Evening star., 1947-04-13

Capitol City Post,
lVFW Department,
Change It's Name
/ Because of the similarity Of theil
name with that OF another oldel
post in the District Of Columbii
Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, members Of Capitol City Pos
have voted to change their name te
Father John P. Gallagher Post.
Father Gallagher served as ar
auxiliary chaplain in World War Il
land was widely known in the Dis
trict for his activities in behalf OF
the members of the armed service.
At the last meeting, which was
presided over by Comdr. John A
Looney, the following officers were
elected: Commander, John A
Looney, who will succeed himself
senior vice commander, George p
Broderick;; Junior vice commander
Wexford H. Deacon: quartermaster
Francis x. Hayes; advocate, Joseph
A. Hurney; surgeon, Eugene Kilroy;
chaplain, the Rev. John E. Holland
Is. j.: council member, James p.
Morris; trustees, J. P. Scanlon, E. J.
Nesbitt and F. A. Mcdonald. They
will be installed at the next meet
ing.
At the meeting of H. L. Edmonds
Post at the Gold Chevron Club last
wednesday the Front Line degree
team obligated the new members.
Past Department Comdr. Charles p
Jennings installed the new officers
The new commander is Dewey Car
ter, first lieutenant Of the honor
guard.
Comdr. Daniel E. Manning and
staff of Columbia Post were in
stalled by Department Comdr.
Charles M. O'Malley at the Gold
Chevron Club.
Comdr. L. C. Buckingham pre-
sided over the last meeting Of Fed
eral Post at the Gold Chevron Club
at the election Of the following OFF,
GERS: Commander. Edward r.
Plank; senior vice commander
James w. Horstman; Junior vice
commander, Fred M. Wintrich; /;
Iquartermaster, John Strobel; post
advocate, j. Walter Stayetski; chap
lain, r. T. Chesser; three-year
trustee, L. c. Buckingham, jr. I
Bethea WEIGH Post meeting In
the YMCA, Twelfth street. Comdr.
Albert r. Jones was elected to sue
ceed himself. Other officers are:
Senior vice commander, John r.
Edwards: junior vice commander,
Joseph N. johnson; quartermaster,
Ernest r. Welch; surgeon, Henry L.
Jones; chaplain, King D. S. Pogue;
post advocate, Lawrence j. Hasty;
council member, Arthur c. Worlds;
trustees, Evans Appleshite, Ernest
w. Parker and Lawrence w. Flack.
The following appointments were
made by the commander: AdJutant,
Lawrence w. Flack;; legislative Off
Ger, Frank P. Lee; historian, Fred
D. Willis. Installation will be held
during April.
At the last meeting of Anthony
D. Gentilcore Post, and presided
over by Corndr. Arthur *. Kercoude.
the following officers were elected :
Commander, Raymond ] Grace:
senior vice commander, Louis
Longo; Junior vice commander, Paul
Malatesta; quartermaster Fred Pa
tame; council member, Arthur
K. Kercoude; chaplain, Lawrence
| PaSco.
The following appointments were
made by the commander; adjutant,
Charles Hodgkins; officer OF the
day, Walter F. Curtis.
The new Army Air Forces Post
was installed on Tuesday at the
Hamilton Hotel.
The officers are: Commander
Morgan G. Thomas; senior vice
commander, Joe A. Bennett: junior
vice commander, James r. Alderton;
chaplain, Edward A. Rein; quarter
master, Orson w. Potter; post ad-
! vocate, Bryan Y. Anderson; trustees
three years, by John S. Chapman;
two years, Leslie j. Walker; one
year, Nicholas M. Starnick.
| Newly elected officers of National
Capitol Post are: Commander
Daniel Ryan; senior vice comman-
der, Ellis C. Atchison; Junior vice
commander, Monroe D. King; chap
lain, George H. Meyer; quartermas-
| ter, Adam A. Rind; advocate, Roy
D. Hopgood; surgeon. DR.. John L.
De Mayo; trustees, E. j. Sullivan,
Henry P. Bryan and Michael
Guiffre; council members, Anthony
Rosetta and Walter Yebens.
Installation April Is at 713 D
street NV.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-G. P. O. Post, installa-
fio,, of of7cerS Arnnrv HyqttSville