Evening star., 1938-07-03

Philip r. Belt Is the new commander
Of the District of Columbia Depart@
ment, Veterans Of Foreign Waits,
having been elected at the closing
session Of the 10th annual encamp-
ment. IA
Other officers installed with Mr.;
Belt by Junior Vice Comdr. in Chief
Otis N. Brown were: George 6
McLeish, senior vice commander: u
F. Kay, junior vice commander; H. d
Kelso, adjutant; Aram Kojassar,
quartermaster; Philip F. Biggins,
judge advocate: DR.. John L. De Mayo,
surgeon: the Rev. Howard E. Snyder.
chaplain: John w. Winner, chief Of
staff.
Council members are:
National Capital Post, Walter ].
Yebens, j. E. Bird and Louis Mar
gullis; Equality Walter Reed Post,
Howard w. Woerner and William
Snyder; Federal Post, Samuel B.
Lapin and George c. williams; Co.
lumbia Post, Joseph A. Giovannoni ana
Harry E. Shilling; Potomac Post,
Robert s. Bonar; Front Line Post,
Joseph B. Cardella and A. v. Cercell;
Follow Me Post, William A. Downs
and Wilfred Dube; Maj. Gen. G. r.
Edwards Post, Benjamin T. Yon: Ad-
vance Post; C. q. 0uillot and william
&. Burch: Defense rost, a. 2. kun
and Clifford Thompson; Washtnston
Post, Phillip Anton and Henry 8.
Van Houten: United States Treasury
Post, Joseph Perron and Sidney W..
Lawrence; H. L. Edmons Post, G. A.
Lowman; Internal Revenue Post.
Thomas F. Campbell, Stanley D. Harr
man and Fred Stello; McKimmie-
Catterton Police and Fire Post. Rich
ard A. Burton; Gen. william MitcheH
Post. Anthony Sigillito.
Front Line Post met last Monday
evening in the Washington Post Home.
Frank Topash and Victor C. CUTLER
main we're elected delegates to the
national encampment and Herbert j..
Bryson and Edgar spedden As alter
mates. Department Comdr. Phil Belt
spoke.
National Capital Post met Tuesday
evening. Past Department Comdr.
Oscar w. Hollingsworth presided in
the absence Of Comdr. John L. De
Mayo. Delegates elected to the ma
tional encampment are: Comdr. De
Mayo, Past Department Comdr. Hol-
lingsworth and w. P. Cavanaugh.
Alternstes are: Walter Yebens, Irving
Ambrose and Tony Rosetta. Past
Comdr. Roy D. Hopgood was re-
elected trustee.
Defense Post, No. 1857, an entrant
in the encampment parade, won q cup
for the largest marching unit. given
by the Brookland- Woodbridge Business
Association.
Delegates and alternates to the ma
tional encampment are: Harold J..
Thiele and Fred Kurz, delegates;
Charles r. Williams and Walter c.
Whitcraft, alternates.
Herman j. PageI and william A.
Howard were initiated at the last
meeting.
The annual outing is on July o, II
weather permits, at the farm of Com
rade A. Buddington, University lane,
College Park, Md. Games and horse
racing commence at pm. Every
body welcome.
The next meeting will be July Is. at
2022 Rhode Island avenue NE, 8 pm.
The retiring and newly elected OH
GERS of the department and also the
auxiliary were rendered . banquet
June IS at the New Colonial Hotel.
Mrs. Adelaide Grant, retiring presi-
dent, and David B. Herman, retiring
with the new president,
Mrs. Edith Whitcraft and Comdr.
Phillip Belt, were escorted with colors.
They all made speeches. Mrs. Clay
Keene Miller was toastmistress. Mai.
Harvey Miller and Senior Vice Comdr.
McIeish also spoke.
Past Department President Fawcett
presented Mrs. Grant with lamps and
stockings from the officers in Mrs.
Grants term. Mrs. Rose Luebkert,
past department secretary, presented
herSwith roses and Catherine Uhlaris
presented flowers.
Edith H. Whitcraft was unanimous
ly elected president Of the department
auxiliary ct the nth annual encamp-
ment. Other officers elected were Pearl
Hengst. senior vice president: Mercedes
McCallum, Junior vice president; Luz
cille Bernard, treasurer; Edna Nc
Cutcheon, chaplain; Dorothy Allen,
conductre4s, and Patrese Kelly. guard.
Appoan1e ofnosrs sss Ethel ssnd-