Evening star., 1939-07-16


ton. The degree team of Follow
Me Post will represent the depart
ment where ritualistic work is used.
The council plans to organize a
Buddy" poppy archery club, to be
composed of young girls in the
community.
A resolution was submitted by Co.
lumbia Post and adopted by the
council that national headquarters
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars be
inundated to urge Congress to en-
act a bill to preserve all Govern
ment guards and Watchmen po-
sitions for the veterans of all wars
who are now reaching an age at
which private industry does not wish
to employ.
Comdr. McLeish announced the
following appointments: Armistice
Day Ball Committee, Thomas C.
Kelleffer, chairman; Buddy Pop
py Committee, Roland F. Kay, chair
man; Auditing Committee, Harry
Shilling, chairman; Memorial Com
mittee, the Rev. Howard E. Sny-
der, chairman; Civil Service and
Veterans Preference Committee,
Byron G.. Carson, chairman; Reserve
units awards. Walter S. Welsh,
chairman; Honor Guard, William A.
Downs, chairman, Walter C. Whit
craft. executive officer; recruiting.
Stanley B. Harman, chairman. Aides
to the department commander are
F. R. Ihrie. Carroll E. Rector and
Frank D. Norton. Elmer w. Will
liams was reappointed as bugler.
H. L. Edmonds Post met July 6
at the Hamilton Hotel. Irving Am
brose was accepted to membership
by transfer from National Capital
Post, Delegates and alternates to
the national encampment were
elected. Delegates are Irving Am
brose and Floyd w. Stevick.
The next meeting will be held at
I'LL Thirteenth street NV. on
August 3.
At meeting of Equality-W Walter
Reed Post, Department Comdr.
George G.. McLeish resigned as ad-
jutant. He was succeeded by Frank
Pierce. A ritual team, fully uni.
formed, will be organized by the
post for the purpose of conducting
funeral and burial rites.
Comdr. Thompson of Follow Me
Post announced the appointment OF
Phillip r. Belt as chairman of the
post ticket distribution for the
Armistice Day. ball. William A.
Downs has the degree team fully
uniformed and will be glad to have
any of the posts call upon him for
its services. The long form Of
initiation will be conducted at the
September meeting. The anual out
ing and picnic, to be held in con-
| junction with Front Line and WASH
ington Posts. will take place at Fort
Hunt, Va, on July 30 A joint
committee, headed by Timothy G..
Mccarthy of Washington Post, jim
my Forno of Front Line Post and
Herman l.. King of Follow Me Post,
will make the arrangements. Re-
| freshments, athletic events and
/ softball game will make up the pro-
gram. Prizes will be awarded.
! United States Treasury Post will
meet at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club next Friday evening.
Refreshments of beer and sand
wiches will be served. Comdr Ar
thur T. Quinn will preside.
Advance Post delegates and alter
mates to the National Encampment
at Boston were elected at the last
meeting. The delegates are F.. G..
Fitzgerald and w. E. Burch. Alter
nate, Lloyd Graham.
Comdr. Golden of General Edwards
Post. announces the annual fishing
party for the members of this post
will be held July % at Solomons
Island. The monthly post meeting
will be held next Wednesday evening
at 815 Fifteenth street NV.
The Ladies Auxiliary at the sixth
annual encampment elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, Eola
Wright: senior vice president, Ethel
Sendlak; junior vice president, Flor
ence Armstrong; treasurer, Edith
Denbroeder; conductress, Lucille
Bernard; assistant conductress,
Mary Campbell; chaplain, Kath-
arine Lawson; guard, Elizabeth
johnson; assistant guard, Dorothy
Depro; patriotic instructress, Thel-
ma Graves; historian, Sue McLeigh;
chief of staff, Lola Heise; color
bearers, Maybelle Buckingham,
Edria Senseman, Josephine Welsh
and Josephine Wright; flag bearer,
Sarah Johns, and banner bearer,
Katharine Uhlarik.
United States Treasury Auxiliary
met at the home of Ethel Ridgeway
last Monday evening. Department
President Eola Wright spoke.
National Capital Auxiliary, No.
127, met, with Mildred Carter, presi-
dent, presiding.
Seventy-five children participated
in an outdoor entertainment given
at Mount Alto Hospital. Refresh
ments were served.
The following delegates were elect
ed to the National Encampment at
Boston, Mass; Mildred E. Carter,
Ola F. Webb and Ethel M. Orme.
Alternates, Edith Hiser, Clay Keene
Miller and Frances Van Houten.
Order Of De MoIoy
The degree will be conferred on
several candidates on ,Illlv 21 nv