Evening star., 1932-04-10
Veterans of Foreign Wars

| partment Comdr. Beattie. Due to a
temporary indisposition, Post Comdr:
Maj. Frank H. Edmonds requested
Senior Vice Comdr. Charles M. Rhodes,
Jr. to officiate in the commanders sta
ton. Following the installation OF post
| officers, addresses we're made by Past
! Department Comdr Beattie, Depart
ment Adjt. Clark, Oscar w. Hollings-
! worth, vice chairman of the Depart
ment Welfare Committee, and Maj
/ Hale, department chief of staff. Her
bert L. Edmonds Post derives its name
from the father of the posts first COM
mander, and will meet regularly on the
second Tuesday of each month at s15
Fifteenth street northwest.
| Following are the officers: Comman-
der. Frank H. Edmonds; senior vice
commander, Charles M. Rhodes, jr.;
junior vice commander, Elmer E. HUI
Ter; chaplain, Ralph D. Teunis; adju-
tant, William W. Gibson; quartermas-
ter, E. w. Engleman; surgeon, DR.. F.
l.. Benton; advocate. E. c. Short; his
torian, H. E. Middleton; officer of the
day, William S. Wilson; council mem
Der, Joseph r. Harrison. trustee for 18
months, o. E. Ryan; trustee for IL
months. William l.. Peters; trustee for
months, F. w. Stevick.
Defense Post held a special meeting
70 honor all past commanders OF the
District of Columbia Department and
constituent posts, March 80, at Odd Eel
lows Hall. Comdr John w. Winner
called the meeting to order, and after
explaining the special significance OF
Past Commanders night, designated
the following past commanders to
occupy the several official stations:
Commander, Col George L. TAFT; senior
vice commander, Maj E. H Hale;
Junior vice commander, Homer w. Car
roll; chaplain, Maj. Thomas E Faw-
cett; quartermaster, Col. Frederick A.
Livingstone; adjut9nt. Daniel E. Camp
bell; officer of the day, E. Connolly;
guard, Reuben c. Muschlitz; Recruiting
Committee, John G. Strobel and Ma
than D. Golden.
PaSt Senior Vice Commander in Chief
MAJ. Gen. Anton Stephan and Dept
Comdr. Charles B. Jennings occupied
seats to the right and left of the COM
mander.
The following were elected to mem
perSnlp: James T. Bradshaw, by rein
statement from a Norfolk, Va, post;
Ernest M. Boss and Troy S. McCollum,
ana the following were ceremonially OBJ
lgateo: Boss and McCollum, Charles
w. Hlllman, William M. Rogers, AL
pert L. Jacobs and Alfred j. Sullivan.
addresses were made by Gen.
stephan, George j. Neuner, one of the
organizers of the District of Columbia
department. of the Veterans of Foreign
wars; Past Dept. Comdrs. Carroll. Jo-
Seph F. Beattie, Past Post Comdrs
Reuben c. MuschlitZ of National Capi-
tai Post, Daniel E. Campbell, Ernest j.
st. Jacques and Nathan D. Golden of
Equality-Walter Reed Post, John G.
Strobel and Samuel B. Lapin of Fed
eral Post, Frederick A. Livingstone of
Columbia Post, Frank r. Heise. Thomas
Z. Fawcett and E. Connolly of Poto-
mac Post, D. F. Hull of East Washing
ton Post and Maj. E. H. Hale, depart
ment chief of staff, as a past com
mander OF National Capital Post, but
now affiliated with Columbia Post.
Members of Advance Post partici-
pated in the Army day parade. On the
evening of March 81 a delegation visited
the adopted buddieS of Ward 81 of Naval
Hospital and dispensed good cheer
among the patients.
Comrade Elliott resigned as adiutant
and Comdr. Borchardt appointed Com
rade Brandon.
At the last meeting of the post a pc
tltlon was presented for the issuance
OF charter to a ladies' auxiliary. The
matter will be voted upon at the next
stated meeting Comrade Cummings
was made chairman of the District of
Columbia Departments disqualification
Committee and has been relieved from
duty as post Relief Committee member.
Comrades Graham, Perry, Rafferty, and
Lohman now represent the post on the
Hospital Committee of the department.
Front Line Ladies' Auxiliary met
March % at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
ines Club. Mrs. Allen and Mrs. Terrell
were elected to membership.
On April the Federated Auxiliaries
were entertainment hoStesses at Naval
Hospital The talent was obtained from
Station WJSV by Mrs. Grant Of the
Washington Fire and Police Post Aux
iliary, and the complete program was
broadcast throughout the hospital wards
from the recreation l-all Mrs. Morris,
assistant hospital chairman Is arranp-