Evening star., 1948-10-03
In Local Service ORGANIZATIONS
40 and 8 Members.
American Legion,
Get Merit Awards

american Legion,
|Get Merit Awards
Francis Miller, James ]. Rothrock
and John A. McCabe of the Forty
and Eight, District of Columbia De-
partment, American Legion, at the
last meeting, were presented Merit
Awards by Capt. James c. Clarke of
the National Guard of Honor.
Announcement was made by
Grand Chef de Care Clarence Milne
of the appointment of Bernard
Meade as sous counductuer: Martin
Schubert, sous commissaire intan-
dant; George Lee, sous publicist, and
Victor ]. Farrar, sous sick call.
New officers will be installed in
the following posts this week:
Sergt. Jasper-Commander, Alvin
Shonk; first vice commander, Har-
vey P. Hill; second vice commander,
Carliss McCalla; third vice COM
mander, Charles L. Botsford; chap
lain, William r. Cosgrove; adjutant,
Thomas Evans; finance officer, Dale
c. Rounds; sergeant at arms, Frank
Platz, and color bearers. Charles
Pritchard and George BATH.
George Washington-Commander
j. Burton Morris; first vice COM
mander, Morris v. Spicci; second
vice commander, Robert A. Bunch;
third vice commander, Martin l..
Dellinger; chaplain, Charles c. P.
Scheuttler, jr.; adjutant, James j.
Murphy; finance officer, Robert E.
Eckel; quartermaster, Robert w.
McAlwee; sergeant at arms, j. C.
Morris; master at arms, Rice M.
Terrill; surgeon, DR.. Joseph Bren-
nan; historian, Charles L. Scheut-
tier, ST., and colorbearers, Bernard
c. MCGEE and Lewis w. Shea.
Columbia-Commander, Harry A.
Mills; first vice commander, Neal
Link; second vice commander, Emil
0illiard; third vice commander,
Cornelius E. Siekman; sergeant at
arms, Harold Supplee. An adjutant,
finance officer and two color-bearers
will be named prior to the meeting.
Jacob Jones-Commander, Mary
Wilhoite; senior vice commander,
Catherine Hazen; junior vice COM
mander, Ethel Doherty; chaplain,
Catherine Crowley; adjutant, Es-
telle Ruby; finance officer. Edith
Maxey; historian, Edith Purcell:
quartermaster, Helen Riley; SER
geant at arms, Faith Windsor;
color bearers, Mary Healy and Judy
Du Fore. and investment advisor,
Ruth Mckenzie.
Jane A. Delano-Commander
Hannah Howard; senior vice COM
mander, Mabel I. Floyd; junior vice
commander, Florence Powell: chap
lain, Rose E. Boyle; adjutant, Edna
Spielman: finance officer, Betty
Bush: historian, Emily Eek A SER
geant at arms and two color bear
ers will be named prior to the
meeting.
The date for membership in the
annual Booster Club or the Loyal
Order of Forty-Niners has been
advanced to next Saturday evening.
Nearly 500 have already enrolled
and all Booster Club Cards will be
presented to the new national COM
mander upon his election At the
national convention in Miami later
this month.
Clark v. Polling Post has set the
second Friday of each month as its
permanent meeting night At next
Fridays meeting they will consider
the adoption of its permanent con-
stitution and bylaws. -
The National Guard of Honor will
elect officers tomorrow evening.
Those nominated are: Captain,
George Morris, Warren Hilleary,
James C. Clarke; senior first lieuten-
ant, Charles ]. Hawkins, James r..
Raeburn, George Butler, William
O'Connor; junior first lieutenant,
James A. O'Neill; Roy A. Mif1elton,
chaplain; first lieutenant, George E.
Wells; second lieutenant, Robert
Jacobs, Harry A. Mills, Robert F.
Stewart, Arthur P. May, Miles R.
Van Size, Stephen J. Verdi, William
Colburn. j. E. Clark. William H.
Grosskofp, Phillip c. Domras; adju-
tant, second lieutenant, Edward A.
Zuranski, William Oxley, and execu-
tive committee, Samuel Greenberg,
Alden I. Dame, George M. Merriam,
Donald Johnson, William F. Cotton
The James Reese Europe Post will
sponsor Homer Smith and his
Melodaires next Friday evening at
the Metropolitan Baptist Church in
q musicale to raise funds for the
post clubhouse.
The 8. E. C. Post will hold its
annual harvest dance the same eve
ming at the Shoreham Hotel with a
number Of disabled veterans as
guests.
Meetings this week:
Monday-National Guard of Honor,
Department Welfare Advisory Coun-
Gil, Department of Labor Post, Legion
Club; Stephen P. McGroarty Post,
Ambassador Hotel.
Tuesday-Vincent B. Costello Post,
Legion Club: Second Division Post,
New Colonial Hotel.
Wednesday-Sergeant Jasper Post,
Legion Club; Washington Building
and Construction Trades Post, Pyth-
ian Temple.
Thursday - Geroge Washington
Post, Maritime Post, Department of
Interior Post, Legion Club; Fort
Stevens Post, Stansbury Hall; Co.
lumbia Post, 224 D street Sc.
Friday - Government Printing
OH6ca Post Dam rtnnent Of Aoriclll. :.