Evening star., 1948-11-21

ment COmdr. klSl1uk, with Depart
ment Adjt. Gail T. Judd, will at
tend the annual department COM
manders and adjutants' conference,
opening today.
On Thanksgiving Day is the sec
ond of five special days set aside
by the national organization to con-
duct its 1949 membership drive in
an effort to enroll 3,000,O 900 members
by December 81.
The department of officers will
render their reports at the Depart
ment Executive Committee meeting
on November 26.
The Forty and Eight degree team
off1ciated at the induction of a large
class of members for General Ac-
counting Office Post. The post an
nounced that all members secur-
ing Is or more new or renewal men,
bers before the close of the present
Forty-niner drive will receive a new
Legion cap. Those securing five or
more will be awarded a new Le-
gion coat lapel button.
Edward A. Simpson was pre-
sented with past commanders S
diamond-studded emblem. Plans
for the posts annual Christmas
dance at Wardman Park Hotel on
December II were announced.
The Legion announced the ap-
pointment of John Lewis Smith, jr.,
former Assistant United States At
torney for the District of Columbia
and a past commander of George
Washington Post here. as national
chairman of the American Le-
gion's drive to promote the sale of
War Bonds. The drive closes De-
cember II.
Sergt. Jasper Post accepted 10
new members to bring its total to
200 for the year.
Comdr. Alvin Shonk appointed
all past post commanders as men,
bers of the Membership Commit
tee.
Coder Ascher, John A. Bonner
and Charles A Botsford were ap-
pointed as members of the Ways
and Means Committee to raise
funds for operating expenses.
Eunice Mayhood, Mary ]. Quinn
and Cecilia M Quinn were accepted
as new members of the Jacob Jones
Post at its last meeting. Mrs Dor
othy Bowling was accepted by trans
fer and Catherine Nicholson was
reinstated. A contribution was made
to the Mount Alto Gift Shop.
Arrangements for an oyster roast
and spring dance of Stephen P.
McGroarty Post. under the direction
of Stewart w. Parker, will be an
nounced at the annual turkey party
at the Ambassador Hotel tomorrow
evening.
The National Guard Of Honor,
commanded by Capt James C. Clark,
has received the first-place award
won by that organization for hav-
ing had the best veteran unit in the
annual pre-Armistice Day parade
and celebration recently held at
Brunswick, Md.
A proposal to restore the name of
Gen. John j. Pershing Post to the
first post in the American Legion is
to be considered by special COM
mittee appointed by Comdr. j. Bur-
ton Morris of George Washington
Post.
On March 7, 1919, when the post
was founded, the name of Gen.
Pershing was selected and a dele
CATION represented the post at the
caucus held in st. Louis, Mo, May
$40. At that caucus the tentative
constitution was adopted and in
cluded a provision that mo post
should be named after any living
person" It became necessary to
change the name, and this was done
at a meeting in the Central High
School on May 10, 1919, when it
was changed to George Washington
Post.
The committee is composed of
Howard s. Fisk, past commander,
who was the adjutant of both posts
in 1919, chairman; Amos A. Fries
and Haywood N. Saunders, both past
commanders; John Thomas Taylor,
Charles L. Schuettler and John
Lewis Smith, jr., past commanders,
and Robert A. Bunch, vice COM
mander
The post also will favor restoring
vote to all past department COM
manders at the special constitution
convention to be held by the depart
ment December 3 and 4.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Department Ball Com
mittee, Legion Club; District Of Co.
lumbia Taxi Post, Cabana Club.
Tuesday James Reece Europe
Post, 1914 Vermont avenue NV.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
Post, H. C. Spengler Post, Legion
Club; Thad Dulin Post. Burlington
Hotel; K. H. Nash Post, 224 D
street Sc.
Thursday-James E. Walker Post,
Twelfth Street YMCA.
Friday - Department Executive
Committee, Victory Post, Legion
Club.