30 pm
| National Executive Committee
imam Joseph j. Malloy viii be th
principal speaker at the meeting
of the Pepco Post next Tuesda,
evening when the post will induc
rs new members with the Forty an,
Eight ritual team ofi1ciating.
John Weitzel and Bernard Mead
Twill exemplify the annual memoria
service of Bunker Hill Post on Tues
day. Nomination Of delegates ant
alternates to represent the post a
the department convention will ais
take place.
The GAO-48, new official publ
cation of the General Accounting
Office Post, made its first appear
ance last week and the post at 1T
last meeting passed "a amendments
to its bylaws.
Comdr. Sidney B. Goldman Of tn,
Cooley Mccullough announces ,
Silver Jubilee program will tax,
place Tuesday evening. Depart
ment Comdr. Guy G. Nadeau, I
member OF the post, will be tn.
principal speaker. A large class o
new members will be inducted.
Costello Post is recruiting mem
bers for its guard Of honor. In
formed members should contact
either Capt. Milton G. McGuffin o.
Comdr. David e. Miller.
t-
Department Chaplain Wade L
Taylor will attend the First Ma
tional Conference of Department
Chaplains to be held at nationa
headquarters next Wednesday ant
Thursday as a representative o1
this department.
The Fort Stevens Post Is recruit
ing members over 6 feet tall tt
serve as rifle-bearing color guards
and number of others to serve or
the post Ritual Team.
Charles Heller and James B
McQuade have organized a Sons oi
the Legion Squadron with over q
members already enrolled and Ed
ward Potter is arranging plans fol
the annual memorial church service
Horace Hector, membership officer
of the Forty and Eight, reports the
st. George Bissell Trophy may be
regained by this Grand Voiture
provided each member reports all
new members and renewals secured
A membership star will be awarded
to those reporting at least z new OF
IA renewals.
Il Department Third Vice Condr
Charles L. Scheutt1er has been in
dorsed by the George Washington
Post for the Office of Department
Senior Vice Commander for 1918.
Matthew R. Amann has been
elected first vice commander Of the
Stanley Church Depue Post to I'LL
an existing vacancy and will also
serve as post membership officer.
The 1e47 Junior Worlds Series
has been awarded to Los Angeles,
Calf, by the national Americanism
commission of The American Legion.
The annual classic of American
Legion Junior baseball will open IN
Los Angleses on August %. 1t will
be a four-team affair with the win
ners of sections A, B, G and D eros
sing bats for the national champion
ship.
A nine-day tour Of France, Sept
ember IL to 81 by party of not
more than 500 Legionaires headed
by National Comdr. Paul H. Griffith,
has been approved by the national
executive commission of the Ameri-
can Legion.
Meetings This Week.
Monday - National Guard OF
Honor, Department of Justice Post,
Legion Club; Quentin Roosevelt,
Post, Potomac Boat Club.
Tuesday-Cooley Mccullough and
Maritime Posts, Legion Club: Pepco
Post, Pepco Auditorium; End Divi-
sion Post, New Colonial Hotel;
Bunker Hill Post, 3736 Tenth
street NE.
Wednesday-G General Accounting
Office, and Leslie and Douglas Nc
Nair Post, Legion Club; Internal
Revenue Post, Stansbury Hall.
Observation-Disclosures Executive
Committee, Stephen P. McGaroty
Post, Legion Club; James E. Walker
Post, Twelfth Street Y. NJ. G. A.
Friday - Victory Post, Depart
nent Service Officers School, De-
oartment Ways and Means Conn
nittee, Legion Club.