Evening star., 1949-10-02
American Legion
Guard of Honor
To Elect Officers

American Legion National Guard
of Honor for the ensuing year will
be elected tomorrow evening at the
Legion Club.
Those nominated at the last
meeting were Warren A. Hilleary
of George A. Killeen Post and
George r. Morris of Civil Service
Post.
Morris r. Van Sise will be
elected as senior first lieutenant,
without opposition, while James A.
O'Neill, Samuel A. Greenburg and
William S. Colburn will run for
the Office of junior first lieutenant
and George E. Wells and Charles
D. Wimpee for chaplain with the
commission of first lieutenant.
Those nominated for second
lieutenant were William H. Gross
kopf. Stephen ]. Verdi. Alden I.
Dame, Harry A. Mills, Philip j.
Dormas, John E. Clark, Andrew
F.. Micheals and Added J. Neam.
OF these five will be elected. one
of which will serve as adjutant.
Those nominated to serve on the
Executive Committee were: George
N. Merriam, John P. Lester. Gail
T. Judd. Thomas P. Royston and
William O'Connor.
The newly elected officers will
then be officially installed by De-
partment Comdr. Charles K. Dunn
and his staff at installation serv-
ices now being planned to take
place at the American Legion Club
on october II by retiring Capt.
James A. Clark.
In connection with President
Harry S. Truman's Proclamation
setting aside this week as National
Employ the Physically Handi-
capped Week, Department Serv-
ice Officer Waldron E. Leonard
urges all local physically handi-
capped veterans to enroll with
the Veterans Employment Place
ment Service at once in order that
they may be placed in a gainfull
occupation.
officers of the Sergt. Jasper
Post were elected at last months
meeting.
They were: Commander, Corlos
r. McCalla: first vice commander.
Vincent U. Jones, second vice
commander, William M. Cosgrove;
third vice commander. William M.
Murray: chaplain, Julius Cerulla.
The new commander announced
the appointment Of, adjutant,
Robert Maring; finance officer,
Thomas M. Lee: membership Of
f1cer, Dale G. Rounds; sergeant
alarms, John Bonner, and color
bearer, Charles r. Pritchard.
These, with a number Of others
to be named next Wednesday, will
be installed with the elected OIL
GERS by the department COM
mander, accompanied by his staff
and escorted by the National
Guard of Honor for that purpose.
The department commander
named retiring Comdr. Alvin H.
Shonk to be department historian
and appointed Fred G.. Fraser as
chairman of the newly formed
Department Inter Racial Com
mittee. C. Francis Mccarthy also
was appointed to the Department
Post Charter Investigating Com
mittee.
Tomorrow evening at the Le-
gion Club George D. Beveridge
will be installed as commander Of
the Washington Building and
Construction Trades Post. with
the department commander. his
staff and the guard officiating.
He succeeds George A. Burkett,
who was recently elected . de-
partment vice commander.
Others to be installed are: First
vice commander, Robert Ward:
second vice commander, Samuel
Johnston; third vice commander.
Vincent DAILY; finance officer,
Archie Moore; service officer.
Archie Moon; chaplain, John
Toole; sergeant-at-arms, William
Pope; judge advocate, George A.
Burkett; color bearer. Harry Har-
bin. jr.; adjutant, Harlan Hagen,
and historian, Frank Novatny.
Preceding the installation the
Forty and Eight Ritual Team will
confer the degree on class Of
over 80 new members accepted at
the last meeting.
The post will hold its second
annual halloween party at the
Silver Hill Club, 5000 Naylor road
Sc. on October 28th.
Joseph Robert, a member of
this post, has been appointed an
assistant department sergeant-at
arms.
Louis M. Combs, Harold j.
w oACB DO1lo1o Es NllCSUklldll dklO
Harry A. Turner were admitted
to membership in Vincent B. Co.'S
tello Post at its last meeting.
John J. Mccormack, jr., Ver-
non c. Wilson, John H. Vittum,
Anthony j. Luspin, Frank J. Felix
er and James P. McGrath received
membership awards while John
Ais was presented with a gold
lapel button, for his activities
among hospital patients.
George Woodend has been ap-
pointed an assistant department
sergeant-at-arms.
Three other members selected
as chairman Of department COM
mitees were James Pistorio, en-
tertainment; Frank Norton. vet
erans' preference and Clarence
v. Opper, welfare advisory coun-
Gil. Donald Dalton and David E.
Kisliuk have been named as mem
y II