Evening star., 1948-12-12
ID. c. Department,
American Legion,
Plans Annual Ball

Plans Annual Ball
The department of the District
of Columbia, American Legion will
bring to this city one of the ma
tions top name-bands for its big
annual department ball to be held
in the National Guard Armory on
February 10, according to Comdr
Roy E. Miles of the District OF
Columbia Taxi Post, general chair
man of the event.
The legion will also sponsor q
beauty contest among contestants
representing the various posts. The
winner will be selected by a board
of judges from four newspapers and
crowned Miss American Legion
District of Columbia 1949."
Tickets will go on sale to the sew
eral local posts following a meeting
of the General Committee tomorrow
evening at the American Legion
Club. The department secretary
Mrs. Astrid Hagbloom, will be in
charge OF sales.
Acting Department Comdr. Joseph
A. Walker has challenged the de-
partment OF Maryland to a men,
bership contest to close on March 16
The winning department com
mander, adjutant and membership
officer will be hosts Of the losers at
a dinner to be held at later date
Past Department Comdr. c
Francis Mccarthy will install officers
of the Alexander Graham Bel
Post or Tuesday evening at the
Legion Club. On Wednesday eve-
ming those of the Fort Totten Post
will be seated by Acting Department
Comdr. Walker with the depart.
ment staff and the National Guarc
of Honor officiating at both.
Officers of the A. G.. Bell Post are
Commander, Desmond w. Topping
first vice commander, Willis P
Taylor; second vice commander
Douglas F. Studdiford; third vice
commander, Delma E. Dale; adju.
tant, Julian E. Lakey; finance of.
ficer. John H. Doffert.
Oficers of the Woodbridge and the
Washington Building and Construc-
ton Trades Posts, who meet thi.
week, have also been elected and in.
stalled. They are:
Woodbridge Post Commander
Bernard Beard; first vice comman.
der, Albert J. Herman: second vice
commander, John Adams; thirc
vice commander, Warren Beach
adjutant. Clyde Kennedy: chaplain
Gilbert Krobath; finance officer
Clarence Cornelius: historian, Ben.
jamin Murdick; service officer. Lev
St. Peter; judge advocate, Robert
Startling; sergeant at arms, Gran.
vile Boul
Washington Building and Con-
struction Trades Post-Commander
George ]. Burkett; first vice COM
mander, Harlin M. Hagen: second
vice commander. Clifford Harl;
third vice commander, Herbert P
Newman: adjutant, George D. Bev-
eridge; finance offlcer, Archie B
Moore.
General Accounting Post will hold
Christmas dance next Friday
evening. The post has changed its
constitution and bylaws to provide
that elected officers assume their
office Immediately upon election.
Various posts are planning to dis
tribute Christmas baskets to needy
veterans and their families who are
members of their posts. Vincent B
Costello Post collected canned goods
at its last meeting for this purpose
Sergt. Jasper Post will hold its an
nual Monte Carlo night at the
American Legion Club next Satur-
day evening to raise funds for this
purpose. Canned goods will be the
only cost of admission.
Basket ball and bowling teams art
now being formed among member.
Of the James Reece Europe Pos
under the direction of James E. Jen.
neifer. William E. Sypfax has beer
appointed a member of the Depart.
ment Employment Committee. JESSE
Carter will again be vice chairman
of the Department Juvenile Parti.
cipation Committee and John E
Anderson will be assistant depart.
ment service officer. George E
O'Brien will be manager of the
Drum and Bugle Corps and John H
Holland will be captain of the drill
team.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Lincoln Post. FBI Post
Department Ball and Bond Com
mittees, Legion Club; Jacob Jones
Post, Willard Hotel; Treasury Post
Hamilton Hotel: Woodbridge Post
2022 Rhode Island avenue NE;
Security and Exchange Post, 42s
Second street NV.
Tuesday-Alexander Graham Bel
Post, U. G. McAlexander Post, Legion
Club; James Reece Europe Post
1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Wednesday George S. Patton
Tank Corps Post, Fort Totten Post
Leslie and Douglas Post, Department
Juvenile Participation Committee
Legion Club: General Accounting
|Office Post, 224 D street Sc; Wash
ington Gas Light Post, Stansbury
Hall; Washington Building and Con.
struction Trades Post, Pythiar
Temple.
Thursday - Stanley Church d.
Pue Post, Capital Transit Post
Legion Club; International Revenue
Post, Stansbury Hall.
Friday-Victory Post, Legion Club
Kenna- Main Post, 1910 Good Hop
road S.E.
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