Evening star., 1942-07-05
Mrs. Lohman Heads
District Auxiliary
Foreign War Veterans
Incoming and Retiring
Presidents Receive Gifts;
Unit Activities

Unit Activities
Mrs. Dorothy Lohman was elected
president OF the District of CO.
lumbia Auxiliary OF the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars OF the United
States at the closing session OF the
ninth annual convention last week
Other officers elected were: Senior
vice president, Ida Emmert; junior
vice president, Mildred Carter;
treasurer, Mary Campbell chaplain,
Hattie Byram; conductress, Lola
Heise; guard, Harriet McKeon.
Onicers appointed by the depart
ment president are: Secretary, Jane
Reinl; historian, Mabel Lambert;
flag bearer, Ola Webb; banner bear
er, Grace Fields; chief Of staff, Ethel
Sendlak; color bearers, Sue Nc
Leish. Betty Williams, Dorothy Carr
and Olga Clickner: musician, Beu-
lah Waller; assistant conductress,
Josephine Wright, and assistant
guard, Augusta Herman.
Mrs. Adelaide Grant. past de-
partment president, installed the
officers.
Mrs. Armstrong. outgoing depart
ment president, was presented with
q past department presidents pin
by Mrs. Sue McLeish. Mrs. Edith
Den Breeder and Mrs. Katherine
Lawson both received gifts as hav-
ing served for three consecutive
years as department treasurer and
chaplain respectfully. The new
president was presented with a
basket Of flowers from her auxiliary
and Mrs. Sendlak presented her with
a gavel.
Certificates of merit for the good
work that they have done during
the past year were awarded to Mrs
Marie Anderson, Mrs. Sue McLeish
and Mrs. Ethel Sendlak.
Mrs. Anderson, instructress of the
Red Cross class in first aid, an
nounced that all of the class had
passed and that an advance class
in first aid would start Immediately.
Also another standard first-aid class
will start soon. All interested are
to send their name to Mrs. Ethel
Sendlak, department Red Cross
chairman Mrs. Anderson present.
ed Mrs Sendlak with her pin for
passing the advance first aid.
The Past Presidents Club will
meet at the home of Mrs Adelaide
Grant, 1923 L street NE. tomorrow
with Mrs. Roberta Fawcett acting
as co-hostess.
All-American Auxiliary will meet
Tuesday at the Thomas Circle Club.
Federal Auxiliary will meet July
10 at the Thomas Circle Club.
National Capital Auxiliary held a
bingo party at Mount Alto Hospital
for the patients. Prizes were given
and homemade cake and Ice cream
was served. The chairman for the
National Capital Post gave Gig
arettes. Employees of the Govern
ment Printing Office also made do
| nations.
Sergt Richard A. Burton OF
Metropolitan police was elevated to
the highest office in the Department
OF the District of Columbia, that of
department commander, at the re-
cent annual encampment, held in
Roosevelt High School,
Those elected to serve with him
are Norman H. Edwards, United
States Treasury Post. senior vice
commander; Jack Holiday, Equali-
ty-Walton Reed Post, junior vice
commander; John w. Gill, National
Capital Post, quartermaster; the
Rev. Howard E. Snyder, Equality
Walter Reed Post, chaplain DR.. A.
Victor Cerrell, Front Line Post
surgeon; John L. Fowler, Follow Me-
Defense Post, judge advocate, and
Arthur C. Fowle, Equality Walter
Reed Post, adjutant.
The monthly meeting of the
council administration will be held
in the District Building tomorrow
evening, when the report Of the
Budget Committee will be received
Comdr. Burton will announce ap-
pointments of officers and COM
mittees for the year.
Meetings this week are:
Tuesday-Military Order of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV.
Observation-Disclosures Post, 1926
Massachusetts avenue NV; Wash
ington Post, 1903 Fourteenth street
NV.
Thursday - Follow Me Defense
Post, 2020 Rhode Island avenue N E
Friday-United States Treasury
Post, 1903 Fourteenth street NV;
Federal Post, 1926 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Look what the Navy did at Mid.
way. Meet II hAlfway-by- buyini
War hn,,As ssov.