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Joseph F. Beattie 10 hold 4 Bonus
Recruiting Rally early in January, as
a part of the membership campaign
The Departments Recruiting Commit
tee has opened offices in Room 230,
Transportation Building, and the full
committee meets there every Friday
at 9 O'Clock. In outlining the legisla-
tive program of the v. r. W. at this
session of Congress, the chairman oi
the National Legislative Committee in
formed the service officers attending
the Eastern seaboard conference that
the bill for the granting of pensions to
the widows and orphans of deceased
World War veterans would have prior
ity on the schedule Of the national
organization at the present session OF
Congress.
Front Line Post, No. 1401, held It's bi-
monthly meeting In Logan Hall. Adjt
and @. M. Gen Robert B. Handy, jr,
with Barney Yanofsky, editor OF For
eisn Service and the department ad-
jutant OF the State Of New York, made
addresses. Ten new candidates were
elected to membership.
The post will hold = children's
Christmas party at Logan Hall Decem-
Der % at pm. A program has been
arranged by the chairman of the En-
tertainment Committee, John L. King
The headliners will be Miss Edith
Reeds juvenile stars Santa Claus
will distribute presents, candy, fruit and
nuts. Floyd Caskey, chairman of the
Budget Committee, submitted budget
governing the posts finances for the
year, which was accepted Paul Chand-
ler, chairman Of the Recruiting and
Membership Committees. reported his
members were working in conjunction
with the departments Recruiting Com
! mittee. Several members of the post
expressed their purpose Of attending
the banquet to be rendered on the eve
ring of January % at the National
| Press Club to Comdr in Chief Darold
D. De Coe on which occasion the COM
mander in chief and other important
personages will address radio listeners
over a coast st-to-coast hook-up Of the
National Broadcasting system, together
with a rebroadcast to China, Alaska
the Philippines, Hawaii and the Panama
Canal. A. Victor Cercell and Walter P
Boehm announced they were starting q
bowling team. recruited from the post
membership, and that challenges woul,
be issued at an early date to any post o
the department for match games. Com.
rade Boehnn presented the post with q
check to be credited toward financin,
the purchase Of permanent home fol
Front Line Post.
Front Line Ladies Auxiliary met De.
cember IS and initiated into member
ship Mrs Talbot and Mrs Magnus. Mr..
Carrie Hooley reported plans had beer
completed for joint auxiliary anc
post dance at the Arlington Hotel Jan
uary IS. A Christmas party for th'
pstients Of Ward II, Naval Hospital
will be conducted Christmas eve anc
Christmas entertainment for the chill
dren will be given in Logan Hall De
cember 2S.
Christmas cheer Is to be carried Il
all hospitalized veterans through tn,
agency of the unit aux.liaries and post
Of the District of Columbia Department
under plan formulated at a recen
meeting which was held at the hom
of Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, State chair
man of the auxiliaries. The chairman
of the District of Columbia Depart
ments Hospital Committe, Manual ]
Martufi, was present. Another meetin
Of the representatives OF the severa
auxiliaries Is to be held for perfectin,
the final arrangements for Distributing