Evening star., 1938-09-18

Treasury Post, 1882 Eighteenth
| street NV; Follow-Me Post,
| 1902 Rhode Island avenue NE:
Armistice Day Ball Committee,
1924 H street NV.
A bowling league Of the District Of
Columbia Department, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Of the United States,
was organized last Monday night.
Teams will be formed at present in de.
partment headquarters and Internal
Revenue, Front Line, Defense, National
Capital posts. The matches will be
rolled each Thursday at pm. at the
Recreation Alleys. The opening games
will be on September 20.
Officers were elected a. follows:
President, Walter Yebens; vice presi-
dent, B. H. Yates; treasurer, 8. Mas
ters; secretary, Frank Benedetto. Any
v. F. w. post interested In entering
a team in the league should get in
touch with the secretary at Ii. 74ol-W.
Front Line Post met Last Monday
evening at the Washington Post Club.
Department Comdr. Belt spoke relative
to the proposed recruiting drive to b
inaugurated on October /. Senior Vice
Comdr. Kay and Past Department
Comdr. 1nman also spoke.
The Ladies' Auxiliary took part In
the Constitution Day celebration, spon-
sored by the D. A. r. at the D. A. r.
Memorial Hall, ON Saturday. Mrs.
Sarah c. Johns, flag bearer, and Mrs.
Dorothy Fiste, banner bearer, took part
in the massing of the colors.
Department President Edith H.
Whitcraft will report at the council
Of administration meeting at the
Pythian Temple at 8 pm. on September
26 on the progress made at the ma
tional encampment and on the pro-
gram planned in celebration Of our
silver jubilee year.
Defense Auxiliary will meet Wednes-
day at 8 pm. in the Odd Fellows Hall.
2022 Rhode Island avenue NE. under
the leadership Of President Beth
johnson.
Final arrangements will be made for
the September hospital party for the
patients of st. Elizabeth's and held In
the Red Cross Hut. This party will be
given simultaneously with Police-Fire
Auxiliary. Mrs. Margaret Drake. hos.
pital chairman for defense. will be
in charge and will assist the chairman
Of Police Auxiliary.
| HSoIa Y~t&
day at the home Of President Marian
Wright, 35l L street sW Mrs. Dorothy
Lohman, Junior activity chairman, or.
ganized glee club for the juniors at
this meeting.
National Capital Auxiliary met
September 8 at Washington Post Club.
Frances Van Houten presided, Katie
Ulhrick Of Potomac Auxiliary spoke.
The application Of Mrs. Agnes Morn.
ingstar was presented. The auxiliary
will visit Naval Hospital at an early
date.
McKimmie Catterton Police Fire
Auxiliary met Wednesday at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
10l5 L street NV. at 8 pm. with
Thelma Graves presiding. A birthday
anniversary celebration followed the
meeting for Dorothy Wright, Mrs.
Loveless and Dorothy Allen. member
of National Capital Auxiliary. Depart
ment President Edith whitcraft and
her chief of staff, Ethel sendlack,
spoke.
Federal Auxiliary met at the Thomas
Circle Club with Maybelle Buckingham
presiding. She Submttted her report
on the national encampment. Chow
mein dinner was served to raise money
for the recreation center now under
construction for the orphans at the
v. F. w. home, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
| The Coolies have their annual out.
ing today and 1t is requested that all
Coolies meet at the Washington Post
Club at 10 am. A special bus will be
provided. 1t is requested that Coolies
be in uniform Members Of all posts
are invited to attend this all-day OUT
ing, which is to be held at Walsh's
Grove on the Crane highway.
Comdr. Carroll r, Rector Of Internal
Revenue Post, announces q meeting
tomorrow at the Hotel Continental.
Meetings will be held at the same
place on the third Monday Of each
month.
The semi-annual meeting Of the
fourth district, comprising Maryland,
Virginia, West Virginia and the Dis
trict Of Columbia was held last Sunday
at Harrisonburg, Va. It was devoted
In the most part to the annual mem.
bership campaign which will begin
October /.
Phillip r. Belt, commander, Of the
District Of Columbia; Daniel E. Camp
bell, chairman Of the Employment
Committee last year. and DR.. John L.
De Mayo, elected surgeon general at
the Columbus convention, attended
from Washington.
The department Of Virginia was
awarded three cups for its efforts
which placed 1t at the top OF the
list with membership Of 157 per cent
over last year.
The district has adopted . member
ship plan whereby two Of the four
departments will be awarded . prize
for their accomplishment In the
forthcoming drive and there will be
individual awards to the first 10 MEM
berS In the fourth dfstrfcf y,s>t1r~