Evening star., 1938-10-02

What IS believed will be the largest
Armistice Day ball of the District of
Columbia Department, Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States,
will be held at the Willard Hotel on
November IL from $50 to 80 o'clock.
The Ball Committee will hold weekly
meetings on Friday nights, beginning
this week.
At . meeting of National Capital
Post at the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club last Tuesday the surgeon
general, DR.. De Mayo, announced a
dinner to be held after the Armistice
ball at the Willard. Kelly Koch was
elected to membership.
The Council of Administration will
meet tomorrow night in the board
room, District Building. The Depart
ment Advisory Committee will submit
for ratification of the department
recommendations which were adopted
by the committee at its last meeting
Chief Of Staff Whitcraft reports ar
rangements have been made for the
membership drive which will start
next week. A communication received
by the department commander from
the commander in chief, Eugene l.
Van Antwerp, states that quota has
been set for this department of one
new post and 800 new members.
The department will be host tomor-
row evening to the department COM
mander of Maryland, Charles j.
Peters, and his staff. In turn, Comdr
Belt and his staff will pay visit
to the Department Of Maryland next
Wednesday evening at War Memorial
Hall, Baltimore.
Follow-Me-Post will meet Tuesday
evening In the Northeast Masonic
Temple. Raymond w. Chase and
Frank J. Bowling will be obligated.
Since the last meeting one Of the
members, John E. Baker. died.
At the last meeting Of Potomac
Post. In the Northeast Masonic Tenn
ple, Department Comdr. Belt. Past
Department Comdr. 1nman and Ch1ef
Of 6ta6 Whitcraft made addresses.
The Department Council Of Ad-
u,inistration meeting for the auxiliary
met Monday evening at Pythian Tenn
pie, Department President Edith
Whitcraft presided. The formation OF
a department drill team and glee club
was approved and will be composed
Of three members from each auxiliary.
The department conductress, Dorothy
Allen, will be captain of the drill
team and Assistant Conductress Ethel
Fowler will be leader Of the glee club.
The drill team will also act as guard
Of honor. Department Comdr. Belt
requested cooperation OF the auxil-
iaries on a hospital party and enter
tainment to be given at Walter Reed
In the near future.
Defense Auxiliary met Wednesday
Ut 2O22 Rhode Island avenue NE.
with Senior Vice President Katheraine
Koester presiding. The auxiliary will
give hospital party in conjunction
with Police Freman's on October II
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital. All mem
bers are urged to be at the hos
pital In uniform at 6:45 pm.
The next meeting Of the auxiliary
will be held October II at pm.
Bingo party to be held the same eve
ming.
Treasury Auxiliary has changed
their meeting from the first Monday
to the fourth Wednesday In the month.
At the last meeting Of National
Capitol Auxiliary, President Frances
Van Houten appointed Dorothy Allen
as chairman Of the bingo party, to be
held October n at the Washington
Post Club Sally Clements and Ethel
Sendlak are co-chairmen. Lucille
Bernard was named membership
chairman. Dorothy Detro, chairman
Of the Silver Jubilee Scroll, is max
ing plans for q roll call in November.
A meeting of the Bylaws Commit
tee Of Follow Me Post was called to
order by Chairman Selby c. Harr
last Tuesday at the home of Comdr.
H. L. King to revise post bylaws.
The Ladies' Auxiliary has invited
the members to attend bingo party
at Thomas Circle Club on Novem-
ber 5.
The degree team will use the long
form Of initiation at the meeting on
October on large number of re-
cruits at the Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie, under the direction of William
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