Evening star., 1938-09-25

1 overseas Military Band, National
Guard Armory.
Philip r. Belt, commander. District
OF Columbia Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, in an address before
members in Internal Revenue Post. at
the Continental Hotel last Monday.
outlined the membership drive which
will be launched on October /. De-
partment Junior Vice Comdr. Roland
Kay spoke of the Armistice Day ball
to be held at the Willard Hotel on No
vember IL. The post will hold a
dance at the Beaver Dam Country
Club on November 10.
The post was awarded a silver CUP
for having the most members in the
department parade last June. The
next meeting will be October H.
There will be an entertainment.
National Capital Post met Septem.
Der 13 at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club. @. w. Gill was elected
trustee. A committee was appointed
to select date and place for a testi.
monial dinner in honor of Surg. Gen,
De Mayo.
Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship met
Tuesday at the Hamilton Hotel. Capt.
Mattern, the presiding officer, report
ed on the recent national encampment,.
National Council Member Hines and
Shipmate Burch also reported. Ship
mate Hines reported that the Peewee
Baseball League had completed its
season, and the banquet will be held
in the near future, at which time
trophies will be awarded Department
Comdr. Belt, Chief of Staff Whit
craft and Comrade Guillenmain spoke.
Federal Post last Friday at the
Thomas Circle Club was visited by
Department Comdr Belt and Past De-
partment Comdr Hollingsworth.
Comdr. Buckingham and Comrade
Strathern read a joint report on the
national encampment. The post joined
the auxiliary in a chow-mein dinner.
National Capital Auxiliary met Sep
tember % at the Washington Post
Club, with President Frances Van
Houton presiding. Three new members
were initiated. Department President
Edith Whitcraft gave a report on the
national encampment. Plans were-
made for bingo party on October ~.
At the last meeting Of Follow Me
Auxiliary Roberta Fawcett read re-
port on the national encampment.
Plans were made to visit Mount Alto
Hospital on September 20. A bingo
party will be held in the recreation
center of the hospital October IL.
Under the chairmanship of Hattie
Byram a bingo party will be given
at the Thomas Circle Club November
S. The next social meeting will be
Tuesday at the home of Anna Dube,
900 s. Oak street, Arlington, Va.
Equality Walter Reed Post met Mon
day night at 935 G place NV, under
the leadership of Condr. George
McLeish. The scholarship awarded
by this post was won by Miss Louise
| Friday, who will enter Southeastern
University for a three-year course in
accountancy.
| Asbury Hammond, chairman Of the
Armistice Ball Committee, proposed
that the post sponsor girl to rep
resent it in the Miss v. F. w. contest.
| A bowling team is being formed to
compete in the v. F. w. Bowling
League.
Defense Post met In the Odd Fell
lows Hall, 2022 Rhode Island avenue
NE, and elected Charles r. Will
liams council member to fill the un-
expired term of Comrade Kull.
Comdr. Samuel Mastin appointed
Harold j. Thiele captain of the bowl
ing team which opens the season
Thursday at the Recreation Alleys at
9 pm.
Fred Kurz and Frank Drake were
appointed recruiting chairmen. Harold
]. Th1ele was appointed poppy" chair
man. Charles r. Williams, post chap
lain. was appointed hospital chairman.
The next meeting will be held Oc-
tober IL, at 2022 Rhode Island avenue
NE, 8 pm.
Federal Auxiliary meeting called to
order by President Maybelle Buohing-
ham. Mrs. Carrie living, hospital
chairman, has arranged with the
Naval Hospital to hold a party for
the patients this month. Edna Hatch.
chairman Of entertainment, reported
a Halloween dance will be given in
the Hayloft on October q.
Mrs. Ethel Garrity was appointed
secretary to fill the unexpired term
Of Mrs. Dorothy bohman. Mrs. Ste
phen Nichka was appointed patriotic
instructress.
A special meeting was called at
the home of Mrs. Dorothy Lohman.
1872 Fifteenth street NV, to elect
a trustee and to enter girl in the.
Miss v. F. w. popularity contest.
The department auxiliary will meet
tomorrow night in the Pythian Temple.
Department President Edith H. Whit
craft will preside.
Police-Fire Auxiliary met at ths1
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
with Thelma Graves presiding. Color
bearer Josephine Wright resigned in
order to receive the nomination Of
conductress. Mrs. Wright was elected
to the ONCE.
Mercedes McCallum was appointed
chairman of the hospital party to
be given at st. Elizabeth's Hospital
on October II.