Evening star., 1942-05-10

Endorsement OF the 21st annual
buddy poppy distribution of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars was given
by President Franklin Roosevelt
when he recently received from
Geraldine Reynolds, 5 years old.
the first buddy poppy. The child
represented the v. F. w. National
Home at Eaton Rapids, Mich.
The campaign will be conducted
here May 81, % and % under d.
rection of Department Senior Vice
Comdr. Richard A. Burton.
Joint installation Of officers was
held by Equality-Wa Reed, Fed
eral, Columbia, Front Line, Poto-
mac, Follow Me-Defense, U. s.
Treasury, Internal Revenue, AL
American and q. S. Naval Gun Fac
tory Posts.
The following commanders as
sumed their duties: Equality-Wa
Reed Post, Frank G. Pierce; Federal
Post, James r. Hatch; Columbia
Post, Stanley Nash; Potomac Post
Charles Wolf; Front Line Post
Emory O'Berry; Follow Me-Defense
Post, Theodore F. Osterbye: Inter-
nal Revenue Post, Stanley D. Har-
man; AL American Post, Lloyd B
Fields, and u S. Naval Gun Fac
tory Post, James r. Cruise.
National Capital Post held its In
stallation ceremonies jointly with
the Ladies Auxiliary on the occasion
Of its 23d birthday.
Department Comdr. Leon Lambert
acted as installing officer. The OF :
ficers are: Commander, George w
Fowler; senior vice commander
Comrade Wright; junior vice COM
mander. Lucian Rodriguez; quar-
termaster, John w. Gill: surgeon
DR.. John L. De Mayo; post advo-
cate, Comrade Roth; chaplain
James Fowler; officer Of the day
Leone Amaducci.
Comdr. Fowler appointed as ad-
jutant John w. Gill.
The next meeting will be held or
Tuesday evening at 1912 Ninth
Street NV.
A meeting OF the Memorial Day
Committee of Front Line Post will
be held this week to make arrange
ments for memorial services to be
held the latter part of this month
The Poppy Committee will meet
at Comdr. O'Berry's home this week
At the last meeting the election
of officers were held. They were
Emory O'Berry, commander; Gar
nett Mattingly, senior vice COM
mander: Joe Muffet, Junior vice
commander; Comrade McGreevy
chaplain; Edward Spedden. quar-.
termaster; Robert Casey, adjutant
Arthur Connors, officer of the day
The department president, Mrs
Florence Armstrong, appointed the
department chief of staff, Mrs Marie
Anderson, as chairman for the eve
ming of games on May IA at the
Confederate Hall, 1922 Vermont ave-
nue. NV, at O'Clock.
Members of the auxiliary are max.
ing 1000 poppies to decorate the
graves of service men in Arlington
Cemetery on Memorial Day.
The department president vii
have auxiliary presidents night al
the next department meeting.
Department Essay Chairman Mrs
Hama Weber announced the winners
of the essay contest in the District
of Columbia are: Alene Murphy
first prize; Mary Becker, second
prize, and Rose Liccini, third prize
All are students of the Immaculate
Conception Academy The winning
essay will be among those judged in
the national contest.
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet May II at Pythian Temple
Election of delegates and alternates
to the department encampment will
take place. Members are requested
to bring articles for the boxes fol-
the soldiers. At the installation ol
officers the outgoing president, Mrs
Edith Hiser, was presented with g
past presidents pin by her sister
Mrs. Mildred Carter. Mrs. Ethe
Orme was presented a past treas.
urer's pin by Mrs. Ethel Sendlak.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliar,