Evening star., 1943-06-20
.vFW Encampment.
will Be Held Today
Al t935GPIace NV.
Citations to Be Awarded
For Outstanding Service;
Other Activities

Ine Z4th annual encampment OF
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars OF
the United States, will be held today
at Woodmen of the World hall, 935
G place NV, with Comdr. Richard
A. Burton presiding.
A number of resolutions, pertain
ing to veterans legislation, will be
considered by committee headed
by Chairman Hampton D. Percy.
for adoption, and submission 70 the
national organization.
Citations, second class, will be rec
commended of award to Department
Junior Vice Comdr. Jack Holiday
for having directed the Arnistice
ball and the Buddy poppy campaign.
and to Department Quartermaster
John w. Gill
Officers for the ensuing year will
be elected and installed.
The Army is enlisting 17-year-old
youths into the Air Force Reserves.
They will be called into active duty
when they reach 18 The Army also
Is accepting men 18 to 26 years old,
inclusive, as aviation cadets through
voluntary induction. These trainees
become combat pilots, bombardiers,
or navigators after nearly a years
special instruction.
The VFW has been asked by Gen.
Henry Arnold, chief of United States
Army Air Forces, to help enlist and
induct Army aviation cadets. It has
already tested. approved and placed
10000 young men into Army Air
Force officers training. Leolin H.
ville-Thompson is serving as
chairman of the local committee,
and can be interviewed on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays at the
department headquarters, 1707 I
street NV, after 7 pm
Meetings this week are:
Monday, Federal and Internal
Revenue Posts, 1903 Fourteenth
street NV.
Tuesday, Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps, Eastern High School.
Wednesday, Potomac Post, 1903
JFourteenth street NV; guard of
| honor, department headquarters,
| l707 I street NV
Thursday, McKimmie Catterton
Police and Fire Post, 935 G place
NV.
Front Line Post at its June IA
meeting inducted following new
members. Benjamin K. McInnes,
jr.; William J. Beall, Raymond G.
Anderson, Daniel da Crux, jr., Arthur
Powell and Robert l. Karekoff.
Comdr. Garnett N. Mattingly pre-
sided.
The post was awarded $50 United
State bond by Chief of Staff Frank
Topash, District of Columbia de-
partment, for having largest attend
ance at department rallies.
The next meeting will be June 25,
l405 Fourteenth street NV.
Auxiliaries.
The 10th annual department en-
campment will convene today at
$50 pm. at 808 I street NV. The
session will be called to order by the
department chief of staff, Mrs.
Ethel Sendlak The department
president. Mrs Dorothy Lohman,
will preside Greetings from the
distinguished guests will be at 3
pm. Memorial services for the de-
ceased members will follow.
Nomination. election and installa-
ton of officers for the ensuing year
will close the encampment.
Mrs. Lohman will be presented
with her past department presi-
dents jewel by past department
president, Mrs Sendlak.
A banquet for the outgoing off,
GERS was held last Thursday evening
with Mrs. Beth johnson in charge.
The department president was pre-
sented with gift from her officers.
Federal Auxiliary will hold its
regular meeting tomorrow night at
the Thomas Circle Club.
The Firecracker Cootiette Club No.
8 will hold its scrapebook party at
the home of Mrs. Sendlak. All
members should bring pictures for
the book