Commander John W. Murphy of Norwood Post 70, American Legion, last night re-appointed Past Commander John J. Murphy to head up the Legion’s program to provide entertainment for veterans confined in Veterans’ Hospitals throughout the Commonwealth.
Murphy, a Marine veteran of World War II, is a member of the Executive Committee of the Norfolk County Council and Department Vice Chairman of the Speakers’ Bureau of the American Legion.
Past Commander Murphy announced that the first party for 1950 would be held at Cushing General Hospital on Monday evening, January 30.
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