Evening star., 1939-11-19

Hammond, Equality-Walter Reed
Post, lib Abbey place NE; Ste
phen T. Nichka, Federal Post 1851,
Penn street NE; Thomas E.
Fawcet, Columbia Post, 1404 Al
lison street NV: Summer Perry,
Potomac Post. Ala Ninth street
NV; Edward T. Spedden, Front
Line Post, 1887 H street NE; John
w. Thompson, Follow Me Post,
4344 Thirty second street, Mt. Rain
ier, Md; Nathan D. Golden, Gen.
eral Clarence r. Edwards Post. 1000
Cathedral avenue NV; William E.
Bureh, Advance Post, 64-a Bates
street NV: A F. Sniegoski. Defense
Post, l410 Orren street NE; Aram
Kopassar, Washington Post, 100 L
street NV; Arthur T. Quinn, U. S.
Treasury Post, 1918 North Scott
street, Arlington, Va; William A.
Obey, H. L. Edmonds Post. 1909
Sheridan street NV: Leon B. Lam
bert, Internal Revenue Post, zoos
Thirty-seventh street NV: and
Richard A. Burton, Police-Fire Post,
6307 Eighth street NV. Chairman
1hrie is located at 1902 Monroe
street NV, telephone Adams 9727.
The annual membership rally will
be held at the Stansbury Hall, on the
evening of January 30. Command
er in Chief Otis N. Brown of Green's
boro, N. c., will be the guest of
hnnnr hIv1niccio,,
presentation of 1910 paid-up
membership card.
At the last meeting of National
Capital Pest Comdr. Cavanaugh ap-
pointed Edward J. Sullivan, Roy D.
Hopgood and John w. Gill on the
Budget ard Ways and Means Com
mittee. Past Department Comdr.
Oscar w. Hollingsworth, chairman
of the Relief Committee, appealed
to members to furnish department
headquarters with discarded cloth
ing.
Chairman Cronin announced that
plans are being made for the New
Year eve party and dance at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club.
H. L. Edmonds Post, under the
leadership of Comdr Obey held me-
mortal services at the grave of
Frank H Edmonds in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery on Armistice Day.
Chaplain Benton delivered an eu-
logy on Comrade Edmonds, who was
the first commander of the post.
The widow and family of Mr.. Ed
monds were also in attendance.
The post will sponsor a turkey
shoot every Sunday at 10 o'clock up
until Christmas at Camp Simms.
The H. L. Edmonds' Boys Club
football team will meet the Regal
Clothing Store team today at Third
and Sheridan streets NV. at II am.
Police-Fire Post and its auxiliary
will hold joint meeting at its
clubrooms, 809 Monroe street NE,
tomorrow evening. The department
commander and his staff as well as
the department president of the
Ladies Auxiliary and her staff will
be present.
Comdr. Burch of Advance Post
announces the appointment of
Dwight E. Carleton as adjutant to
succeed Comrade Campbell, recently
resigned.
Equality Walter Reed Post will
meet at Pythian Temple on De-
cember 7.
Comdr. Thompson of Follow Me
Post announces at the meeting at
Washington Post Club on December
the subject Of changing quarters
will be discussed The election of
trustee for 18-month term to sue
! ceed Charles Goodheart will be held.
National Capital Auxiliary met
November 9 at the Washington Post
Club, Mildred Carter, president, pre-
siding. Ethel Sendlak, membership
chairman, reported progress in the
membership drive being conducted
by the auxiliary.
The auxiliary celebrated its ami
versary with a party at the Wash
ington Post Club November IT.
Clay Keene Miller, first department
president, was mistress of cere-
monies. Among those present were
Department Comdr. McLeish and
staff, Department President Eola
Wright and staff, Past Department
Presidents Adelaide Grant and
Edith Whitcraft, National Legisla-