Evening star., 1952-10-26
ID. {. Legionnaires
To Organize Band;
|0ther Activities

Other Activities
An organization meeting Of
Representatives of all posts of the
Department of the District Of
Columbia. American Legion, to
discuss plans for the formation of
a department band will take place
next Saturday at 10 am. at the
American Legion Club.
The band will represent the
Legion on public occasions. give
concerts in veterans hospitals and
other institutions as we'll as in
the cities parks, participate in
parades and compete in the Ma
tional American Legion Band con-
tests.
Retired Navy Bandmaster Ro-
sario Cataldo is bandmaster and
instructor. Assistant Department.
al Adjt. Henry F. Clarke of George
Washington Post will be the bus
mess manager and Robert c. Hall
of Kenneth H. Nash Post will be
the promotion manager.
Any Legionaire is eligible to join
the band whether he owns his
own instrument or not. Applica-
tions are available through any
post or at department headquar-
ters. Further information may be
obtained by calling the business
manager or the promotion man
ager at either Tucker 1882 or Lin
coin 3-2258 after 6 pm. or by con-
tacting department headquarters
during business hours.
Officers elected by Kenna Main
Post are: Commander. Cecil
Pruitt: first vice commander
Walter L. Morgan, ST.; second
vice commander, Ross E. Palmer;
third vice commander, Wilbur S.
Thomas; finance officer, Gus L.
Law; chaplain. Berry B. Simpson:
sergeant at arms, Earl S. Handy:
historian. E. A. Eslin; quarter
master, Thomas E. Crane; sur
lgeon, Theodore c. c. Fong.
New mebers who have recently
Joined the post are James v.
Proctor, Edwin L. ziegler, John
K. Eslin. Nathan Eidelman,
Charles o. Wade, Thomas H.
Fitch. Clarence R. Nair, Maurice
Lyons, John P. Downs, Berry B.
Simpson, William c. Hainsworth,
James D. Burchett, Edward j.
Markham, Otto r. Satterfeld and
David M. Shaw.
officers installed in National
Cathedral and Stephne P. Nc
Cathedral and Stephen P. Nc
Comdr. Robert A. Bunch and his
staff are:
National Cathedral Post: Com
mander, Milton A. Bell: first vice
commander, James E. Burke: sec
ond vice commander, James w.
Suddath; third vice commander,
James B. Thorpe; adjutant,
Reider D. Claffy; finance officer,
Charles E. Mullin; service officer,
Frank Haley: sergeant at arms,
John Aronski; quartermaster,
Patrick Broom; historian, Byron
E. Dunn; chaplain. Lloyd Vaught;
judge advocate, j. Torick Mathes;
color-bearers. Raymond Shaver
and Alvin Norman.
Stephen P. McGroarty Post:
Commander. Joshua Kramer; first
vice commander, Seymour Metler;
second vice commander, Henry M.
Terrett; third vice commander
Ruth H. M. Gilmour; adjutant,
Ralph Hoover; finance officer,
Paul Baker: service officer, Mar
vim M. Wilde; quartermaster, CAL
vim L. Patton; sergeant-at-arms,
William Johnson; chaplain,
Myrtle Price; historian, Stewart
w. Parker.
Next Tuesday evening at the
American Legion Club the de-
partment commander and his
staff will seat officers of Army
and Air Forces Post.
The post will hold a Halloween
dance next Saturday at the Idle
Club Elite, 6119 Suitland road,
Morningside, Md.
Government Printing Office
Post installed officers on Friday
at the Legion Club as follows:
Commander, Culvor r. deShazo;
senior vice commander, Theodore
F. Walter; junior vice command
er, Francis A. Gillian; finance
officer, Harold C. Pahl: chaplain.
George c. Belsinger; sergeant-at-
arms, Harvey B. Adams: historian,
Isabel G. Royston: executive COM
mitteemen. Richard w. Cooper.
Cloyce Dixon, Edward Langley and
Clause Gathgens; housing COM
mitteemen, Cloyce I. Dixon. Alfred
j. Fields and lvin c. Weller.