Evening star., 1935-11-17

streets.
Roy D. Hopgood was installed COM
mander of National Capital Post. No.
127, District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, by De-
partment Comdr. Edward K. Inman
and his staff at the semi-annual
visitation. Walter J. Yebens, retiring
commander, acted as aide de camp.
Other officers installed were: Rich
ard D. (Dick) Dear. senior vice COM
mander; william Cronin, junior vice
commander; M. L. Everhart, officer OF
the day; Ernest Wickstrand, quar-
termaster; Charles A. Neff (for the
tenth consecutive term, chaplain; B.
F. Bratcher, judge advocate: DR.. John
L. De Mayo. surgeon: Emory Peace,
adjutant and service oficer; Past De-
partment Comdr. Oscar w. Hollings-
worth, liaison officer: J. A. Mitchell.
guard: John L. Strong, sentinel; past
Post Comdr. Claudius l.. Burton, pa
triot instructor: James F. Bird. his
torian; William P. Cavanaugh, ser
geant major; A. Brewer Quackenbush,
quartermaster sergeant; Maurice B
White, senior color bearer: Lucian
Rodriguez, junior color bearer; Will
liam F. Stansbury and John J. Nor
risey, color guard; Tony Rosetta,
bugler; James F. Bird, August e
Croissant and Maurice White. trus-
tees; J. F. Bird, F. v. Paterson, E
Peace and A. B. Quackenbush, men,
bers council Of administration.
Chairmen Of the working commit
tees were announced by Comdr. Hop.
good as follows: Membership and Re.
cruiting, post commander; Poppy
senior vice commander; Armistice Day
Ball. junior vice commander; Relief
adjutant; Entertainment, William PHI
kas; Band, Ernest Wickstrand.
The post will sponsor a bingo party
at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club next Saturday evening. when
the officers will make their first public
appearance.
Joint and open installation Of the
post and auxiliary officers Of the
McKimmie- Catterton- Police.Fire Post
No. 1919, was held at the Soldiers
Sailors and Marines Club, by Depart
ment Comdr. z. K. Inman, assisted
by his staff: Commander, Andrew M
McCallum; senior vice commander
William J. Schmits: junior vice com.
nlander, Ira B. Wethersll: officer oi
the day, Floyd S. Hathorne: chaplain
Hubert 8. Reiley; quartermaster
Richard A. Burton: adjutant. p. w
Graves, and Thomas c. Kellerher. ad-
| vocate.
The auxiliary officers were installed
by Department President Clay Keene
Miller. assisted by her staff: Presi-
dent, ADELAIDE Grant: senior vice
president. Mercedes McCallum; junior
vice president, Thelma Graves; con-
ductress, Mary Wetherall; secretary
Rose Railey, and treasurer, Edith
Denbroeder.
Past commander and president
Jewels were presented to Past Comdr
Nolte and Past President Eva B.
Wheeler by the department COM
mander and president.
Comrade Marshall and Mrs. Mae
Chickes entertained. Maj. Heinne
Miller recited.
The officers were invited by Comdr.-
elect John Roster of Defense Post. to
meet with them at Odd Fellows Hall
next Wednesday to take their oath
The last regular meeting Of Equal.
| ity-Walter Reed Post was featured
BY the obligation to membership ol
Carl L. Bush, DR.. Floyd J. Carter
George e. Cornell, jr.: Cornelius Dris.
coll, Almond ]. La Vaute, L. G
Mcclure, c. J. Mitchell, Daniel H
Pitcher, Joseph Sabacky and Robert
B. Thompson.
Ralph z. Collins. David Hyams
Thaddeus S. McClelland and Kar
j. Schmidt, will be obligated at the
next meeting. Reuel w. Elton, past
national adjutant general, was &C.
cepted to membership, by transfer
from Post No. 285 of Pittsburgh. Pa
Past Department Commander Dan.
iel E. Campbell installed the following
officers: Commander. Leonard j
Bacon; Senior Vice COMMANDER. Perry
r. Hengst; Junior Vice Commander
Ralph L. Chambers: Quarterlnaster
Paul e. r. Nordquist, reelected;
Advocate, Daniel e. Campbell; Sur
geon, DR.. Samuel 3. Byington; Chap
lain, Arthur G. Fowle; Adjutant
James P. Haynes: Ofacer Of the Day
Fred D. Wright: Post Historian. Will
liam P. j. Taylor; Service officer
Howaru w. woerner; Sergeant Major
Albert M Armstrong; Guard, John H
Victor: Sentinel. Charles r. Lamay;
Color Guard, Claude T. Reynolds;
Bugler, William A. Lockhart.
Past Department Commander Ma.
than D. Golden, Past Department
Senior Vice Commander Harry E
Shilling, Department Senior Vice
Commander Stanley D. Harmon. and
Department Junior Vice Commander
David B. Herman spoke.
A special meeting Of Follow Me Post
was held at the home Of the president
Mrs. Hattie Bryan, 1000 jackson
street northeast. The following ON
GERS were elected: President, Mrs. Hat
tie Byram; senior vice president, Her.
sic Thompson; Junior vice president,
Patyice Kelly; treasurer, Roberta Fsw-
cett: chaplain, Blache Melton; con-
ductress. Louise Downs; guard, Sadie
Ward.
Last Tuesday evening q social meet.
ing was held at the home Of Mrs
Adele Milbrandt, 1879 Gales street
northeast.
Admiral Robert e. Peary Ship met
last Tuesday evening at the Hamilton
Hotel and held installation Of on
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