Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-09-14
D. c. Department,
American Legion,
Membership Drive

members as goal for the Depart
ment of the District of Columbia,
American Legion, for the year 1918
and will conduct three separate
drives throughout the year to &C
complish with the ST posts divided
into five classes.
Glass A is for posts with a 1867
membership of over 1000 and class
B for posts who enrolled 700 to 1000,
while class G is for posts of 400 to
700, with class D for posts of 200 to
400 and class E for posts of 100 to 200
The first drive already under way
about November Is, while the sec
ond starts on that date and closes
on the Legion's birthday, March 16,
1913, and the third will run until
the close of the year.
Several prizes, based on the posts
quota, will be awarded.
Annual election of officers win take
place this week in four posts. To-
morrow evening, at the Potomac
Boat Club, the Quentin Roosevelt
Post will hold its election and on
Thursday evening at 3736 Tenth
street NE, the Bunker Hill Post will
elect its officers On Wednesday eve
ming, the Washington Gas Light Post
will elect at Stansbury Hall and on
Thursday evening at the same place
the Internal Revenue Post will stage
its election.
At installation ceremonies held in
the Legion Club, Rudolph Blick be-
came the new commander of the
Vincent B. Costello Post and on the
same evening at the New Colonial
Hotel, Thomas C. Dickey was in
stalled as commander of the I'd
Division Post, while at Stansbury
Hall, James A. Munro was placed in
the chair of the Fort Stevens Post
Department Comdr. Owen G. Hal
loran and his staff, escorted by the
National Guard of Honor, oficiated
at ceremonies at the Vincent B. Co.'S
tello Post and at the Fort Stevens
Post while a group of past post COM
manders performed the honors at
the I'd Division Post.
outgoing Comdr. David E. Miller
of the Costello Post, who recently
received his appointment to the de-
partment staff as assistant depart
ment adjutant, was presented with
a diamond studded past command
er's ring by Past Comdr. Frank Nor
ton, who also recently was appointed
as department employment officer,
on behalf of the post members.
Comdr. Blick appointed Sylvan
Reichgut as finance officer, George
Woodend as chairman of the annual
turkey party and j. j. Van Acker,
Byron c. Carson and Albert More
land on the Auditing Committee.
Other installations will be held at
the Legion Club on Wednesday, when
Edward A. Simpson will become COM
mander of the General Accounting
Office Post and on Friday, Robert
H. Threnn will be placed in the chair
of the Stephen P. McGroarty Post,
while on Saturday, James w. Gulick,
jr., will be installed as the COM
mander of the Victory Post.
Past Department Comdr. William
T. Slattery will install at the General
Accounting Office Post and the de-
partment commander, assisted by his
staff and escorted by the National
Guard of Honor in command of Capt.
James C. Clarke, will oficiate in
Stephen P. McGroarty. Past De-
partment Comdr. Patrick j. Fitz-
gibbons will perform the services in
Victory Post.
At the September meeting Of Jane
A. Delano Post, the appointment of
Mrs. Julia Long as finance officer for
the remainder of 1867 was ratified.
1t was voted to send the $500, COL
lected during the year, for the fur
nishing of a room in the American
Hospital at Bordeaux, France, to
Mrs. Elnora Thorlmason, American
Nurses Association. New York City,
to be forwarded to the hospital.
Installation of the newly elected
officers of the post will be held at
the Legion Clubhouse on October
4 at 8 pm.
John Lewis Smith, jr., is the first
veteran of World War II to be elected
commander Of George Washington
Post.
Other officers elected include: J.
Burton Morris, first vice commander;
Morris v. Spicci, second vice COM
mander; William F. Luckett, third
vice commander; Harry D. Wynkoop,
chaplain; Robert w. McElwee, quar-
termaster; James c. Morris, sergeant
at arms; r. A. Bross, master at arms;
DR.. Eugene G.. Pipow, surgeon;
Charles P. Schuettler, jr., historian;
Past Comdrs. George F. Hooven and
Bernard C. MCGEE and Gordon L.
Carkin, colorbearers.
Installation will take place October
2 at the American Legion Club.
Comdr. Smith is son Of Past De-
partment and Post Comdr. John
Lewis Smith, ST.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Guard of Honor, Depart
ment of Justice Post, Legion Club;
Quentin Roosevelt Post, Potomac
Boat Club.
Tuesday - Cooley Mccullough,
Maritime, Pepco and Department OF
Interior Posts, Legion Club; National
Press Club Post, National Press Club:
I'd Division Post, New Colonial Hotel;
Bunker Hill Post, 3736 Tenth street
NE,
Wednesday - General Accounting
Office and Leslie and Douglas Nc
Nair Posts, Legion Club; Washing
ton Gas Light Post, Stansbury Hall.
MISUNDERSTANDING Church Depue
Post, Legion Club: Internal Revenue
Post, Stansbury Hall.
Friday - Stephen P. McGroarty
Post, Legion Club; Kenna-Main Post,
1910 Good Hope road Sc.
Saturday - Victory Post, Legion
Club.