Evening star., 1943-03-21
WW's Radio Rally
Scheduled Saturday
Al NBC Studio
Servicemen in Present
War to Be Inducted;
Leaders to Speak

new 1Olk avenue 4N'Np dI IL pin
Saturday.
In this connection thousands of
servicemen in World War II will be
indicted as members of the organi-
zation by Comdr. in Chief Robert
T. Merrill
The oath of membership will be
administered via radio over the
Hello, America" program 1t will
be carried by short wave to Amer
teas armed forces throughout the
world.
The high lights will include ad-
dresses by Commander in Chief
Merrill, National Auxiliary President
Mary c. De Witt and a ranking
military leader. Martial airs will be
played by the VF'W national cham
pionship band of Girard, Ohio, and
by the dance orchestras of Jimmy
Dorsey and Cab Galloway. A dra-
matte sketch. based on Air Force, 4"
a motion picture, will be enacted by
Hollywood stars.
The newly-recruited members of
the Is posts in the District are urged
to assemble in the radio studio to
be obligated.
Harold z. Ruff was elected COM
nlander of Naval Gun Factory Post
No. 1919, at the last meeting
Other officers elected were; Floyd
Howell, senior vice commander;
John j. McCamley, junior vice COM
mander; Charles c. Vunck, quar-
vocate; Edward M Howard chap
lain Carl L. Johnson, post surgeon;
Ebert M. Bonar, Joseph Warga,
Howard C. Bond. trustees; Maurice
E. Norton and James r. Cruise, coun-
Gil members.
Plans are being made for BIRTH
day celebration in conjunction with
the installation at 2407 Minnesota
avenue Sc. on April Z.
The District Department and the
constituent posts will sponsor an
entertainment and rally on March
26 at 8 o'clock in the hall of the
Junior Order of Mechanics, 808 I
street NV. An enthusiastic gath
ering of overseas veterans will be
present to welcome Commander in
Chief Merrill and large number
of candidate members of the VFW.
Refreshments will be served.
Department Comdr. Richard A.
Burton will preside.
Charles B. Jennings, past de-
partment commander, was reinstat-
ed in Top Notch Tent, Military
Order of the Coolie. on Tuesday with
Seam Squirrel Stephen Nichka pre-
siding.
The degrees were conferred on
Theodore F. Osterbe, Edward Bart
lett and Frank B. Siler. Lyle D.
Chaplines was admitted to men,
bership.
Arrangements are being made for
an entertainment by the Hospital
Visitation Commission to be pre-
sented al the Naval Medical Center.
Bethesda, Nd. on March 25 at 7
pm. All cooties are requested to
meet at the end of the Friendship
Heights car line at $50 pm. in
uniform.
Members are invited to attend a
flag raising ceremonies today at Sd
monston avenue and Riverdale road,
Edmondston. Md Coolies are re-
quested to meet at the home of Will
liam L. Manning 43l0 Baltimore
avenue, Bladensburg, Md, at pm.
In uniform.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Front Line Post, 1903
Fourteenth street NV.
Tuesday-Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps. Eastern High School Armory.
Wedne nesday-Potomac Post, 1903
Fourteenth street NV; Guard of
Honor, department headquarters,
l707 I street NV
Thursday - McKimmie-Catte tterton
Police and Fire Post, 935 G place
NV.
Friday - Membership recruiting
rally and social, under auspices of
Department of District of Columbia
and constituent posts, 806 I street
The department president. Mrs.
Dorothy Lohman, announced de-
partment meeting on March Is at
o'clock at the Northeast Masonic
Temple.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
met with the president, Mrs. Marie
Anderson. presiding. The depart
ment president was the guest Of
honor with her officers, The gift to
the department president was a
corsage of War saving stamps. The
auxiliary is making plans for their
annual party to be held in the rec
reation room of Mount Alto Hos
pital in May.
Federal Auxiliary met with the
president. Mrs. Louise Mann, pre-
siding The auxiliary will hold a
Joint installation with their post on
April l9 The department president
and her officers will be guests. A
hospital party will be given MAY u
ythe auxiliary at Mount Alto Hos
pital.
National Capital Auxiliary viii
meet tomorrow evening at the
Thomas Circle Club. On March 27
the auxiliary will have an evening
Of games at the home Of MIS- Beth
johnson.
The Firecracker Cootiette Club
met with Chief Grayback Helen
Phillips presiding New members
initiated were Mildred Carter
Edith Hiser, Fannie Clark, Jozepha
Fitzpatrick, Josephine Wright
Dorothy Wright, Harriet McKeon
Josephine Young. Ethel Orme
Donna Gilbert and Beth Johnson.
Receiving the obligation were
Ethel Sendlak, ink singer; Ethe
Orme, scratcher, Louise Mann
crumny chaser; Marie Kramer
Louise Hunter and Christine Burke
assistant rustlng louise. Mildred
Garter is membership chairman anC
Sarah Hines is defense chairman.
Daughters Of America
3eeti,,gS tfic week Monday PRO