Evening star., 1932-01-31

The District of Columbia Department
Executive Committee met Wednesday in
the Transportation Building. Depart
ment Comdr. Lee Turner reported that
in the past week he attended meet
ing of the Catholic Charities and al
Community Chest luncheon.
Earl G. Hendrick was elected depart
ment rehabilitation officer. George W.
Phillips welfare officer, Miss Heideman
social worker and Jack Spears adjutant-
treasurer Senior Vice Comdr. Logan
Purcell was appointed chairman of the
Membership Committee and the Com
mittee on Parades and Floats. Junior
Vice Comdr. Ralph Werner was ap-
pointed department representative at
the employment meetings and assistant
to the department commander on chap
ter affairs Richard Q. Melton. Jr., was
appointed chairman of the Auditing
Committee, 10 have complete super
vision of fund activities Of the chap
tiers. Ralph L. Chambers was appointed
Judge advocate Meyer Hurwitz was
! appointed sergeant at arms.
Ace-Rasmusson Chapter meets next
Thursday at 7:30 pm. at 10i5 L street,
to elect two department executive COM
mitteemen to replace Past Department
| Comdr L. Harold SOthoron, who is
member by virtue of being junior past
| department commander, and j, L.
! Spears, who was elected department.
adjutant-treasurer at the department
convention. The guest speaker OF the
evening will be John Arthur Shaw, dl-
rector of Veterans Service, Department
| of Labor. Refreshments will be served.
The officers for the ensuing year are:
Joseph ASH, commander; Charles Ed
wards. senior vice commander H. A;
| Church. junior vice commander; Earl
G. Hendrick. djutant-treaSurer; Ex-
! ecutive Committee to state depart
ment, Fred Kochli, H. L. Sothoron,
r. L. Chambers, E. G. Hendrick, F. M.
Owens. r. o. Melton. Joseph Ashi and
| L. Lewis; chapter Executive Committee,
| l.. Lewis. F. M Owens, j. ASH, l.. t.
| Turner. F. Kochli and r. o. Melton;
Membership Committee, ZWinglaS Goyer,
King Lewis, McGarve and E. L. Mar
thilI; Judge advocate, DR.. w. L. Kline;
surgeon, Dr. C. H Anderson; post den-
tist, H. A. Church; sergeant at arms,
j. D. Thacker.
Rea Chapter meets next Thursday to
elect a junior vice commander. This
vacancy occurred through the promotion
of Logan Purcell from chapter COM
mander to State senior vice commander
and the promotion Of R. E. Moore to
chapter commander.
The following new members Will be
initiated: Rocco Vasite Paul Jones, Earl
A. Robey, Charles A. Hammer, Charles
F.. FELTON,, Leo Wise, Charles Darnstadt,
Roscoe Lamb and Francis Sexton. A
card party will be held soon. The last
of February special meeting to plan
the 1882 budget will be held. !
Federal Chapter will hold special
to hNf1lC
poll Tuesday at 1405 G. street, fourth
floor. At the last meeting Senior Vice
Comdr. Herb Lawton was elected to the
State Executive Committee. National
Comdr. E Claude Babcock commended
the chapter for its work in enabling dis
abled ex-service men to have civil serv-
ice examinations reopened.
Comdr. Lloyd Wyner explained the
chapter constitution.
Gen. w. w. Atterbury Chapter holds
two meetings a month. The first and
third Saturdays At the last regular
meeting Capt. J. L. Smith was elected
Judge advocate. Seven new members
were initiated. Comdr. Helen Evans
O'Neill presided.
National Capital Chapter meets the
fourth Thursday of each month at the
temporary Soldiers and Sailors Home,
921 Pennsylvania avenue southeast
Comdr. Med. Lynch is conducting an
intensive drive for membership. Ray
mond Anderson, adjutant-treasurer, is
reorganizing the chapters employment
| program, with the assistance OF Hay
den Jones and Joseph Ramm Com
rade Quigley represents the chapter on
the Department Executive Committee.
Col. Charles Young Chapter meets
the first and third Thursdays at the
| Twelfth Street Y M. C. A. At the
last meeting the constitution was
adopted. It. C. Bragg was appointed
| judge advocate and chairman of the
| Auditing Committee, L. A. Williams.
historian and chairman Of the En-
tertainment Committee. Two new MEM
bers were initiated, Horace W9o9 An4
william johnson. -