Evening star., 1937-10-10

The Council of Administration, D
G. Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, at meeting Monday night
voted to make generous contributions
to the fund being raised for milk and
lunches for school children.
Citations of merit were awarded
the following for services rendered
the organization beyond the call OF
duty: Col. Harry C. Coope, Byron
G. Carson, Oscar c. Jones, John E
Fondahl, Herbert C. Davis, William E
Marshall and Phillip R. Belt.
James F. Bird was accepted as a
council member of the National Capt.
tai Post, filling the unexpired term
of William Kolodin and L. E. Hough
was accepted to represent H. l..
Edmonds Post.
Comdr. David B. Herman appointed
c. Thomas E. FaWcett and Thomas
F. Campbell to serve on the Flag
Decorations Committee under the
chairmanship Of Joseph B. Gardella.
Decorations Committee under the
Craftsmanship of Joseph B. Cardella.
Comdr. DUDE called Follow Me Post,
No 1880, to order last Tuesday eve
ming in Northeast Masonic Temple.
The following officers were elected:
Commander, Walter D. Jones; senior
vice commander, H. A. James Fogle;
Junior vice commander, George War
den; quartermaSter. Hugh l.. Finne-
gan; post advocate, William A. Downs;
surgeon. Fred c. Kelly, and chaplain,
Lee A. Newell.
The following were elected to men,
bership and administered the obliga-
ton by Past Comdr. Downs: Albert
j. Myers, Col. James Regan. sr.. Gin
ton c. Arnau, Marvin Stinnett and
John D. Armstrong.
Department Junior Vice Comdr
Nichka and Past Post Comdr. George
C. Williams of Federal Post were
guests.
Advance Post, No. 2194, met at the
Washington Post Club House October
2. when the following officers were
unanimously elected: Commander, Je-
rome S. Kaufman: senior vice COM
mander, Dwight Carleton: junior vice
commander. Garrett Fitzgerald; quar-
termaster. Earl Ezell post advocate,
Joseph Goliwas; chaplain, James w
Burkhart, and surgeon, Walter A
Lyons.
The post now holds two meetings a
month, the one being a business ses-
sion on the first Saturday and the
other social, on the third Saturday.
United States Treasury Post, No.
2400. elected officers at its meeting
last Friday evening.
A dance will be held by the post in
the near future.
Front Line Post, No. 140, will meet
in its new quarters at 100 L street
northwest tomorrow night. Election
of officers will be held
The following nominations were
made September %: For commander,
Boyd w. Perkins; senior vice COM
mander, Edward T. Spedden; junior
vice commander, Garnett Mattingly
and Eli Busada; quartermaster, Joseph
F. Lynch; post surgeon, DR.. Herbert
J. Bryson and DR.. w. Simms; post
chaplain, Ridgeway r. Gibbs advo-
cate, P. F. Biggins and v. c. CUTLER
main.
Daniel R. Forno has been elected
trustee, succeeding A. W. Masters,
whose term expired recently.
The post bowling team. which won
the pennant in the v. F. w. League
last season. has again been entered
in the league Benny Benedetto. Dan
Forno, Vic Guillermain. Bill Keefe
AL Masters, Doc Simms and Joe Lynch
are on the team.
The ritual team, under the leader
ship of Chaplain Eli Busada. has be-
gun rehearsals. The members of the
team will be selected from the follow
ing: Eli Busada, Boyd w. Perkins,
Joseph B. Gardella, Frank Topash,
Garnett Mattingly, Joseph F. Lynch.
Ridgeway R. Gibbs, Edward T. Sped
den, Benjamin Suls. William Keefe,
A. v. Cercell and v. c. Guillermain.
Washington Post will meet tomor-
row at BIS pm. in its club house,
Seventeenth and K streets, with
Comdr. John j. Keehan, presiding.
Election of officers.
Walter P. Boehm, president of the
Washington Post Club. will announce
a plan to make all members of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars in the De-
partment of the District of Columbia
associate members of the club at a
nominal cost.
Charles E. Jsrboe has been elected
captain of the Washington Post bowl
ing team which has been entered in
the V. F. w. Bowling League and re-
quests all members desiring to try
out for the team to report to him at
the club house Monday evening.
Top Notch Tent met at 935 G place
last Tuesday with Seam Squirrel Peter
j. Rosch presiding.
The following were elected: Joseph
Perron, seam squirrel; Garnett NJ
Mattingly, blanket bum; Asbury Ham
mond, hide gimlet Edward T. Sped
den, keeper of the crummy duffle bag !:
DR.. A. Victor Cercell, pill pusher, and
James Sheehan. sky pilot.
The Cootie Drum and Bugle Corps
will participate in the Halloween
parade under the direction of Sergt.
Garnett M. Mattingly.
Equality-Walter Reed Auxiliary will
elect officers Tuesday. President
Viola Bacon will preside.
The meeting will be at the nome
OF Esther Bird, 6405 Third street,
pm.
Potomac Auxiliary will meet Friday
at the home Of Hazel Phelps, Trinity
Towers, at pm. to elect officers.
FollowMe Auxiliary met Tuesday at
the Thomas Circle Club. Officers
elected are Louise Downs, president;
Sadie Ward, vice president; Amelia
Thiele, junior vice president; Roberta
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