Evening star., 1942-05-24
VT. Posts 10 Hold
Memorial Services
Al Cedar Hill
Chaplain Snyder
Will Be Speaker;
Other Activities

Memorial SERVICES uulUcI tllc aus.
pices of the Department Of the
District of Columbia, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars Of the United States,
will be held today at II am. in
Cedar Hill Cemetery.
A tribute to deceased members
will be given by a member Of Con-
gress and memorial address by
the department chaplain. the Rev.
Howard E. Snyder.
The Department Encampment will
be held In Roosevelt High School
on the evenings Of June "a. Is
and 26.
National Capital Post elected dele
gates and alternates to the Depart
ment Encampment.
James Wright and Lucien Rod
riguez were elected as members Of
the Council Of Administration to
fill vacancies
Past Comdr. Louis w. Margulis
was presented with a watch by the
post in appreciation of his services.
A joint memorial service was held
by Police-Fire Post and its auxiliary
last Monday evening. The Rev. Gil
bert v. Hartke of Catholic Univer-
sity made the memorial address.
Mrs. Isobel OBerry sang.
Members OF the post will meet at
the mausoleum west Of Arlington
Cemetery today at 9 am. to hold
services at the tomb of the late
Senator J. Hamilton Lewis for the
Chicago Police Fire Post, which was
formed in his honor.
The post has Endorsed its own
member. Department Senior Vice
Comdr. Richard A. Burton for the
Office of department commander.
Front Line Post will hold memorial
services in the Church of the Atone
ment, North Capitol street and
Rhode Island avenue, tomorrow at
8 pm. The Rev. Howard E. Snyder,
department chaplain, will of1iciate.
Mrs. Isobel O'Berry will sing.
Follow Me-Defense Post met
Thursday evening with Comdr.
Theodore F. Osterbue, presiding. He
made the following appointments:
Ofdcer of the day, Hugh L. Finne-
gan; adjutant. Edward McGrory;
sergeant major. Phillip R. Belt;
quartermaster sergeant, A. F. Snie-
goski; service officer. L. H. Neville
Thompson; legislative officer. John
L. Fowler: color bearers. Fred C.
Kelly and Ross L. Spencer; color
guards, DEMO F. Basile and Alfonso
Di Carlan Tonic; bugler, Elmer w.
Williams; guard. Louis w. Ombres;
sentinel, Samuel w. Barrow; patri-
otic instructor, Darrell F. Kull;
historian, Selby C. Harr.
w. T. Martin and Joseph Mont
gomery were accepted to member
ship.
The department president, Mrs.
Florence Armstrong, announced a
meeting of the Council of Admins
tration will be held May 20 at the
Northeast Masonic Hall. This will
be auxiliary presidents night. The
department president will announce
her General Department Encamp-
ment Committee as follows: General
chairman, Marie Anderson; pub
licity, Mary Fenton, Rose Reilly and
Ethel Sendlak; banquet, Dorothy
Lohman. Mrs. Jane Reinel will be
installed as department assistant
guard.
The v. F. w. memorial services
at Cedar Hill Cemetery today will
be at II am; the massing of colors
at Washington Cathedral at $3.50
pm. Members carrying the colors
report at 3:l5 pm.
National Capital Auxiliary met
Tuesday, with the newly installed
president. Mrs. Maud Wright, pre-
siding. The charges were given to
the officers by Mrs. Ola Webb, and
Mrs. Mildred Carter gave the obli-
CATION to Mrs. Edith Hiser, 18-month
trustee, and Mrs. Ola Webb, his
torian. Miss Dora Rosetta was
initiated. The annual memorial
service will be held May 26. Dele
gates elected to the department en-
campment are Laura Weaver, Mary
Tucker, Ola Webb. Beth johnson,
Florence Muschlitz, Gladys La
Scola and Ruby Hieronimus; alter
mates, Marie De Pringre, Dora Ros-
setta, Lucy Ingraham, Marie Kra-
mer, Laura Atheson. Fanny Clark
and Myrtle Rosetta.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
met Tuesday evening, with the pres
ident, Mrs. Marie Anderson, pre-
siding.
All-American Auxiliary initiated
Virginia Herald Tuesday evening.
The auxiliary is tndorsing Mrs. Hat
tie Byram a. department chaplain.
The next meeting will be June 2.