Evening star., 1940-04-07

headquarters next Thursday eve.
ming to make preliminary arrange
ments for the annual encampment
in June.
The Buddy Poppy Committee will
meet in department headquarters
on Wednesday evening to arrange
for the annual campaign May 1919.
All post commanders are requested
to place their orders for poppies at
that time.
United States Treasury Auxiliary
met at Sailors, Soldiers and Marines
Club on Monday. Election Of on
GERS was: President, Augusta Her
man; senior vice president, Devota
Klein, jr, vice president, Sarah
Johns; treasurer, Christine Burke:
chaplain. Laura Kinghorn; conduc-
tress, Beulah Draley; guard, Hazel
Perron; trustee. 18 months. Geneva
Kane; IL months. Lola Heise; 6
months, Ellen Phillips; secretary,
Mildred Perron: color bearers,
Dorothy Schwieger. Ellen Phillips,
Agnes Ray Stover. Cora Lerer; nag
bearer. Lola Heise, banner bearer,
Alice Grant; musician. Edith Whit
craft; historian, Emma Kenny;
patriotic instructor, Geneva Kane.
Department President Eola Wright
was the installing ofiicer.
The next meeting will be May 6:
10l5 L street NV.
Past Department Comdr. George
j. Neuner, who organized the local
department In 1919. addressed Ma
tional Capital Post. Lumpkin w.
McFadden, who served with the
315th Field Signal Battalion. Goth
Division. in France during the World
War. was obligated by Post Comdr.
Roy D. Hopgood.
At the meeting next Tuesday at
7:20 pm. election Of ofncers will take
place. The post will celebrate its 2lst
anniversary and members Of the
auxiliary will be the honored guests.
Equality-Walter Reed Post met
last Thursday evening Comdr. A.
B. Hammond presided. Officers were
elected and were installed by Past
Department Comdr. Daniel E.
Campbell
There will be an oyster roast and
barbecue at McLeish's Farm next
Saturday afternoon for the benefit
of the Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps. The farm is located on De-
fense highway, 2 miles beyond the
Peace Cross.
Past Department Comdr Oscar w.
Hollingsworth will ofiiciate at the
installation of officers Of Police
Fire Post on April rs at Bunker
Hill Post clubrooms, 800 Monroe
street NE
Nomination and election Of off,
GERS will take place at the special
meeting held in Bunker Hill Post
clubrooms next Wednesday evening.
Sam Holiday and j. r. Mc1ner-
ney were obligated at the last meet
ing by Past Comdr. Graves.
The annual welfare ball, spon-
sored by the post, will be held at the
Washington Hotel on April "a.
Comdr. Thomas E. Fawcett OF
Columbia Post announces election
and installation Of officers will be
held next Wednesday evening at
1926 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Advance Post met in the club
rooms of Washington Post and
elected officers. Past Department
Comdr. Phillip r. Belt was the in
stalling ofdcer.
There will be a joint meeting Of
Follow Me and Defense Posts at
2020 Rhode Island avenue NE. next
Wednesday at 8 pm.
It is expected that the new char
ter to be issued to the consolidate
post under the name Of Follow Me-
Defense Post will arrive from ma
tional headquarters in time to per-
nit election Of officers.
Follow-Me Auxiliary held election
of officers: Mary Campbell. presi-
dent; Mary Schaumlefne. senior vice
president; Clara Campbell. junior
vice president; Roberta Fawcett,
treasurer; jeanette Milbrandt, chap
lain; Bessie Haislip, conductress;
Helen Hughes, guard, and Mae Hart,
18-month trustee Hattie Byram was
appointed secretary.
There will be an evening Of games
on April 10 at the Thomas Circle
Club, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV.