Evening star., 1937-11-14

Post, 935 @ place NV; Internal
Revenue Post, Continental Hotel.
Tuesday-Military Order Of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Maj. Gen. Clar-
ence r. Edwards Post, BIS Fiji
teenth street NV; Overseas
Military Band, National Guard
Armory; Cootie Drum and Bugle
Corps; National Guard Armory.
Thursday-H. L. Edmonds Post,
Hamilton Hotel.
Saturday-Advance Post, 100
L street NV.
The Council of Administration, Dis
trict Of Columbia Department, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, has adopted a
program of recruiting which was sub
mitted at the last meeting by Depart
ment Comdr. David B. Herman. It
is expected the membership here will
be doubled as result of this plan.
Teams will be appointed by the various
commanders to make a systematic
canvass Of the city to locate every
eligible person.
Officers of Internal Revenue Post
will be installed tomorrow evening at
the Continental Hotel. Wednesday
evening officers of Maj. Gen. Clarence
r. Edwards Post will be installed by
Past Comdr. Daniel E. Campbell at
BIS Fifteenth street NV.
A card party will be held by the de-
partment during the latter part Of
November to raise funds to care for
100 underprivileged children at
Christmas time.
Fred w. Wacker. who served over
seas during the World War with the
9Th Field Artillery, was installed as
commander of Washington Post at a
meeting at the Washington Post Club
last Wednesday evening.
Other officers installed were jess w.
Snyder, vice commander; John w.
Ashley, jr.. vice commander; j. M.
Landers, quartermaster; Archie U.
Turner, advocate; Paul Gray, chap
lain; j. B. McDaniels, surgeon.
Gen. William Mitchell Posts new
officers are: Commander, L. z. Henry;
senior vice commander, James F.
Hatcher; junior vice commander. An
thony Sigillitto; quartermaster, Joseph
P. Skeehan, and adjutant, George
Smith. They we're installed in the
Washington Post home clubrooms last
Tuesday evening by Department Senior
Vice Comdr Phillip R. Belt.
stalled at meeting held in Thomas
Circle Club last Wednesday night.
Past Department Commander W. A.
McCathran was installing officer. This
officers are: Commander, Walter s.
Welsh; senior vice commander
Thomas E. Fawcett; junior vice COM
mander. Robert G. MacCartee: quar-.
termaster, w. Laurence Hazard: post
advocate, Burr Lenhart; chaplain,
Stanley R. Nash, and surgeon, Lewis
E. Hoffman.
H. E. Shilling was appointed to
succeed himself as adjutant. George
w. Johns. who served with the 29th
Division in France during the World
War was accepted into membership.
Brief addresses we're made by George
McLeish, department Judge advocate:
Frank r. Heise. department inspector.
and Oscar w. Hollingsworth, past de-
partment commander.
H. L. Edmonds Post. No. 2460, will
make its annual pilgrimage to the
grave of the late Col H. l.. Edmonds
today. Comrades and friends will as
semble at the rear Of the Edmonds
Building, 915 Fifteenth street NV,
at $50 am. leaving from there at 10
o'clock for Arlington Cemtery, where
services will be held at 10:3o.
The department president, Ade-
laide M. Grant, is planning to assist
the Department commander, David
Herman, relative to a Christmas par
ty for the children of needy veterans.
An essay contest will be conducted
in connection with the sesouicen-
tennial celebration of the signing of
the Constitution upon THE Consti-
tuition of the United States of America
and What 1t Means to the American
People" This contest is being spon-
sored by the National Auxiliary to
the ". F. w. Boys and girls in pub
lie or parochial secondary schools.
between IA and 18 years of age, are
eligible to submit essays
The national winner will be given
trip to the 1888 Veterans of Foreign
Wars national encampment via Wash
ington. D. c., gold medal and s100
In cash.
The Floor Work Club will have a
rehearsal December 20 in charge of
Florence w. Armstrong, instructress.
United States Treasury Auxiliary
will have joint dance November 81
at the Joppa Masonic Hall.
Edith Denbroeder, chairman Of the
Christmas Gifts Committee, will make
report at the department meeting
November rs at the Thomas Circle
Club.
Meetings This Week.
Tuesday-United States Treasury
Auxiliary, Soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rines Club; Follow-Me Auxiliary, All
States Hotel, pm.
Wednesday-McKimm -Cstterton-
Police-Fire Auxiliary, Soldiers. Sailors
and Marines Club. pm; Defense
Auxiliary, 1920 Rhode Island avenue
N E. prn