Evening star., 1943-06-13
VFW Post Elects
Delegates for the
Annual Convention

Administration Council
Hears Committee Reports;
Other Activities
Front Line Post, Veterans of For
eign Wars of the District of Co.
lumbia Department, last week elected
delegates and alternates to the de-
partment convention to be held June
20 at 935 G place NV.
They are: Delegates-Glenn Starr
Daniel Forno, Clyde w. KERN. Ed
ward T. Spedden, Frank Benedetto
Edward A. McGreevy and James w
Sims. Alternates-El Busade, Almon
Redmond, A, j. Polinsky, Harold w
KERN, William N. Hale, Robert Sic
bert, Josepy Salamons and Elliott
B. Jones.
Comdr. Garnett N. Mattingly pre-
sided.
Departmet 'Comdr. Richard A
Burton presided over the Council of
Administration at a meeting Monday
night at the District Building.
Howard S. Fisk, Veterans place.
ment officer for the District of Co.
lumbia, reported on the 9th annua
conference of representative of the
organization, held at Detroit, Mich
Past Supreme Seam Squirrel of the
Military Order of the Cootie, Frank
Topash, membership rallies; Chair
man Neville Thompson for the
Aviation Cadets Training Corps and
Past Department Comdr. Leon
Lambert as chairman of the Broad
casting Committee, gave reports.
Potomac Post will meet at the
home OF Past Comdr. Frank R
Heise, 1878 Rhode Island avenue
NE, on June Is. Past Department
Comdr. Charles B. Jennings Will
talk on matters affecting veterans
Frank Topash will speak on the V
F. w. National Home at Eaton
Rapids, Mich Comdr. Robert S
Bonar will preside.
New members obligated at the last
meeting of Equality Walter Reed
Post were: Michale Burkhard
Frank B. Chambers, Fred F. Dem
ing, Philip j. Fischer, Herbert F
Gardner, G. A. Hergert, T. j. jack
son, Russell F. Pole, John T. Pierce
and c. L. Policy. The latter two are
members of the armed forces OF
World War II.
Meetings this week are:
/, Monday-Federal Post and Inter-
nal Revenue Post, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV.
Tuesday-Military Order Of the
Cootie, 935 G place NV; Junior
Drum and Bugle Corps, Eastern
High School,
Wednesday-Equality- Walter Reed
Post, 1912 Ninth street NV; Poto-
mac Post, home of Past Comdr. F.
R. Helse, 1878 Rhode Island avenue
NE; Maj. Gen. C. r. Edwards Post
Department of Commerce, Herbert
L. Edmonds Post, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV: United States Naval
Gun Factory Post, 24o7 Minnesota
avenue Sc.
Thursday - McKimmie Catterton
Police and Fire Post, 935 G place
NV.
Friday-National Capital Post
1903 Fourteenth street NV.
June 20-Encampment, Depart
ment Of District of Columbia, 935
G place NV.
Auxiliaries. 4
Eola Wright, Americanism chair
man. announced the winner of the
essay contest, United We Win" is
Peter Johnson. He will be awarded
cash prize and silver medal. His
essay will be entered into the ma
tional contest.
Registration of officers, delegates
and alternates will be June 20. at
9:l5 am. for the department en-
campment. Members should make
their reservations for the banquet
with Beth Johnson not later than
June IA
Delegates and alternates to the
national encampment should be
elected in June.
All-American Auxiliary met at the
Thomas Circle Club with the presi-
dent, Grace Fields, presiding. Mar
garet Watson and Catherine Nc
Carty were obligated. The follow
ing were elected to attend the ma
tional encampment as delegates
Roberta FaWcett, Hattie Byram and
Edith Starner. Alternates are:
Freda Goshorn, Virgie Evans and
Lena Roux. A visit was made to G
ward at Mount Alto Hospital or
Thursday evening. Gifts were dis
tributed and refreshments served
On June Is the auxiliary will hold
its social at Confederate Hall, 1922
Vermont avenue NV.
The Past Presidents Club met at
the home of Mrs. Hattie Byram
with Mrs. Betty Campbell as CO.
hostess. The birthday of Mrs. Laura
Weaver was celebrated. Mrs. Syler
Of Missouri was a guest. Meetings
for July and August will be omitted
The meeting on September will be
at the home of Mrs. Ethel Sendlak
National Capital Auxiliary met
with President Ethel Orme presid-
ing. A blood donors club is being
formed by Clara Lehman and ar
rangements are being made for a
date in early July. The following
were initiated: Ethyl Novack, Ber-
nadette Scheppach. Verna Dixon
Nancy Evans, Anna Burg, Tillie
Mulquin.
Military Order of Lady Bugs, Hor-
net Circle No. /. closed their charter
on June with a social Frank Top
ash, supreme aide de camp, and
Floyd Hathorne, supreme color
guard, presented Katherine Smith,
lady gold bug, an American flag for
the circle. Frank Topash made the
dedication address. Majestic Lady
Firehy, Ethel Ament of New York
gave the obligation.
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