Evening star., 1947-08-17
Two Thousand
Legionnaires Will
Go OtOCOnventiOn

Malloy, who the District Department
will present for the ofiice Of national
commander, will be in the Pennsyl-
wanna Hotel.
- addition TO the delegates and
aIternates who will ofncially repre-
sent the District Department, the
national guard of honor Of 100 men,
the James Reece Europe Post Drum
and Bugle Corps Of Is men and the
Fort Stevens Drum and Bugle Corps
Of 50 men will also attend rs sepa-
rate groups and will march In the
convention parade on August 30.
Washington also will be repre-
sented by . lone girl veteran of the
U. 8. M. @. r., who will appear with
the National American Legion ALL
Girl Veteran Band. made up Of q
representative from each Of the
Legjon's So departments. She plays
the bass drum and Is now on q tour
Of the country with the band.
The oficial delegates and alter
mates will meet at the Legion Club
next Friday evening to select q
chairman and secretary.
Since the regularly scheduled de-
partment Executive Committee
meeting this month falls on the
opening day of the national con-
yention, Department Comdr. Owen
G. Halloran has called q meeting
Of the group Thursday at the Legion
Clubhouse, 2437 Fifteenth street
NV, at which time he will an
nomce a number Of important de-
partment appointments.
Due to the growing membership
and widespread programs of the
Legion, Department Comdr. Hol-
loran and his staff will not pay off,
cial visitations to the various posts
during the coming year unless spe.
cifically invited to do 80.
New officers Of the George e. Kill
leen Post and the Capital Transit
Post were installed at meetings of
those posts last Tuesday by Depart
ment Comdr. Halloran and his staff
They were escorted by the National
Guard of Honor. under command OF
Capt. James c. Clarke.
The new officers Of the Capital
Transit Post are: Commander
James r. Carrier; first vice COM
mander, John T. Ellington; second
vice commander, Noble D. Palmer ;
third vice commander. Albert g.
Neu; adjutant, Stacy Potts; finance
officer, Samuel H. Jef1ries, sergeant
at arms, Raymond G.. HOPPER; his
torian, Angelo M. Blasco; service
officer, Truman q. Griffin; chaplain,
Wade II. Taylor, and Judge advo-
cate, Douglas c. Rossignal.
The new officers of the George E.
Killeen Post are: Commander
Thomas Buckley; first vice COM
mander, Davil Westlien; second vice
commander, Cornelius Prosner; f.
nance officer, Jerry Mckee; sergeant
at arms, John Clark; service officer,
Robert Murtaugh, and chaplain
William Baker. .
The District Department will hold
q testimonial dinner for its candi-
iate for national commander, Joseph
J. Malloy, at the Mayflower Hotel
Wednesday at $50 pm. Herbert J
jacob, general chairman for the
event. states that about 1000 ma.
tional and department officers viii
attend. Tickets and table reserva-
tions may be made by calling de-
partment headquarters, Maine 1044
or Gail Judd, Lincoln 6610.
Election Of officers for the coming
year will be the main order Of busi-
ness when the General Accounting
Once Post meets Wednesday at the
Legion Club.
Those on the election ballot are j.:
Commander, Jacob Milwitt and Ed
ward A. Simpson; vice command
ers (three to be elected, John T.
Burns, Lyman G. Dele, Gladys I.
Henderson, Thomas c. McEwen,
Eben r. McKissick, Carl Santilli and
Samuel M. Ulrich: sergeant at arms,
Robert A. Forsythe, Charles r. Pow
ell and Stewart C. Slavin; chaplain,
Guy M. Jones and Leary P. Pcy-
thress; quartermaster, William E.
Ayres and Joseph ]. Flaherty; his
torians, Irene S. Corn and Samuel
M. Ulrich; judge advocate, Daniel
N. Monaco and James L. Ritchie;
surgeon, Stewart G. slayin and
Robert L. Wycko6.
sergt. Jasper Post at It's last meet
ing increased Its annual member
ship dues to $4 and In the future
will present each new member with
an official Legion lapel button.
Over so members have already paid
dues for the coming year. ,Ofncers
nominated to lead the post for the
coming year are: Commander,
Charles K. Dunn; first vice COM
mander. Coder Ascher; second vice
commander, Robert X. Williams; /;
third vice commander, Robert S.
Test, and chaplains, Walter p. Good
win and George T. Rate.
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Bunker Hill Post and the Washing
ton Gaslight Post will take place
when those posts meet next Tues
day evening, the former at 3736
Tenth street NE. and the latter ut
Stansbury Hall.
Entering Its second year as q
member of the District Department,
the Thad Dulin Post held the first
of series Of Wednesday afternoon
luncheons at the Burlington Hotel
last week. Ward Oehman, new post
commander, announced q list OF
chairmen and members Of IL post
committees and his Executive Com
mittee for the year, The pest will
meet on the fourth "Wednesday Of
each month ut the Burlington Hotel
Meetings This Week.
Monday-National Guard Of Honor.
Department Of Justice Post, Legion
Club; Quentin Roosevelt Post. Po-
tomac Boat Club; James Reece
Europe Post, installation Of officers,
1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Tuesday-Maritirne Post, Legion
CfiIb. National Press Club Post. Ma.