Evening star., 1938-05-08

A recruiting roundup and smoker is
being planned by the Council of Ad-
ministration of the District of Column
bia Department of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars At meeting last Mon
day Department Comdr. David Her
man appointed committee to COM
plete the arrangements. The Buddy
Poppy Committee is arranging for the
sale of poppies to start on May 26.
Officers OF National Capital Post were
installed at the last meeting by Past
Department Comdr Hollingsworth, as
follows: Commander, DR.. John L. De
Mayo; senior vice commander. Michael
Everhart; junior vice commander,
Bowman; quartermaster. Walter Ye-
bens; post advocate James F. Bird:
surgeon, Marquis. The members will
attend the fourts district spring
meeting at Winchester next Sunday
in body. LIE Roy Jerome Michael,
who served in the 112th Machine Gun
Battalion. and Otis Pearl Stearns, who
served on the U. S. S. Nebraska, were
admitted to membership.
Follow Me Post held special meet
ing at the home of Comrade Belt on
April 90, when the following delegates
and alternates to the department en-
campment were elected: Delegates
Sigmund Milbrandt Charles Vadebon-
couer, John A. Metzger. Edgar Camp
bell. George H. Warden, Willie L.
Kelly, Selby c. Harr and Richard H.
Hall. Alternates-Daniel Gadd, Fred
c. Kelly Charles c. Vunck, H. James
Fogle, Berkeley j. Embrey. John w
Thompson. James o. Grubb and
Charles Cumming The bingo party
will be held at the Northeast Masonic
Temple next Friday evening.
United States Treasury Post held
installation of officers at the last
meeting They were inducted into Of
flee by Senior Vice Comdr. Phil Belt,
as follows: Commander, F. r. Ihrie;
junior vice commander. Lawrence S.
Humphrey, jr.; senior vice commander,
Austin r. Jones; quartermaster
Arthur T. Quinn: chaplain; George
Neumann; post advocate. Sidney W.
Lawrence; surgeon, Henry G. Barron,
and adjutant. Fred A. Wright.
The ladies' auxiliary were invited
guests. Past Comdr Norman Ed
wards was presented with certificate
of merit.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to National
Capital Post Endorsed Edith Whitcraft
of Defense Auxiliary for the Office of
department president. Delegates and
alternates to the department encamp-
ment will be elected May IL at the
Washington Post home, 100 L street
NV.
The following officers were installed
by Edith Denbroeder in United States
Treasury Auxiliary: President, Hazel
Perron; senior vice president, Elizabeth
Carpenter; junior vice president,
Agusta Herman; secretary, Dorothy
Fiste; treasurer, Ethel Denton: con-
ductress, Ethel Ridgeway; guard, Ruth
Jones; chaplain. Laura Kinghorn;
patriotic instructor, Edna McCutchen,
and trustee, Nellie Kraemer. The
auxiliary has indorsed Edna Nc
Cutchen for department president.
Delegates elected to the department
encampment are Edna McCutchen,
Eola Wright and Laura Kinghorn;
alternates, Agusta Herman, Buehla
Draley and Ruth Lochner.
National Capital Auxiliary has in
dorsed Edith Whitcraft for department
president.
The department president, Mrs.
Adelaide M. Grant, has officially an
nounced she will not be candidate
for president the coming year. A
wreath will be placed on the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
National Cemetery today in honor Of
mothers, under the auspices of the
War Mothers. The department presi-
dent dedicated the flags Of United
States Treasury Auxiliary.