Evening star., 1938-02-06

The seventh Hello, America" pro-
gram of the Veterans of Foreign Wars
will be observed the night of February
% in the auditorium Of the National
Press Club. Many members OF Con-
gress and Army and Navy officials have
been invited Scott P. Squyres of Okla
homa City, national commander, will
administer the oath Of the organiza-
ton over a Nationwide broadcast OF
the N B. c. to new recruits in various
centers Of the country. DR.. A. Victor
Cercell is chairman.
The department Executive Commit
tee met recently at the home of A. M.
McCullum, 529 Rittenhouse street
NV. to arrange for a dance March
Is at the Washington Post Club, spon-
sored by McKimmie- Catterton Post
and Top Notch Tent T N. T. Percy
L. Graves and Peter J. Rosch will act
as co-chairmen.
Comdr. James NJ Stewert OF United
States Treasury Post presided jan
uary % at the Associated Veterans
| Club. 1882 L street NV. John j.
Whalen, Company c. l45th Infantry,
37th Division. A. E. F.. was accepted
| for membership. A minutes silence
was observed for the late Bernard J.
Bladin, first commander. and letter
of sympathy ordered sent to the FAM
ily W. c. Miller, member Of Oliver
La Case Post, No. 808, Claremont,
N. H.. and also department deputy in
spector, spoke.
A bingo party will be held at the
Pythian Temple Tuesday in conjunc-
ton with the auxiliary for the pur-
pose of the post clubhouse fund
Refreshments will be served.
Follow Me Post, with Comdr Walter
D. Jones presiding, met last Tuesday
in the Northeast Masonic Temple
William P. Connell, Battery C, 10th
Field Artillery, 29th Division; Archie
P. Hughes, Sanitary Detachment, l44th
Machine Gun Battalion, 36th Divi-
sion, A. E. F., and Machinist Mate
Edgar S. Campbell, United States Ma
val Aviation, Poliac and La Palyes,
France, were obligated to membership.
Comdr. Jones was the recipient of
the V. F. w. Medal of Merit for the
recruiting of Is new members within
three-month period, with Depart
ment Senior Vice Comdr. Philip r.
Belt making the presentation.
Mite will be observed March 80 at
Northeast Masonic Temple.
A scratch" was held at w. o. w.
Hall, 935 G place NV, last Tuesday,
with Seam Squirrel Joseph Perron
presiding A. l.. Neinburger. Front
Line Post, was elected to membership
Eola Wright, president of United
States Treasury Auxiliary. announces
the meeting night and place has been
changed from the third Tuesday to
the first Monday at the Irish War
Veterans Hall, 1892 Eighteenth street
NV. United States Treasury Post and
auxiliary will hold bingo party Feb
ruary 8 at the Ppthian Temple.
Follow Me Auxiliary met at Thomas
| Circle Club on Tuesday with President
Louise Downs presiding. A Valentine
social will be given at the home of
Hattie Byram. 1000 Jackson street
NE, on February Is. A bingo party
for the veterans at Mount Alto Hos
pital will be given by the auxiliary on
Tuesday. Plans are under way for
the official visitation of the depart
ment president, Mrs. Adelaide M.
Grant, and her staff in March.
Washington Post will meet next
Wednesday evening at the Washing
ton Post Club. with Comdr Wacker
presiding Tentative plans will be
made for ladies' night at the club
house after the meeting on February
%, as a feature of the recruiting drive
now in progress Dancing, entertain
ment and refreshments will be pro-
vided.
The post, at it's last meeting. pledged
cooperation to Maj E. w. Brown,
chief of police, in his campaign for
more stringent enforcement Of traf1ic
regulations.