Evening star., 1938-04-24

George G. McLeish was installed as
commander of Equality Walter Reed
Post, District Of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, by Depart
ment Senior Vice Comdr Phil Belt at
the meeting last Monday.
Other officers installed were: Senior
vice commander, Asbury B. Hammond:
junior vice commander, Gus Karess:
quartermaster, Jack Halliday; surgeon,
DR.. c. M. Griffith; chaplain, William
L. Smith; post advocate, Nathan
Glueck, and adjutant, Claude T. Rey-
nolds.
Frank Haley, rehabilitation officer Of
the Disabled American Veterans, was
accepted into membership.
The department will observe Ma
tional Americanism Day next Wednes-
day. Patriotic programs will be given
by Defense and Washington Posts at
their meetings.
Washington Post will meet Wed.
nesday evening at the Washington
Post Home, with Comdr. Fred w.
Wacker presiding Department Comdr.
David B. Herman and his staff will
install the following officers: Com.
mander, Timothy G. Mccarthy; sen.
ior vice commander, Aram Kojasser:
Junior vice commander. John D. Bla.
lock; quartermaster, John j. Keehan:
| chaplain, Paul Gray, reelected for the
fifth consecutive year; advocate. H. s.
Van Houten; surgeon, A. c. Roberts.
Department Senior Vice Comdr.
Phillip r. Belt was Endorsed for de.
partment commander.
AL advertisement subscriptions for
the souvenir program Of the fourth
annual derby day ball to be held at
the Cairo Hotel on May 7 should be
turned in to the committee at the
next post meeting.
Installation Of officers Of Follow Me
Post was conducted Tuesday night in
the Northeast Masonic Temple by Past
Department Comdr. Daniel E. Camp
bell as follows: Commander, Herman
L. King; senior vice commander, Will
lie L. Kelly; junior vice commander,
Edgar S. Campbell; quartermaster,
Phillip r. Belt; chaplain, George H.
Warden; post advocate, William A.
Downs; surgeon, Fred C. Kelly, and
adjutant, Edward B. McDade.
A floor show was presented by Miss
Dorothy Taylor consisting of 20 spec
ialties. Comrade Warden was master
Of ceremonies, assisted by the chair
man of the Ways and Means Com
mittee, John w. Thompson. ..
A special meeting will be held next
Friday evening to elect delegates and
alternates to the department encamp-
ment.
Arrangements have been completed
for bingo party in the Northeast
Masonic Temple on May l3.
Advance Post held an open meet
ing April Is in the clubrooms Of the
Washington Post Home The newly
elected officers were installed by Sen
ior Vice Comdr. Phillip r. Belt, Comdr.
Jerome S. Kaufman presiding.
Dwight E. Carleton was appointed
adjutant.
Gen. William Mitchell Post met
Monday evening In the Irish War
Veterans hall, 1882 Eighteenth street
N. w. Installation of officers was per-
formed by Department Junior Vice
Comdr. Stephen T. Nichka as fol-
lows: Commander, Lloyd E. Henry:
senior vice commander, Roy Kroner;
junior vice commander. J. r. Krusor;
quartermaster, Samuel L. Holston;
post advocate. James F. Hatcher:
chaplain, John w. Gill: surgeon. DR..
l.. Murray, and trustees, r. G. Reilly
and Anthony Sigolitto. Future meet
tngs will be in the department head
quarters, 1924 H street NV.
Department Comdr. David B. Her
man installed officers of Internal Rev.
enue Post last Monday evening in the
Continental Hotel. A floor show was
presented.
Officers of Potomac Post will be in.
stalled at the Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie next Thursday evening by Past
Department Comdr. Edward K. In
man.
Federal Post met Wednesday eve
ming in the Thomas Circle Club, with
Comdr. James F. Garrity presiding.
The following officers were installed
by Past Comdr. Fred c. Lucas: Lem
uel C. Buckingham, commander: JOS
eph Diskin, senior vice commander:
James R. Hatch. junior vice COM
mander; John G. Strobel, quarter
master; Tod Hershberger. post advo-
cate; Samuel Lapin, chaplain: Ed
ward A. ]. Sweeney. surgeon; Charles
A Strathern adjutant.
Defense Post elected the following
officers: Commander. Samuel E. Mas
tin; serior vice commander. Charles
r. Williams; Junior vice commander.
John NJ Kane: adjutant. Walter G.
Whitcraft; quartermaster, Fred KurZ:
chaplain, John Bright, and surgeon.
Albert c. Wangner. They will be In
stalled April ~ at the Odd Fellows
Hall, 2022 Rhode Island avenue NE,
by Past Department Comdr. Edward
K. Inman.
Past Department President Roberta
Fawcett initiated officers Of Defense
Auxiliary on April 20. Is follows:
President, Beth johnson; senior vice
president, Katharine Koester; Junior
vice president. Margaret Drake; chap
lain. Eula Bryan; secretary Edith H.
Whitcraft; treasurer, Anne Mastin;
conductress, Helen Phillips: guard.
Margaret Bussius; trustee, Genevieve
Inman; historian, Ruth Treuleben;
patriotic instructress, Genevieve In.
man; musician, Edith H. Whitcraft.
The auxiliary held card party and
bingo at st. Elizabeth's Hospital April
Is. Cigarettes and refreshments were
distributed to the patients.
The post and auxiliary will attend
memorial service at the Sherwood
Presbyterian Church, Twenty-second