Evening star., 1941-05-11

The annual Poppy Campaign of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will open for three days beginning
May Is. Funds derived from the
sale are used for the aid of former
service men unemployed and dis
abled, and also a portion to help
maintain the V. F. w Widows and
Orphans Home at Eaton Rapids,
Mich.
The Council of Administration
met Monday evening at the District
Building, with Department Comdr.
Leonard Bacon presiding. Oscar B.
Ketchum. national legislative off,
Ger, gave an outline of the V. F. w.
program in connection with ma
tional defense.
A special meeting of the Execu-
tive Committee of Equality Walter
Reed Post was called by Comdr.
Armstrong on Friday to adopt a
progressive program for the post in
the ensuing year. Tentative ar
rangements were made for barbe-
Que to be held June at the Nc
Leish residence in Bladensburg, Md.
The funds will be used to further
equip the Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps.
At the last post meeting the fol-
lowing were accepted to member
ship: Andrew S. Du Vally of Head
quarters Troop of the 9Th Cavalry,
Valentine T. Mayer of Company E,
9Th United States Infantry; Erwin
G. Fluty of Company G, 35th In
fantry; Louis Abend of Company M,
28th Infantry, 1st Division. Com
rade Abend is the holder of Dis
tinguished Service Cross. Com
rade Sam L. Powell of the 96th
Company, 9th Regiment, United
States Marine Corps, was reinstated
to membership.
Delegates elected to the depart
ment encampment in June are as
follows: ]. E. Coulter, Alex Daugh-
erty, F. G. Pierce, J. j. Moriarty, C..
T. Reynolds, O. Friday, w. William
Breheny. H Solomon, R. NJ. Clag-
EFT, c. E. Wilson and William l..
Smith.
Alternates are: H. Rogers. H. o..
Allen, c. w. Conway, j. P. O'Sulli-
van, E. G. Fluty, L. Abend, V. T..
Mayer. L. Megus, D. Fenton and H
w. Woerner.
The newly appointed officers we're
obligated and installed.
Due to the condemnation of
Washington Post Club, leaving the
advance post without meeting
quarters it was necessary to meet
at the home of Ernest Perry on
May 2. Delegates and alternates
to the Department Encampment
were elected.
The post was awarded an en-
doWment certificate from the Ma
tional Home for Widows and
Orphans. All posts making con-
tributions of S1O0 or more are en-
titled to this certificate.
Comrade Perry was appointed in
charge of the detail to decorate
deceased members graves in Airing
ton OF May 30th.
The next meeting will be held
at 1903 Fourteenth street NV. on
June IL
Past Department Comdr. Hollings-
worth installed the officers of
Police-Fire Post as follows: B. H.
Statz, commander; F. S. Hathorne,
senior vice commander; j. T. Nc
Inerrey, Junior vice commander;
Charles w. Shaw, quartermaster;
Samuel Holiday, chaplain; Fred G.
Williams, post advocate; Harden
Lancaster, surgeon and P. w.
Graves, adjutant.
The next meeting will be held in
Bunker Hill Clubhouse on May 10.
Officers of Potomac Post were in
stalled at the last meeting by De-
partment Comdr. Bacon. Patrick j.
Foley was installed commander for
the second successive term. Others
are Senior vice Comdr. Harden
Porter Junior Vice Comdr. Charles
o. Sage, Quartermaster-A -Adjt. Frank
r. Heise, Chaplain Harry V. Krich-
ton, Surg. Stephen Uhlarik, Post
Advocate Edwin Warren and Officer
of the Day Robert S. Bonar.
A meeting will be held next Tues
day evening, at TIA H street NE.
The newly organized ladies' club
known as Club Eighteen-T Thirty,
V. F. W., is holding an evening of
gamec for the benefit of the Follow
Me-Defense Post next Friday eve
ming at 1414 Eye street NE. All
members are requested to attend.
Comdr. Neville Thompson has in
structed the Ways and Means Com
mittee to prepare a schedule of
monthly events for the summer
season.
The Department President Ethel
Sendlak has appointed committee
for. the Department Encampment.
All resolutions, to be acted upon
at this encampment, should be
sent to Chairman Sue McLeish not
later then June 10.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday. The election of
delegates and alternates to the De-
partment Encampment will take
place.
The Past Presidents Club will
meet May IA at the home of Mrs
Dorothy Lohman, Is Evarts street
NE. Betty Williams will be CO.
hostess. All past auxiliary presi-
dents and past department presi-
dents are invited.
The installation of the Federal
Junior Unit, of the Daughters o1
the Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
be May 16, at 2072 M street NV.
fI n a. L.