Voiture Officers



Chef de Gare:
Robert Smith
Chef de Train:
Frank Larkin
Sous Chef de Train:

Conducteur:
JJ Kremm
Sous Conducteur:
Nick Houvener
Correspondant:
PC Paul DeVaul
Sous Correspondant:
PC John T. Digilio Jr.
Commissaire Intendant:
Howard Ryan
Sous Commissaire Intendant:
PC Bob Marcus
Commis Voyaguer:
Bill Ness
Garde de la Porte:
Ed Lane
Sous Garde de la Porte:
Willie Affelt
Lampiste:
Bob F Smith
Sous Lampiste:
Barney Crivelli
Aumonier:
PC Ray Jankowski
Sous Aumonier:
PC Gerry Mignon
Historien:
Bob Bruggerman
Advocat:
PC Charlie Rand
Sous Advocat:
PC Abe Abrahamsen
Medicin:
Lenny Ward
Cheminot:
PC Bob Shadler
Howard Ryan
John Walpole
10th Dist. Cheminot:
PC Paul DeVaul

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	VOITURE NATIONALE
	JOSEPH LOEFFLER POST #1006
	MARCH '08 PHOTOS
	APRIL '08 PHOTOS
	MAY '08 PHOTOS
	PICNIC '08 PHOTOS
	NURSES TRAINING-'09
	LOCO1

The narrow gauge railroads in France had boxcars(voitures)that were half the size of our boxcars. They could hold 40 men (Quarante Hommes) and 8 horses(Huit Chevaux), so 40/8 was stenciled on their sides.

At the end of WWI, the American Legion was organized and began its long fight for fair treatment of veterans. It was rough going and hard work, so they needed a place to blow off some steam, some place to have a laugh together. The young Legionnaires remembered the close brotherhood they had in those boxcars & decided to reproduce it as an inner organization of chosen Legion comrades.

Joseph W. Breen and a group of Legionnaires got together in Philadelphia in 1920 & came up with "Voiture #1 of La Societe des Quarante Hommes et Huit Chevaux" or Boxcar #1 of the Society of 40 Men and 8 Horses.

Programs
In 1923, a Child Welfare program was started for veteran's children and it was turned over to the American Legion two years later with $50,000.
In the 1930's, a program of free inoculation for diphtheria was startd for children.
During WWII, the 40/8 sent thousands of playing cards to our troops. This program was re-established in 1967 for the Vietnam conflict.
In 1946 the Voyaguers started a Nurse's Training program. In 1955, it became a National program. An average of over 500 Registered Nurses graduate each year because of this program.
The "Carville Star" is printed in Carville, Louisiana. It is a magazine sent to 109 countries to carry info on Hansen's Disease (commonly & erroneously called leprosy). This also started in 1946. Voyaguers pay for 90% of the total circulation costs of the "Carville Star".
In 1982, the AAU Junior Olympics projects was brought into our Child Welfare Program. We provide funds and volunteers to help manpower the AAU to conduct its youth sports programs.

Voiture Picnic
The picnic will be at the Riverhead Post again on August 15th. It will be $15.00 per person (CHEAP!!). Come on down and join the fun. The more the merrier!! 11-?
PC Ron Graeser
PO Box 542
Cutchogue NY 11935
734-5184
Nurses Training
The Nurses Training dance was held on Sunday, April 26, at the Joseph Loeffler post in Brentwood. We made a profit of $1,100!!, thanks to the Voyaguers that did show up to support our biggest fundraiser of the year.

$$$ 100 Club $$$ The 100 Club is back for 2009. You buy a lot of ten dollar tickets, Then for TEN weeks we pick a winner every week. Your ticket goes BACK into the pot. On the tenth week we pick a $25 and a $100 dollar winner!
It starts on April 24th, and ends on June 26th.
Voyaguer Frank Larkin has the tickets. Mail the stubs and checks to him at: 31 Duffin Ave, West Islip NY 11795 (669-3385).
Winners
Apr 24-$25.00:PC Harvey Moder V56
May 1-$25.00: Frank Larkin
May 8-$25.00:Peggy Kelly
May 15-$25.00:* John Digilio
May 22-$25.00:* Frank Larkin
May 29-$25.00: John Russo
June 5-$25.00:* Frank Larkin
June 12-$25.00: Steve Jankowski
June 19-$25.00:* John Digilio
June 26-$25.00:
June 26-$100.00:
*= Donated to Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck.

Loco News
New Loco Chairman: Voyaguer JJ Kremm.
The loco is up and running. It needs a paint job and new interior. Thank you Orion. Check out the pictures. The loco is located at 302 Wading River Road, next to the Petting Zoo in Center Moriches.

WRECK !! We had an active Wreck on Saturday, May 9, 2009, at the William Hallock Meritt Post in Ronkonkoma. We Wrecked 11 PG's!! I want to thank ALL of the Voyaguers who came out to make this a successful event, and a BIG thanks to PC Bob Shadler and Post #155. GGM.

The Prom Nationale will be in Rochester this year, September 9-12th. SAVE THIS DATE. !!