Evening star., 1949-04-24
D. c. Department,
American Legion,
In Aerial Roundup

III ASIIdI NOuIIuup
Comdr. Joseph A. Walker, Ma
tional Executive Committeeman
Owen c. Holleran and Membership
Omcer c. z. De vivo of the De-
partment Of the District Of Co
lumbia, American Legion. will
leave here next Saturday by plane
to attend the Legion's 18th Annual
National Aerial Membership
Roundup ut national headquar-
ters. Indianapolis, Ind, next Sun
day afternoon.
Membership Ofhcer De Vivo- ex-
poets to carry about $4,000 men,
bership cards to the roundup and
has set midnight next Thursday
for all posts to have these on file
In department headquarters.
The enrolment in the local
posts to date is: George Washing
ton. s57s: Jacob Jones. 434: Belleau
Wood. 1s: Victory. ITS: James
Reece Europe, 937; Jane A. Delano,
1872: Kenneth II. Nash. 395: Ma
tionai Cathedral. 3e8: Quentin
Roosevelt. 206: Henry c. Spengler,
155: sergt. Jasper. 754; Vincent B.
Costello. 1.047: Lincoln. OF: A. p.
Gardner. 1877; @. s. Patton Tank
Corps, 81: National Press Club,
l24: Cooley Nc Cullough. 257; Bu-
reau Of Engraving and Printing.
400: George e. Killeen. 106; James
e. Walker. $50: Stephen P. Nc
Groarty, 90; I'd Division, lit; Po-
lice and Fire. 497; Stanley Church
De Pue. 1853: Bunker Hill. $40; Fort
Stevens. 355; Government Printing
Office. 672; Columbia. 63; Treas
ury. 50; Agriculture, 583; Kenna-
Main, 214; u. q. McAlexander, Ct;
Internal Revenue. 289; Potomac,
1852; Justice. AS; Labor, 248;
Pepco. 321: Gas Light. 215; Com
merce. $40: Capital Transit, 3l6:
Maritime, 1911: General Account
ing Office, 47S; Fort Dupont. 1872:
Woodbridge. 257; District of CO.
lumbia Taxi. 301; Lesley and
Douglas McNair. 81; A. G. Bell, 10;
Building and Construction Trades,
20l: Holleran-Murray. ITO; r. B. l..
1873; Barry. SO; Navy. 2l0; Thad
Dulin. 207: Civil Service, l13; Fort
Totten. "a; Army and Air Forces.
1853: Interior. "a; Clark v. Polling.
128, and Security and Ex-
change, SO.
Woodbridge Post recently inaug-
urated its Annual School Award
Program when Comdr. Bernard
Beard and Mrs. Vina st. Peter,
president Of the auxiliary. visited
the National Training School for
Boys where awards were presented
to Farrell Douglas Bost, Buck Ad-
kins and Raymond Wright based
on outstanding department at the
school. e =.
Entertainment was furnished by
talent from the school under the
direction Of j. P. Morris.
Other awards will be presented
in the near future to students of
the six other schools In the Wood
ridge area under the direction of
Americanism Ofiicer Karl Parker.
The Thad Dulin Post at It's last
meeting featured an "All-Golf
Mite" program with Witty Cox.
golf pro at the Congressional
Country Club, as guest speaker
followed by the showing OF golf
films, ,.
Alphons J. Hackl was voted into
full post membership. The appli-
cation Of Phillip H. Lightfood, jr.
was received.
At the last meeting Of the Wash
ington Gaslight Post a class Of
new members were obligated by
the Forty and Eight degree team.
Department Comdr. Joseph A.
Walker. accompanied by this staff
and escorted by the National
Guard Of Honor in command Of
Capt. James G. Clarke, installed
the post officers.
Those installed included: Com
mander. Albert w. Loring: first
vice commander. Daniel L. Robert
son: second vice commander,
Ralph p. Jordan. jr.: adjutant,
Hewitt Crosby, .jr::;; finance officer,
Norman w. Laird; Historian. John
G. Werner; chaplain. John j.
Chaconas; service officer, Weaver
Doyle; Judge advocate, Henry F.
Krautwurst:; and sergeant at
arms, Harry H. Holson.
VV
The Clark v. Polling Post has
set a goal Of .156 members in its
membership contest and has can
celed the deadline for the contest
previously decided on. according
to Membership Ofilcer John Smith.
Charter No. 4l07.
REPORT OF THE G
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