Evening star., 1940-12-15
VT. W. Post Forms
Degree Team With
Harr as Captain
Follow Me-Defense
Organization PIons
Weekly ReheorsoIs

A degree team has been organ
lied by Follow Me-Defense Post of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with
Selby c. Harr as captain. Other
members are Fred c. Kelly, Henry
r. Mousseau, John L. Fowler, Phillip
r. Belt, Newton L. Sayers, Elmer w
Williams, John Fowler, Floyd F.
Glass and John A. Metzger.
The team will hold weekly re-
hearsals beginning Wednesday night
at the home of Mr.. Mousseau. 3015
Earl place NE. The ritual work will
be put on for any post beginning
in January. Posts desiring services
of the team may communicate with
Mr.. Harr, 5708 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NE.
Comdr. Holiday announced at the
last meeting of Equality Walter
Reed Post that the posts birthday
party will be held December 18 at
the Pythian Temple. The auxiliary
and friends are invited.
| A motion was passed requesting
the department to appoint a ways
and means committee to provide en-
tertainment for selectees visiting the
| city.
Paul E. r. Nordquist was re-
elected trustee for the third term.
The post will sponsor a program
of music at Mount Alto Hospital
on Christmas Dav
H. L. Edmonds Post met at the
Hamilton Hotel. Comdr. Irving E.
Ambrose presided. Past Comdr.
Nichka, who is in charge Of the pres
ent membership campaign, spoke.
Front Line Post donated $40 to
| the department relief. Eli Brusada
will arrange radio program in the
near future.
The Department Auxiliary presi-
dent, Ethel Sendlak, announced that
National President Mabel Tanner
will make her visitation here on
January "a and Is. A banquet in
her honor will be held January "a,
place to be announced later. Dor
othy Lohman will be the chairman,
with the seven District presidents
and the department chief of staff,
Mae Hart, serving as the committee
| The department is sponsoring a
Buddy Poppy" poster contest, de-
tails of which will be announced in
January.
National Capital Auxiliary met at
the Washington Post Club on Thurs
day evening, with President Hersie
Thompson presiding. The hospital
chairman, Edith Hiser, announced
the auxiliary will give a Christmas
party at Mount Alto on December 10.
Police and Fire Auxiliary will give
its annual Christmas party at ST.
Elizabeth's Hospital next Sunday at
o'clock, There will be no meeting
next Wednesday,. Edria Senseman
was elected as treasurer of the
auxiliary and installed at the last
meeting.
Blanche Melton and Bessie Haislip
are carrying out plans for the
Christmas party of Follow-Me Aux
iliary, which will take place at
Mount Alto Recreation on Decem-
ber 20. Bingo will be played by
the patients and refreshments
served.
Christmas baskets will be prepared
and distributed to the needy. The
hospital chairmen are planning the
! distribution Of scrapbooks made by
some of the members to sick and
crippled children in hospitals.
Potomac Auxiliary met Tuesday
evening at the Washington Post
Club, with President Elizabeth Beas-
ley presiding Ida Mae Emmert
announced Christmas baskets will
be delivered to the needy on De-
cember %. Catherine DAILY was ap-
pointed historian. Rose Luebkert
announces bingo party to be held
Jointly with the post at Mount Alto
Hospital for the patients on Janu-
ary 2l. After the meeting the aux
iliary joined the post at TIA H
street NE. in a social. The next
meeting Of the auxiliary will be held
January IA.