Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-09-11
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American Legion,
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Morris ". Spicci, a World War
II veteran was elected commander
of George Washington Post No. l
at its last meeting.
Others elected included: Robert
A. Bunch, first vice commander;
Martin L. Dellinger. second vice
commander; B. A. Costello, third
vice commander: Charles P. c.
Schuettler, chaplain; Robert w.
Nc Alwee, quartermaster; Samuel
w. Keys, sergeant at arms; John
j. Lang, master at arms; Past
Comdr. Howard S. Fisk, historian;
DR.. Charles S. Carroccio, surgeon;
Louis F. Shea, Ernest M. Jeffrey,
Roy F. DeLano and Willard A.
DeLano, color bearers.
The installation will take place
October 6 at the American Legion
Clubhouse, with Department
Comdr. Charles K. Dunn and his
staff officiating. 1t will be ladies
night.
At the last meeting Randolph
G. Bishop, director of the depart
ment of promotion at Washington
Cathedral addressed the gathering.
He selected the post to sponsor a
special feature to be announced
later as memorial to Gen. John
j. Pershing, a life member of the
post.
Joseph F. Rogers, chairman OF
the Department of the District OF
Columbia American Legion Youth
Opportunity Committee, was ap-
pointed as chairman of similar
national committee by National
Comdr. Perry Brown at the recent
national convention in Philadel-
phia, Pa.
Mr.. Rogers, member Of the
Bureau of Internal Revenue Post,
who has been general chairman OF
the local committee for more than
three years, has been instructed by
the new national commander to
submit the plans of activities in
operation here before meeting OF
the National Executive Committee
at national headquarters in In
dianapolis, Ind, on November 18th.
toward putting the local program
In operation on a national scale.
Justice Tom C.. Clark with whom
Mr.. Rogers worked in this field
locally has been appointed honor
airy chairman.
Frank Shaw, a member of the
Thad Dulin Post, has been ap-
pointed by Department Comdr.
Charles K. Dunn as chairman OF
the departments annual national
commanders banquet committee.
He is now arranging plans for this
event to take place on Armistice
Eve, November 10.
Ulysses G.. McAlexander Post
will both nominate and elect Off
GERS next Tuesday evening at the
Legion Club.
Department Service Officer Wal
dron E. Leonard announces appli-
cations for dividends now due vet
Grams who carry NSLI are now
available at department headquar-
tiers, 2437 Fifteenth street NV,
and at the Veterans Service Gen.
ter, Fourteenth street and Penn
sylvania avenue NV.
Officers Of United States De-
partment of Agriculture Post were
installed by the department COM
mander and his staff, accom-
panied by the guard Of honor, at
a dance Friday night at the
Shoreham Hotel.
The new officers are: Com
mander, John j. Kiracofe; senior
vice commander, James L. Sarver;
second vice commander. John c.
Brown. jr.; third vice commander.
Oren Eason: adjutant, Josephine
Bennett; finance officer, Madeline
F. Knots; historian, Orvene Mel
son; chaplain, William Mcmahon;
sergeant alarms, Albert Mat
thews, and service officer, Gene
Hall.
New officers of the Bureau Of
Internal Revenue Post, to whom
no opposition was voiced at the
last meeting, will be declared
elected next Thursday evening at
Stansbury Hall.
They will then be officially in
stalled by the department COM
mander and his staff on Ocotber
20.
They are: Commander, Carl A.
Baumann; first e-commander.
William G. Schultz; second vice.
commander, William B. Wal
decker; third vice-commander, w.
Dean Mathis; finance officer. Rus
sell S. Jeffreys; judge advocate.
William S. Donaldson; historian,
Albert A. Stern; chaplain, Homer
l.. McInturff; surgeon, A. ]. Novak;
sergt.- Warren E. Jones,
and master-at-arms, James E.
Burke.
At the annual election of officers
Of the James E. Walker Post Doug
las Richardson was elected to be
commander, succeeding James B.
Lomack who was elected to be a
department vice-commander. Vice
commanders elected inclded Rob-