Evening star., 1949-04-24


Lucas, Richard D. Slagle, Irvir
Dodd. L. 3. Owens and John G
Strobel.
Past Comdr. Charles C. Drake
installed officers of Pentagor
Post Wednesday night at 1906
New Hampshire avenue NV. a,
follows: Commander, Luther j
Ross; senior vice commander
William H. Meyers: junior vice
commander. Harold J. Runft;
quartermaster, Francis H. Hamp-
ton; chaplain, John L. Drew; post
advocate, Robert H. Johanson;
surgeon, Hyman Saposnick; three
year trustee, William Vassil.
Official appointments will be
made by the new commander al
a later date.
The staff Of Comdr. ]. @. Beals
of United States Naval Gun Fac
tory Post were installed al
Kenneth Nash Club by Past De-
partment Comdr. Frank Topash
The new commander has made
the following appointments: Ad-
jutant, Charles Ryles: service
officer, c. Pace publicity officer
K. Harrigan.
The post meets regularly at 73C
Eleventh street Sc. on the first
and third Wednesday Of each
month.
Department Comdr. Robert r.
Sutphin installed officers of DAILY
Rogers Post at 3736 Tenth street
NE.
They are: Commander. John De
Leonibus; senior vice commander,
w. P. Patten; Junior vice COM
mander, e. L. Healy; chaplain,
William D. Flynn; quartermaster,
Lloyd II. johnson.
The following appointments
were made by the commander:
Adjutant. Ernest De Leonibus;
service officer, Andrew Hayden.
National headquarters notified
the Department Of the District Of
Columbia that they will be rep
resented at the D. c. convention in
June by Omar B. Ketchun. direc-
tor, VIEW National Legislative
Service, and George e. Ijams,
director. WV Rehabilitation
Service.
Comdr. Nicholas Gomez pre-
sided over the last meeting Of ALL
American Post at 1919 X street
NV.
When the new districts are
formed, the following men will
represent this post at the District
convention, to be held previous
to the department convention In
June: Robert e. Sargent, Edgar
8. Campbell, Basil B. Allison. jr.;
William A. Downs, Arthur J.
Janelli. Joseph z. Gabriel and
George r. Morris.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Federal Post, 1919 K
street NV.
Tuesday-Front Line Post, <19
Seventh street NV; Father John
P. Gallagher Post, 73l North
Capitol street.
Wednesday - Police-Fire Post,
1909 Rhode Island avenue NE;
United States Army Air Forces
Post. Raleigh Hotel.
Thursday-Potomac Post, 1906
Rhode Island avenue NE. South
west Memorial Post, Eighth and
r streets S.W.; Equality-Wal
Reed Post, 1919 K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
The District of Columbia Ladies'
Auxiliary Is sponsoring an Ameri-
.canization program May az at 8
pm. at the Commerce Department
Auditorium, under the direction
Of the Department Americanism
Chairman Grace Fields. The Ma
tional Guard of Honor Of v. F. w.
will be present. Other patriotic
organizations are invited.
Mrs. Helen Hughes presided
over ALI American Auxiliary at
Northeast Masonic Temple. The
following were elected delegates to
the department convention in
June: Mrs. Hattie Byram and
Mrs. Edith Starner.
Charges were given the new Of
f1cers by Past Department Presi-
dent Mrs. Grace Fields.
A party was given in honor Of
Past President Hazel Glass. who
expects to make her home in In
dianapolis. Ind. A bag was pre-
sented to her from the auxiliary.
The presentation was made by
Mrs. Hattie Byram.
Mrs. Roberta Fawcett installed
new officers Of Pentagon Auxiliary
on Wednesday at the Perry Ship
FOSG SluUIlUUSc, 4oOO 1<CW 1aduiP
shire avenue NV.
The Past Presidents Club was
entertained at the home Of Mrs.
Jessie williams, 406 North Edison
street, Arlington. Va. when the
birthday Of the club was cele-
brated.
Potomac Post and auxiliary will
hold a ward party at Walter Reed
Hospital from 2 TO 4 pm. Wednes-
day.
The National Capital Junior
Unit will meet tomorrow at the
home of Joyce Beasley, 1707 Up
shur street NV. for election OF
officers.
Plans will be made for q coffee
hour at Mount Alto Hospital on
May / from z to 8 PIN.
The girls are planning to hold
and cvepinc nf capneS yucv 20 al