Evening star., 1952-12-08
Further Appointments
Made 10 Key Positions
For Inaugural Events

For Inaugural Events
More appointments to key posts
for the inaugural ceremonies were
announced today by Joseph c.
McGarraghy. chairman of the
Eisenhower Nixon Inaugural Com
mittee.
Mrs. Montgomery Blair, who
was co-chairman of the Eisen-
hover Nixon Committee in the
District during the Presidential
campaign, was named chairman
of the Medical Aid subcommittee.
Mr.. McGarraghy announced
completion Of the Veterans sub
committee, headed by John Lewis
Smith, jr., attorney and World
War II lieutenant colonel in the
Army.
Leonard Heads Parade Unit.
Mr.. Smith, in turn. announced
his first divisional unit, the Vet
erans' parade subcommittee. It
will be headed by Waldron E.
Leonard. District director of vet
Grams affairs. Members will in
clude Col. Edwin S. Bethlehem,
jr, retired. former legislative rep
resentative of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Robert A. Bunch,
District department commander,
American Legion; John M. Muir
ply. District department past
commander and national execu-
tive committeeman, AMVETS; AL
bert j. Novak, District depart
ment commander, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, and Mr.. Smith as
an ex-offlcio participant.
& The overall veterans subcom-
mittee vice chairmen will include
Col. Bethlehem; Mrs. Pearl
Heagerty, past department presi-
dent and national executive COM
mitteewoman, American Legion
Auxiliary, and j. Franklin Will
son, past commander of James E.
Walker Post. American Legion
and tor many years District de-
partment Judge advocate.
Mr.. Smith announced that Mrs.
Curt Shiffeler. chairman of the
Red Cross entertainment and in
Struction service, will be in
charge of arrangements for dis
abled veterans to view the In
augural Parade. This will include
arrangements for their transpor-
tation from hospitals to a stand
on the south side of Pennsylvania
avenue between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets.
Subcommittee Members.
Veterans subcommittee mem
berS are: !
Herbert Borchardt, commander,
Army and Navy Union: Martin
A. Bryant, past department COM
mander. Veterans of Foreign
Wars; Mr.. Bunch; Michael Casey,
past national commander, Irish
War Veterans; Edward G. Com
tngore. sr., D. c. department fl
nance officer, American Legion:
Martin A. Cook, past department
commander. Catholic War Vet
erans; William j. Fogel, depart
ment commander. Jewish War
Veterans; Martin Goerl.
George E. Ijams. director, Ma
tional Rehabilitation Service, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, and past
commander -in-chief, Military Orr
der Of World Wars: James Jones;
Fred Kochli. Legion of Valor;; T.
o. Kraabel, national director of
rehabilitation, American Legion:
Mr.. Leonard; William F. Luckett;
Valentine T. Mayer, captain oil
infantry. World War I and de-
partment commander, United
Spanish War Veterans; Edward
F. McGinnis. national director of |
public relations, American Legion;
James ]. Murphy. past department
finance officer, D. c. American
Legion.
Mr.. Murphy. Mr.. Novak. Miss
Anna M. Palmer, president, United
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary
and president, Council of Veterans
Auxiliaries; Mrs. Muriel Par
dredge. co-chairman of the D. C.
Veterans-for- Eisenhower organi-
cation, Lee r. Pennington. past
department commander and ma
tional executive committeeman,
American Legion. and president,
GAR Memorial Day Corporation;
Mrs. Mabel Pugliese, past presi-
dent, DC department, American
Legion Auxiliary.
John M. Richards, aide-de-
camp to national commander,
Military Order of the Purple
Heart: Herbert S. Rosenberg; Mrs.
Schiller; Preston Snelson, depart
ment adjutant, Disabled American
Veterans; Morris v. Spicci, past
commander. George Washington
Post and member, advisory board,
Welfare Department, American
Legion: Robert L. Taylor; Joseph
A. Walker, ST., past department
commander and past alternate
national executive committeeman,
American Legion. and Oliver E.
Willmann. D. C. department COM
mander. AMVETS.