Evening star., 1947-09-21
American Legion
To Register Graves
OF All Veterans

oartment Graves Registration chair
nan.
He requests all post commanders
to furnish him with the names of at
least ten uniformed members of
their post who will serve as escorts
and otherwise assist the National
Guard Of, Honor when the remains
If local veterans begin to arrive here
for final burial early next month.
The plan is to permanently record
at department headquarters, the
names OF deceased veterans with the
location of their graves and to as
s1St the relatives in every way DOS
sible, to furnish uniformed escorts
for the bodies upon arrival and con-
duct memorial services or take part
IN full ceremonial rites when re-
quested to do so.
The first ship bearing overseas
dead Is scheduled to arrive at San
Francisco about October 10 with
$500 bodies from the Pacific area
while another is scheduled to arrive
at New York about October Is with
300 from Belgium.
When the Department Executive
Committee convenes at the Legion
Club next Thursday evening the re-
port OF the Department Hospital
Committee will be made. David E
klslluk is chairman with Charles
Schuettler sr., Chester A. Bennett
and William T. Slattery as members
On Wednesday the Executive
Committee and all committee chair
men of the Thad Dulin Post will
meet at dinner at 1403 l. street
NV, at $50 pm. and will later ad
lourn to join the regular post bus
mess session at the Burlington Hotel
at $50 pm.
At the last meeting of the
Sergt. Jasper Post, Victor j. Farra1
reported on sick call and relief
George Landes on employment. Ber
Lads was appointed as property
and instructed to have the
post charter and all post trophies
and awards at the post installation
ceremonies to be held at the Legion
Club on October l when Department
Comdr. Owen C. Halloran ane
his staff escorted by the nationa
guard of Honor in command ot
Capt. James c. Clarke, will install
the officers.
The department commander ane
his staff, escorted by the nationa
guard of honor, installed James A
Munro as commander of For
Stevens Post and at similar cere.
monies of Nash Post James M
Wright became the new commander
Following the ceremony at Fort
Stevens Post the new commander
presented the retiring commander
James D. Collins, with his officia
diamond-studded past commander,
button. At Nash Post, after an ad.
dress by National Executive Com.
mitteeman Joseph J. Malloy, tnt
post accepted Is new members.
Others installed at Fort Stevens
Post were: First vice commander
James r. Quade; second vice-com.
mander, Charles H. Heller; thire
vice-commander, Henry M. Lesser
adjutant, Wellesley M. Sheard
finance officer, Russell Barber
sergeants-at-arms, Joseph M. Mir.
abello and Benjamin Suls; Execu.
1--we Committee, Alfred C. Oliver
Oscar j. Carrico and Walter E. Earl
In Nash Post others installed
were: first vice commander, William
E. Ritter; second vice. commander
Joseph Futuran third vice-com-
mander, Gordon Ridings; judge
advocate, George Grommett: chap
lain, Donald j. Mustoine; adjutant
William H. Lossman; finance officer
Charles J. Piper. quartermaster
Theodore Ruszizak, and sergeant-at-
arms, Clyde Regan.
At the Legion Club Monday night
National Executive Committeeman
Malloy and officers of the depart
ment staff, escorted by the national
guard of honor. installed James W.
Gullck, jr., as commander of the
Victory Post. On next Wednesday
evening, also at the Legion Club
the department commander and his
staff, escorted by the guard, will
install Richard Raymond as COM
mander of the National Cathedral
Post. On Thursday evening, at The
same place, Earl Smith, jr., will
become the new commander of the
George S. Patton Tank Corps Post
In short form ceremonies,
Following the ceremonies in Vic
tory Post, Past Department Comdr
Guy c. Nadeau presented Henry H
Sllverstein, the retiring command
er, with a past commanders Jewel
Others installed at Victory Post
were: First vice commander, Jerry
M. Vance; second vice commander,
Ira P. Miller; third vice commander
Horace A. Reardon; adjutant, John
?. Campbell; finance officer, Will
liam v. Warren; chaplain, Albertus
L. Schroeder; color guards, Harley l..
Hood and Thomas L. Rudd, and
color bearers, Edgar w. Dunaway
and Frank C. Butler,
Others in the National Cathedral
Post are: First vice commander.
Byron c. Dunn; second vice COM
nander, James A. Miller; third vice
Fred B. Uhrich; adju-
5ant, Diel F. Sweeney. and finance
officer. Charles E. Wilkins.
At other ceremonies held at the
Legion Club last week Donald A.
Moler became commander of the
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