Evening star., 1940-04-14

SuluOIl ~ lIlc IchI Injecting OF
the council. Capt. George H
Johns expressed thanks in behalf
of the guard.
A farewell dinner for the re-
firing officers of the council will
be held April 20 at the Harrington
Hotel. Members may make reser-
vations with Comdr. McLeish, At
lantic $500 or Metropolitan 4489.
The department Encampment
Committee. under the joint chair
manship of Lee Kohler of the Cleve-
land Park Business Association and
Frank R. Heise of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars met at department
headquarters last Thursday and
discussed preliminary arrangements
for the annual encampment parade
in the Cleveland Park section in
May.
The Buddy Poppy" Committee
will meet at headquarters Wednes-
day evening. Orders for poppies
will be taken for the posts and any
reallocation of concessions made.
Senior Vice Comdr. Roland F. Kay,
chairman Of the committee, requests
all commanders and chairmen to
attend.
Comrade Kay, acting in the alb
sence of Comrade Ihrie. chairman
of the Recruiting Committee. an
nounces roundup and rally" will be
held at the Odd Fellows Hall April
30. National Junior Vice Comdr. in
Chief Max Singer of Boston will
speak.
The following posts will hold in
stallation ceremonies: Internal Rev.
enue, tomorrow, 100 L street NV,
installing officer, Department Senior
Vice Comdr. Roland F. Kay; We'd
nesday, Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Ed
wards Post, BIS Fifteenth street
NV. installing of1icer, Past Depart
ment Comdr. Daniel E. Campbell;
Thursday, H. l.. Edmonds Post, Ham
ilton Hotel, installing officer, De-
partment Comdr. McLeish; April 10,
United States Treasury Post, 1015 l.
street NV, installing officer, Comdr.
McLeish; Tuesday, April %, Ma
tional Capital Post, 10l5 L street
NV, installing officer, Past De-
partment Comdr. Oscar w. Hollings-
worth; April "a, Front Line and
Washington Posts, 100 L street
NV, installing officer, Comdr. Nc
Leish; Follow Me-Defense Post, John
Burroughs School, installing officer,
Past Department Comdr. Daniel e.
Campbell; April IS, Potomac Post,
Northeat Masonic Temple. installing
of11cer, Comdr. McLeish: Police-F Fire
Post, 300 Monroe street NE, INSTALL
ing officer, Past Department Comdr.
Oscar w. Hollingsworth.
Advance. Post held election and in
stallation of officers in the Washing
ton Post Club, on April S. Comdr.
William E. Burch was reelected.
Other members elected were: James
w. Burkhardt, senior vice COM
mander; Lloyd Graham, junior vice
commander; Earl w. Ezell, quarter
master: Garrett j. Fitzgerald, chap
lain; Ernest Perry, post advocate,
and Walter A. Lyons, surgeon.
Charles o. Guillot was appointed
adjutant. They were installed by
Past Department Comdr. Phillip r..
Belt.
Due to the election of Mr.. Graham
to the office of senior vice COM
mander, Stephen B. Jones was elected
1or the term ending December 81,
1912, as trustee.
H. l.. Edmonds Post elected the
following officers: Commander, Irv-
ing Ambrose; senior vice command
er. L. B. Mold; Junior vice COM
mander, E. Cough; chaplain, w. s..
wilson; quartermaster, Floyd v.
Stevick; post advocate, Earl w.
Engleman, and surgeon, DR.. Benton.
Comdr. William A. Obey is chair
man of the Installation Committee
for the exercises to be held at the
Hamilton Hotel on April 10.
Equaity-Walter Reed Post met
at Pythian Temple on April 4 and
was called to order by Comdr. A.
B. Hammond. Ofncers elected we're:
Commander, Jack Holiday; senior
vice commander, Albert M. Arm
strong; Junior vice commander,
Frank Pierce; quartermaster, Leon
ard j. Bacon; post advocate, Jay
Coulter; chaplain, William Smith,
and surgeon, DR.. Griffith. They were
installed by Past Department
Comdr. Daniel E. Campbell.
Frederick L. Miller, Charles H.
Meyers, Bernard E. Oswald, Herve
L. st. Peter and Clarence S. Watts
were admitted to membership.
Department Comdr. George G.
McLeish spoke on the progress made
by the Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps, sponsored by the post.
The newly consolidated Follow
Me-Defense Post held its organiza-
l.