Evening star., 1938-01-23

| 1891, Z020 Rhode Island avenue
| NE; Washington Post, No. 1864,
100 L street NV: Overseas Mill
tary Band National Guard
Armory; Cootie Drum and Bugle
| Corps. National Guard Armory.
Thursday-Potomac Post, No.
1885, Northeast Masonic Temple
Past Dept. Comdr. Edward K. In
man Of the District of Columbia, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, in an address
before Equality-Walter Reed Post last
Monday night, predicted that within
lew years pensions would be granted
unemployed veterans. He said, how
ever. this organization would not seek
pensions for able bodied veterans.
Jobs for Veterans" was the subject
of address by Past Dept. Comdr. Daniel
E. Campbell.
Others who spoke were Ralph H.
Carlin, past department commander
OF Florida; John j. Grim. national
legislative chairman Of the Army and
Navy Union, and Michael Thomas,
commander of Victory Post of the
American Legion.
Comdr. George G. McIeish presided.
Refreshments were served.
When the 18th Women's Patriotic
Conference on National Defense
meets January Is, rs and u at the
MayfloWer Hotel, the national orga-
nization of the Ladies Auxiliary to
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with
past national president, Mrs. Gladys
Mooney, as chairman. will be the
hostess. Mrs. Adelaide M. Grant,
president of the District of Columbia
department, is chairman for the an
nual pilgrimage to the Tomb of the
Unknown Soldier on January Is at
2 pm. Reservations will be taken at
the credential room of the hotel until
noon on Tuesday
The national president Ladies Aux
lliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will call an auxiliary conference to-
morrow in the Italian Garden Room
at the MayfloWer Hotel at pm. The
department of the District of Column
bia members will demonstrate the
floor work. The principal speakers
are Commander-in-O Chief Scott P.
Squyres. Mllard Rice, legislative rep
resentative of the V. F. w. and Joseph
D. Chittenden, director National Serv-
ice Bureau.
In connection with the conference
OF the District auxiliary will hold a
dinner at the Meyf1ower Hotel at Z
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Laurie Schertle of California. James
E. Van Zant, past national commando
er-ln-chief will be the POSTMASTER
Representative Edward D. Lac of
California and National Commander
in-Chief Scott P. Squyres will be
speakers. Mrs. Clay Keene Miller is
chairman Of the dinner. The de-
partment and National Capital Aux
iliary have reserved rooms at the
Mayfower for the visiting ladies.
Rose Luebkert, department secretary,
will be on duty Monday until the
opening session of the conference, for
registration.
The delegates to the conference
are: Adelaide NJ Grant Clay Keene
Miller. Roberta Fawcett, Rose Lueb-
kert, Frances Van Houton, Edith Dem
breeder, Carrie Irving. Maybelle Buck
ingham. Ethel Ridgewat. Rose Reiley,
Rose Sheppard, Florence Armstrong.
Beulah Waller. Hazel Phelps, Ethel
Sendlak, Ola Webb. Bonnie Moore,
Hannah Weber, Dorothy Allen, Pearl
Hengst and Ethel Fowler.
The department president and her
stan were guests of Equality Walter
Reed Post last Monday evening at
Woodmen's Hail.
National Capital Auxiliary will hold
a bingo party at Washington Post
Club, Seventeenth and L streets NV.
at pm. on January ~.
Follow Me Post will hold q bingo
party in Northeast Masonic Temple
the evening of January 81. Chairman
of the Ways and Means Committee,
John w. Thompson, announces prizes
will be offered. Members and their
friends are invited.
Potomac Post met in the Washing
ton Post Club last Wednesday eve
Connolly presided. Several new mem
bers were accepted.
The next meeting of the post will
ming Senior Vice Comdr Edward
be held in Northeast Masonic Temple.
Comdr. James j. Sheehan will pre-
side.
Chairman Phillip r. Belt announces
the Poppy Committee will meet in
department headquarters, 1924 H
street NV, February 10, at 8 o'clock
The commanders of the various posts
are requested to furnish him with the
names of three members who will
represent their post on the COM
mittee.
Defense Post met at Odd Fellows
Hall, 202O Rhode Island avenue NE,
last Wednesday evening, with Comdr.
Walter c. Whitcraft presiding.
The chairman of the Recruiting
Committee reported II reinstatements
and l new recruit obligated, Samuel
Mastin Of Bakery Co., No. /, and the
applications of George Eichler of
Company A, 3O4th Tank Corps, and
William Brown of the 10th Field
Artillery acted upon favorably. The
latter two will be obligated at the
next meeting.
The next meeting will be held
Wednesday at pm. Department
Senior Comdr. Belt and Department
Junior Vice Comdr. Nichka will be
guests.
Washington Post will meet Wednes-
day at Sis pm. at the Washington
Post Club, with Comdr. Fred w.
Wacker presiding. Plans will be made
for the annual Derby Day ball, spon-
sored by the post each year on the
evening Of Kentucky Derby Day.