Evening star., 1947-12-14
D. c. Department,
American Legion,
Host Children

I1OSl 10 An1lQIcn
The District Of Columbia Depart
ment. the American Legion, will be
host to more than TOO children Of
needy veterans families at 2 pm.
next Sunday at Christmas party
at the American Legion Club, 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
Fifty juvenile entertainers will
present a two-hour show while
Santa Claus will distribute gifts.
Only those receiving a special invi-
tation may attend the party. Percy
Weinberg, director of welfare and
relief for the Legion, is chairman
of the committee in charge.
Other children's Christmas parties
scheduled are: Kenna-Main, WASH
ington Gaslight and National Ca
thedral Posts, while parties, for
members and their friends only, will
be held by the Bureau OF Internal
Revenue Post Thursday evening at
Stansbury Hall and by the Sergt.
Jasper Post at the Legion Club on
Saturday.
At the former those who attend
are requested to bring a gift pack
age to be later turned over to Harry
McGinnis, department Gift for
Yanks" chairman, while at the lat
ter a post membership card only is
required.
The department having pledged
a total of 1000 members to be en-
rolled by December at the first an
nual telegraphic roll call last month,
exceeded this figure and turned in
total of 8,023, according to De-
partment Membership Of1cer Jo-
seph A. Walker.
Gen. Albert L. Cox, commanding
officer of the District of Columbia
National Guard, was the principal
speaker at the installation cere-
monies for officers of Pepco Post.
They are: Commander, Enroll
Dunbar; first vice commander,
Jerome P. Lynch; second vice COM
mander, l.. Russell Chase; third
vice commander, Lawrence A. Sulli-
van; adjutant, Ernest E. Kinnard; !;
finance officer, w. Fred Stansbury:
sergeant at arms, S. c. Boyd; chap
lain, George L. Myers; Judge advo-
cate, Stanley Payne, and historian,
Donald w. Burgess.
| A past commanders Jewel was
presented to Norman R. Barnes.
The Department Executive Com
mittee meeting, falling on Christmas
eve, has been advanced to next
Thursday evening.
Comdr. Henry D. Milans of the
Leslie and Douglas McNair Post will
officially be installed next Wednes-
day evening at the Legion Club by
Department Comdr. Owen C. Hol-
leran and his staff.
The post has organized a rifle
team among its members, including
two girls, and expect to engage in
competitive matches In the near
future.
Comdr. Donald Moler of the
Colley-McCullough Post has ap-
pointed John Robinson as sergeant
at arms, Douglas Kuldell as assistant
adjutant and Ernest Lawson as
color bearer.
Comdr. John Lewis Smith, 1r., of
George Washington announces the
next meeting will be held January
3, instead of New Year Day, at the
American Legion Club. Maj. Gen.
Amos A. Fries will be the guest
speaker.
General Accounting Office Post
has indorsed Joseph J. Malloy for
the Office of national executive COM
mitteeman and Past Comdr. Brady
Warner for any Office for which he
may choose to run.
| Comdr. Edward A. Simpson has
announced appointments as follows
Adjutant, Robert L. Wycoff; finance
officer, Junior A. Dom; surgeon
George B.. Tribble; Board of Pub
locations, Brady Warner, three years:
Joseph j. Idler, two years, and
Gladys I. Henderson, one year.
New officers Of Stanley Church De
Pue Post are: Commander, E. P.
Martin; first vice commander John
Fugatt; second vice commander, Ed
ward Kiata: third vice commander,
John Ebaugh; judge advocate, Stew
art Terrett; sergeant at arms, Neil
Branson; historian, Graham Will
son; quartermaster, John Cullinane;
master at arms, r. L. Jacobs jr.;;
finance officer, r. L. Jacobs, ST., and
chaplain, Terry La Poore.
Meetings this week:
Neutrality-suspicious. Guard of Hon.
or, Department of Justice Post, Le-
gion Club; Quentin Roosevelt Post,
Potomac Boat Club.
Tuesday - Maritime, Cooley-Mc
Cullough, Pepco and War Depart
ment 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 Department Men,
bership Committee, National Cathe-
dral Post, Leslie and Douglas Nc
Nair Post, Legion Club; Washington
Gaslight Post, Stansbury Hall;
Washington Building and Construc-
ton Trades Post, Pythian Temple;
General Accounting Office Post, 224
D street Sc.
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