Evening star., 1953-01-04
American Legion,
ID. {. Department,
Posts Seat Officers

Newly elected officers Of Bureau
Of Internal Revenue, Columbia
and National Capitol Posts Of the
ID. c. Department. American LIE.
gion, have been installed by De.
Ipartment Comdr. Robert A. Bunch
and his staff. They are:
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Post-Commander. Albert Novak,
first vice commander, Claire
Parker; second vice commander
William F. Wallace; third vice
commander. Joseph Brann: fl.
nance officer. Russell F. Jeffreys
Iadjutant, Robert Wallen; surgeon
H. B. Smith: chaplain. Norman A
King; sergeant at arms, Kenneth
Wood; master at arms, Eugene
McGovern; judge advocate, Nor.
man Mosell: historian. Sidney
Forbes; Executive Committee
George Foskett, H. Senko, Warner
Riggs. William Waldecker, Cri.
Ray and c. F. Thomas.
Columbia Post - Commander
Herbert F. Denton: first vice com.
mander. John S. Mawhood; seconC
vice commander, Albert S. Snyder
third vice commander. Corneliu.
E. Lanahan; adjutant, Harold E
Supplee; finance officer, James j
Sweeney; membership officer, Ear
H. Fortney; chaplain, Harry A
Siekmann; sergeant at arms, Viii.
liam w. Kirby.
National Capitol Post - Com.
mander, Saul c. Mayer; senior vic,
commander, Alfred S. Dorszewskl
Junior vice commander, Barne
Berlinsky; adjutant, Carl I. Olsen
finance officer, William S. Covell
Comdr. Bunch has appoint
ed Theodore c. Hall and Edward
j. Langley as assistant department
ladjutants: Theodore +. Walter
and William H. Kelson. assistant
department sergeants at arms
John j. McGinty, department,
Judge advocate; Donald Dawson
assistant department judge advo.
cate. and Jerry Zindel and Jane.
Holt, director and assistant direc.
tor. respectively, of the Washing.
ton Soap Box Derby.
Committees named are: Depart.
men convention, Lester Barber anc
Daniel L. Robertson; internal or.
ganization, Charles G. Emmett
George Frailey, Carl Pluchino ane
Dennis Reilly; rehabilitation, Johr
Donovan. Samuel Rose, Hyman D
Shapiro and Bernard j. Hesson;
music, Richard j. Viancour anc
uniform officer, Louis Goldberg.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue
Post is arranging plans for its in.
augural ball to be held on January
30 in the National Press Club ball.
room. Reservations may be made
by calling John Long.
The National Guard of Honor
commanded by Maj. Gail T. Judd
with its two platoons of marching
units each commanded by a staff
captain. has opened it's member
ship to all uniformed Legionnaires
whether members of the Depart.
ment Of the District of Columbia
or not. It will soon open an exten-
sive recruiting campaign to enlarge
its membership and obtain at least
200 uniformed Legionnaires.
The Guard will march in the in.
Iaugural parade at the head of the
Veterans Division. Plans are under
way for the annual ball at the ter
race room Of the National Airport
on January 80 from 10 to l o'clock
Reservations may be made by call
ing Staff Capt. James c. Clarke al
either Temple 6-0427 or National
8-1810. or by writing to him al
4710 Thirtieth street South, Ar
lington, Va.
Members Of Army and Air Force
Post, who qualified by enrolling al
least three new members by last
Tuesday. will be guests at a mem
bership rally to be held in the near
future.