Evening star., 1948-10-24

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vision Of the constitution and by.
laws, increases in yearly dues anc
the election of q board of mana.
gers to operate the Legion Club.
house.
The now-functioning Clubhouse
Committee at its last meeting ap-
pointed Edward G. Comingore
former commander of the Wash
ington Police and Fire Post, as
manager of the club, replacing Gail
T. Judd, who in the future will de-
vote his. entire time to the duties
Of department adjutant.
Past National Comdrs. James Z.
O'Neil and Paul H. Griffith were re-
Gently awarded the Greek Gold
Cross of the Royal Order of Phoe-
nix at ceremonies held here in the
Greek Embassy. The presentations
were made by Ambassador Vassili
Dendranis in recognition of the
Legion's support Of the Greek gov
ernment when 1t faced an aggres-
sion by international communism.
The department commander and
his sta1f will install new officers Of
the Fort Dupont Post at ceremonies
in the auditorium of the st. Francis
Xavier School, Twenty seven h
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc.
Preceding the installation a pa
made, to be made up OF various
drum and bugle corps, bands and
groups of local civic and fraternal
organizations, led by the Fort Du-
pont Guard of Honor In command
OF Capt. George H. Rothe will
march from the south end of the
Sousa Bridge to the auditorium. A
large class of members will receive
the obligation.
The new officers are: Commander,
Lawrence B. Taylor: first vice COM
mander, Harry A. Hampton; second
vice commander, George C. Black
well: third vice commander, James
l.. Donatno; adjutant, Alfred G..
Chroniger. jr.; finance officer, Wood
row w. Belcher; chaplain, Gene
We've Sparshott; sergeant at arms,
Howard D. Cramer; quartermaster,
Charles B. Chroniger; judge advo-
cate. Arthur w. Woodwork; his
torian, Charles P. Weiss: service
ofiicer, Lloyd j. Comann: Executive
Committee, retiring Comdr. E. Eric
Birk, Wilbur E. Beall. George H.
Rothe, Gordon Pearson and Robert
j. Brown.
The department commander and
his staff recently installed new Of
ficers of the District of Columbia
Taxi and the Kenneth H. Nash
Posts. Those of the Quentin Roose-4
welt Post, elected at its last meet
ing, will be installed at the Potomac
Boat Club on January IT, y sv
District Of Columbia Taxi Post
onicers are: Commander, Roy
Miles: f1rst vice commander, Maui
rice Gershousen; second vice COM
mander, Earl P. Maier; third vice
commander, David >Rundle; adju-
tant, Robert Raves; finance ofiicer.
Henry c. Davis; chaplain, Fred
Vogt; sergeant at arms and service
officer, Charles D. Wimpee; his
torian, Everette Edwards, and Judge
advocate, Thomas Moore.
Kenneth H. Nash Post-Com-
mander, William E. Ritter; first vice
commander, Albert T. Thompson;
second vice commander, Charles J.
Piper; third vice commander, Cor
nelius Mordyke; adjutant, George
Grommett; finance officer, George
E. WEIGH; chaplain, Otis T. Jones;
quartermaster, Edward Hancock;
sergeant at arms, Raymond Miller;
Judge advocate, William E. Mulkey.
Quentin Roosevelt Post-Com-
mander, Clarence McCune; senior
vice commander, John H. Eiseman,
ST.; Junior vice commander, C. Karl
Schueberger; adjutant, Henry L..
McCabe; finance offlcer, Clarence E..
Mastin; chaplain, E. E. Stevens: his
torian. Edwin c. Warren: sergeant
at arms, Albert L. johnson; sur
geon, DR.. Grover B. Gill: member
ship officer, Elmore Mckay; Judge
advocate, Charles B. Eaton; color
bearers, Frank Smith, J. d. stovall,
John H. Eiseman, jr.; Executive
Committee, Charles B. Eaton, James
A. Morris, Charles r. Shindle and
Ernest 4. Gasch.
Thad Dulin Post, at its last meet
ing held q Round Table Football
Forum with Wilbur Moore, Tommy
Mont and John Adams, members of
the Washington Redskins offering
comments on 'Today's Football
World"
Membership Officer Adgate Lips
comb has received the applications
of Frank L. Bowman, jr., and Earl
H. Mitchell.
The department commander and
his staff installed officers of Lincoln
Post as follows: Commander, Wesley
H. Wilson; first vice commander,
Kirkwood H. Denham; second vice
commander, Robert A. Mcpherson; !;
third vice commander, John r.
Locher: finance officer, Z. G. Flester;
sergeant at arms, Paul L. Donohoe !;
chaplain, John D. Germer; surgeon,
DR.. Kline; historian, Hisao Matsu-
moto.
Meetings this week:
Monday - District of Columbia
Taxi Post, Club Casablanca.
Tuesday - Cooley Mccullough
Post, Army and Air Forces Post
Legion Club; James Reece Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV;
Fort Dupont Post, st. Francis
Xavier School, Twenty-seventh
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc
Wednesday - National Cathedral
Post. Henry c. Spengler Post, Legion
Club: Thad Dulin Post, Burlington
Hotel; Kenneth H. Nash Post, 224
d street Sc; Agriculture Post,
luncheon, Room 6962, South Build
ing, noon.
neutrality-suspicious. Executive
Committee, Legion Club.