Evening star., 1941-06-29

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Revenue Post was elected COM
mander of the District of Columbia
Department of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars at the closing session
of the 22d annual encampment
Wednesday evening at the Roosevelt
High School.
Other officers elected we're Richard
A. Burton, senior vice commander;
Patrick j. Foley, junior vice COM
mander; John w. Gill, quarter
master; John L. Fowler. judge aC-
vocate; the Rev Howard E. Snyde~.
chaplain, and DR.. A. Victor Cercel
surgeon.
Council members representing IT,
posts on the Department Counc'.
of Administration are as follow.
National Capital Post. William P
Cavanaugh and George w. Fowler.
Equality-Walter Reed Post, John
Moriarity and Jack Holiday; FED
eral Post. George Williams: Co.
lumbia Post. Joseph Shea: Potomac
Post, Robert S. Bonar; Front Line
Post. Victor c. Guillermain: Follow
Me-Defense Post, Phillip R. Bet
and James r. Cruise; General
Edwards Post, Ben B. Aiken: Ad-
vance Post, Lloyd Graham: Wash
ington Post, Aram Kojassar; Unite
States Treasury Post. Charles !.
Herman: H L. Edmonds Post. Wi
liam S. Wilson; Internal Revenu
Post, Roland F. Kay and Hampto-
D. Percy; Police-Fire Post. Ira
Wetherall. and All-American Pos
William E. Melton.
They were administered the OBJ
cation by the national legislati
representative, Omar B. Ketchur
Comdr. Lambert announced Il
appointment Of Harry Shilling
chairman of the Budget and Aud.
ing Committees.
Follow Me-Defense Post elect
James r. Cruise. junior vice cor
mander and Frank Drake as del
gates to the National Encampme-
in Philadelphia, Pa, the last week
August.
Chairman Frank Drake of /
Ways and Means Committee
nounced the post will hold an OF
ing on the s. S. Potomac to Colon
Beach on July 13.
Members may obtain tickets fro
Mr. Drake or Philip Belt. The bo5
leaves at am. and returns at 7,
pm. Bring lunches. The commi
tee has also planned an outing
August at Comrade Buddington
farm in Riverdale, Nd 1t is e,
pected the post and Woodbridge
Brookland Business Association vi
Jointly sponsor this affair.
The annual f1ag-raising exercise
will be conducted at Langdon Par
Twentieth and Hamlin streets NE.
next Friday morning. The degre~
team of Follow Me-Defense Post wi
offlciate. An all-day program ha
been arranged by the community Or
ganizationS, m conjunction with thc
post. including various athlet
events. soft ball game between tv
girls teams and band concert.
Past Comdr. Sidney R. Snider W
elected trustee for the lamont
term. succeeding A. w. Grant.
The next meeting will be held in
Odd Fellows Hall, 2O2O Rhode Islana
avenue NE, on July 10.
Comdr Albert NJ, Armstrong Of
returned from a trip to the West
Coast will preside at the meeting
next Thursday evening at Pythian
Temple. The post will take undey
consideration revision of bylaws.
In Federal Post Comdr. Charles A.
Strathern appointed the following
committees: Relief, John G. Strobel
and Samuel Lapin; ways and means.
Stephen T. Nichka, John G. Strobel
and James R. Hatch, Samuel Lapin
and George Williams: entertain
ment, R. CheSser: Americanism,
Charles A. Strathern, Stephen 7.
Nichka and John G. Strobel. He also
appointed Samuel Lapin legislativ
officer and Fred C. Lucas as his
torian.
c. J. LawleSs and James r. Hatch
were elected delegates to the ma
tional encampment and r. Lewis
and Samuel Lapin as alternates.
The post and auxiliary will hold a
barbecue at the home of Lemuel c.
buckingham, Muirkirk, Md, on
July 13.
Due to the regular meeting night
of Advance and All-American Posts
falling on July the meeting will
be held at later date.
Mrs. Florence w. Armstrong was
elected president of the Department
Auxiliary at the 9th annual encamp-
ment last Wednesday night at the
Roosevelt High School.
Other officers elected were senior
vice president, Dorothy Lohman;
Junior vice president. Ida Emmert;
treasurer, Edith Denbroeder: chap
lain, Katherine Lawson; conduc-
tress, Rose Kelley, and guard,
Katherine Uhlarik.
The following officers were ap-
pointed and installed: chief of staff,
Marie B. Anderson; secretary, Ethel
Orme; patriotic instructor, Mary
Campbell; flag bearer, Mildred
Carter; banner bearer. Grace Fields;
color bearers, Betty Williams, Chris
tine Burke. Sue McLeish and
Dorothy Wright, and musician,
Beulah Waller. They were installed
BY Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, national
legislative chairman.
All-American Auxiliary will meet
Tuesday at the Thomas Circle Club.
At the last meeting of Potomac
President Elizabeth Beas-