Evening star., 1948-04-25
Sergt. Jasper Post,
American Legion
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PAL LIllcIlt I1AstoAAdAi 4AoAoA~ ~ A"As~S
Laughiin, the Junior past command
er, will be the special guest.
Representative John Taber OF New
York will be the principal speaker.
Other speakers will be Department
Comdr. Owen C. Holleran and Ma
tional Committeeman Joseph j.
Malloy. Fred G. Fraser will be
POSTMASTER.
The post will present Mr.. Mac
Laughlin with a gold American
Legion wrist watch. Sergt. Jasper
unit will also present him with a
gift. Assistant Department Adj.
George w. Lee and Frank Sinclair,
who served as adjutant and finance
office under Comdr. Mclaughlin,
will also receive $50 War Savings
Bonds from the post.
Cooley Mccullough Post will
stage a Mardi Gras ball tomorrow
at Hotel 2400 from to II pm. for
the benefit of it's disabled veterans
fund. Department of Labor Post
has scheduled its annual spring
dance next Thursday from 10 pm.
to. am. at the Shoreham Hotel.
The new Security and Exchange
Commission Post will hold their first
annual dance at the same hotel in
another ballroom.
Clarence Opper of the Vincent B.
Costello Post has been appointed
to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of James De Force from
the Department Welfare Advisory
Committee.
Thad Dulin Post will hold an
outing Wednesday at an unan-
nounced location under the direc-
ton of George w. De Franceaux,
general chairman.
Fred M. Mosley and James Foote
have applied for membership.
General Accounting ONCE Post
Jointly with the Employees Associa-
ton Of that Office announced plans
for the erection of a bronze plaque
in the rotunda Of the main build
ing, bearing the names OF % men
of the General Accounting Office
who gave their lives in World
War II.
In order to coordinate the work
Of the department service officer to
a better advantage, the depart
ment commander has appointed a
committee composed Of Past De-
partment Comdrs. C. Francis Nc
Carthy, Watson B. Miller and Will
liam T. Slattery to make various
recommendation at the June
meeting of the Department Execu-
tive Committee.
In compiling its report the COM
mittee will confer. with Department
Service Officer Waldron E. Leonard,
who is in charge of the Veterans
Service Center; T. o. Krabel, ma
tional rehabilitation officer at ma
tional headquarters here, and Percy
Weinberg, the Legion's department
welfare officer, with Offices In the
Bond Building.
At the last meeting OF the Poto-
mac Post James N. Sonnabland,
Irving @. Waldecker and Philip j.
Davidson we're accepted into mem
berShip with First Vice Comdr.
Joseph Francke presiding.
The post will sponsor softball
team in the Georgetown League.
The annual post boat ride has been
scheduled for July 27. Post Comdr.
Walter Cunyus has organized a
Dollar Brick" club in an effort
to obtain funds for q permanent
clubhouse.
Kenneth H. Nash Post at its last
meeting were hosts to the Police
Boys Club who staged series of
boxing bouts arranged under the
direction of Comdr. James M.
Wright and Rex Madden. The post
will have a softball team, managed
by Charles J. Piper.
Rooms for delegates and alter
mates at the department conven-
ton at the Statler Hotel, August S
to 7 inclusive, should be engaged
at once.
Henry C. Spengler Post has
changed it's election dates for its
officers from October to September
of each year.
Watson B. Miller, commissioner
of immigration and naturaliza-
ton, a charter member of the post,
was recently honored with the pre-
sentation of a gold life membership
card in the post at ceremonies held
at the Army and Navy Club.
United States Department OF
Agriculture Post will sponsor a mu-
sical program at 730 pm, Friday in
the auditorium of Mount Alto Hos
pital. Fenton Walter, will be master
of ceremonies.
Members of the post and auxiliary
are requested to attend to assist in
serving refreshments.
Meetings this week:
Monday - District of Columbia
Taxi and George S. Patton Tank
Corps Posts, Legion Club.
Tuesday - Department Employ
ment Committee and Army and Air
Force Posts, Legion Club; James
Reece Post, European Post, 1914
Vermont avenue NV.
Wednesday National Cathedral
and Henry c. Spengler Posts, Legion
Club: Thad Dulin Post, Burlington
Hotel; Agriculture Post, Room 1862,
South Building; Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 224 D street Sc.
Thursday-Department Boat Ride
Committee, Legion Club.
Saturday-Woodridge Post, Legion
Club.
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