Evening star., 1950-12-10
W. {. Beach Heads
Woodbridge Post,
American Legion

American Legion
Warren C. Beach has been
elected as commander of Wood
ridge Post, District of Columbia
Department. the American Legion.
Other officers are: Vice COM
manders, Robert S. Dinger, Levi
St. Peter and Charles E. Edwards;
adjutant, William E. Peacock; A.
nance officer, Albert w. Chapman;
chaplain, Carlton H. Davidson;
service officer, Clarence o. Cor
nelius; sergeant at arms, Donald
Schlauch; Americanism officer,
Bernard Beard; judge advocate.
Albert j. Herman; quartermaster,
Homer w. Cornelius; color bear
ers, Edward c. Pinkham and Ed
ward c. Rayle.
Comdr. Jack r. Hart of Bunker
Hill Post reports all arrangements
for the posts annual Christmas
dance to be held at the Legion
Club next Saturday starting at 8
pm. have been completed.
At the last meeting new mem
bers and a transfer were accepted
by the post.
They are James v. Cupoh,
Michael E. Edlow, Otto G. CALI
huntz. James H. Faust, Paul w.
jenkins. Charles A. Trombley,
Alexander B. Stuart, Henry D,
Renver, Marion H. Clark, Michael
j. Durkey and Edward M. Hurley;
while Joseph A. Shafer was trans
ferred from the Kenna Main Post.
Changes in the Constitution
and Bylaws of Grand Voiture
174 of the District of Columbia
Forty and Eight, relating to in
creased dues and initiation fees
will be the principal topic of the
agenda at the meeting Thursday
evening at the American Legion
Club, 2437 Fifteenth street NV.
At the last meeting Grand Chef
de Care Henry Heine announced
appointments as follows: Mem
bership Officer, Donald R. Fred
erick; Sous Grand CommiSsairc
Intendant, Martin A. Schubert
Sous Grand Correspondent, Frank
D. Norton; Sous Grand Publiciste
George w. Lee; Chairman
Child Welfare Committee, Thomas
L. Pugliese; Chairman, Sick
Committee, Victor j. Farrar
and Oyster Roast Committee
Voyaguers McCabe, Duncan and
Smith.
Merit C. Gordon has been ap-
pointed as chairman of the
Kenneth H. Nash Post Child We'll
fare Committee by Commander
William S. Piper.
At the conclusion of the install
lation of officers held by the Jacob
Jones Post Commander Ethel
Doherty announced several ap-
pointments which were confirmed
by the post. They are: Adjutant
Freda Hames; assistant adjutant
Marion Swoboda: finance officer
Helen Riley; auditor, Marjorie
Skinner; Americanism, Nellie
Burns; child welfare, Editi
| Maxey; civic relations. Elsi
Isaacs: entertainment, Heller
Waters: employment and vet
erans preference, Claudia Hall
legislation, Margaret Edwards
membership, Edith Purcell: nee
rologist, Alice Derrow; publicity
Jennie Clayman: receptionist
Virginia Crismond; refreshments
Lucy Griffin; service and welfare
Mary Handley: sons of tht
Legion, Faith Windsor; ways anc
means, Gertrude Brunker, anc
investment advisor, Catherine
Hazen.
Vincent B. Costello Post. at it:
meeting last week, accepted 6
large class of new members anc
made arrangements to engage ir
various Christmas activities, &C
cording to Comdr. George E. Cox
The new members are: Joseph
P. Glass. Herman G. Hoff, j. M
Fasanko, Ulysses D. Bridgeman
Patricio Martinez, James D. Cum
ningham, w. w. Barker, Carmelc
Smiroldo. Donald N. Blantox
Harry Limparis, Francis M. Bow
ers. Alfonso B. Campos, Matthew
Fleit, Nick Bourdosis, William F
Callahan. j. Robert Dollard
James T. Phelan. Edward F.
Nolan, Douglas G. Fabel, David A
Coleman. John F. Hart, John F
Goggin and Lee A. Fowler.
The local post of 100 or more
members enrolling the largest
number of members for the cur
rent year by December 20, as COM
pared with it's total enrolment
for the previous year, will receive
the Washington Trophy at the
next department convention. The
post of less than 100 members
accomplishing the same feat will
receive the. John Lewis Smith
Trophy.
Sergt. Jasper Post and it's auxil.
iary unit will sponsor pre-
Christmas party for disabled vet.
Grams at Mount Alto Hospital next
Saturday evening.
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