Evening star., 1936-12-27
VETERANS Jobs
ARE SAFEGUARDED
Presidential Order Held
Guarantee Despite Pend.
ing Reductions.

Safeguarding of veteran employment
in all Government departments, reru.
lar establishments and emergency
agencies, despite pending force re.
auctions, has been guaranteed by
Presidential order, according to word
received here by Comdr. George Arm.
strong. Post No. 1927. Veterans of
Foreign Wars Of the United States.
President Roosevelt's dictum fol.
lowed closely upon a recent confer.
ence between the Chief Executive and
Comdr. in Chief Bernard w. Kearnev
OF the V. F. w., at which the veterans
leader presented the mandates of the
1886 v. F. w. encampment to Presi.
dent Roosevelt. Included in the man.
dates was a proposal that special
preference be given ex-service men in
all Government employment.
Plans for the annual Hello Amer.
ica' banquet are being completed.
This annual affair, at which time
recruits are initiated in more than
3.400 posts Of the v. F. W., participa-
ting by radio, throughout the United
States, will probably be held in the
Hotel Astor, New York, instead of
washington, D. c., early in February.
Headed by Post Relief Oficer Wal.
ter P. Boehm, the following members
OF Washington Post met in the post
club rooms last Wednesday evening Tn
MI and distribute Christmas baskets
to the needy veterans Of the city: Paul
Gray, John J. Reardon, Fred w.
Wacker, Archie Turner, Jess SNYDER.
William Bennett and Comdr. John J.
Keehan.
The post will meet tomorrow even.
ing at Duffys Sea Grill. The report
OF Senior Vice Comdr. Roy w. Keesee
on the new drill program for the Sons
OF Washington Post and the report of
Junior Vice Comdr. Fred w. Wacker
on the posts Midwinter dance will
feature the meeting. which will open
promptly at s:l5 pm, according to
Comdr. Keehan.
Open house will be held by the
Ladies Auxiliary of the District at
the Thomas Circle Club. 1926 Massa-
chussetts avenue. New Year day from
) TO pm, Post and auxiliary mem
bers are invited. Refreshments will
be served
Mrs. Roberta NJ Fawcett, president
OF the District auxiliary has an
nounced that the annual dinner in
honor of the national president, Mrs.
Gladys Mooney Of Detroit, Mich, will
be held at the Lafayette Hotel, Janu-
ary Is.
National Capital Post, No. 127. met
Tuesday, with Comdr. John L. De
Mayo presiding.
Equality-Walter Reed Post, No. 284.
which was organized in December,
1919. celebrated its seventeenth an
niversary Monday at the w. o. w.
Hall Honor guests were Department
Comdr. Wallach A. McCathran, Past
Department Comdr. Daniel j. Camp.
bell and Past Department Comdr.
George ]. Neuner, first Department
Comdr. Of the v. F. w. in the District
Of Columbia.
At its last meeting Potomac Pos
lo85. elected the following officers:
Commander. James A. Sheehan: senior
vice commander. Charles J. Bussius:
junior vice commander. Wilson L.
Jones; quartermaster. Edwin w. War.
ren: post advocate. Sumner Perry:
officer Of the day, Robert S. Bonar:
surgeon, Stephan Uhlarik: chaplain.
Herbert A. Church. The following
officers were appointed by the com.
mander: Adjutant, Frank r. Heise:
sergeant major, Robert s. Bonar:
quartermaster sergeant, Harry v.
Krichton; historian. Edwin L. Con.
nelly; patriotic instructor, Wesley L.
Jones; guard, Henry J. Bosmans; color
bearers, Lawrence R. Loveland and
Charles o. Sage: bugler, Thomas L.
Dabbs; relief officer, Robert S. Bonar.