Evening star., 1939-06-25
Wednesday


through Saturday.
The parade will form in the vi
cinity of Fifteenth and H streets
NE, march west on H street to
Fourth, passing the reviewing stand
at that point, and then proceeding
south on Fourth street to E street,
the point of disbandment. Music
along the line of march will be
furnished by the Overseas Military
Band of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars, several musical units of the
American Legion, the Washington
Gas Light Band. Elks' Boys Band,
Boys Club of Metropolitan Police
Band and the National Training
School Band. Several companies Of
the District of Columbia National
Guard, the 5th Battalion, Marine
Corps Reserves. and the local Naval
Reserve will participate. The pa
rade and encampment are being
sponsored by the Northeast Business
Mems Association, and all arrange
ments are being made by a Joint
committee, headed by Joseph p.
Bailey and Ray Dunno and Thomas
c. Kelleher of the Veterans of For
eign Wars.
I The following members have an
nounced their candidacy for office:
George G. McLeish, for department
commander; Roland F. Kay, for
senior vice commander; John Gill
and Herman L. King. for junior
vice commander; Aram Kojassar, for
quartermaster, and Mr.. Kruger, for
judge advocate
A concert of the Overseas Mill.
tary Band will be held next Fri.
day evening at the Takoma Park
Sanitarium, Takoma Park, Md, at
o'clock.
Members wishing to make ar
rangements for transportation to the
national encampment at Boston,
Mass, August q to September /.
are advised to contact Joseph B.
Gardella, Hillside 0397-J; George
G. McLeish. Greenwood 3425-J, or
Walter j. Yebens, Woodley 1857.
Washington Post will meet next
Tuesday evening in the clubrooms
of the Washington Post Club instead
of Wednesday evening, due to the
opening session and parade of the
department encampment. Delegates
and alternates to the national en-.
campment will be elected.
At the last meeting of Defense
Post it was voted that a Sons of the
V. F. w. in the Woodbridge Brook
land-Langdon section be organized
and sponsored by the post Already
established is the Boys Band which
has recently been taken over by the
post, through the efforts of Comdr.
Snlegoski. Frank Drake has been
appointed to manage the boys club
and find ways and means of equip
ping them with distinctive uniform.
The uniform will be white shirt,
white trousers, black tie and shoes.
Band rehearsals will be held weekly
in the future.
George Shepherd. who served with
the 168th Infantry, And Division,
in France during the World War,
was accepted to membership.
During the summer months there
will be put one meeting a month, to
be held on the second Wednesday at
the Odd Fellows Hall, 2020 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Comdr. Sniegoski was elected dele
gate to the national encampment
and Albert j. Gavelle alternate.
Follow Me Auxiliary held a spe-
cial meeting Tuesday at the home
OF Hattie Byram. Delegates to the
national encampment at Boston are
as follows: Roberta Fawcett, Mar
Campbell. Hattie Byram: alternates-
Patrice Kelly, Amelia Thiele, Mary
Glascock. A social was held after
the meeting and the birthday ami
versaries of Bernadine Carroll. Helen
Green, Mae Hart, Pearl Mikola jizah
were celebrated Hattie Byram was
Endorsed for department junior vice
president. The next meeting will
be held July II at Thomas Circle
Club.
Potomac Auxiliary met at the
Washington Post Club, 17OO L street
NV, with President Catherine DAILY
presiding. Lose Luebkert was elected
as delegate to the national en-
campment in Boston. The next
meeting will be held July IL at the
Washington Post Club. After the
meeting the anniversary Of the aux
iliary will be celebrated.
Department President Edith H.
Whitcraft will be the presiding Off
Ger at the department encampment
at the Stuart Junior High School on
June 70, 80 and July /. The essay
contest winners, as announced by
Americanism Chairman Sue Nc
Leish, are Mariella Schaben and
Mary Goucher, both of Immaculate
Conception School.