Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1948-05-23
D. c. Department,
40 and s, to Honor
National Head

~ anu o, 10 Honor
National Head
The annual stag banquet of La
Societe Des Forty Hommes ct Eight
Chevaux, sponsored by local Grand
Voiture, honoring Chef de Chemin
de Fer Guy M. Land, national head,
will take place at 7 pm. Saturday
at the Continental Hotel.
Chef Land will deliver the prin-
cipal address. Others who will ap-
pear on the program include Cor
respondent Rationale Charles Ard
cry, local Grand Chef de Care Ger
aid T. Lawler, Cheminot Rationale
Leo Collins and Department Comdr
Owen c. Holleran.
Chef de Chemin de Fer Passe
Fred D. Fraser will be the toast
master
The banquet is open to voyagers
only who may make reservations
with Grand Chef de Train Clar-
ence T. Milne, telephone Taylor
1898.
Secretary Of State George C.
Marshall, Commissioner of Immi
grafton and Naturalization Watson
B. Miller, National Comdr. James F.
O'Neil and Department Comdr.
/Holleran will take part in the
memorial exercises, sponsored by the
Leslie and Douglas McNair Post,
honoring the birthday Of the late
Gen. Leslie McNair, after whom the
post is named, at Fort McNair next
Wednesday evening.
The widow of Gen. McNair will
be a guest of honor. Following the
services, Comdr. Henry D. Milans
will place memorial wreath, as
sisted by the National Guard OF
Honor, in command OF Capt. James
C. Clarke.
The passage of the National Sc
curity Act of 1947 caused War De-
partment Post to apply for change
of It's name to the Army and Air
Forces Post, which was granted by
the Department Executive Commit
tee. The commander Is Richard l..
Fowler.
James Millar, chairman of the
Nominating Committee of the Thad
Dulin Post, will render his report
Thursday evening at the Burlington
Hotel for the election of officers.
Those whose names will appear on
the ballot are: For commander,
Yule Fisher, John Holzberg and Ed
ward Duvall, jr: first vice COM
mander, Frank Gibbon, Howard De
Franceaux; second vice commander,
Paul Oehman and James Mann;
third vice commander, Martin r.
West, jr, and Robert L. O'Brien;
adjutant. Fred Gillen, Harry Brel-
thaupt. Chase Cove, jr., and Wiley
Maroon; finance officer, Norman
MumaW and Lawton Inabinet; his
torian, Zachariah Blackstone, jr.;
Richard Essex and Bernard Cooper;
sergeant at arms, William Alexander,
Edward Gavin, Robert Boucher and
Conrad Wyvell; Executive Commit
Tee, NGu " luldHloy SiLooC WV
Richard Essex, Ward Oehman and
Frank Murphy were nominated plus
all defeated candidates for the staff
Offices.
Jane A. Delano Post will hold its
annual memorial exercises in the
nurses section of Arlington National
Cemetery at the Jane A. Delano
Memorial. Porter and Mcpherson
avenues. today at pm. The de-
partment commander will introduce
Past National Comdr. Lynn U.
Stambaugh. He will speak on the
short program, to be followed by the
placing of a memorial wreath by
Comdr. Isabelle Knight, escorted by
the national guard of honor.
In connection with It's extensive
child welfare program, the Jacob
Jones Post will soon completely fur
nish a three-bed ward in the new
Children's Hospital at cost of over
$500. Paul Carroll, Is years old, OF
the National Training School for
Box Derby races by the post. |
On Tuesday morning at Central
High School, Americanism Officer
Hyrum Hummer of the Sergt. Jasper
Post and Mrs. Virginia Mccarthy,
Americanism chairman Of the Sergt.
Jasper Unit, presented Americanlsm
medals and citizenship certificates to
Lois Elliott and Robert Mattina. out
standing boy and girl students OF
the graduating class.
Bunker Hill Post will hold its an
nual party and dance for its post
and auxiliary with paid-up cards,
next Wednesday evening at Heu-
rich's Brewery.
On Saturday at 10 am, the post
will assemble at the clubhouse, 1886
Tenth street NE, and parade to the
Mount Olivet Cemetery, where me-
mortal services will be held at the
grave of Robert A. Ralph, its first
commander. The National Guard of
Honor will officiate at the placing
of a wreath. First Vice Comdr. Ber-
nard o. Meade is in charge of both
events.
George Washington Post will hold
memorial services today at 2 o'clock
at the grave of Col E.. Lester Jones, !
commander and organizer of the
post, in Arlington National Gene
terry Members will assemble at the |
Legion Club at 1880 pm. The
services will be conducted by Comdr. |
John Lewis Smith, jr.. with the post
colors in attendance. At the con-
clusion of the services Comdr.
Smith will place wreath. Follow
ing the ceremony the delegation
will attend the "massing of the col
ors" service at the Washington Ma
tional Cathedral at 4 pm.
Government Printing Office Post
nominated delegates and alternates
to the department convention at
the last meeting. TIE degree team
of the Forty and Eight indicted
the following new members: Harry
f Baker. Keith GidSey, Solomon