Evening star., 1950-12-24

WILL Gake place Sohiof' oehen'
next Saturday from 5 to II pm.
at the American Legion Club. 2437
Fifteenth street NV.
Frankie Powers, secretary to the
committee, reports a number of
selected hostesses will entertain
those attending.
Sergt. Jasper Post, with its aux
iliary. have been active in spon-
soring bingo parties and other en-
tertainmeng for disabled veterans
at the Mount Alto Hospital under
the direction of James A. O'Neill.
ST., a past commander.
Last week they held a coffee
hour. attended by more than 200
hospitalized service men and wom-
en- patients and about so post
and unit members.
At the last meeting the post
voted to contribute a substantial
amount to the work of the War
Hospitality Committee and to re-
serve a table at the annual ball
of the National Guard of Honor
to be held at the Shoreham Hotel
on January IS.
Members of Bunker Hill Post
and its auxiliary attended a party
for disabled veterans at Mount
Alto Hospital under direction of
Vice Comdr. Robert Reeser.
The post. at its last meeting,
voted a substantial amount to-
ward the operation of the Gift
Shop at Mount Alto and st. Eliza
beths Hospitals.
Comdr. Jack Hart announced
the appointment as sergeant at
arms. Virgil H. Wharton; his
torian. Sanford D. Ashford: color
bearer, Bernard o. Mead, ST.:
quartermaster and uniform officer,
Dabney H. Long.
Before a large gathering of the
Civil Service Post at the Legion
Club last week, the department
commander and his staff, escorted
by the National Guard of Honor
in command of Capt. Gail T. Judd.
ofhciated at the annual installa-
ton of officers.
Those installed were: Command
er. Otto F. Otepka; vice command
ers. Staten G. Wallace, Gerald w.
Welcome and Joseph M. Kane;
adjutant. Susie E. Wood; finance
officer. Joseph Aronson; chaplain.
Robert M. Browning; historian,
Virginia True; judge advocate,
Walter L. Siesko, and sergeant at
arms, William F. Campbell.
A social meeting of Kenneth H.
Nash Post will be held in its club
house, 224 D street Sc, next
Wednesday evening.
Comdr. Charles J. Piper is lead
ing the post honor roll with James
Cross in second place.
At the last meeting the post &C
cepted John T. Atkins, Francis M.
Cromwell. John G. Gray, Robert
L. Herrick. Randolph S. Lee, Jo-
seph E. lombard, Donovan F..
McCurdy. James w. Manning,
John R. Miller, Robert A. Noel and
Charles A. Shelor as new men,
bers. Others received by transfer
were: John r. O'Mera from the
Cooley Mccullough Post. John w.
Covington from Whiting, Ind;
Fred M. Borey from Second Divi-
sion Post, Harold N. Peddinhous
from the Sergt. Jasper Post and
Robert A. Chambers from the
Capital Transit Post.
The American Legion Club and
headquarters. 2437 Fifteenth street
NV, will be closed all day tomor-
row on account of the holiday.
On Tuesday evening Navy De-
partment Post will meet at the
Colonial Hotel, while James Reese
Europe Post will meet at their
clubhouse, 1914 Vermont avenue
NV. On Wednesday evening the
National Cathedral and Henry c.
Spengler Posts will meet at the
Legion Club. Kenneth H. Nash
Post meets in its clubhouse, 224
D street Sc, and Fort Dupont
Post meets in it's club, 7 Fourth
street N E. Department of Agri-
culture Post holds it's bimonthly
luncheon in room 6762 of the
south building of the Department
of Agriculture.
On Thursday evening will be a
meeting of the Department Ex-
ecutive Committee at the Legion
Club. James E. Walker Post will
meet in it's clubhouse, 1882 Ninth
street NV. On Friday evening
White Whitmire Post will meet at
the Legion Club having postponed
this meeting due to the regular
meeting date falling on Christmas
Day.
The 33d annual convention of
the American Legion will be held
| in Greater Miami, Fla, October
Is to 18. 1851, according to final
Geo. L.