Evening star., 1941-02-02
Comdr. Bacon Lists Schedule
Of Legion Post Visitotions
Poppy Committee Holds Meeting;
Campaign Planned for May

of Foreign Wars. last week an
nounced a schedule of post vista
tions as follows: Equality Walter
Reed Post, Thursday; Federal Post,
February IA; Columbia Post, Febru-
airy 81; Potomac Post, February II:
Follow Me-Defense Post. March l3;
Advance Post, February 7; Internal
Revenue Post. February II; Nc
Kimmie- Police-Fire Post,
March IT; All-American Post,
March 7.
The following posts recently had
visitations of the department COM
mander and his staff: National Cap
ital, Front Line, Maj. Gen. c. R. Ed
wards, Washington, Treasury and
H. L. Edmonds.
A Poppy Committee meeting was
held in department headquarters
Thursday Senor Vice Comdr. Leon
B. Lambert. chairman. presided. The
committee has set May Is, l6 and II,
subject to approval by the District
Commissioners. for the campaign.
The commander in chief. DR.. Joseph
c. Menendez, called a meeting Of
officers in the local department last
Wednesday. A program for the COM
ing season was adopted.
Comdr. Forno announce Front
Line Post will sponsor dance at
1906 Rhode Island avenue NE. on
February 19 from 9 til IL. Refresh
ments will be served. The ne;;t
meeting will be held at 100 L street
NV, February 10.
Because of the extremely large
original membership of washington
Post Auxiliary, permission will be
requested from the commander-in
chief that a charter be granted. in
dependent of the department auxil-
iary, along the lines of that in which
Peary Ship is organized
Miss Ella Staht was voted the
most popular lady visiting wash
ington Post and an award will be
given her.
Representative James Z. Van
zandt of Pennsylvania was the
principal speaker at the testimonial
dinner rendered Past Ccmdr. fred
Wacke1.
The weekly dances sponsored by
Follow Me-Defense Post are held
each Saturday at the new Cottage
City fire house on Bladensburg road
Just beyond the District line. Danc-
ing is from $50 to $50.
The post will meet at 1920 Rhode
Island avenue NE. on February 13.
Comdr. Snider will preside.
Due to illness of President Mary
Campbell of All-American Auxiliary,
Mary Schaumleff1e. senior vice pres
ident, conducted 80 special meeting
on Tuesday at T'~-las Circle Club.
On Thursday the auxiliary enter
tanned the patients at Mount Alto
Hospital with a bingo party and
served ice cream and cake. The
same evening some of the members
visited G ward, distributing pres
ents and served refreshments.
The next meeting will be held
Tuesday at Thomas Circle Club.
The department meeting on jan
uary Is of the Ladies' Auxiliaries was
presided over by Dept. President
Ethel Sendlak Mrs. Mabel c. Tan
ner, national president, was honored
guest and spoke. She was presented
with a gift. Mrs. Tanner was also
presented gifts by the presidents of
both Federal and Treasury Junior
Units of the Daughters of the v.
F. w.
The department president will
place wreath February II at the
Lincoln Memorial, and she will also
place a spray at the tomb of George
Washington on February %
February will be the next depart
ment meeting and has been desig-
mated as Maryland and Virginia
night when members from both
States will be the honored guests.
All-American Auxiliary will meet
February a. President Mary Camp
bell will preside. Mrs. Ethel Sendlak
will make her visitation
Police and Fire Auxiliary will meet
February 5 at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club.
Treasury Auxiliary will hold an
evening of games February 8 at the
home of Mrs. Bussius, 68 street
NV, o'clock. Refreshments will
he served