Evening star., 1948-10-10
ID. C. Legionnaires
Plan to Attend
National Meet

National Meet
approximately 500 local legion
naires and their friends will attend
the 30th Annual National Conven-
ton of the American Legion and
Its affiliated bodies at Miami, Fla,
from october 17th to 21st inclusive.
About half of this number will leave
by special train from Union Station
next Friday at pm. arriving in
Miami the next day at 10 am.
Others will leave early this week
in automobiles. Others will go by
plane.
The special train will be in charge
of Edward G. Comingore.
David E. Kisliuk, department
commander, will be the chairman
of its Is delegates to the convention.
Clarence T. Milne, grand chef de
care, OF local Grand Voiture 174
sForty and Eight, will head the five
delegates representing that organi-
zation. Mrs. May L. Hilleary will
be the chairman Of the eightadele-
gates who will represent the local
American Legion Auxiliary and
Mrs. ERa Carricc will be chairman
Z, OF the seven delegates who will rep
resent local Salon IA of the Eight
and Forty.
Headquarters will be in the
Whitehart Hotel while the National
Guard of Honor will set IT'S head
quarters up in the Normandy.
Others attending the convention
from this city will stay at the Park
Central and at the STRAIT Haven.
Leslie and Douglas McNair Post
will hold stag party at the Ameri-
can Legion Club next Friday even-
ting.
John Lewis Smith Jr., retiring
commander of the George Washing
ton Post, has been appointed vice
chairman of the American Legions
clubhouse committee. Ernest H.
jeffrey, also a member Of this post,
will serve as a member Of the same
committee. John Lewis Smith, Sr
will serve as vice chairman of the
Department Distinguished Guests
Committee.
Installation of officers will be
conducted by the department COM
mander and his staff, escorted by
the national guard of honor, in
command Of Capt. James G. Clarke
tomorrow evening in the Depart
ment of Interior and Lincoln Post
1T the Legion Club. On Wednesday
evening he will visit the Police and
Fire Post at the Odd Fellows Hall
4l9 Seventh street NV, for the
same purpose.
New officers Of the Department OF
Interior Post are: Commander, Fred
A. Fetter, jr.; first vice commander
Stephen S. Tripp; second vice COM
mander. Mary L. Saylor; third vice
commander, Joseph T. Flakne; ad-
jutant, Russell w. Flight; finance
officer, Virginia Harrison, and ser
geaut at arms, Oscar L. Barker and
John H. Compton.
Labor Department Post - Com
mander. Marshall C. Miller; first
vice commander. Arnold Chase; Sec
ond vice commander, Charles Fos-
ter: third vice commander, Neil
Turner: chaplain, Ulrey B. Culla-
han; adjutant. Charlie Hale; finance
officer, Oscar Anderson; sergeant at
arms, Lois Walgren; judge advocate,
Ira Funston.
Police and Fire Post-Command-
er, Lyman p Clements; first vice
commander, John U. Carroll; Sec
ond vice commander, Joseph F.
Bowers; third vice commander,
James p. Miller; fourth vice COM
mander, Carl A. Beck; chaplain,
Jessie j. Ramsey: adjutant, James
3. Clark; finance officer, Nelson G..
ThAyer; sergeant at arms, John P.
Danskey; master at arms, John
Scheurtng, and trustees, for one
year, Randle Honaker, and for four
years, John l.. Neese.
Those of the Lincoln Post will be
announced during the meeting.
1OGOp OOl1Co Z 1Ook lCSCllk4y 1lCIO III,
annual memorial services at the
grave Of Past Comdr. Kate Clag-
gett In Rock Creek Cemetery and
held q party at the Industrial Home
School for Girls under the direction
Of Vice Comdr. Ethel Doherty. Past
Comdr. Ruth Mckenzie headed
delegation on q visit to the Newton
D. Baker General Hospital at Mar
tirSburg, w. Va, where several post
members are under treatment.
Anne Frame, Q member OF this
post who was awarded the Watson
B. Miller Trophy at the Legion last
department convention for her out
standing work as vice chairman OF
the Department Veterans Housing
Committee during the past year
has been reappointed in the same
capacity.
Luncheon Of the Thad Dulin Post
will be held Wednesday at noon in
the Burlington Hotel. The applica-
tions Of Howard r. Seitz, Gerald G.
Gerald and Edward j. Hickey, by
transfer from the Department of
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