Evening star., 1937-12-05

| Guard ArnOry.
Friday-United States Treasury
Post, Soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rines' Club.
To provide funds for the annual
Christmas party for underprivileged
| children which will be given by the
District of Columbia Department.
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Follow Me
Post will sponsor a benefit party De-
cember Is at Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie. The department auxiliary will
assist the post. Other posts are max
ing arrangements to aid in the fund.
Maj. Gen Clarence r. Edwards Post
is making arrangements to join with
the YD Club of Washington in provid-
ing Christmas party for children of
| club.
Department Comdr David Herman
visited the Maryland Department
Council of Administration meeting in
Baltimore last Wednesday and issued
a challenge to Department Comdr,
Bowers for personal bowling match
as we'll as a contest between the
bowlers of the Maryland v. F. w.
League and District of Columbia V.
| F. w. League. the match to take place
at date to be selected by the Mary
land bowlers.
Details of the department member
ship campaign, which will be the sub
lect of printed folder, will be avail
able for distribution to the posts at
the meeting Of the Council of Admin
istration.
Department Comdr. Herman will
make the V. F. W. award to the 29th
Division, Military Police, as the out
standing District of Columbia National
Guard unit at ceremony to be held
the National Guard Armory Tues
day evening.
Inc Department Relief Committee.
under the Craftsmanship of Past De-
partment Comdr. Hollingsworth, is col.
lecting wearing apparel for distribu-
tion 10 needy veterans during the
winter months. Donations of mems
Women's and children's clothing and
snoes may be brought to department
headquarters, 1924 H street NV or
Will be picked up upon telephoning
Metropolitan 44S9
invitations have been issued To the
celebratlon of the seventh birthdav
anniversary of the Ladies' Auxiliary
to Follow Me Post at Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue NV
tuesday evening. Occupying places
OF honor will be members of the unit
VINO have birthdays in December,
Mrs. Patrece Kelly, Miss Jeannette
Mllorandt and Mrs. Irene Arnold.
There will be program OF music
and other entertainment features
with dancing.
Mrs. Blanche Melton had a bridge
party at her home, 55l8 Kansas ave-
nue. NV, last evening to help raise
funds for a hospital party which
the auxiliary will give December "A
at Recreation Center, Mount Alto
Hospital.
| A joint installation ceremony was
held Tuesday in the Joppa Masonic
Hall, where all auxiliaries took part.
Past Department President CLAY Keene
Miller opened the ceremonies. De-
partment President Adelaide M. Grant
was the installing officer.
The following officers received their
past presidents pins: Josephine Car
doza, National Capital Auxiliary:
Louise Downs. Follow-Me Auxiliary:
Mercedes McCallum, McKimmie- Cat
terton-Police-Fire Auxiliary; Eola
Wright, United States Treasury Aux
lliary; Charlotte Strathern, Federal
Auxiliary; Rose Luebkert, Potomac
Auxiliary, and Edith H. Whitcraft.
Defense Auxiliary.
| Past Department President Roberta
Fawcett dedicated the new patriotic
flag belonging to McKimmie- CATER
ton-Police-Fire Auxiliary. This flag
fund was started a few months ago
when this auxiliary won a prize for
membership given by Past Depart
ment President Roberta Fawcett
Ed K. Inman, National Council of
Administration officer, spoke.
The next department meeting will
be Wednesday at the Thomas Circle
Club.
Defense Post and Auxiliary is spon-
soring 500 card party at the
Thomas Circle Club Saturday for the
benefit of purchasing and distributing
baskets to the needy of the community
at Christmas. Tickets can be pur-
chased through Edith H. Whitcraft.
Follow-Me Auxiliary will celebrate
its seventh birthday anniversary Tues
day at the Thomas Circle Club.
Meetings this week are
Tuesday-Follow-M Auxiliary, 1926
Massachusetts avenue NV, 8 pm.
Observation-Disclosures of Columbia
Department, 1925 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV, 8 pm.
Thursday-National Capital Auxii-
iary, Washington Post Club, pm.
Saturday-Card party, Defense Post
and Auxiliary, 1925 Massachusetts
avenue NV, $50 pm.
Washington Post will meet next
Wednesday at BIS pm. in its club
house at 100 L street NV. with
Comdr. Fred w. Wacker presiding.
Tentative plans will be made for q
dance to be held in January.
Past Comdr. John j. Keehan wss
nominated to represent the post in the
Department Council of Administra-
ton, to fill the vacancy created by
the election of Fred w. Wacker as
post commander
Timothy J. Mccarthy and Archie
U. Turner were elected treasurer and