Evening star., 1949-12-18
D. C. Department,
American Legion,
Plans Yule Party

FldnS 1 ulc dIly
Children at st. Joseph's Or
phanage at Eastern avenue and
Randolph street NE. on Friday
evening will be treated to q real
railroad train complete with box
car, ETC., on their own lawn.
The train will be sent to the
orphanage by the Forty and Eight
and the Eight and Forty Of the
Department of the District of Co.
lumbia, American Legion and
auxiliary. Upon its arrival the
children will be assembled on the
steps to greet Santa Claus when
he steps from the train on his an
nual visit to the orphanage. !
More than 200 gifts, after an
entertainment, will be distributed.
Joseph A. Walker. Americanism
officer, reports new Americanis.n
medal and citizenship certificate
will be presented to winning STU
dents OF the February graduating
classes of the District senior and
junior high. private and parochial
schools in connection with the
Legion's school award program
next year. A new program will
also be started among students of
the sixth to tenth grades.
Joseph Davidson is the newly
elected commander of the Ma
tional Press Club Post. Other
newly elected officers include:
Vice commanders. Wilbur Pickett.
George Durno and J. Lacy Reyn-
olds; adjutant. John K. Evans;
finance officer, Harry E. Radcliffe,
chaplain, H. r. Baukhage; ser
geant at arms. Scott Rigby, and
judge advocate. Ralph E. Becker.
Kenneth H. Pash Post elected
commander. William H. Lossman;
first vice commander. Charles j.
Piper; second vice commander,
Cornelius Moerdyk: third vice
commander. Edwin C. Hancock;
adjutant. Ernest M. Vitale; finance
officer, Robert c. Hall; chaplain,
Harold T. Walters; judge advo-
cate. Joseph Futuran; sergeant at
arms. Carlton ]. Cooke; quarter
master. William j. Waddel; Execu-
tive Committee, Clyde Regan,
Charles Pace, James Walters,
George WEIGH and George
Proetsch: Building Committee,
Andrew H. Ogeltree and James R.
Walters.
| The National Area B. Child Wei
fare Conference will be held at
the Hotel President in Atlantic
City. N. j.. February and 4. The
annual National Rehabilitation
Conference will be held in this city
March Is to Is, inclusive. The
finals of the 18th annual national
oratorical contest will take place
in Phoenix, Ariz., on April II, and
the finals OF the American Legion
Junior baseball series in Omaha,
Nebr., September 8 to IL. inclusive.
George P. Killmore, Lee Jacobs,
Melvin G. Hoster, Henry M. Bare
foot, jr.; Major T. Hodnett, Max
E. Eakins. Bernard L. Grossman.
Charles L. Koeph, Frederick j..
Melaugh, jr.; John w. Dennison,
Otto c. Yeatman, James r. Hans
field. George F. McMurray, Har-
old Jacobstein, William w. Sager,
Charles E. Fugitt. Francis p.
Blasik, William B. Burke, Wayne
F. Jenson, Felix A. d'Allesandro,
Paul F. Matthews. Andrew Myers
and John ]. Gleason were in
Quoted by the Forty and Eight
ritual team, under the direction
of Grand Chef de Care Gail T.
Judd, at the last meeting of the
Vincent B. Costello Post.
Luther B. Corbin is the new
commander of the James Reese
Europe Post. Other new officers
are: First vice commander, James
E. Jenifer, jr.; second vice COM
mander. Major White; third vice
commander, Thomas v. Leach;
adjutant. George N. Amy: finance
officer. Ira Holiday: membership
officer. Charles E. Pearls; service
officer. Reuben Minor, and sur
geon. DR.. Edward T. Cox.
The Clark v. Polling Post will
attend services at the West WASH
ington Baptist Church today in
a body. Last week at services at
the Home for the Incurables, Mel
son Blake, past commander of the
post, was the principal speaker.
The post is arranging plans to
attend the dedication of the Tenn
pie of the Four Chaplains in Phil
adelphia, Pa, on Memorial Day
under the direction of DR.. Daniel
A. Polling. father of one of the
four for whom the post is named.
After a lapse Of two years the
district doy,o ri mani ie a oooi,, .oox,