Evening star., 1940-04-21

The national junior vice com.
mander, Max Singer, of Boston,
Mass, will make the principal ad-
dress.
The Encampment Committee,
headed by Frank r. Heise, met with
members of the Cleveland Park
Business Association last week to
arrange plans for the department
encampment in June. The encamp-
ment will be preceded by a parade
on Connecticut avenue,
Appointments were announced by
Department Comdr. McLeish Chair
man Of the boat ride for disabled
veterans, Past Comdr william A.
Obey, of H. L. Edmonds Post; ad-
jutant pro tenn, Arthur c. Fowle:
chairman of Encampment Commit
tee. Frank r. Heise; vice-chairman
Phillip r. Belt: and chairman Of
annual memorial services May as,
at Cedar Hill Cemetery, Charles
Kruger, jr.
The department commander will
conduct installation ceremonies at
the Joint meeting of Front Line and
Washington Posts, at the v. F. w.
Clubhouse, 1700 l. street NV, We'd
nesday evening; and also at North
east Masonic Temple, Thursday
evening, for Potomac Post.
Election of officers was held by
National Capital Post. Following
the business session the post cele-
brated its 2lst anniversary.
The officers are: Commander,
John w. Gill; senior vice COM
mander, Louis w. Margullis; junior
vice commander. Thomas w. Dixon;
quartermaster, Reuben C. Muschlitz;
advocate, James F. Bird; chaplain,
John w. Cook, and surgeon, DR..
John L. De Mayo. All appointive
officers will be announced at the
regular meeting of April %, at which
time Past Department Comdr. Oscar
w. Hollingsworth will oficiate as
installing officer.
Police-Fire Post held a special
meeting and elected officers as fol-
lows: Commander, w. j. Schmitz;
senior vice commander, B. H. Statz,
jr.; Junior vice commander, F.. S.
Hathorne; quartermaster, C. w.
Shaw; chaplain, J. M. McInerny;
advocate, T. c.. Kelleher, and sur.
geon, j. T. Mooney.
Harry A. Reed of the Metropolis
tan Police Department, who served
on the U. S. S. Newport News dur.
ing the World War, was elected to
membership and obligated by Past
Comdr. P. w. Graves.
A donation was made to the auxil.
iary for their hospital party at st.
Elizabeth's.
The sixth annual ball will be held
at the Washington Hotel tomorrow
evening. Navy Department and ma
tiUal officers and members of Con.
gress will be guests. The honor
guard, under the leadership of Capt.
George H. Johns, will post colors at
10 pm.
The installation of officers will
be conducted by Past Department
Comdr. Oscar w. Hollingsworth on
April 26 at the Bunker Hill Post
clubrooms. The posts eighth ami
versary will be celebrated in con-
junction with the installation cere-
monies.
The two local Woodbridge posts
having recently consolidated under
the name of Follow Me-Defense
Post, will hold public installation
of officers next Wednesday evening
at the John Burroughs School.
Eighteenth and Monroe streets NE.
Past Department Comdr. Daniel E.
Campbell will conduct the installa-
ton ceremonies and Past Depart
ment Comdr. Phillip r. Belt will be
master of ceremonies.
The program will start at o'clock,
with the posting of colors by the
Follow Me-Defense Degree Team.
All organizations, churches and So
cieties in the Woodbridge section have
been invited. An address will be de-
livered by Representative James E.
Van zandt of Pennsylvania and
former commander in chief of tho
Veterans of Foreign Wars.
A floor show will be presented.
There will be the presentation Of
past commanders jewels to John w.
Thompson and A. E. Sniegoskie,
commanders of the two posts pre-
vious to the merger.
The general public is invited.
Follow-Me Auxiliary gave bingo
party last Thursday to the veterans
at Mount Alto Hospital. Refresh
mentS were served.
An invitation has been extended
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