Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-08-15

er. Byron E. Dunn; first vice COM
mander. James A. Miller; second
vice commander, Fred B. Uhrich;
third vice commander, Dial F. Swee-
ney. Executive Committees men,
bers are retiring Comdr. Richard B.
Raymond, Fred z. Hetzel and Roy
Ferguson.
The August meeting has been can
celed to give the new officers time
to become oriented and to map a
program for the post. In conformity
with that Of the new regime recently
elected at the department conven-
ton.
Robert P. Lynch, World War II
veteran, Is the new commander Of
the FBI Post. Vice commanders in
Guided Comrades Clark. Bricker and
Swan, while James Kissock was
named finance officer. They will be
installed tomorrow evening.
The new commander signed the
post charter when it was granted by
the department in January, 1945,
and has held an elective office in
the post since that time.
Ground was recently broken for q
new building to house the American
Legion national headquarters in the
World Wars Memorial Plaza at In
dianapolis, Ind. 1t Is expected to
be completed during 1850 at a cost
OF nearly 100000. The building
now occupied by the Legion will
then become the national headquar-
tiers Of the American Legion Aux
Hilary and of the Forty and Eight.
Election Of officers will be held
when the General Accounting once
Post meets next Wednesday evening.
At its last meeting the post accepted
Curtis P. Gardner, Francis J. How
ard and Andrew w. Lilliston as
members and decided to place a part
of its building fund in a local in
vestment.
A new book entitled who's Who
in the American Legion" containing
the names and Accomplishments of
more than 10000 Legionnaires, with
the life history of those who have
held o1ice in the Legion or the Forty
and Eight above the post level, Is
now being prepared by national
headquarters for publication In the
near future.
Comdr. Leo Looney Of the De-
partment Of Justice Post has been
appointed to be a member Of the
Legions Child Welfare and Advisory
Board
Bunker Hill Post will meet next
Tuesday evening In its clubhouse to
nominate officers.
The post recently received a Ma
tional Americanism Citation for its
work in this field and Past Depart
ment Comdr. Guy c. Nadeau visited
post Executive Committee meeting
and presented Department Distin-
guished Service Citations to S. D.
Ashford, F. George Lands, Mack
Myers, W. Leo Collins, L. J. P. Fich-
thorne, Benjamin B. Griffin and
J. r. Raeburn for outstanding
service.
Leaflets containing the rules and
regulations for the Legions 18th
annual national oratorical contest
to be held next spring have been
mailed to more than $1,000 posts
throughout the country.
Regional and sectional interstate
quarter-fnals will take place from
April 7 to Is in different locations
over the country while the national
finals to be held in city yet to
be decided upon are expected to
be completed by April 10.
Judges in the national history
contest. recently conducted under
the direction of Thomas M. Owen,
national historian of this city, de-
clared Monte C. Sandlin of Alabama
and Edgar H. Danielson OF New Jer-
sey as co-winners, Each received
cash prize of $3.50. Motto j. Var
borough of South Carolina received
honorable mention and distin-
guished service certificate for third
place.
Meetings this week:
Neutrality-suspicious. Guard Of Hon
or, Department of Justice Post,
FBI Post, Legion Club; quentin
Roosevelt Post, Potomac Boat Club.
Tuesday - Cooley Mccullough
Post, Pepco Post, Legion Club; I'd
Division Post, New Colonial Hotel;
Bunker Hill Post, 1886 Tenth street
NE; National Press Club Post, Ma
tional Press Club.
Wednesday-Leslie and Douglas
McNair Post, Legion Club: General
Accounting Office Post, 224 D street
Sc: Washington Gas Light Post,
Stansbury Hall; Washington Build
ing and Construction Trades Post,
Pythian Temple.
Thursday-Stanley Church Depue
Post, Capital Transit Post, Legion
Club; Internal Revenue Post, STAINS
bury Hall.
Friday-Kenna-M Main Post, 1910