Evening star., 1941-04-27

tion of officers in the Bunker Hill
Post clubrooms last Monday even
ing, with Past Department Comdr.
Oscar w. Hollingsworth officiating
They are: B. StatZ. commander; r.
S. Hathorne, senior vice command
er; j. M. McInerney, Junior vice
commander.
Past Comdr. William J. Schmitz
was presented with a past COM
mander's ring and Jack Mooney
and Roy N. White, both command
ers Of the former Police-Fire Post,
were awarded past commanders
badges.
The Ladies' Auxiliary held its in
stallation during the evening with
Department President Ethel Send
lax installing.
Thelma Graves Is the newly elect
ed president. Josephine Wright,
outgoing president, was presented
with a past presidents badge as
we'll as a personal gift from the de-
partment president.
The Ladies Auxiliary Department
will present an Americanism pro-
gram Wednesday at 8 pm, at the
Lutheran Church of the Atonement.
The chairman will be Mrs. Florence
Armstrong. There will be the mass
ing of the auxiliary and department
colors, escorted by the v. F. W.
honor guard and Junior Bugle and
Drum Corps of Equality Walter
Reed Post. The invocation will be
given by the department chaplain,
Mrs. Katherine Lawson, followed by
the pledge to the Flag"
The presentation Of an American
flag will be made by the department
president, Mrs. Ethel Sendlak. Louis
A. Barr, scoutmaster for the Boy
Scout Troop, will accept the flag
There will be selections by the Drum
and Bugle Corps. The speaker OF
the evening will be Victor E. Dev-
ereaux, director, National Depart
ment of Americanism, v. F. w.
The American Creed" will be given
by a member of the Daughters Jun
ior Unit. The Rev. Howard A. Sny-
der, chaplain of the Department OF
the District of Columbia v. F. w.
| will also be a guest speaker. The
musician will be Mrs. Beulah Waller
All members of the Veterans of For
eign Wars and Auxiliaries and their
friends are invited. The Flag was
donated by Mrs. Edith Denbroeder
department treasurer. The depart
ment president requests that all
auxiliary presidents have their colors
and stands for the colors at the
Parish Hall at 7 pm. Also assign
two members to carry the colors In
the massing of the colors.
The Past Presidents Club met at
the home of Mrs. Laura Weaver,
with the chairman, Rose Reilly, pre-
siding. Dorothy Lohman was elect
ed president; Ida Emmet, vic presi-
dent; Ethel Sendlak, secretary. and
Roberta Fawcett, treasurer. The
next meeting will be May IA at the
home of Dorothy Lohman, with
Betty Williams acting as co-hostess.
The newly elected officers of Treas
ury Auxiliary are: Devota Klein,
president; Sarah Johns, senior vice
president; Dorothy Fiste, Junior vice
president; Helen Phillips, secretary;
Christine Burke, treasurer; Laura
Kinghorn, chaplain; Edna McCutch-
con, conductress; Eula Bryan, guard;
Augusta Herman, 18-month trustee,
and Lola Hise, patriotic instructor.
The Police and Fire Auxiliary
held installation of the following
officers: President, Thelma Graves;
junior vice president. Hilda Chris
tian; treasurer, Josephine Wright;
guard, Mary Wetherau, and secre-
tary, Harriet McKeon. The retiring
president was given past presi-
dents pin.
All-American Auxiliary held joint
installation with their post. The
following officers were installed:
President, Mary Schaumleffie |;
senior vice president, Clara Camp
bell; junior vice president, Grace
Fields; treasurer, Robert Fawcett;
secretary, Hattie Bryan; 1s-month
trustee, Mary Campbell; guard,
Virgie Evans; chaplain, Sarah Wyn-
kopp; conductress, Patrice Kelly;
color bearers, Mae Gervais, Aliene
Torrens, Mae Embry, and assistant
conductress, Bessie Haislip.