Evening star., 1941-04-27
District V. F. w. Will Hold
Rally and Roundup tuesday,
Annual Buddy Poppy Sales Campaign
Is Scheduled for Middle of Nay

Is SChedule0 for MI
The District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars of
the United States, will hold its an
nual recruiting rally and roundup
next Tuesday from 8 to Il pm. at
4209 Ninth street NV. Norman H.
Edwards, chairman of the Enter
| tainment Committee. has arranged a
special program. Only those mem
bers whose dues have been paid for
the year 1941 will be eligible to COM
pete for special award.
The annual Buddy Poppy sales
campaign will be held May IS, is
and II. Those desiring to help may
notify Department Senior Vice
Comdr. Leon B. Lambert.
Officers of Federal Post were
elected at the last regular meeting
in the Thomas Circle Club as follows:
Charles A Strathern, commander;
r. G. Chesser, senior vice COM
mander; Lee F. Lanham, junior vice
commander; John G. Strobel, quar-
termaster; Lemuel c Buckingham,
post advocate; James r. Hatch,
chaplain; C. j. Lawless, surgeon.
Stephen T. Nichka was appointed
adjutant and George C. Williams
was reappointed officer of the day.
Installation was conducted by De-
partment Senior Vice Comdr. Leon
B. Lambert.
Washington Post has abandoned
its club and clubrooms due to the
buildings condemnation by the Dis
trict of Columbia. At the last meet
ing the following officers were
elected: Commander, Archie U.
Turner: senior vice commander,
Richard Pearson; junior vice COM
mander, Frank Leland; quarter
master, Aram KojaSSar; chaplain,
Walter P. Boehm; post advocate, L.
w. Clifford; trustee, Victor E
Devereaux and surgeon, Ancel r.
Gates.
Homer c. Kelso was appointed ad-
jutant. The officers were installed
by Department Comdr. Leonard j.
Bacon last Wednesday evening.
Equality Walter Reed Post will
meet next Thursday evening at 1912
Ninth street NV. Election of dele
gates and alternates to the Depart
ment Encampment will take place
Comdr. Albert M. Armstrong will
preside.
Comdr. Neville Thompson of Fol-
low-Me-Defense Post announced the
following additional appointments
Addison w. Grant, historian; Frank
Drake, patriotic instructor: entire
degree team, color detail. The de-
gree team is composed of Selby C.
Harr, captain: Fred c. Kelly, Joseph
L. Luyster, James r. Cruise, Paul A
Swearingen, Newton L. Sayers, FL
mer w. Williams, Phillip r. Belt
Ross L. Spencer and Samuel w
Blankenship. Mr.. Kelly was ap-
pointed assistant to the captain and
Mr.. Cruise as adjutant.
The Ways and Means Committee
will conduct an evening of games
at 1414 street NV, on May 16.
The newly organized ladies club
supplanting the former auxiliary
has been named Club 1880, v. F. w
At the last meeting of H. L. Ed
mondS Post the following officers
were installed by Past Department
Comdr. Phillip r. Belt: Command
er, H. E. Middleton; senior vice
commander, DR.. William w. Gibson;
junior vice commander, David Barn.
hart; quartermaster, Floyd w. Ste
wick; chaplain, William S. Wilson;
officer of the day, Comrade David
son. Comdr.. Middleton appointed
Past Comdr. William A. Obey as
adjutant.
The next meeting will be held in
the Hamilton Hotel on Thursday,
when a surgeon will be elected, to
fill the term of DR.. Frederick L.
Benton, recently deceased
Advance and All-American Posts
due to having to vacate the quar-
ters of the Washington Post Club
will notify members by mail of time
and place of the next regular
meetings.
Fred G. Stello was elected COM
mander at Internal Revenue Post
last Monday evening. Other Of
ficers are: Stanley D. Harmon,
senior vice commander; George
Shea, junior vice commander; Ches-
ter A. Ferris, quartermaster; Thack-
er v. Walker, chaplain; Walter p
Vogel, surgeon, and H. D. Smith,
post advocate Thomas F. Camp
bell was again appointed adjutant.
Department Senior Vice Comdr.
Leon B. Lambert, member of the
post, installed the officers.
The post will hold its May and
June meetings at Maynard's on
the third Monday. During the
summer months, as has been the
practice in past years, meetings
will be held In the Internal Reve-
nue. Bureau.