Evening star., 1941-04-20
V. F. w. Recruiting Roundup
Program Set for April 2o
Follow Me-Defense Post InstoIIs
Officers, Plans Poppy Sole

The annual membership and re-
cruiting roundup of the District OF
Columbia Department of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars will be held
the evening of April % in Joppa
Lodge Hall. Chairman Norman H.
Edwards has arranged an unusual
program. One OF the features will
be an award of S25 to member who
has a paidup card for 1941.
Follow Me-Defense Post held an
nual election of officers and installa-
ton ceremonies, conducted by De-
partment Senior Vice Comdr. Leon
B. Lambert. They are: L. H. Neville
Thompson, commander; Joseph l..
Luyster, senior vice commander;
James R. Cruise. junior vice COM
mander; P L. Haislip. quartermas-
ter; Paul A. Swearingen, chaplain;
John l.. Fowler, post advocate;
Julius Wolfe, surgeon, and Addison
w Grant, trustee. Comdr. Thomp-
son, at an Executive Committee
meeting last Tuesday evening, an
nounced the appointment of Robert
w. Boteler as adjutant, Newton L.
Sayers officer of the day, Ross L.
Spencer guard, Samuel w. Blanken-
ship sentinel, Elmer w. Williams
bugler, Anton Sniegoski quartermas-
ter sergeant and John E. Shelter
sergeant major. Publicity will again
be handled by Past Comdr. Phillip
r. Belt.
The Ladies' Club, recently organ
lied, met last Wednesday evening
and pledged its cooperation to the
post in the coming poppy sales cam
paign.
Capt. George w. Johns, command
ing officer of one of the 29th Division
companies, stationed at Fort Meade
Md, was elected commander o1
Columbia Post at the last regular
meeting. Other officers elected were
Stanley R. Nash, senior vice com.
mander; Joseph Shea, Junior vice
commander; w. Lawrence Hazard
quartermaster; Henry H. O'Neill
chaplain; Thomas E. Fawcett, sur
geon, and Charles Kohen. post advo.
cate. Harry E. Shilling was re-
appointed as adjutant.
Col Wallach A. McCathran, post
department commander, officially
installed the officers and presented
outgoing Comdr. Robert MacCartet
with a past commanders badge or
behalf of the post. Department
Senior Vice Comdr. Leon B. Lam
bert made a short address. He alse
announced the regulations concern
ing the Buddy Poppy Campaign tt
be held on May Is, 16 and II.
National Capital Post held annua
election of officers Wednesday eve.
ming, as follows: Commander, Louis
w. Margullis; senior vice com.
mander, Thomas w. Dixon; junior
vice commander, Anthony B. S
Consol; quartermaster, Martin G
Geldner; chaplain, George w. Fow'
ler: post advocate. John w. Gill
and surgeon, DR.. John L. DeMayo
They will be installed by Past De.
partment Comdr. oscar w. Hollings'
worth on Tuesday evening in w. o
w. Hall, 935 G. place NV. At tha
time the post will celebrate its 22c
anniversary. Members of Nationa
Capital Auxiliary will be the guests
All members of the v. F. w. are in
vited. Refreshments will be served
Comdr. Albert M. Armstrong o.
Equality-Walter Reed Post an
nounced the appointment to Office
of the following: Jack Holiday, Off
Ger of the day; P. j. Clooney, his
torian; Howard w. Woerner, serv'
ice officer; Charles E. Wilson, pa.
triotic instructor; John j. Moriarty
legislative officers; Claude T. Reyn.
olds, sergeant major; Karl c. Pribek
guard; Walter w. Breheny, sentinel
Joseph A. Petrillo and Oswald Fri.
day, color sergeants, and Maurice F
White and Herman Solomon, colol
bearers.
Front Line Post has found il
necessary to change its place oi
meeting to 1903 Fourteenth street
NV, because of condemnation oi
the Washington Post Club. At it!
meeting last Monday evening Off.
GERS we're elected as follows
Eli Busada, commander; Emory
O'Berry, senior vice commander
Frank Werner, junior vice com
mander; Joseph Lynch, quartermas.
ter; Edward Spedden, chaplain; Ed.
ward McGreever, post advocate, ane
DR.. A. Victor Cercell, surgeon.
The post will hold joint installa.
ton ceremonies with Washington
Post next Wednesday evening.
Potomac Auxiliary met at 1644
Connecticut avenue NV. on Monday
evening. Mary Hargraves was ini'
tiated. The following officers were
elected and installed by Department
President Mrs. Ethel Sendlaks: Eliza
beth Beasley, president; Ruth Keene
SCI1lOA VIC plSoAOCil1, 1di Oh odSC
junior vice president; Catherine DAILY
chaplain; Katherine Uhlarik, guard
Margaret Myers, secretary, and Ida
Emmert, treasurer. Mrs. Sendlal
presented President Beasley with
| gift.
The next meeting will be held OF
May Ia ut the Silver Bowl. At |
special meeting, previous to the reg