The Key West citizen., 1954-11-27

1899; George w. Skies, 1916; Vanc
J. Romaguera, 1851; and Albert J
Each was presented with beau
tifully engraved card attesting to
his service as Past Commander OF
the Post.
The following also, have served
as Post Commander, Arthur H.
Shepard; George B. Graham;
w. p. Thomas; W. o. Johnson;
Geo. E. Brown; L. G. Lewis; w.
D. Byrd; H A. Gibson; Ira Moon;
Bernard Roberts; E D. Connor;;
Chas. Hogeboom; James Moore;
John Pinder; VIM. Schoneck; Har-
old Russell; Horace O'Bryant; w.
d. Welch; Robert D. Smith; John
B. Winn; C. B. Harvey; Warren
Magee; George A. Warren; Albert
L. Dinegro, Jr.; Bethel p. John
| son. The present Post Commander
is Norman C. Kranich who presid-
ed during the meeting.
Eighteen new members were OBJ
ligated in an impressive ceremony
conducted by the Key West Guard
of Honor.
The new members are Brian K.
Lloyd, Lewis Salter, Warren Lantz,
Paul Blair, Raymond Sylvestre;
John Basler, Robert Stiens, Ches-
ter Burks, James Stewart, Merrell
Cravens, Jr., Frank Espinola, Roy
den Wanstall, Melvin Box, Lewis
Kobernich, Richard Kelly, Clinton
Giese, Jr. and Ronald Owens. The
class was known as the "Arthur
Shepard Class" in honor of the
first Post Commander.
The Post carried unanimously a
resolution opposing the deposit Of
$S5 that is required by the U. S.
Naval Hospital, Key West from all
veterans applying for admittance,
emergency and otherwise, who do
not have a prior authorization
from the Veterans Administration
Regional Office, Miami.
This resolution will be forwarded
to Congressional representatives
with the request that the order
requiring the deposit pe rescinded
because the Post feels that the de-
post win work hardship from a
financial standpoint and definite
Inconvenience to the veterans in
the Key West area.
This resolution will also be pre-
sented at the American Legion's s
Mid-Winter Conference to be held
this weekend in Daytona Beach,
by the delegates representing Ar
thur Sawyer Post Is.
Department Vice Commander
Billy Anderson, 10th District Com
mander Victor Wilde, and James
Malone, Rehabilitation Commits
sioner, all from Miami, were in at
tendance at the meeting.
Harry Taylor, Past Commander
of Post $50, Chrisney, Indiana, and
now a member Of Arthur Sawyer
Post, and Roger Brown, Past Com
mander, Montgomery Post s12,
Rouses Point, New York, were al
so in attendance. Frank Hanrahan,
former Vice Commander and char
ter member of the Key West
Guard Of Honor, was also welcom-
ed. Hanrahan now resides in Bos-
ton and is vacationing in the Is
land City.
The Rev. James e. Statham, pas
tor Fleming st. Methodist Church,
and Past Department Chaplain for
American Legion, Department of
Florida, gave an inspiring speech
on the meaning of Thanksgiving
Day.
Finders School of Dance enter
tanned the Legionnaires with dazz-
ling floor show. Gerald Pinder and
Mrs. Lorraine Butler were a fea-
tured team, together with the Ca
diets, Corps de Ballet, solo tap spe-
cialties performed to the delight
of the Legionnaires in attendance.
Mrs. Carrie E. Hattrick, Grande
Parade Marshal for the Veterans
Day Parade and a 35-member of
the Post, expressed her apprecia-
tion to the Post for the many cour-
tesies extended to her during the
Parade and for the honor bestowed
upon her.
The Key West Guard of Honor
conducted Post Everlasting Cere-
mony in reverent memory Of Le-
gionnaire Robert N. Golden.
A banquet followed the ceremon-
les with the following menu: Ca
napes, shrimp cocktail, shrimp sa-
lad over tomato rosettes, potato
said, baked beans, chilled peas gar
nished with pimento rings, picked
beets and onion rings, chilled re-
lish platters and pumpernickel and
rye bread.
A beautiful Past Commanders
Night cake decorated the banquet
table. The cake was of two layers,
handsomely decorated in red,
white and blue with scattered ros-