Evening star., 1949-09-04
In Local Service Organizations
D. c. Department,
American Legion,
Plans Air Show

on september IL al PIN. dI tile
Hybla Valley Airport south o1
Beacon Field below Alexandria
Va, on Route No. /. will stage its
first annual airshow and circus
under the direction of Curtis
jackson
The four-hour show will be un.
der the supervision of Tommy
Walker.
Ample parking space for all cars
will be provided. Tickets may be
purchased at the department
headquarters, 2437 18Th stree
NV, at 1900 G street NV. or a
the airport on the day Of tht
show. In case of rain it will bt
held at the same time and place
on September rs.
All funds derived from the ven
ture will be turned over to tht
local Legion's Department of Wei
fare and Relief in charge o.
Percy K. Weinberg.
Department Comdr. Charles K
Dunn and his staff will officially
install the officers of Vincent B
Costello Post Tuesday evening a
the Legion Club.
Those to be installed are: Com.
mander, Sylvan Reichgut; frs
vice commander, John j. McCor.
mack, Jr.: second vice commander
Russell v. Gordon; third vice
commander, Rome L. Knapp: ad.
jutant, Cecil Sorrell; assistant ad.
Jutant, Leo H. Ross; finance oftl-
Ger, Michael j. Nahum; assistant
finance officer, Vincent A. Good
reau; chaplain, William st. Cyl
Darlington; sergeant at arms
John M. Fisher; master-at-arms
Jesse R. Watson; quartermaster
Frank j. Felker; executive COM
mittee, Clarence v. Opper, Byron
c. Carson, Edwin G. Murphy, John
M. Griffin and James P. McGrath
The post will vote on various
changes in it's Constitution and
Bylaws.
Newly elected Commander John
j. Kiracofe of the Department OF
Agriculture Post will be officially
seated by the department COM
mander and his staff at the pocts'
installation dance at the Shore
ham Hotel next Friday evening
Other new officers to be in
stalled are: first vice commander,
James L. Sarver; second vice
commander. John c. Brown; third
vice commander, Oren Eason; fl
nance officer. Madeline F. Knotts;
historian, Orvene M. Nelson;
chaplain, William Mcmahon; SER
geant-at-arms. Albert Matthews
and service officer, Gene Hall.
The Government Printing Of
fee Post will elect officers next
Friday evening in the Legion CLUB
The department commander
and his staff with Mrs. Rose Per-
kins, department president OF the
Auxiliary and her staff will Off
ciate at installation ceremonies to
be held by the Second Division
Post Wednesday evening at the
new Colonial Hotel. Willard w.
Sibert and his wife, Maude Sibert,
will be sworn in as post COM
mander and unit president re-
spectfully.
This is the first time in the his
tory of the post when a post COM
mander and his wife have served
jointly during the same year.
Other post officers to be in
stalled are: Senior vice COM
mander. John S. Burdette; junior
vice commander, Neal H. Phillips;
chaplain, Claude L. Dawson; ser
geant-at-arms, Howard J. Nc
Grath.
Officers nominat ted at the last
meeting of the Sergeant Jasper
Post will be elected Wednesday
evening at the Legion Club. They
will then be officially placed in
Office by the department COM
mander and his staff on October S
Those nominated are: Com
mander. Carlis L. McCalla: first
vice commander. Vincent B.
Jones; second vice
William N. Cosgrove and Charles
K. Botsford: third vice COM
mander, William P. Murray, and
chaplain. Jules Cerulla.
At the last meeting the depart
ment commander delivered an ad-
dress outlining his objectives for
the year.
All posts desiring to have a
franchise in the American Legion
Bowling League for 1949-50 should
have a representative at the elec-
ton of officers to be held at the
Legion Club next Wednesday eve
ming.
President Richard A. O'Brien
announces the league will get
under way on September 13 at the
Lucky Strike Alleys, Fourteenth
street NV. between Riggs and r
streets at $50 pm.
Meetings this week:
Monday - National Guard of
Honor, Legion Club; Stephen P.
McGroarty Post, Ambassador Hotel.
Tuesday - Vincent B. Costello
Post, Legion Club.
Wednesday-Sergt. Jasper Post,
Legion Club; Second Division Post,
Colonial Hotel.
Thursday-Forty and Eight. De-
partment of Interior Post. Legion
Club; James E. Walker Post, $500
Georgia avenue NV; Halloran-
Murray Post. 320l Prospect street
NV; Fort Totten Post, the Ship.
$685. Georgia avenue NV.
Friday - Government Printing
Office Post, Legion Club; Clark "
Polling Post, 1923 Sixteenth street
NV; Department of Agriculture