Evening star., 1937-06-27

1AA'i VII was tltSlSO
president of the District of Columbia
Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary. at the encampment.
Other officers elected were: Senior
vice president, Josephine Cardoza;
junior vice president. Pearl HengSt;
secretary, Rose Luebkert; treasurer
Lucille Bernard; conductress. Ethel
Fowler; chaplain Edith Whitcraft;
guard, Mercedes McCallum; patriotic
instructor, Mary Tucker; historian,
Hattie Byram: musician. Beulah Wal
Ter; chief Of staff, Frances Van Hou-
ton. color bearers. Dorothy Lohmann.
Dorothy Allen. Betty Williams Flor
ence Armstrong nag bearer, Rose
Reiley; banner bearer, Gwendolyn
Verdi; council members, Catherine
lawson. Bonnie Moore Maybelle
Buckingham. Catherine Uhlarik,
Blanche Melton. Mary Weatherall,
Ethel Ridgeway, Elizabeth johnson;
hospital chairman, Dorothy Depro:
AmericAnism chairman. Hannah
Weber; welfare chairman. Ida Mae
Emmert. sick and flower chairman,
Catherine Uhlarik
The second annual dinner OF the
department and auxiliary was held
following the encampment, at the
New Colonial Hotel. June 10. Repre-
sentative Carroll Reece OF Tennessee
was the principal speaker.
Other distinguished guests were
Mrs. Florence Stark, past national
president: Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, re-
tiring department president: Col
Wallach A. McCathran. retiring de-
partment commander; Mrs Adelaide
M. Grant. department president:
David Herman, department COM
mander; Rev. Howard E. Snyder, de-
partment chaplain: Edward K. In
man, POSTMASTER and National Coun-
Gil member of the v. F. W.. and Ed
ward Marshall. music director.
Invocation was rendered by depart
ment chaplain. Rev. Howard E.
Snyder. Ida German rendered solos.
Mrs. Denroeder presented Mrs.
FAvcett with = large basket Of flowers.
She also presented Col. McCathran
with = bouquet A poem written and
composed by Comrade Strathern about
Adelaide NJ Grant was presented to
her. Past Department President
Miller presented Mrs. Fawcett with a
cocktail set from her entire stan OF
officers.
Washington Post will meet tomor-
row in its club rooms at Duffy'S Sea
Grill. with Comdr. John j. Keehan
presiding The meeting will feature
the dedication of the trophies award
ed the post at the recent department
encampment. Tentative plans will be
announced for the annual family
picnic, to be held in August Past
Comdr. Walter P. Boehm, president
of the Washington Post Club, will
also announce definite plans for The
opening Of the new post club house.
Defense Post, No. 1857, held an open
meeting Wednesday in the Odd Eel
lows Hall, 1920 Rhode Island avenue
northeast, at 8:l5 pm, which was at
tended by post and auxiliary MEM
bers and their friends. Representative
Edouard V. Lac of California was the
guest speaker.
Other distinguished guests we're Dan
Campbell, past department COM
mander: Arthur c. Fowle, past COM
mander Equality Walter Reed; Phillip
Belt, department senior vice COM
mander. and from the Ladies Aux
iliary were Mrs. Adelaide M. Grant,
department president, and Mrs. Rob-
erta Fawcett. past department presi-
dent. Music was furnished by q hill
billy orchestra
Defense Auxiliary meets Wednesday
1T 8 pm. at 2020 Rhode Island avenue
northeast.
Top Notch Tent, Military Order of
the Coolies, held = "shavetail scratch"
last Sunday at the home of Frank
Topash, 1850 Columbia road, with
several contestants for the popularity
contest in attendance. They will meet
again this evening.
The Cootie Drum and Bugle Corps
will meet at the National Guard
Armory tomorrow at 7:30 pm. in full
uniform. The Overseas Military Band
also will be in attendance.
U. S. Treasury Auxiliary met at the
home Of Edna McCutchen. Delegates
and alternates to the national conven-
ton were elected. as follows Dele
gates, Edna McCutchen and Hazel
Perron: a1ternates, Mrs. Herman and
Eola Wright. The auxiliary was vis-
tied by members OF the post. Comdr.
Ridseway spoke. @'''