Evening star., 1936-11-22

Officers OF Mai. Gen. Clarence r.
Edwards Post were installed by Past
Department Commander Daniel E.
Campbell at the Hayloft, 1925 Massa-
chusetts avenue. last Wednesday, and
Past Department Commander Nathan
D. Golden installed the. officers of In
ternal Revenue Post last Monday.
The Ladies Auxiliary held q card
party Saturday at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club. There
will be joint installation with the
veterans and cooties at the Pythian
Temple Tuesday at 8 pm. An at
home was held at the home of the
department president, Roberta Faw-
cett today. for the wives of the mem
bers attending the regional meeting
at the Hamilton Hotel.
National Capital Auxiliary held its
seventeenth birthday anniversary
Thursday at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club.
Comdr. De Mayo gave a splendid
talk. The hospital party at Mount
Alto was held Wednesday evening.
The outgoing president, Josephine
Cardosa, was presented with her
presidents pin.
Follow Me Auxiliary will hold a
birthday anniversary party December
at the Thomas Circle Club. The
various auxiliaries are invited.
Potomac Auxiliary held its monthly
meeting at the Soldiers. Sailors and
Marines Club Friday evening with
Margaret Myers presiding.
Defense Auxiliary No. 1857 was in
stituted by the Department Presi-
dent Roberta Fawcett last Monday
evening at the home of Cmdr. Whit
craft. Mrs. Edith Whitcraft was
elected president. The officers will
be installed at the joint installation
at Pythian Temple Tuesday.
The support of President Roosevelt
to the ". F. w. program for employ
ment OF veterans was promised in a
letter received from the Chief Exc
cutive by -Comdr in Chief Kearney
according to word received by Depart
ment Comdr. McCathran from ma
tional headquarters at Kansas City
Mo.
The attitude of the President wa.
revealed in the following letter re-
| ceived by Mr. Kearney:
II was most interested in receiving
| your letter of October outlining the
policies adopted by the delegates as.
sembled at the Thirty-seventh An
nual National Encampment held ir
the city of Denver, Colo, during the
week of September 1918. 1886.
First, may I say that I was sorry
/ that circumstances prevented my
/ joining you at this encampment.
! have, however, read of your proceed
ings and feel that your organization
/ is to be commended for its carefully
considered program for the coming
| year. have especially noted your
comment regarding the question OF
general pensions and feel that there
will be general concurrence in the
thought expressed by you that the
present chief concern of veterans Is
with permanent gainful employment
Let me assure you that the Govern
ment will bend every effort in the di-
rection of securing permanent gain
| full employment for its veteran citizens
and all other citizens.
| The other points you stress In
your letter to me will have my care
full consideration.
May your organization have tho
successful year it so richly deserves.
Districts 8 and 4, comprising Penn
sylyania, Delaware, District of Colum'
bia, Maryland, Virginia and West Vir-
rinia, met at the Hamilton Hotel las
Sunday for an area conference.
Edward K. Inman. national councl
member, for District No. 4, presided
and the instructions were conducted
bv Past Commander n-Chief james
E. Van Zandt, as the special represen'
tatiye Of Commander-in-Chief Kear'
ney.
Daniel Z. Campbell, past depart
ment commander Of the District o
Columbia, spoke on legislation; Ma
than Golden, past department com
mander. on employment for veterans
Mr.. Van zandt spoke Of the chang
in the collection Of annual dues, Ell
fective January /, and outlined tn
new procedure which will facilitate
the bookkeeping records OF posts, de
partments and national headquarters
Organization of new posts and tn
rehabilitation of defunct or delinquen
posts was discussed.
Millard w. Rice, legislative repre-
sentative in Washington, discussed
the legislative program OF the organ
ization, including adequate compen
sation for disabled, increased pension
for widows, improvement in prefer
ence laws for both Federal and Stat
civil service, adequate national de
fense, and Americanism.
Among those present at the meet
ing, in addition to Messrs. Van Zand
and Inman were National Councilmei
Charles r. Haley of Pittsburgh, rep
resenting District No. 8; Stanley r
Fuller. representing Peary Ship Nc
AT; Past Chief Pau
G. Wolman of Baltimore, and the fol
lowing department commanders: Phil
lip r. Burkett of Pennsylvania, Bow
ers of Maryland, Eliason OF West Vir
ginia, Biggs Of Delaware, McCathral
Of the District of Columbia and Jone
of Virginia, together with members o
their official stats.
The Thomas N. Fenwick Post o
Hyattsville. Nd, will hold joint In
| stallation of officers with the Straw
Turner Post in the Maryland Parl
, High School, Maryland Park, Nd
, Friday evening. This will be an opel
meeting.
. The following will be installed Il
the Thomas N. Fenwick Post: William
L. Manning. commander: Elwood {
Bonsan, sr., vice commander; Alber
. Duvereer, jr- vice commander; Aloer
zyvolosky. chaplain; Edgar SAINT
. meyer. quartermaster, and Woodru1
- waprna. adftftant.