Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-12
|VFW to Hold.
Recruiting Drive;
|Other Activities

TAd1lA 1OpdSIl, CIllcI OF SCdlI, LIS
trict Of Columbia Department of
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, an
nounced at a meeting OF the Council
OF Administration Monday night at
the District Building, that a mem
bership drive will be started at a.
rally on April II at Odd Fellows
Hall.
The program is planned as a Joint
silver jubilee of the 25th anniversary
OF the local department and of Ma
tional Capital Post. There will be
an entertainment and refreshments
Jack Holiday, department COM
mander, presided. Department Vice
Comdr. Leolin H. Neville Thompson
reported on the coming Buddy"
poppy campaign.
Comdr. Garrett M. Mattingly Of
Front Line Post, announced a box
social will be held, under the auspices
Ipf the Military Order of the Coolies,
on the night of March 81 at 713 D
street NV. Members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary will participate. All mem
bers and their friends are invited.
Equality Walter Reed Post on
Thursday at Pythian Temple, elected
the following officers: Commander,
Claude T. Reynolds; senior vice
commander, Valentine T. Mayer;
junior vice commander, Peter j. De
Roselli; quartermaster, Leonard J..
Bacon; chaplain, william l.. Smith:
surgeon, DR.. Charles M. Griffith:
trustee for three years, Carl G.
Pribek; for two years, Albert M.
Armstrong and for one year, Jack
Holiday. a-1ra
Those elected to membership were:
William M. Atwell, Thomas G.
Basham, Robert G. de Wore, Joseph
Eltmann, William M. Floyd, 1t. Will
liam B. Hanger, William A. Hamkins,
Charles M. Holmes, William j. j.
Huntley, Herbert j. jacob, Charles
E. Kline, Warren H. Looney, Thomas
j. McFiren, Joseph j. Morris, Jack
E. Niditer, Michael Pietrucik, Clar-
ence E. Rucker, Donald G. Stanley,
Joel L. Stokes, ST.; Joel L. Stokes, jr. !;
Charles E. Webb, jr.; Solomon Wien
er, James e. Williams, Sergt. Gideon
j. Verdell, Hargas r. Dillon, Ray
mond S. Holt and Warren E. Ken
nedy.
"Old Boys Night" an annual af-
fair for Spanish American War vet
Grams, is being sponsored on March
20 at 713 D street NV. Invitations
have been sent to United Spanish
War veterans.
Front Line Post will meet tonlor-
row night at 713 D street NV.
Comdr. Garrett M. Mattingly will
preside. Committee chairmen are
requested to submit their annual re-
ports. Nomination and election OF
officers will take place.
Plans for originating an "On to
Chicago Club" for 1914 National En-
campment will be organized. Frank
Topash, department chief of staff,
and Edward T. Spedden will be in
charge.
Past Department Comdr. Charles
B. Jennings, chairman, degree team,
is arranging for a mass induction
Of recruits for last meeting in March.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Front Line Post, 7l3 D
street NV.
Wednesday - Potomac Post, 1918
Rhode Island avenue NE: Maj. Gen
c. r. Edwards Post, Weightman s
School, Twenty-third and M streets
NV; McKimmie Catterton Police
and Fire Post, 713 D street NV;
United States Naval Gun Factory
Post, 1912 Good Hope road Sc.
Friday-National Capital Post, 713
- street NV; All American Post,
1926 Massachusetts avenue NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Adelaide Grant, president of
Federal Auxiliary, announced a Joint
hospital party will be given at Mount
Alto Hospital tomorrow with Naval
Gun Factory Auxiliary. All aux
ihary members are invited. Bingo
will be played and refreshments
served. On March 20, the depart
ment president, Mrs. Dorothy Lob
man, will make her official visitation.
Election of officers will be held that
evening at the Thomas Circle Club.
Naval Gun Factory met with the
president, Mrs. Mabel Beal, presid-
ing. Election of officers was as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. Olga Clickner;
senior vice president. Mrs. Lucille
Howell; junior vice president, Miss
Dorothy Wright; conductress, Miss
Marion Wright; treasurer, Mrs.
Josephine Wright. Miss Dorothy
Wright, Americanism chairman,
presented service flag upon which
the members placed stars for their
relatives in the service. Harold
Ruff, commander of Naval Gun
Factory Post, spok.
Meetings this week are: Monday,