Evening star., 1932-04-17
Veterans of Foreign Wars

dings was appointed chairman of the
Poppy Committee
A special entertainment will be of
fered at the meeting April % at the
Northeast Masonic Temple.
Washington Police and Fire Post has
changed its quarters from the Metro
politan Hotel to the Hamilton Hotel,
where meetings will be held on the sec
ond and third Wednesdays of each
month. The auditorium of the In
terror Department has been secured for
the ceremonies incident to dedication of
the posts colorS, April l8. and arrange
mentS have been made to secure dis
tingllished speakers for the occasion.
Following the dedication. a short pro-
gram of entertainment will be offered.
Members of other posts. together with
their friends, are invited to attend
Herberd L. Edmonds Post met Tues
day evening at 915 Fifteenth street. and
due to the temporary illness of Comdr.
Col F. H. EdmOnds the presiding office
was assumed by Senior Vice Comdr.
Charles NJ. Rhodes. jr. The following
recruits were obligated; DR.. F. L. Ben
ton, Campbell c. Cochran, jr.. and Harry
j. Jermain. AS an honorary member,
James E. Baxley was unanimously
elected
Senior Vice Comdr. Rhodes appointed
the following committee chairmen: Pop
py Committee, E. W Engleman: Relief
Committee, w. w. Gibson: Entertain
ment Committee, E. w. Engleman; Re-
cruiting Committee, H. B. Cochran. The
following were elected delegates and al
ternates to the District of Columbia De-
partment Encampment, which will be
convened in June: Delegates, Quarter
master Engleman and Adjt Gibson:
alternates. Trustees F. w. Stevick and
o. E. Ryan.
Two special meetings. in addition to
the stated regular meetings. will be
held in April and May, in order that
many projected programs may be ef-
fectiyely cOnsummated
Equality Walter Reed Ladies Aux
iliary met at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rlnes' Club April s. 1t was voted TO
donate three 20-pound cooked hams to
the Veterans Shelter for feeding the
more than 200 ex-service men now being
housed at the home. On April 26 a
card party will be given at so M street
northeast. Refreshments will be served.
A visit was made to Mt. Alto Hospital
April IL, when cakes and pastries were
literally distributed to the patients of
the three largest wards. Cigarettes,
candy. toilet articles and magazines were
also supplied. Mrs Michael Inselbuch
and Mrs. Ruth Campbell Premier have
contributed freely of their home baked
cakes.
Mrs. Perry Hengst of 1417 West Vir-
ginia avenue northeast will be the
hostess to the members at the meeting
Wednesday evening.
Columbia Post met April I3 at the
Thomas Circle Club, Comdr Samuel G..
Hamilton presiding.
A resolution was unanimously adopted
indorsing Maj. E. H Hale, chief of staff.
as the posts candidate for the Office of
department commander and instructing
the posts delegates to the department
encampment to support him.
The post entered opposition to the
proposed salary slash Of Federal pay
and directed the posts representatives
on Department Council of Administra-
ton to present the resolution to the
next council meeting.
Maj. Paul G. McGahan was initiated
as an honorary member of the post and
invested with the appropriate badge.
He discussed the pending legislation for
the support of the Temporary Home for
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines and the