Evening star., 1949-09-18

commanded by Capt. Melvin r.
Chewing, will officiate, and pres
entations will be made by James
H. Ferry, executive vice president
OF Pepco and a charter member
Of the post.
Guest speaker for the evening
will be Calvin B. Johnson, former
member of Congress from Illinois.
Installation ceremonies will be
conducted by Department Comdr
Charles X. Dunn and his staff.
assisted by the National Guard of
Honor, commanded by Capt. James
C. Clarke.
Elected and appointed officers
are: Commander, Laurance A.
Sullivan; first vice commander.
George w. Yeatman: second vice
commander, Franklin L. Walker:
third vice commander, Charles c.
Lusk; adjutant. Ernest E. Ken
nard; finance officer, Harold H.
Andrews; chaplain, William F.
Stansbury; historian, Samuel C.
Boyd; sergeant-at-arms, Robert
G. Root, jr.; judge advocate,
Charles r. Potter.
Curtis A. Jackson. former COM
mander of Vincent B. Costello
Post, has been appointed to sue
ceed Gail T.. Judd as department
adjutant of the department of
the District Of Columbia, Ameri-
can Legion, it was announced last
week by Department Comdr.
Charles K. Dunn.
Comdr. Dunn also stressed the
Importance Of early payment of
renewal dues by members in order
to avoid the payment of increased
dues by all posts to the national
organization. effective October /.
On this date all post dues to
the national organization will be
increased to $1.25 per member,
the increase to be earmarked for
exclusive use Of the national or
ganization's rehabilitation pro-
gram.
Installation of new Post officers
will also take place Wednesday
evening at the meeting of the
George s. Patton Tank Corps
Post at the Legion Club, with De-
partment Comdr. Charles K. Dunn
and his staff officiating.
To be installed are: Commander,
Donald r. Frederick; 1st vice.
commander. Robert Javins; I'd
vice-commander. Eldridge Comp
ton; Sd vice-commander, George
Briglia; adjutant. Graham Mot
ley; finance officer, Thomas M.
Beckman; chaplain, Frank L.
Peckman; and historian, Clifford
H. Spence.
With H. r. McCamant as gen.
eral chairman. the post is making
arrangements for its second
annual Patton Day Birthday Din
ner to be held on Armistice Day
evening.
Department Comdr. Charles K.
Dunn and his staff. escorted by
the National Guard of Honor, in
command of Capt. James C..
Clarke. of1iciated at installation
ceremonies at the last meeting of
the Capital Transit Post.
The department commander
also installed Baird E. Cowell as
captain of the post guard and
Percy l.. Phillips as first lieutenant
and adjutant.
Louis M: Combs, Harold J.
Wade, Donald F. Cheetman and
Harry A. Turner were admitted, to
membership in the Vincent B.
Costello Post at Its last meeting.
Membership awards were pre-
sented to John J. Mccormack, jr.;
Vernon c. Wilson. John H. Vittum,
Anthony j. Luspin, Frank J..
Felker and James p. McGrath.
John Ais received a gold Legion
lapel button for .his activities
among hospital patients through
out the last year.
The Belgo-American Associa-
ton, through the American Le-
gion. invited a pilgrimage of
World War II veterans to the site
Battle OF the Bulge on Memorial
Day. 1850, when a marble monu-
ment commemorating the historic
battle will be unveiled. The monu-
ment, to be in the shape of an
American f1ve-pointed star, will
have inscribed on its walls a COM
plete history OF the conflict.
At the meeting of the Leslie and
Douglas McNair Post next We'd
nesday evening at the Legion
Club. Arlie A. Adkins will become
the new commander in installa-
ton ceremonies to be conducted
by the department commander
and his staff.
Also to be installed are: First
vice commander, Delton E. Ager-