Evening star., 1939-02-26

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auxiliary in similar exercises at
Mount Vernon.
A meeting of officials of the 4th
district, comprising Maryland. Dis
trict of Columbia. Virginia and West
Virginia was held later at the George
Mason Hotel in Alexandria. In an
address Comdr. Belt deplored the
charging of admission to Mount
Vernon and recommended that the
organization petition Congress to
abandon the practice. A dinner was
held in honor of the heads of the
organization, followed by ball.
Past Commanders Night.
Comdr. William P. Cavanaugh OF
National Capital Post, announces a
past commanders night at the Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club next
Tuesday.
Potomac Auxiliary met at the
Washington Post Club, 100 L street
NV, on February IA, with Past
President Fowler presiding. Cath
crime Daily was installed as president
to fill the uneXpired term of Hazel
Phelps Miller, Theresa Tyrell was
installed to fill the unexpired term
of Lillian Bridges as junior vice
president, and Florence Morris
Peterson the unexpired term Of
Catherine DAILY as trustee.
The meeting will be changed to
March 13 instead of Tuesday for the
official visitation of the department
president and her staff Mrs. Louise
Downs, council member of Follow
Me Auxiliary, was a visitor.
Follow Me Auxiliary held social
at the home of Hattie Bryan, 1000
Jackson street NE, on Tuesday.
Rose Luebkert, department junior
vice president. spoke. The next
meeting will be held at the Thomas
Circle Club, 1926 Massachusetts
avenue NV, the official visitation
of the department president and her
staff, on March Z.
The department of the District of
Columbia will hold it's regular meet
ing tomorrow night at the Pythian
Temple.
At the last meeting of H. L. Ed
monds Post, the Junior Boys Club.
an affiliate. were present. Held at
the Hamilton Hotel last Thursday
evening, Comdr. Obey introduced
several speakers. among them Rep
resentative j. Thorkelson of Mon
tana, who gave an account of his
experience as member of the
United States Naval Forces during
the World War; Forest L. Bin
swanger, director of the Boys Club
OF Metropolitan Police, D. c., who
told OF his work with boys, particu-
larly praising the School Boy Pa
troll. and Past Comdr Inman of the
District of Columbia department,
who spoke on Americanism. Mrs.
Adelaide Grant, past department
president of the auxiliary spoke
briefly. She also chaperoned a num-
ber of the girls from the Junior
Ladies Auxiliary who attended the
dance following the meeting.
James G. Murrell, an old member
of Follow Me Post, was recently
reinstated, and Arthur Allen, was
given the obligation. At the meet
ing to be held in the Washington
Post Club next Friday evening, a
resolution concerning the alien-resi-
dents of this country will be re-
ported for consideration.
At the last meeting of Equality
Walter Reed Post, a resolution was
adopted setting forth that the post
protest against the action of the
National Park and Planning Com
mission In permitting the so-cailed
Abraham Lincoln Brigade to place
a wreath at Lincoln Memorial and
that 1t requests that such per-
mission be withheld in the future
to any organization of men who
have forfeited their citizenship by
fighting for other nations. Timothy
O'Brien, a veteran of the Spanish