Evening star., 1942-04-05
Two Posts ofV.F.W.
Merge; Will Choose
Officers Wednesday
Advance, Washington
Consolidate; Other
Activities of Order

Advance Post, No 2194, and
Washington Post, No. 1854, of the
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, consolidated last
week. Department Comdr. Leon
Lambert officiated at the ceremonies.
The merged unit will be known as
Washington Post.
Oficers will be elected and in
stalled at a meeting Wednesday,
at 1903 Fourteenth street NV.
Comdr. Archie Turner will preside.
Max Singer, commander in chief,
was guest of honor of Police-Fire
Post at a dinner last Thursday. j.
r. Barber, the first member of the
post, who has returned to active
duty, also was honored.
Comdr. Singer presented Mrs.
David Telford with an autographed
membership card to forward to her
husband, serving with the Navy.
Election of post officers will be
held April Is at 800 Monroe street
NE. Installation of these officers
and the auxiliary will be held
April 90
An-American Auxiliary will hold
election of officers Tuesday at 8 pm.
at the Thomas Circle Club. There
will be initiation.
The hospital chairmen, Mrs.
Blanche Melton and Mrs. Bessie
Haislip. expect to make plans for a
hospital party to be given at Mount
Alto Hospital on April Is. Any who
have scrapbooks, bring them to the
meeting.
Follow Me-Defense Post will again
sponsor it's annual Easter egg hunt
at Langdon Park, Mills avenue and
Hamlin street NE, tomorrow from
10 am. until 4 pm. Music will be
furnished by the Boys Band of the
National Training School for Boys
and flag-raising ceremonies will be
conducted at 10 am. by the uni
formed degree team of the post.
Many hundreds of eggs will be hid
throughout the park and when
found by the children they will be
presented at the headquarters tent,
where prizes will be awarded.
The next meeting of the post will
be held at 2020 Rhode Island ave-
hue NE. April 9 at 8:15 pm.
National Capital Post will meet
April IA at 1912 Ninth street NV.
for election of officers. They will
be installed at its birthday party
at Pythian Temple on April %.
Election of officers of H. L. Ed
monds Post was held last Wednes-
day evening. 1t was announced
that outgoing Comdr. Harry E. Mid
dleton would leave shortly for Chi
cago, where he has been given an
important Government assignment.
Installation of officers will be held
at 1903 Fourteenth street NV. on
April Is.
The department president, Mrs.
Florence Armstrong, has appointed
Mrs. Marie Anderson chairman for
an evening Of games to be held by
the department in the near future.
The department Red Cross chair
man, Mrs. Ethel Sendlak, announced
the American Red Gross needs blood
donors.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
held a special meeting at the home
of Mrs. Florence Armstrong last
Saturday evening, followed by
social. The next meeting will be
April IA, for election of officers.
The Auxiliary Past Presidents
Club will hold its annual banquet
April at the Lotus restaurant at
7:30 o'clock. Reservations must be
made not later than April 6 with
Mrs. Ethel Sandlak.
All-American Auxiliary will meet
at the Thomas Circle Club April 7,
when officers will be elected.
Federal Junior Unit Daughters
will hold dance at the Confederate
Memorial Home on April Z. Fed
eral Auxiliary will meet at the
Thomas Circle Club on April 10 for
election Of ofnoers.