Evening star., 1950-11-19

FOSt, MarJln II. Delllnger, George
Washington Post; George E. Cox,
Costello Post; Joseph A. Powers,
George S. Patton Tank Corps Post,
and Fred P. Amthor, Harris G.
Andrews, ST., Jack Taylor and
Joseph S. Porlock, Victory Post.
Capt. John R. Parry, the new
commander of Cooley McC Cullough
Post. He succeeds Frank A. San
ders, will preside over the meeting
Tuesday evening at the Legion
Club.
Othe1 new officers recently in
stalled are: First vice-commander,
Harry Ginden; second vice-com-
mander, Alexander Preager; third
vice-commander, Roger Marcaux;
executive committee. A. Ralph
Parkus, Roy A. Hartmann and
Daniel Calvert.
Vincent B. Costello Post will
hold it's annual Thanksgiving
dance and turkey party at the
National Press Club on Tuesday
starting at 10 pm. under the
Craftsmanship of Edwin E. Murphy.
On December 2 the post will
sponsor a barbecue for members
and their guests in the Town Hall
at Suitland, Md. starting at 10
a m. Dave Miller is general chair
man.
The post, at it's last meeting,
accepted new members: Adam F..
Becker. Harry S. Clark, Daniel
Yacurcio. Russell P. Felerski, Ivan
E. Bradford, Baisal B. Oliver,
Eugene A. Alexander, Alvin E.
Yeargin, George H. Limparis.
Joseph D. Calvert, Robert E.
Edwards, Ernest Dellinger, Coy
Fowler and Albert Gosnell.
Department committee chair
men are requested to submit their
budgets for the calendar year 1851
to Budget Officer James A.
Murphy at the meeting of the
Department Executive Committee
at the Legion Club on Wednesday
evening.
Government Printing Office Post
will award a gold American
Legion lapel button and six
Legion caps to the post members
bringing in the most new members
by January 12.
At its last meeting membership
awards were made to Frank w.
Irwin. Frank Horstman, Andrew
j. MasSino, Oscar De Prato and
Evelyn Donovan.
New post officers are: Com
mander, Edward A. Langley; vice
commanders, Theodore F. Walter
and James F. McHale; adjutant.
Massie w. Blankenship; chaplain,
James M. Keiter: finance officer,
Culvor R. De Shazo; historian,
Richard w. Cooper: sergeant at
arms, Edwin c. Van Walker;
Executive Committee, Harry E.
Baker, George F. Hargreayes
Cloyce I. Dixon and George C.
KrauS.
Clark v. Polling Post will pre-
sent a gold-lettered and leather
bound edition of the Bruce Rogers
Bible, which has recently been on
display in a local department
store window to the Shrine of
the Four Chaplains in Philadel-
phla, Pa, on February 4, 1851.
The date marks the anniversary
OF the sinking of the U. S. S. Dor
chester, on which the four chap
lalns lost their lives off Greenland
during World War II. Dr.. Daniel
A. Polling, editor of the Christian
Herald, relative of Clark v. POL
ing, one OF the famed chaplains
is general chairman of the dedi-
cation ceremonies.
Daniel M. and Maurice F. DOH
son, Robert j. Bilbrough, Joseph
r. Cush. Basey v. Garnett, James
F. Franklin, Howard E. Harris
Lee c. Kellogg. Lloyd j. Landlois
Edward M. McKenna, Charles g
Plngston, John H. Rose, Alexander
M. Slkora, and John j. Slattery
are new members of the Kenneth
H. Nash Post.
They will be included in a class
OF more than fifty new members
to receive the Legion degree on
Wednesday evening.
The National Guard of Honor.
under the command of Capt. Gail
T. Judd, won the first prize cun
Ior the best marching unit in the
Pre-Armistice Day parade at
brunswick, Md. and received the
second place award for the Mancell
Talcott Trophy at the recent Ma
tlona1 Convention in Los Angeles
Calf.
Meetings this week:
Monday - National Guard of
Honor, Department of Justice Post.
Legion Club; Barry Post, 735
First street N. W.; Quentin Roose-
velt Post, Potomac Boatclub.
Tuesday Cooley McCullough
Post, Maritime Post, Legion Club;
Pepco and I'd Division Posts,
Colonial Hotel; National Press
Club Post, National Press Club.
Wednesday-National Cathedral
Post, Henry C. Spengler Post,
Legion Club; Kenneth H. Nash
Post, 224 D street Sc; Fort
Dupont Post, Z Fourth street N. E.;
Department of Agriculture Post.
Luncheon, noon, room 6962, South