Eddie P. Crouse Elected Post 64 American Legion Commander

September 6, 1955

Special to The Standard Times, Middleboro, September 7, 1955 :

Senior Vice-Commander Eddie P. Crouse was elected Commander of the Simeon L. Nickerson Post

64, American Legion at the annual meeting here last night.

The 4-year-old carpenter, who lives at 12 Corinne Parkway, succeeds William F. Begley, re-

named to the post’s by-laws committee and as an alternate to the 10th District.

Junior Vice- Commander William McMahon, Jr. was elevated to Senior Vice-Commander and Joseph

S. D’Elia was named Junior Vice –Commander. Adjutant Lawrence E. Carver was re-elected.

Other posts elected last night: Ernest Montrond, assistant adjutant; Ralph B. Mendall,

finance officer; Edward Shaw, historian; Paul Nadeau, chaplain; Edward Sylvaria, sergeant-at-

arms; George Sampson, Americanization officer; Whitman Higgins, graves registration officer;

Fletcher Clark, Jr., judge advocate; Joseph A. Masi, athletic officer; Louis A. Cole, service

officer, and Clifton McCrillis, assistant service officer.

T. Francis Begley, Robert Howes and Mr. McCrillis were named to the auditing committee; Mr.

Begley and William Bernier, by-laws committee; Alvin Bissonette to a three year term to the

scholarship committee; Everett Caswell and Mr. Begley and Mr. McMahon, alternates to the 10th

District.

Named to the Post executive committee at-large were Vincent Robidoux, Lawrence Holmes and

John Rockwell. Frank Harris and Everett Saunders were named to the house committee for a three

year term with Mr. Saunders also to serve as a member of the finance committee for the same

period.

Mr. McCrillis was elected president of the post’s Memorial Association, Mr. Robidoux, vice-

president, and Mr. Saunders, secretary –treasurer. Elected to serve for three years as the

Memorial Association’s board of directors were Adjutant Caver and Mr. Sampson.
………………………………………( Posted by Bob Lessard Historian 2014)