Evening star., 1936-07-05
VT. v. OFFICERS
WILL TAKE POSTS
Col. McCathran to Preside
at First Meeting of Coun.
Gil Tomorrow.

Col. Wallach A. McCathran, COM
mander OF the District of Columbia
Department, Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
will preside at the first Council Of Ad-
ministration meeting of the new year
tomorrow night in the board room,
District Building.
The following newly-elected depart
ment officers also will assume their
posts: Senior vice commander, Leon
ard A. Bacon: junior vice commander
Philip Belt; quartermaster, David B
Herman: judge advocate, Philip F.
Biggins; surgeon. DR.. John B. De
Mayo; chaplain, Rev. Howard B. Sny-
der.
Col. McCathyan has announced the
appointment Of Homer c. Kelso, past
post adiutant of Washington Post, as
department adjutant. Additional ap-
pointments to the department stan
will be announced at the meeting to-
morrow evening.
Col. McCathran has announced he
will establish the department COM
mander's office in department head
quarters. 1924 H street, where he will
devote his time to the affairs of the
v. F. w. and be available at all times
to the members of the organization.
Washington Post met last Monday
evening in its club room at Duffy,
Sea Grill, with Comdr. John ]. Rear.
don presiding.
Charles G. VaSs and Edward ]. Alb
bott we're obligated.
Comdr. Reardon announced this post
was awarded the cash prize offered by
the retiring department commander
Edward K. Inman, for the post show
ing the greatest per capita gain dur
ing his term Of once The post was
also awarded the cup offered by the
Central Business Mems Association for
the best v. F. w. marching unit in the
encampment parade.
Capt. Roy Keesee, commander Of the
posts Sons of Veterans unit, an
nounced the boys will go to Camp Hol-
lingsworth for their annual Summer
encampment during the last two weeks
in August.
Roberta Fawcett of Follow Me Aux
iliary, District Of Columbia Depart
ment Auxiliary, Veterans of Foreign
Wars. was elected president at the re-
cent convention.
Other officers, all of whom were in
stalled by Mrs. Clay Keene Miller, re-
firing president, are:
Senior vice president, Edna Nc
Cutcheon, Front Line; junior vice
president, Ethel Sendlak, National
Capital; secretary, Rose Luebkert, Po-
tomac; treasurer. Lucille Bernard. Ma
tional Capital; chaplain, Adelaide NJ
Grant, McKimmie- -Catterton; parlia-
nentarian, Pearl Menks. Equality Wal
ter Reed; conductress, Florence "
Morris, Potomac; guard, Sally Glenn
ents. National Capital; chief Of staff,
Edith Denbroeder, McKimmie-Cat-
terton; patriotic instructor, Bonnie
Moore, Equality Walter Reed; tiae
bearer. Rose Reilly. McKimmie-Cat-
terton; council members, Katie Uhlarik
Potomac; Carrie Irving, Federal: BAN
ner bearer, Ethel Fowler. Potomac;
musician, Isobel O'Berry. Front Line
color bearers, Dorothy Lohmann, Fed
eral; Dorothy Allen, National Capital
Alice Walthrop. McKimmie- -Cattertor
and Hazel Phelps, Potomac; historian
Hattie Ryram. Follow Me.
At the recent Sixteenth State En-.
campment of the Department oi
Maryland Veterans of Foreign Wars ir
Baltimore, Nd. the following officer.
were elected: H. c. Bowers, depart
ment commander; c. j. Peters, depart
ment senior vice commander, ano
James H. Arther, department junior
vice commander.
George Forester. post commander
of Strawn Turner Post, was elected
department councilman.
Mrs. William L Manning, Bladens-
| burg. Md. a member of the Thoma:
N. Fenwick Auxiliary, was appointed
color bearer In the department auxil.
iary.
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The following attended the encamp.
ment as delegates from the Fenwici
Post Auxiliary: Mrs. George Phillips
Mrs. william L. Manning and Mrs
Elwood Bonsell, as president.
The following named men ATTENDED
the encampment as delegates from tn,
Thomas N Fenwick Post: Elwood Bon
sell. Albert Du Berger and Robert Ba.
ker, as well as william L. Manning
present commander. and Clinton L
Mattingly. post commander.
The next meeting of the Thomas N
Fenwick Post will be held Friday eve.
ming in the Armory. Hyattsville, Md
The post will meet on the second Fri
day of each month until September
then will go back on the Winter sched
ule of the second and fourth FRIDAY