Evening star., 1950-11-12

lowed by the y
three-day ses-
sions of the Ma }. d. Hin.
tional Executive Committee at the
close Of which James D. Hill, new
ly elected national executive COM
for the local DEPART
ment, will return to this city and
take over that Office. He succeeds
Past Department Comdr. Owen c.
Holleran.
A turkey party and country fair
will be held by Sergt. Jasper Post
and Unit next Saturday evening
at the Legion Club. Dinner will be
served from 6 to 8 pm. under the
direction of Comdr. Thomas M.
Lee and Unit President Eleanor
Ascher, assisted by Co-chairman
John c. Bonner and Merle Cerulla.
Post and unit members are re-
quested to bring can goods.
trinkets. candy, dolls, fancy work.
toys and cakes. Funds derived
from the event will be used toward
the distribution of Christmas
baskets to the families Of needy
veterans.
National Vice Comdr. Herbert
J. jacob will be the principal
speaker at the memorial services
Of George e. Killeen Post at Grace
Episcopal Church, 1041 Wiscon-
sin avenue NV. today at 4 pm.
Jerome B. Mckee is general
chairman.
T. A. Flynn, chief Of personnel
Of the General Accounting Office.
was the principal speaker at in
stallation ceremonies held by the
GAO Post. Theodore Freter be-
came the new commander sue.
ceeding Leon c. Hall. A. Banks
Thomas. chief Of the Claims Divi-
sion and Glenn Feeney, publisher
Of the post magazine also spoke.
In compliance with the request
Of the Chief Of Personnel that o
committee be appointed to fur
ther better employe relations. the
new commander named the follow
ing members: Commander Freter.
chairman: Robert A. Wycon.
Ward B. Larkin. John e. Nc
Adams and Charlie r. Powell.
The Departments Of Maine, Ver-
mont, New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets. Connecticut. Rhode Island,
New York. New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania, Delaware. Maryland, Dis.
ltrict Of Columbia and the Depart.
ments Of Canada. France and Ital!
constitute the departments Of thu
Legion over which National Vicl
Comdr. Herbert J. jacob has been
assigned jurisdiction by the ma
tional commander.
Comdr. Charles e. Daniel led
q. G. McAlexander Post in cele-
brating its 52nd birthday at his
Official installation.
Other new officers are: Vice.
Commanders, Delbert r. Barnard,
Albert E. Fey and Eden Barnard:
finance officer, Arthur J. Nc.
Donald: adjutant, Robert J. Holt:
chaplain, Arthur w. Byron; sgt.-
Iat-arms, Floyd c. Dusovant; judge
advocate, Reginald G. Reilly; color
bearers. Hugh Randolph and Rob-
ert L. Babcock.
The quota Of 2o.1os members as
set by the national body for this
department has been raised to
81 .849 according to word recently
received by Department Member
ship oficer George ]. Burkett.
Weekly standing Of the member.
ship in all its phases will be posted
on the bulletin board In the lobby
Of the Legion Club.
The national organization will
award o Meritorius Service Cita-
ton and Honor Ribbon to all
posts reaching or exceeding their
previous four-year average by De-
cember 81. The department hav-
ing the greatest percentage Of
posts to win these awards will
receive the John J. Pershing
award.
The annual night games and
turkey party of the Army and
Air Forces Post will take place
next Friday evening at the Co
lonial Hotel. James Witt is gen.
eral chairman assisted by Ways
and Means Chairman Walter
Londeree.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Jacob Jones Post, Le-
gion Club: Gaslight Post. WASH
ington Gaslight Auditorium; FBI
Post. Burlington Hotel: Lincoln
Post. 1900 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV; Woodbridge Post, 2022
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Tuesday-Bunker Hill Post,
U. G. McAlexander Post, Legion
Club; James Reese Europe Post,
1914 Vermont avenue NV;
George E. Killeen Post, 1904 M
street NV.
Wednesday-A. G. Bell Post,
George s. Patton Tanks Corps
Post. Leslie and Douglas McNair
Post, Legion Club; General Ac-
counting once Post. 224 D street
Sc.
Thursday - Capital Transit
Post, Stanley Church DePue Post,
Legion Club; Internal Revenue
Post, Stansbury Hall.
Friday-Kenna-Main Post, 1910
Good Hope road Sc.
ton Chapter - Buffet dinner
meeting 5 pm. in Williamsburg
Room, Mayfower Hotel. Dis
plays by approximately Is com.