Evening star., 1949-12-25

lean Legion.-Star staff Photo.
mitted included: Adam E. AS
lander. Bert B. Bevins William P.
Byrd, William Y. Burgess, John
w. Campbell, Benjamin J. Cam
pagna, Samuel A. Campagna.
senior and Junior: Wayne w. Cor
nell, Cecil r. Chapman, Montford
Cosman, Edward c. Cranston, Earl
w. Duck, Harry c. Duncan, Jay
F. Dodd, Leslie D. Eoutz. Bernard
Farkas. Andrew j. Genua, David
A. Holcomb, David R. Hudson.
David w. Hutton, Robert j.
Jacoby, Herbert King, David A.
Norman, John R. McVey.
Also Grover S. Price. John
Pohutsky, Millard M. Padgett.
Samuel J. Robertson, Irwin H.
Reynolds, Clarence T. Rosnage,
Fred H. Rose, Donald Small, David
w. Stump, James D. Sheehan.
Donald L. Smawley. Robert S.
Sherwood. Frank w. Warner,
Abraham Rosenblum, Harry A.
Ward. Charles De Vous. Robert F.
Mallory and Patrick j. Kane.
Comdr. Charles F. F'ridrick an
nounces the Navy Department
Post will hold its annual ladies'
night and close it's charter next
Tuesday evening at the New Co.
lonial Hotel.
During the past week Service
Officer Herbert M. Frazier dis
tributed a number of Christmas
baskets to- needy post members
and the Hospital Committee
staged two shows at Mount Alto
Hospital.
The Building Committee, COM
posed of Chairman Charles G.
Emmett. Harry J. Ingovarate,
William Terrill, jr: Alfred j.
Caffo and James w. Bowser are
arranging plans to obtain a
permanent clubhouse for the post
and auxiliary.
A committee under the direc-
ton of Chairman Harry H. Eames,
Albert L. Van Emden, j. Frank
Clarke and Harry Haire are con-
sidering the formation of an
auxiliary unit to bear the post
name.
| Charles B. Yoder is the new
commander now serving Potomac
Post. Other new officers are:
First vice commander, Ronald G.
Thring; second vice commander,
Charles L. Binstead: third vice
commander, Robert T. Trilling:
adjutant, Luther w. Gray; finance
officer. j. Riley Stanton; Judge
advocate. Joseph o. Francke, and
service officer. George Wells.
Frank Norton. membership Of
ficer Of Grand Voiture 174 of the
Forty and Eight. has completed
the distribution of the forms on
which local voyaguers may report
the number Of new or renewal
members secured for the Legion
during the current year.
Each local voyaguer securing at
least seven new or II renewal
members before the end of the
current year will receive a mem
bership star which may be worn
on the chapeau.
Morgan B. Callahan, VA loan
guaranty officer for Metropolitan
washington. was the principal
speaker at the last meeting of
the George Washington Post out
lining the CT bill and its operation
for home buyers.
Charles Marion, Patrick Chas-
sin, William G. Fitch and William
F. Falvey were voted into men,
bership.
Due to the holidays the Ameri-
can Legion Club and headquarters
at 2437 Fifteenth street NV. will
be closed today and Monday and
again on January l and 2.
Only q few meetings are sched-
uled during the coming week due
also to the holiday period. These
occur on Tuesday evening when
the James Reece Post meets at
1914 Vermont avenue NV; Army
and Air Forces Post at the New
Colonial Hotel, and Navy Post
at the New Colonial Hotel.s On
Wednesday evening, Henry c.
Spengler Post meets at the Legion
Club, Kenneth H. Nash Post meets
in its clubrooms, 234.D street Sc,
and the Department of Agricul-
ture Post holds its monthly lunch-
con at noon in Room 6962 Of the
South Building Of the Department
Of Agriculture.
A proposal to nominate officers
for the Legion year in May with
election to take place In June
instead Of in June and July, reSpec-
lively, as Is now the custom, will
be voted on at the January meet
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