Evening star., 1940-11-17

Georgetown Bowling Center.
The guard of honor of the District
of Columbia Department, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, last week elected
as officers: William A. Downs, cap
tain; Frank TopaSh, first lieutenant;
Oscar A. Kreamer, second lieuten-
ant; Leonard j. Bacon, finance Of
ficer; Edward T. Spedden, chaplain;
George G. McLeish, judge advocate;
L. w. McFadden, 18-month trustee;
F. F. Glass, 12-month trustee; L. C.
Buckingham, 6-month trustee; w.
C. Whitcraft, first sergeant, and A.
S. Consol, bugler. Other appoint
ments will be made at the next
meeting.
An installation dance will be held
at the Washington Post Club De-
cember 3. Members and friends are
invited.
Jack Holiday and Herman SAL
mon have been proposed for men,
bership in the honor guard.
Comdr. Sidney r. Snider of Follow
Me Defense Post announced the ap-
pointment of Selby c. Harr as cap
tain of the degree team.
Gen Edwards Post was addressed
by Department Senior Vice Comdr,
lambert. Paul L. Hutchins was
elected council member
The post voted to hold dance on
December at Stansbury Hall. Con-
cord and Georgia avenues NV, to
which the public is invited. 1t is
being conducted Jointly with the
Washington Chapter of the Y D.
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The next meeting will be held
November 20 at 815 Fifteenth street
NV.
The chairman of the V. F. w.
Youth Activity Club accepted a
challenge by the Sacred Heart foot
ball team and the contest will be
held at Fox Hall Playground today
at II am.
The last public turkey shoot will
be held November IT at Camp
Simms. National Guard range, To-
Gated on Alabama avenue Sc. The
public is invited.
Columbia Post met at the Thomas
Circle Club, with Robert MacCartee
presiding George Bennsky was
elected to membership and obligated.
He served with 151st Field Artillery
in France during the World War.
Equality Walter Reed Post at its
last meeting appropriated money for
Christmas baskets and to the fund
Rapids, Mich The post will hold its
annual birthday party in December
with the aid of the auxiliary.
Plans are being made for two
meetings month for the next three
months. Past Department Comdr.
McLeish inducted the new members
and Comdr. Holiday presided.
The monthly meeting of the De-
partment Auxiliary was presided
over by Department President Ethel
Sendlak. The department is plan
ming to give baskets at Thanksgiving
to the needy, under the supervision
of the department rehabilitation
chairman, Mildred Carter.
The department president is at
tending an area conference in
Trenton, N. j.. this week end Past
department presidents, Mrs Roberta
Fawcett and Mrs. Adelaide Grant,
and Mary Campbell, president of
Follow-Me Auxiliary, are also at
tending.
National Capital Auxiliary in
stalled Olga Hamilton as the 49,
month trustee The auxiliary will
celebrate its 21st anniversary on
Tuesday.
Hazel Perron, chairman of the
evening of games for Treasury
Auxiliary, announced that the date
is changed to December 7, at the
home of President Augusta Herman,
222 East Custis avenue, Alexan-
dria, Va.
Federal Auxiliary met with rPesi-
dent Josephine welsh presiding.
Dorothy Lohman resigned as con-
ductress to accept the election Of
18-month trustee. The auxiliary is
planning a hospital party at Mount
Alto. Bingo will be played and re-
freshments will be served.
Police and Fire Auxiliary met at
the home of Thelma Graves. Doro-
thy Wright was elected 18-month
trustee.
Follow-Me Auxiliary met at the
Thomas Circle Club last Tuesday
with President Mary Campbell pre-
siding. Helen Green was elected 18-
month trustee. On November 29 the
auxiliary will have bingo party at
Mount Alto Hospital for the patients,
oy,J rafrael ~ a,o+e will h1 caxyoJ