Evening star., 1949-09-25
Pepco Post Installs
|Comdr. Sullivan
And ndStaffofOfficers

NOIllOIs CulllVdH
And Staff of Officers
LAurance A. Sullivan took the
oath Of ONCE as commander Of
Pepco Post last week and an elab-
crate program was arranged by an
installation committee and Ernie
kennard. post ceremonial oficer
and adjutant, at the Potomac
Electric Power Co. auditorium.
BY the courtesy Of 1t. Col.
George S. Howard Of the United
States Air Forces, music was fur
nished by the United States Air
Forces School Band, conducted by
Chief Warrant Officer Frank Wei
rauch.
Master Of ceremonies was Past
Comdr. Enroll Dunbar, acting for
outgoing Comdr. Lynch.
Entertainment was furnished by
Tip and Tap. 1.-THE Rhythm
Twins" Speaker of the evening
was Calvin B. johnson, former
member of Congress from Illinois.
Presentations were made by
William L. Jones, vice president,
Potomac Electric Power Co., to
outgoing Comdr. Jerome P. Lynch,
by proxy, for his work for the past
year, and to Ernie Kennard, post
adjutant and ceremonial officer,
on behalf of outgoing Comdr.
Lynch. a personal gift for 80 years
continuous service to the Legion,
he being a charter member Of the
pioneer George Washington Post
No. /.
With the exception of the ad-
jutant and chaplain, all new Of
f1cers are World War II veterans: /:
L. A. Sullivan, commander; G. w.
Yeatman. F. L. Walker and c. c.
Lusk. vice commanders: Z. E..
Kennard. adjutant; H. H. Andrews.
finance offlcer; w. r. Stansbury,
chaplain; S. c. Boyd. historian; r.
q. Root. jr.. sergeant at arms, and
c. r. Potter, Judge advocate.
Cooley Nc Cullough. Post 40. D.
c. Department. American Legion.
il making extensive plans for q
dinner in honor Of the Junior past
commander, Maj. Gen. U. S.
Grant III. on october Il. The
affair will be held in the main
ballroom of the Press Club and
many distinguished guests are be-
ing invited.
Gen. Grant, long active In the
post. is also q life member Of the
Legion, department chairman Of
the Red Cross Committee, q vice
president and trustee OF George
Washington University and re-
tired chairman of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission. He will be presented
with a past commanders Jewel
at the dinner by Comdr. Frank
Sanders, who succeeded him.
Carl F. Kuldell is chairman Of a
committee undertaking the testi-
rnonial affair.
The Department Of the District
OF Columbia American Legion
Bowling League has elected Nor.
man 4. Krebs Of Barry Post as
president succeeding Richard A.
OBrien Of the Vincent B. Costello
Post.
James A. Munro Of Fort Stevens
Post and Roy Banta Of the De-
partment of Labor Post were re-
elected secretary and treasurer
and official scorer respectively,
while Andrew Berry Of Fort Stew
ems Post was elected to the league s
Executive Committee.
Composed Of "a teams. in two
sections, the league rolls each
Tuesday at $50 pm. on the Lucky
Strike Alleys.
Following installation ceremon-
les. the Agriculture Post at its last
meeting announced election Of
seven members to serve on the
Post Executive Committee. They
are Rae Conklin, Clate Cox, Ron
Dozier. Gordon nvermore, George
ortlip, C. Tabor Stephens and
Marshall Thompson. The post
staged an evening Of entertain
nnent featuring Audrey Hall. Miss
American Legion Of le4p.
At next Tuesdays session of the
newly formed Housing Post at the
Legion Club new officers will func-
ton for the first time since their
installation by Department Comdr.
Charles K. Dunn and his staff.
The new officers are: Cornman.
der, John H. Ford; 1st Vice Com
Fred w. wolfes: I'd vice
Commander, James McCann; I'd
Vice Commander. William B.
Blackburn; Adjutant. Andrew
Lyle: Finance Oficer, Howard
fIefferman: Judge Advocate. John
Teirney; Historian. Edward Sny.
der; Service Onicer. Thomas M.
Hall, and Sergeant-at-Arms, Ray
mond Wosky.
John A. stratton, Vito AQuaviva,
Franklin M. Jenkins, william q.
Watley, Adrian j. SINH, Thomas
M. Mcdonald and John r. Ross
were admitted to membership in
the Sergt. Jasper Post at Its last
The Forty and Eight
ritual team composed Of Francis
F.. Miller, James A. Clark, George
Morris, David E. Kisliuk, Warren
A. Hilleary and Robert Stewart
rave the Legion obligation to a
large class of members.
The post voted to enter two
teams in the bowling league and
Comdr. Alvin H. Shonk appoint
cd Martin A. Schubert and Ayden
A. Dibhle to organize q perma-
nent uniformed funeral detail.
committee will raise