Evening star., 1943-04-25
JIM. Mc!nerney Head,
Mckimmie-CaHerfon
W District Post
New Officers InstoIIed
At Last Meeting;
Other Activities

j. M. McInerney was installed at
the last meeting as commander OF
McKimmie- -Catterton Police and
Fire Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars
Of the District of Columbia.
Other officers also installed were:
Senior vice commander, c. M.
O'Malley; junior vice commander,
S. j. Holiday; quartermaster. c. w.
Shaw; adjutant, w. J. Schmitz;,
advocate, C. j. P. Weber: surgeon,
R. E. Dodson; chaplain, John Jasi-
nowski; trustees, John Koester,
H. B. Statz and j. T. Mooney; officer
of the day, ]. F. Bowers: historian,
F. S. Hathorne; service officer, r. A.
Burton; quartermaster sergeant,
I. A. Wetherall; color bearer, J. C.
Statz; color guards, J. H. Major
and J. M. Horton; sentinel, Bennett
Lancaster; bugler, J. T. Mooney.
Past Department Comdr. Oscar
w. Hollingsworth was the installing
officer, assisted by Past Department
Comdr. Daniel E. Campbell, who
also acted as POSTMASTER at the
banquet preceding the installation.
Among the principal speakers
were James E. Van Zandt of Penn
sylvania, and Department Comdr.
Richard A. Burton.
The Buddy" Poppy Committee
Of Equality-Walter Reed Post and
its auxiliary will meet Friday eve
ming at 1707 Eye street NV.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Front Line Post, 1903
Fourteenth street NV.
Tuesday-Junior Drum and Bugle
Corps, Eastern High School Armory
Wednesday-Potomac Post, 1903
Fourteenth street NV; Guard of
Honor. 1707 Eye street NV.
The Coolies of Top Notch Tent
observed the 18th anniversary and
past seam squirrels dinner on
Tuesday at 935 G place NV.
Past Supreme Blanket Bum Vic
tor c. Guillermain presented Past
Seam Squirrel Garnett M. Mat
tingly a cootie pin. Past Seam
Squirrel Mattingly received tokens
from Mrs. Helen Phillips and Mrs.
Kathryn C. Smith.
Past Supreme Comdr. Frank To-
pash presented sports equipment to
Seam Squirrel Stephen Nichka to be
forwarded to the Orphansd an
Widows Home, Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Past National Inspector Gen. Charles
Strauss, commander of Takoma
Park Post, was the donor.
Mrs. Ethel Sendlak, chief Of staff
Ladies Auxiliary, presented Seam
Squirrel Stephen Nichka service
flag, containing 13 stars in a victory
V, for the members serving in World
War II. Mrs. Josephine Wright
made the flag.
Past Department Comdrs. George
j. Neuner and Charles B. Jennings
gave brief addresses The Misses
Carolyn Ringe and Virginia Elman-
dorf entertained with impersona-
tions.
The Hospital Visitation Commits
sion will entertain the patients at
Glenn Dale, Nd, Tuesday at 1880
pm.
Mrs Myrtle Sipes was reelected
president of the Ladies Auxiliary
Of John Lyon Post; Mrs. Lii
liam Miller, senior vice president;
Mrs. Alma White, Junior vice pres
ident; Mrs. w. H. Spear, chaplain;
Mrs. Winnie Locke, guard; Mrs
Helen Edwards, treasurer; Mrs. Lo-
retta Burnett, secretary.
Potomac Auxiliary met with the
president, Mrs. Margaret, presid-
ing Mrs. Mary Hargraves was
elected president. installation OF
officers will be April q at the home
of Mrs. Hargraves.
Treasury Auxiliary will have ar
evening of games on May 8 at 1915
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Federal Auxiliary held election
and installation of officers: Presi-
dent, Adelaide Grant; senior vice
president, Maybelle Buckingham
Junior vice president, Betty Will
liams; conductress, Rose Reilly;
chaplain, Josephine Welsh; guard
Bonnie Moore; secretary, Dorothy
Lohman; patriotic instructor, 12-
month trustee, Charlotte Strathern;
| 18-month trustee, Louise Mann.
National Capital Auxiliary had
installation of officers with theil
host. The newly installed president
is Mrs. Ethel Orme.
The Firecracker Cootiette Club, or
May %, will have initiation.