Evening star., 1935-11-24
TAKOMA GROUP
|NSTALLSLEADERS
V. F. w. Unit and Its Auxil-
iary Hold Joint In.
StaIIation.

Takoma Post and Auxiliary recently
held joint installation Of officers. The
post officers are: Commander. Robert
Ball: senior vice commander, E. Brook
Fetty; junior vice commander, C. C.
Butler; quartermaster. William F.
Fischer: chaplain, H. r. Thompson;
judge advocate, A. B. Ground; post
surgeon, DIR. Leo NJ. Cavanaugh; ad-
jutant, Capt Thomas M Colley; Off
Ger of the day, Alexander r. Carson.
Auxiliary officers are: President,
Mrs. E. C. Kimble; senior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. r. A. Pumphrey; junior
vice president, Mrs. F. j. Kaiss: treas
urer, Mrs. Myrta o. Carlton; chap
lain. Mrs. G. V. Thompson; conduc-
treSs, Mrs. Robert Ball; guard, Mrs.
Avalon Larkin; secretary, Mrs. Mar
garet Combes; musician, Mrs Emma
Cruitt; historian. Mrs. F.. L. Harries;
patriotic instructress, Mrs. A. B.
Ground; color bearers, Miss Fredricka
Carlton, Mrs. Nora Jones, Mrs. James
M. Connolly and Mrs. John F. King;
trustee, Mrs. G. v. Holmes.
Department Comdr. Edward K. In
man will install the following officers
OF Follow Me Post next Tuesday at
the Ambassador Hotel: Commander,
William A. Downs; senior vice COM
mander. Fred C. Kelly; junior vice
commander, Willie L. Kelly; Quar-
termaster. Wilfred DUDE; officer of the
day, Thomas H. Gaghan; post advo-
cate. Phillip r. Belt; chaplain, Ed
ward B. McDade, and surgeon, Gust
G. Charuhas
Comdr. Inman will be accompanied
by his staff. Refreshments will be
served and music provided. Members
from other posts are invited.
A social meeting Of the post was
held last Tuesday at the home of
Fred c. Kelly on Myrtle avenue north
east
One Of the features of the last meet
ing of National Capital Post was the
visit of the overseas band. Under
the leadership of Capt. Alvin L. Lorig
they gave a concert.
4NCn AiCAIO@1S d0GCo NICOI
Bond, formerly with the 42d C. A c.,
and James c. Holmes who served in
the Philippine Islands with the 44th
U. S. Volunteer Infantry.
Chairman William PlikaS Of the
Entertainment Committee has inaugu-
rated plan whereby group of mem
bers of the post, in turn. will be called
to assume sponsorship for the various
entertainments.
Police and Fire Post held a joint
meeting with Defense Post last
Wednesday evening at Northeast Odd
Fellows Hall. Those elected officers of
Police and Fire Post who were unable
to get OF duty at the previous regular
meeting Joined with the newly elected
officers In receiving their oath of Office
from Department Comdr. Inman, who
was making an official visitation, with
his staff, to Defense Post.
The Recruiting and Ways and Means
Committees Of Police and Fire Post
met at the home Of Comdr. Andrew
M. McCallum when plans we're formu-
lated to make a canvas Of and enlist
every member of the Police and Fire
Departments eligible to membership in
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
An executive committee meeting of
Front Line Post will be held at the
home Of Comdr. Frank Topash, 176o
Columbia road, tomorrow.
Members of the standing and spe-
cial committees, with the elective and
appointive officers, will propose a pro-
gram OF activities for the current
year. in both a social and business
status, for adoption by the members
at the meeting, December 9.
A turkey dinner was served at
w. o. w. Hall, s35 G place, by Top
Notch Tent, No. /, last Tuesday.
A turkey shoot was held and the
following were awarded prizes: "L;ud"
Abendschein, Frank Poore, A. w.
Hunter, w. J. Darmody, D. F. Blake
man. v. G. Guillermain and j. L.
Hayre.
A cootie New Year eve party is
being planned.
Plans for the institution of a pup
tent in Baltimore with the "delous-
ing crew" of TINT administering the
initiation are nearing completion.
A scratch" will be held Decem-