Evening star., 1938-02-13


Washington Post Club, Seven
teenth and L streets NV. |
Tuesday-Top Notch Tent
Coolies. 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Gen G. r. Ed
wards Post, 815 Fifteenth street
NV.
Thursday-Follow Me Post,
1902 Rhode Island avenue NE;
Col. H. L. Edmonds Post, Hamil-
ton Hotel.
A census of all totally or partially
unemployed veterans in the District
of Columbia will be undertaken by the
District of Columbia Department, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars.
At a meeting Of the Council of Ad-
ministration last Monday night De-
partment Comdr. David B. Herman
appointed a committee to work out
the plan. 1t consists Of Past Depart
ment Comdr. Oscar w. Hollingsworth
chairman; Past Department Comdr
Daniel E. Campbell, Comdr. George G
McLeish, Equality-Walter Reed Post;
Past Department Comdr. Nathan D
Golden, Comdr. Frank Norton and
Past Comdr. John Keehan.
On completion of the census the
committee will report its result tc
Congress, in order to secure en-
ployment of men over 40 years of age
in either Government or private in.
dustry. Enrolment may be made al
the department headquarters. 1924 H
street NV, beginning Monday morn
ing at 8 o'clock.
All post officers, excepting trustees
will be nominated and elected at the
first meeting in April. Installation
will be held at the second post meet
ing in April. Because of the recent
illness of Comdr. Herman. visitationi
to the units were curtailed. These
will be resumed at the various installa.
ton ceremonies.
Mrs. Adelaide M. Grant. president Of
the department ladies' auxiliary. an.
nounced her official visitation as fol.
lows: Equality Walter Reed, February
8. 1922 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Follow Me 1880, March /, 1925 Massa.
chusetts avenue NV: Federal. March
2, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
U. S. Treasury, Mach 7. Irish Wal
Veterans Hall. 18th and H street.
NV; National Capital, March 10
Washington Post Club, 17th and 1
streets NV; Defense, March 16, 2O2(
Rhode Island avenue NE; Potomac
March l8. Trinity Towers. apartment
704: McKimmie-Ca Catterton 2979. March
80. Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
11th and L streets NV.
Mrs. Grant placed a wreath at tht
Lincoln Memorial yesterday and als<
will place one at the Maine mast Feb.
ruary is and at Washington's Tomb or
February %.
The next department meeting vii
be held on February 25 at 7:30 pm. a.
Thomas Circle Club.
Federal Auxiliary met at the Thoma.
Circle Club. with President CARR,
Irving presiding. The birthday ami
versary Of President Carrie Irving ant
Secretary Dorothy Lohman were cele
brated. The department presiden
installed the junior vice president
Ethel Garrity.
McKimmie- -Catterton Auxiliary me
at the Soldiers. Sailors and Marines
Club, with President Mercedes Nc
Callum presiding. The meeting TO
March was changed to March 80 due t,
the Official visitation of the department
president and her staff.
Follow Me Auxiliary will hold
Valentine social at the home of HAITI.
Byram, 1000 Jackson street NE, OF
| Tuesday.
The department president and he
staff are invited to attend ladies' nigh
of Edmonds Post at the Hamilton
Hotel on Thursday evening.
Federal Post met. with Comdr
James P. Garrity presiding. at tn
Thomas Circle Club. Junior Vic
Comdr. Stephen Nichka spoke relativ
to recruiting and the Hello, Amer
lea" program. National Comdr. J
Fred Chase Of the 29th Division Asso
ciation and Department Presiden
Adelaide M. Grant also spoke. Tn
auxiliary served luncheon.
EQuality-Walter Reed Post ha
planned to tender q scholarship il
accountancy or legal law in the South
eastern University to boy or gin
whose father is a member of the de
partment. Qualifications require
four-year course in high or paroch
ial school or its equivalent. Selection
| will be made on August Is. Pas
Department Comdr. Daniel E. Camp
bell, Past Comdr. Nathan Glueck AM
Comdr. George G. McLeich constitut
the committee.
Past National Commander in Chic
James E. Van Zandt, chairman of tn
ANntAOAAnl AC6koA0tANC SOAAA1ASVNSs WI
address the open meeting to be hell
at 935 G place NV, February 2
on veterans benefits and pending con
gressional legislation.
At the last meeting Of Nationa
Capital Post Henry A. Hagan, for
merly of the U. S. S. Maine, AM
Eugene K. De Lawder, formerly o
the U. s. S. Pocahontas, were givel
the obligation by the commander, Dl
John L. De Mayo, at the Soldiers
Sailors and Marines Club.
A Washington's Birthday Eve dane
will be held at the Soldiers. Sailor
and Marines Club, with the proceed
to be placed in the relief fund.
Comdr. Walter D. Jones announce
q special meeting of Follow Me Post a
Klein's Tavern next Thursday eve
ming to elect several new applicants t
membership. A dance will be hel
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