Evening star., 1947-12-07
American Legion
Will Observe
Pearl HarbOr Dav

Comdr. Owen G. Holleran of tn
Department of the District of Co
lumbia, American Legion, in accord
ance with a request of Nationa
Comdr. James F. O'Neil, has issues
a proclamation setting aside thi
week as District of Columbia, Amer
ican Legion week and today, th'
anniversary of Pearl Harbor day
specifically as good neighbor da!
in the local department Of th'
Legion.
The Legion will distribute Worle
War II Victory and American De
fense Medals to all veterans wh'
present their discharges at the LIE
gion clubhouse between 10 am. ant
6 pm. today or between 6 pm. ant
10 pm. this week.
The department commander viii
install officers of the woodbridge
Post at 2022 Rhode Island avenue
NE. tomorrow evening; on Wednes.
day evening those Of the Pepco Post
in the Potomac Electric Power Co
auditorium; of Hollaron-Murray
Post Thursday evening, at the lie.
gion Club, and later the same eve.
ming those of the Fort Totten Post
at $685. Georgia ave. NV.
The U. G.. McAlexander Post re.
Gently held installation ceremonies
when Michael Casey became thu
new commander. Other new ON.
GERS are: First vice commander
Alison H. Wheeler; second vice com.
mander, w. Thompson; third vice
commander, Grace Protheroe; ad.
jutant, Henry Hodges, and finance
officer, Arthur J. Mcdonald.
Twelve members of Jacob Jones
Post, at the last meeting, received
the department Certificate of Merit
c. A. Wharton is the new COM
mander of the Lincoln Post. Other
new officers are: First vice com.
mander, A. w. Payne; second vice
commander, w. H. Wilson; third
vice commander, Hisso Matsumoto;
finance officer, E. F. Flester; chap
lain, J. D. Germer; sergeant-at'
arms, K. H. Denham, and surgeon
Walter D. Kline.
Membership plaques for 1948 were
awarded to the Costello, Police and
Fire, General Accounting Office
Woodbridge and District of Colum-
bia Taxi Posts at the last depart
ment Executive Committee meet
ing by Department Membership
Ohicer Joseph A. Walker. He an
nounced certain members, not to
exceed four, from the Jane A. Del
ano, H. c. Spengler, Augustus P
Gardner, Woodbridge and District OF
Columbia Taxi Posts will also re-
ceive awards for having obtained
the largest number of new or re-
newal members for their posts
Members of all posts who met their
October % pledges to the depart
ment and obtained either 10 or Is
new or renewals will receive ma
tional citations.
He awarded the Golden Nugget"
to the Alexander Graham Bell Post
and "The Bird" to Fort Totten Post.
At the last meeting of the Vim
cent r Costello Post. COmdr, Ru-
dolph Blick announced the ap-
rointment of William Parsons as
Service Officer.
Comdr. Luther R. Gray Of Poto-
mac Post has been appointed by
the meeting department commander
as department surgeon.
Past Condr. Walter L. Cunyus
presented DR.. Gray with a past
jewel A presentation
Of department Certificates OF Merit
was made to three members.
Thad Dulin Post will hold a
luncheon meeting at the Burlington
Hotel next Wednesday at 1890 pm.
when action on three applications
now pending will be taken.
Jack Murphy was elected to the
post Executive Committee while
Chase C. Cove was appointed chair
man of the Publicity and Publica-
lions Committee.
New officers are Department of
Commerce Post are: Commander.
Arthur Ruderman; Rex B. Finley.
senior vice commander; James P.
junior vice commander;
R. Farrah, adjutant; Mr.
Finley, membership officer; John
Kintz, finance officer; Benjamin
Reed, chaplin; John Towne, judge
Lloyd S. Nettles, sergeant
at arms.
The January S meeting will be
held at the Legion Club instead of
he Department of Commerce audi
torium.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Lincoln. Jacob Jones.
EBI and Treasury Posts, Legion
Club; Woodbridge Post, 2O22 Rhode
Island avenue NE; Civil Service
Post, Civil Service Commission.
Tuesday-George E. Killeen Post,