Evening star., 1939-04-09

NE; Overseas Military Band,
National Guard Armory.
Friday: Federal Post, 1926 Mas
sachusetts avenue NV.
of all vital statistics within the Dis
trict of Columbia, and the free dis
pensing of same to war veterans or
their dependents.
An appropriation for the purchase
of an easy chair to place in the new
clubroom of the retired police and
flremen was authorized, as we'll as
a contribution to the Boys Club OF
the Metropolitan Police.
The first annual Easter egg roll
and hunt will be sponsored by the
veterans. with the cooperation of
the Woodbridge -Brookland Business
Association, tomorrow from l0:30
am. to pm. at Langdon Park,
Mills avenue and Hamlin streets
NE. Prizes will be awarded to the
children finding eggs bearing the
merchants names or the V. F. w.
insignia.
A dance of Internal Revenue Post
will be held in the Beaver Dam
Country Club next Friday evening.
Members and their friends are in
vited. The entire proceeds will be
donated to the widow of veteran
who was employed in the Bureau
of Internal Revenue
The post will meet April II at
100 L street NV.
Washington and Front Line Posts
will conduct joint installation OF
officers on April 26 at the Wash
ington Post Club. Department
Comdr. Belt has been requested to
conduct the ceremonies
The Ladies' Auxiliary "silver jubi-
lee BALI will be given April Is at
the Annapolis Hotel.
Advance Post held election and
installation of officers as follows:
Commander, William E. Burch;
senior vice commander, Charles o.
Guillot, jr.: vice commander, Gar
rett j. Fitzgerald; quartermaster,
Earl w. Ezell; post advocate. Ernest
Perry: chaplain, James w. Burk-
hart, and surgeon, Charles o. Mitch
Ter. Arthur B. Campbell was elect
ed trustee for a 17-month term and
Lloyd Graham for IL months.
Comdr. Burch announced the ap-
pointment of Arthur B. Campbell
as adjutant and Jerome S. Kauff-
man as publicity officer. Charles
l.. Sincox was reinstated to mem
bership. Department Comdr. Belt
conducted installation and present.
ed Comdr. Jerome S. Kaufman with
a past commanders badge. 1t was
decided to hold meetings on the first
Friday of each month hereafter.
H. L. Edmonds Post held their
annual election of officers at the
semi-monthly meeting in the Ham
ilton Hotel last Thursday evening.
Comdr. Clay is now arranging a
schedule of games for the baseball
team of the Boys Club of H. l..
EdmOndS Post.
United States Treasury Post met
at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club Election of officers was the
principal business.
McKimmie- -Catterton Police-Fire
Post will hold election of officers at
in, hn
Sailors and Marines Club tomorrow
evening. Comdr. P. w. Graves will
conduct installation.
The v. F. w. Bowling League will
hold their annual banquet at the
Arcade on April 10.
National Capital Post will cele-
brate its goth anniversary Tuesday
evening at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club. Members of the aux
iliary will be the honored guests and
will be admitted at $40 pm. There
will be election of officers.
Federal Auxiliary will hold joint
installation of officers with Federal
Post on Friday at the Thomas Circle
Club. Department President Edith
H. Whitcraft will install them. De-
partment Comdr. Belt will install
the new officers. The birthday ami
versaries of Thelma Hershberger
and Comdr. Lemuel Buckingham
will be celebrated.
AT the last Department Council
OF Administration Auxiliary meet
Ing a spelling bee was won by Mrs.
Florence Armstrong, Equality-Wal-
ter Reed Auxiliary.
The council will meet at the Py-
THAN Temple April "a at 8 pm.
Department Chief of Staff Ethel
Sendlak and Department Senior
Vice President Mercedes McCallum
gave a shower in honor of Depart
ment President Edith H. Whitcraft,
who is moving into her new home
very shortly. 1t was given on April
] at the home of Mrs Mercedes Nc
Callum, 529 Rittenhouse street NV.
Defense Auxiliary met Wednesday
night at 2020 Rhode Island avenue
NE, with President Beth johnson
presiding. The department president
and her staff made their official