Evening star., 1940-11-10

The District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will celebrate Armistice Day with
their 21St annual ball tomorrow
night at the Willard Hotel, under
direction of Past Comdr. Frank Nc
Leish. 1t will open at II o'clock.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt head
the list Of patrons.
The Council of Administration
met at the Washington Post Club
and confirmed new members, who
were given the oath by Department
Comdr Leonard j. Bacon: National
Capital Post, Louis Margullis, Will
liam P. Cavanaugh; Equality-Wal-
ter Reed Post, Thomas A. Pace, Paul
E. r. Nardquist; Federal Post,
Stanley R. Nash, Potomac Post,
Robert S. Bovar: Front Line Post,
Eli Busada: Follow Me-Defense
Post, L. H. Neville-Thompson, Har-
old Peddinghaus; Gen. Edwards
Post, Paul L. Hutchins: Advance
Post, Lloyd Graham: Washington
Post, Anderson c. Roberts; United
States Treasury Post. F. r. Ihrie;
H. L. Edmonds Post. William S. Will
son; Internal Revenue Post, Roland
F.. Kay, Stanley D. Harman; Police
Fire Post, Ira B. Wetheran.
Comdr. Sidney R. Snider of Fol-
low Me-Defense Post appointed
Robert w. Boteler as chairman OF
the Relief Committee and Selby c.
Harr as captain of the degree team.
The next meeting will be held
Thursday evening at 2020 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
William Obey, chairman OF the
youth activities, announced the ".
F. w. Boys Club will meet at 17OO
L street NV. on November Is.
The department commander and his
staff will be the guests. All vet
Grams are invited.
A public turkey shoot will be spon-
sored by H. l.. Edmonds Post today
at Camp Simms at the National
Guard target range. 10 am. to 4
pm. Used in the shooting will be
12-guage shotguns only. Friends
may bring their own guns. AM
munition will be furnished by
sponsors.
Potomac Post has changed its
meeting nights from the fourth
Thursday to the second and fourth
Tuesdays of every month.
United States Treasury Post will
have an open meeting on November
Is. They will have luncheon and
all are invited.
Department President Ethel
Sendlak announced a department
meeting at 1414 I street NV. on
November Is, 8 o'clock.
The department colors will be
present at the Armistice Day observ-
ance services, held tonight by the
Jewish War Veterans, the colors
will be carried by the Department
Banner Bearer Mildred Carter. and
Department Flag Bearer Olgo Webb.
National Legislative Chairman
Roberta Fawcett will lay wreath
on the tomb of the Unknown
Soldier for the national president.
She will be accompanied by Mrs.
Sendlak.
Department Rehabilitation Chair
man Milrded Carter requests men,
bers knowing of any, veteran or
veterans family that may need
clothing please contact her. All
auxiliary members are requested to
visit the veterans in the hospitals
tomorrow on National Hospital Day.
Potomac Auxiliary will meet
Tuesday, at the Washington Post
Club. Plans are being made for a
luncheon at the home of Mrs. Ruth
Keene, 4619 Eighth street NV.
on November 90.
Equality-Walter Reed will meet
Tuesday at the Silver Bowl on
Connecticut avenue NV. The de-
partment chief-of-staff will make
her annual inspection.
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet Thursday, at the washington
Post Club. President Hersie Thomp-
son has appointed Clay Keene Miller
as chairman of the birthday party
to celebrate the auxiliary's 21st
anniversary.
Treasury Auxiliary was presided
over by President Augusta Herman.
The department Chief-of STAFF Mae