Evening star., 1948-09-26

D. c. Department, |
American Legion |
Employment Week |
In accordance with Public Law l76
OF the Seventy eighth Congress the
Department of the District of CO.
lumbia, American Legion, will OBJ
serve National Employ the Physical
lily Handicapped Week starting next
Sunday and ending on October Q. I
Department Employment Ofiicer
Oscar G.. Jones requests all local
physically handicapped veterans to
contact him during the week at
1924 H street NV, In order that |
they be placed in either full or part
time employment at once.
The newly elected officers Of the
Department of Agriculture Post were
presented with their badge of office |
when installed at the Hamilton Ho-
tel last week by the officer of cor
responding rank on the department
staff.
At the same time they presented |
the retiring officer in each office |
with a past officers badge. When
Department Comdr. David Z. Kis-
LUX installed Lance G. Hooks as the
new post commander he also pre-
Sented retiring Comdr. Arch w. |
Pjerrou with a diamond-studded |
coat lapel button on behalf Of the
post.
Mr.. Pjerrou presented post merit |
awards to 10 members for out
standing services to the post during |
the past year. These went to John
A. Kiracofe, Mary Kiracofe, Orveen
Nelson, Val Trowbridge, John
Brown, jr.; Harry Rohshaw, Harry |
Kabat, Ronald L. Murray, Cutler |
Smith and c. Tabor Stephens.
The Sergt. Jasper Post, at its last
meeting, accepted five new members
and voted to sponsor bowling team
in the American Legion Bowling
League. At the same time the post
voted after lengthy discussion to
retain its present rate Of dues for
the coming year.
Edward L. Marthill, Charles K.
Dunn, Victor J. Farrar and George
Lee have been appointed depart
ment chairmen Of the Veterans
Preference, Ways and Means, Sick
Call and Publicity Committees, re-
spectively, while c. Francis Nc
Carthy will serve as department vice
chairman of the Internal Organiza-
ton Committee and William L. Des
Praz will be member of the Legion
Clubhouse Committee.
The Vincent B. Costello Post, one
of two in the local department with
a total membership of over 1000,
has voted to sponsor three bowling
teams in the American Legion
Bowling League. They will roll each
Tuesday evening on the Chevy Chase
Ice Palace Alleys.
At its last meeting Clarence
Opper, post membership officer,
presented the names of five new
members and made the monthly
membership award to Sylvan
Reichgut. Several post members
were also presented with National
Aerial Roundup Awards.
Henry Heine, member of this
post, has been appointed chairman
of the Department Athletic Conf
mission, and Julius I. Peyser has
been appointed chairman of the
Department Distinguished Guests
Committee. James Pistorio will be
the vice chairman of the Depart
ment Committee and Byron Carson
will again be a member of the In
ternal Organization Committee.
Posts which have not received their !
New York Convention flag bands
may obtain them at department
headquarters. There are also
number of post membership cards
for 1949 at department headquar-
tiers available to posts at any time.
Oficers of Jacob Jones Post were
selected at its last meeting, and
will be installed on october g at
the Washington Club. /
Following the election Of officers,
leather-bound memorandum books
were presented to outgoing Comdr.
Ruth Mckenzie and Membership
Officer Mary A. Wilhoite, who will
IN, ofEnn n6pr
New members accepted were Eliz-
abeth wilkins, Rose A. Wolcott,
Mary Low and Rose Buice.
The department commander and
his staff, escorted by the National
Guard of Honor, in command OF
Capt. James c. Clarke, will install
officers of three posts this week at
the Legion Club. On Wednesday
evening they will visit the National
Cathedral Post, on Thursday eve
ming the Stephen P. 'McGroarty
Post and on Friday evening the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
ONCE Post.
Several members of the Hospital
Voluntary Service Advisory Com
mittee for Mount Alto Hospital will
begin training this week as disc
Jockeys in the radio room at the
hospital during day shifts, and will
also assist in setting up cataloging
records, as we'll as record and
TRANSCRIPTION library, according to
A. T. Danaher, the Legion's official
representative on the committee.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Taxi Post, Legion Club.
Tuesday-Army and Air Forces
Post, Legion Club; James Reece Eu-
rope Post, 1914 Vermont avenue
NV.
Wednesday - National Cathedral
Post, Henry c. Spengler Post.
Legion Club.
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