Evening star., 1935-03-31

A dance in observance of the 26th
anniversary of the discovery of the
North Pole will be held by Admiral
Robert E. Peary Ship, District of Co.
lumbia Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, next Saturday at the
Hay Loft of the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue. Past
Capt. Peter J. Bosch is chairman of
the Committee on Arrangements.
The ship will meet Tuesday night
at the Hamilton Hotel. A birthday
party is being arranged for May 80.
Charter members will be honor guests.
Arrangements have been completed
to celebrate National Capital Posts
18th birthday anniversary the eve
ming of April at Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club.
The following members have been
elected to represent the post at the
June encampment Of the District of
Columbia Department: Delegates,
Comrades Burton, Bird, Muschlitz,
Neff, Sullivan, Peace, Hapgood, Gro
min, Goldberg, Burkhardt, Inge,
Stansbury. Everhart and Rosetta; al
ternates, Comrades Scheible. Fowles,
Custard, Clerc. Ambrose, Scholley,
Paige, Delehanty, Vogta, Quacken-
bush, Boris, Croissant, Brown and
Scherer.
During March, II additional re-
cruits were mustered into the post, as
follows: Frank S. Williams, Michael
F. Boone, William w. Kolodin, August
E. Croissant, William Arthur, Charles
P. Powell. Thomas F. Tobin, William
P. Plitkas, Thomas J. Jackson, Frank
Wieloch, Edward L. Wenger, William
B. Howell, Michael j. Prevish, Will
liam F. Bennett, Augustus Gumpert,
Lucian Rodriguez and Sam Goldberg.
The affiliation of Comrade Gold
berg, who is national junior vice COM
mander of the Legion of Valor, adds
another to the group Of D. S. c. men,
bers of the post.
"A COII11l1IUcS COIlSlSLIIlS VI TIcSlocllI
Ethel Sendlak, Junior Vice President
Lucille Miller, Secretary Laura Weav-
er, Patriotic Instructress Katherine
Lawson, Past Presidents Margaret
Jacobson and Bessie Quinlan, Mrs.
Walter j. Yebens and Mrs. Mary
Joyce of the auxiliary appeared before
the post to pledge their cooperation.
and reported a bingo party will be
sponsored at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club next Saturday evening.
Plans are being made for a dance
by Washington Post May 4 at the
Potomac Boat Club. Comdr. Walter
P. Boehm is chairman of the COM
mittee.
The Recruiting Committee, under
the craftsmanship of Junior Vice
Comdr. L. j. Holland, reports rapid
gain in membership. Past Depart
ment Comdr. O. w. Hollingsworth
delivered the principal address.
Delegates and alternates to the
District of Columbia Department En-
campment were elected at last Mon
day nights meeting.
Ladies Auxiliary to United States
Treasury Post, No. 2400, met at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
President Ethel Ridgeway presiding.
Two candidates were initiated.
An entertainment was given by
Misses Marion and Irene Meityler and
Floyd Swanson of WRC. Refreshments
were served.
A card and bingo party will be held
April IS at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club.
Follow Me Post met Tuesday eve
ming at the Ambassador Hotel, Senior
Vice Comdr. Hugh L. Finnegan pre-
siding. George J. Anderson and Luigi
Perticari were accepted for member
ship.
The regular meeting in April will
be celebrated as a birthday party"
Social meeting will be held at the
home of William A. Miller, 1922 South
Dakota avenue northeast the night Of
April 8.
Comrads Belt, Sloss, Finnegan and
Kelly were elected to represent the
post at the annual department con-
vention with Comrads Harr, Byram,
Caghan and McDade as alternates.