Evening star., 1950-02-26

National Post,
American Legion,
Anniversary Rites
National Capitol Post and its
auxiliary, District of Columbia
Department, American Legion,
will celebrate charter night in q
joint meeting next Thursday eve
ming at the New Colonial Hotel,
opening with a banquet at 7 pm.
New members of the post and
unit will be given an opportunity
to sign the charters and thereby
become charter members. They
will be indoctrinated in Legion
and auxiliary activities by the
Forty and Eight and Eight and
Forty ritual teams.
Fort Stevens Post Drum and
Bugle Corps, now composed of
about so members will soon admit
about so more new World War II
veterans.
They will attend practice ses-
sions once each week at the
Roosevelt High School auditorium.
World War I veterans desiring
to become members Of the corps
should write George Norton, di-
rector. Fort Stevens Post Drum
and Bugle Corps. Box 1892, Wash
ington, IL, D. c.
Russell B. Barbour Is the post
commander Other officers are
First vice commander, Walter H.
Glocken; second vice commander,
Raymond R. Royston; third vice
commander, Frank Crowell, sr.;
adjutant, Ralph F. Fagan, jr.:
finance officer, James r. Quade;
chaplain, Edward Potter; Judge
advocate, Emmett Sheehan: his
torian, Orville A. Murphy; service
officer, Thomas Collins, and SER
geant at arms, Joseph j. Mira
bello.
Robert w. White, Julio w. Sera
and George M. Hatton became
members of the Sgt. Jasper Post
at its last meeting. The Forty and
Eight ritual team indoctrinated a
large class. The post awarded
Crusader of 1850 cards to Daniel
M. Goodacre, George M. Lands,
John Lester, Thomas M. Lee, Ed
ward L. Marthill. Carlis r. Nc
Gala and Dale G. Rounds.
Sozie Najarian and Peter C..
Tiches who were awarded Amer
lean Legion Americanism Medals
and Citizenship Certificates, upon
their graduation from Central
High School addressed the post.
Reports were rendered on post ac-
tivities by Department Com
mander Charles K. Dunn, C..
Francis Mccarthy. Hyrum w.
Hummer, Martin A. Schubert,
Coder Ascher. Harry A. Lttleton
and George Lee.
Plans for the annual irish cos
tune ball Of the Vincent B. Cos
tello Post to be held at the Ma
tional Press Club on st. Patricks
Day from 10 to / o'clock were
completed yesterday by general
chairman Edward j. Murphy. He
is taking table reservations at Co.
lumbia 6936.
Post Oratorical Contest chair
man Lee Jarvis reports the post
will sponsor contestants from St,
Johns and Western High Schools.
Navy Department Post on Tues
day evening will hear an informed
speaker on the subject Of veterans
benefits. The post has just COM
pleted the distribution Of data on
this subject among its member
ship.
The post has adopted q ward
at Mt. Alto Hospital and will con-
tinue to make periodical visits
directed by William j. HOLMAN.
Henry G. Sweet. a graduate of
the American Legion's Extension
Institute is the new president of
the local departments Past Com
manders' Association. He sue
ceeds Mark G. Miller who was
presented with a past presidents
charm at the election of officers
last Friday at the Colonial Hotel.
Other officers elected were: First
vice president, Constantine E.I
De Vivo: second vice president.
Abner c. Lakenan: secretary, Ed
ward P. Martin; treasurer, Brady
A. Warner; chaplain, Egbert G.I
Corwin; and sergeant at arms.
Richard Raymond.
Stephen P. McGroarty post|
honored number of new mem
bers OF the Forty and Eight at al
banquet at the Engineers Club
preceding their last regular meet
ing.
Those honored were: First vice
commander, Noble Raney; third
vice commander. Stewart Parker,
and finance officer Rohoa.f Gro