Evening star., 1949-01-09
Louis A. Johnson
ITO Be Honored bv
lAmerican Legion

Past National Comdr. Louis A.
iJohnson of the American Legion
and former Assistant Secretary OF
War will receive the Distinguished
Service Medal Of the National Guard
of Honor at its annual ball next
Friday evening at the Shoreham
Hotel. The Medal will be presented
by Past Department Comdr. Guy c.
Nadeau.
Table reservations may be made by
calling Warren Hilleary, general
chairman. Woodley 1899.
,Omcers of the Guard of Honor
are: Capt. James c. Clark, Senior
First 1t. George Morris, Junior First
1t. Roy F. Miff1eton, Chaplain
George Wells, Second Its. Steven
Verdi, Robert Van Size, Jack Clark,
Harry A. Mills and Edward A. zu-
ranski; warrant officers, William J.
Oxley and Robert Jacobs: executive
committee, George H. Merriam, AL
den I. Dame and Samuel Greenburg.
The Holleran- Murray Post new
Clubhouse at 1901 Prospect street
NV. Is now open to members of
the Legion four days each week ac-
cording to Membership Officer
James N. Holt. The club operates
on Wednesday and Friday from 7
pm. to midnight and on Saturday
and Sunday from pm. to midnite.
The American and National
Leagues again have voted unani-
mously at their annual joint meet
ing In Chicago, ILL.,, to underwrite up
to $4,000 the tournament expenses
of the nationwide American Legion
Junior Baseball Program for 1949.
National Comdr. Perry Brown
appointed Leo r. Pennington of the
Department of Justice Post and C.
Francis McCarty of the Sgt. Jasper
Post to three year terms as men,
bers of the National Americanism
and Internal Affairs Commissions
respectively. Fred G.. Fraser of the
Sgt. Jasper Post and Ward H.
Oehman of the Thad Dulin Post
were appointed to serve like period
as members oof the National Labor
Relations and Accident Prevention
Committees.
DR.. Winfred Overholser, head of
st. Elizabeths Hospital and q men,
Der Of the Kama Main Post will be
a member of the Medical Advisory
Board of the National Rehabili-
tation Commission for a one year
term. Watson B. Miller, Commits
sioner of immigration and Natura-
lization, member of the Henry c.
Spangler Post with Samuel Rose, a
member of the National Cathedral
Post, will be members of the Ad-
visory Board of the same Commis-
sion for the same period.
Police Inspector Floyd A. Trus-
colt, Police and Fire Post and
Daniel Ventres of the Interior Post
were appointed to one year terms as
members of the Advisory Board of
the National Workmanship Com
mittee. John c. Donovan, of the
Maritime Post, will be National
vice-chairman of the Area B. Child
Welfare Commission Conference to
be held in Baltimore, Md, next
month.
Comdr. Karl w. Krebs, of the
Barry Post reports the post has
changed its meeting place to 735
First street, NV, where the Post
Executive Committee will meet on
the first Monday and the Post will
hold Its regular meetings on the
third Monday of each month.
Other post officers are: First vice
commander, william McGrath;
second vice commander, John
Miller; third vice commander, An
thony Longo; adjutant, John D.
DAILY; finance officer, John Herbert :;
sergeant-at-arms, Frank B. Knapp;
service officer, Irving Holbrook; :;
color bearers, Norman Krebs and
Leroy Yokum.
New officers of the Potomac Post
recently elected and installed are {:
Commander, Walter Rhodes; first
vice-commander, John A. Ager;
second vice commander, Lloyd
Nichols; third vice commander
Ronald G, Thring; adjutant, Walter
Holtgrave; finance officer. J. Riley
Stanton; chaplain, John Tyner
judge advocate, Edwin r. Thomas
quartmaster. Robert Miller: SER
geant-at-arms, Charles Claybourne;
surgeon, DR.. Frank B. Gantz; color
bearers, Joseph Yesbeck and Martin
Melvin.
Eight members of the Clark v
Polling Post are sponsoring boys at
the National Training School fol
Boys under the American Legion
Juvenile Participation Program and
are also making arrangements for
O valentine party at the Baptist