Evening star., 1940-05-19

Capt. George w. Johns OF the
Honor Guard will head the group in
the "Massing Of the Colors" at the
Washington National Cathedral to-
day at 3:l5 pm, after which it
will go to the Bunker Hill Post, 800
Monroe street NE, where 1t will
be entertained by the T. N. T..
Coolies Of Washington and Dyna-
mite Pup Tent of Baltimore, Md.
Comdr. Ambrose of H. L. Ed
monds Post appointed Past Comdr
Obey as the chairman Of the turkey
shoot, which is a yearly affair.
Follow Me-Defense Post met at
2020 Rhode Island avenue NE. on
May 8. Comdr. Sidney R. Snider
presided for the first time and an
nounced the following appoint
ments: Sergeant major, William I.
jenkins: quartermaster sergeant,
A. E. Sniegoski; sentinel, Joseph L.
Luyster; legislative officer, John L.
Fowler, and publicity officer, Phillip
r. Belt.
The delegates and alternates to
the department encampment were
elected: Delegates, John A. Metzger,
L. E. Neville Thompson, P. l..
Haislip, Fred c. Kelly, John l.. Fow-
Ter, William E. Melton, Addison w.
Grant, Selby C. Harr, William A.
Downs and Allen K. Hines. Alter
mates are Floyd F. Glass, Elmer w.
Williams, Clarence B. Green, Edgar
S. Campbell. Herman D. Downey,
Oscar w. Torrens, Jesse E. Baker,
Samuel Mastin, Frank Mikolajczak
and Miles E. Myers.
A general discussion concerning
the status of the Ladies Auxiliary
to the former Follow Me Post was
held. 1t is planned to call a special
meeting next Wednesday evening at
1920 Rhode Island avenue NE, to
decide on time and place of meet
ings, change of name Of post colors
and changing of name and number
on post caps.
Police-Fire Post held a special
meeting on May 10 with Comdr.
w. J. Schmitz presiding. E. J. Bros
men and M. j. Engle, who served in
the I'd Division and 434th Aero
Squadron respectively were elected
to membership.
Comdr. Schmitz appointed the
following officers; Officer of the day,
P. c. Wheeler; patriotic instructor,
A. M. McCallum; historian, Roger
Gray; service officer. r. A. Burton;
legislative ofYicer, T. C. Kelleher;
guard, j. M. Horton: sentinel, John
Engle: sergeant major, John Jasin-
owski quartermaster sergeant, I. B.
Wetherall: color guards, j. H. Major
and Marcel Caussin: color bearers,
]. c. STATE and w. T. Fuller; bugler,
F. G. Williams.
At the request of the Police Post
OF Chicago. Ill. the post will place
a wreath for them on the grave of
the late Senator J. Hamilton Lewis
at $50 am. on May 26.
The following were elected dele
gates and alternates to the depart
ment encampment: F. G. williams.
P. E. Peterson. John Jasinowski and
Jack Mooney as delegates and Roger
Gray. H. NJ Lancaster, S. j. Holiday
and I. B. Wetherall as alternates.
The post voted to sponsor a soft
ball league for boys under II.
Memorial services will be held
jointly with the auxiliary at the
Bunker Hill Post clubrooms tomor-
row at pm. Father Dwyer of st.
Anthony's Church, will make the
address. His subject will be the
New American Patriotism"
Maj. Gen. Clarence r Edwards
Post will join with the Yankee Divi-
sion Club of Washington in Mem
orial Day exercises at Arlington
National Cemetery. Wreaths will
be placed at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier at 9:15 am. and at
the grave of Gen. Edwards at 9:45
am, and the membership will then
proceed to decorate the graves of
all Yankee Division veterans and
Gen. Edwards Post members now
inferred in Arlington.