Evening star., 1943-06-06
. Department
To Close Calendar
Year Tomorrow
Comdr. Richard Burton
To Preside Over Council:
AuxiIiuries' Activities

To Preside Over Council;
AuxiIiories' Activities
The calender year of the District
of Columbia Department., Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will close with a
meeting of the Council of Adminis-
traticn tomorrow night at the Dis
trict Building. Comdr. Richard
Burton will preside.
Committees will submit reports
which will be made to the depart
ment encampment on June 20 at
WOW Hall, 935 G place NV.
The post delegations to the en-
campment will be headed by Comdrs.
Thomas w. Dixon, National Capital
Post; Stephen T. Nichka, Federal
Post; Joseph Shea, Columbia Post;
Robert Bonar, Potomac Post; Gar
nett M. Mattingly, Front Line Post;
Newton L. Sayre, Follow Me Defense
Post; Joe Jordan, Maj. Clarence R.
Edwards Post; Lloyd Graham,
Washington Post: Henry C. Barron,
Treasury Post; William Obey, H. L.
Edmonds Post; Joseph McOnerercy
Police and Firemen Post; Lloyd
Field, All American Post Harold H.
Ruff, Naval Gun Factory Post;
Chester M. Ferris, Internal Revenue
Post.
Front Line Post will meet Monday
at 1900 Fourteenth street NV. Ap-
pointments of committees for the
annual encampment will be made.
George J. Neuner, first past de-
partment commander, will submit a
resolution for promoting Fedora
ton of American Veterans. Copies
of the resolution will be submitted
to the United Spanish War Veterans,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, American Legion.
Disabled American Veterans and
World War II veterans. From this
group shall be appointed a number
of members forming an Executive
Committee.
Senior Vice Comdr Joseph Moi
fatt will present class OF 10 United
States Marines candidates for ini-
tiation.
At the last meeting of Columbia
Post, the following new members
were admitted: Joseph F. Droney,
James S. Mclaughlin. Lawrence P.
Mater. DR.. Arthur L. Murray, Daniel
J. Nichols, Robert LIE Roy Perkins,
Pierce NJ Rice, John K. Russell
and Irving H. Silverberg.
Mr.. Perkins, recently on furlough
from Hawaii, is a veteran of World
War II and the youngest member
of the post.
Auxiliaries.
At the last Department Council OF
Administration meeting of the
Ladies Auxiliary the department
president announced the encamp-
ment will be June 20 at 808 I street
NV. at $50 am. Ethel Sendlak is
general chairman.
The annual banquet in honor of
department officers will be June II
at Tilford's, Fourteenth and De-
catur streets NV. Reservations
must be made not later than June
IA, to Mrs. Beth Johnson. All men,
bers of the VFW posts and auxili-
aries are invited.
Auxiliary chairmen and depart
ment officers must have their re-
ports in the hands of the proper
chairmen by June IS. Eola Wright
was appointed Americanism chair
man.
Auxiliary presidents should ap-
point some one to carry the colors
for the massing of colors at the en-
campment.
Pages appointed by Dorothy Lob
man are Donna Gilbert, Ethel Beal
and Josephine Young
Florence Armstrong announced
broadcast of Speak Up for De-
mocracy" will be June IL over
WWDC. Time will be in paper.
The Past Presidents Club will
meet tomorrow at the home of Mrs
Hattie Byram, 100 Jackson street
NE. Betty Campbell is co-hostess.
The birthday of Laura Weaver will
be celebrated.
Treasury Auxiliary will meet to-
morrow at 1918 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. NE.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
will meet Thursday at Sixteenth
and Harvard streets NV On
Wednesday evening the suxiliary
will give their annual party at
Mount Alto Hospital
Color bearers of the auXiliaries
are requested to contact the depart
ment president relative to partici-
hating in the Elks' Flag Dav eyer.