Evening star., 1944-04-23
VFW Obligates
New Members:
Auxiliary News

Equality-Walter Reed Post of the
District OF Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars Of the
United States, at a social meeting
last Monday night at 713 D street
NV. obligated many new members,
with Comdr. Claude r. Reynolds
presiding.
They included Richard D. Bailey,
William L. Bland, Daniel p. Con-
way, Walter Daviduk, Daniel j. De-
whey, John Ryan Devereaux, III;
Ernest Dickhouse, Wendell o. Duck
worth, Leslie r. Flint, Robert G.
Gagliano, Dee Franklin Hardwin,
Walter Nicholas Heinz, Van Erwin
Helms, Horace l.. Mcdowell, Warren
G. Pendleton, Albert A. Warner,
Harry F. Ruschmeyer and Charles
Webb.
Comdr. Reynolds made the fol-
lowing appointments: Employment
officer, George G. McLeish, past
department commander; guard, Ed
win Bartlett; Entertainment Com
mittee, Peter de Rosseli, as chair
man, with George G. McLeish, VAL
entine T. Mayer and Carl c. Pribek
as members.
Meetings this week are:
Today, U. S. Government Print
ing Office Post, installation Of Of
ficers, 713 D street NV.
Monday, Front Line Post, 713 D
street NV.
Tuesday, Pentagon Post, 713 D
street NV.
Wednesday, McKimmie- Catterton
Police and Fire Post, 713 D street
NV; VFW guard of honor, depart
ment headquarters, 1707 I street
NV.
Front Line Post will meet tomor-
row night at 713 G street NV.
Comdr. Garnett M. Mattingly will
preside. Newly elected officers will
be installed by George j. Neuner, the
first department past commander.
Committee chairmen will submit
their annual reports. Clyde w.
KERN will assume command and an
nounce his committee appointments.
Joseph Moffatt, senior vice COM
mander, will present new applicants
for induction to membership. Past
Department Comdr. Charles B. Jen-
nings will take charge Of degree
team.
Delegates and alternates to the
department encampment will be
elected.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Olga Chckner, president of
Naval Gun Factory Auxiliary, ap-
pointed the following officers: Sec
retary, Mrs. Alma Ruff; patriotic
instructress, Mrs. Ada r. Miller:
musician, Mrs. Irene Norton; his
torian, Mrs. Lilymae Skyes; banner
bearer, Mrs. Fannie Vunck; color
bearers, Mrs. Betty Beers, Mrs. Ethel
Wilson, Mrs. Dorothy ONeil and
Mrs. Evelyn O'Neil. The next meet
ing will be at 2407 Minnesota ave-
nue. Sc. on May 3.
Federal Auxiliary held installa-
ton OF officers with the post last
Monday evening. The officers were
installed by the department presi-
dent, Mrs. Dorothy Lohman: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Rose Reilly; senior vice
president, Mrs. Rose Cipriano;
junior vice president, Mrs. Elma
Shay; treasurer, Mrs. Adelaide
Grant: chaplain, Mrs. Josephine
Welch; conductress, Mrs. Betty Will
liams; patriotic instructress, Mrs.
Lucy Clementson.
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet Friday at 713 D street NV.
. Attention Is called to all Lady
Bugs and Cootiettes for the hos
pital party at Mount Alto April %.
Red Cross ambulances will leave
713 D street NV. at 7pm. Don't
forget the homemade cookies. Re-
port to Mrs. Maybelle Buckingham
hospital chairman for the Cooti-
cites.
On Friday All-American Auxil-
iary, with its post, held joint
installation. The auxiliary officers
are: President, Mrs. Virgie Evans;
senior vice president, Mrs. Edith
Starner; Junior vice president, Mrs.
Lena Roux; treasurer, Mrs. Roberta
Fawcett; chaplain, Mrs. Sarah Wyn-
koop; conductress, Mrs. Ann Bodine;
guard, Mrs. Mabel Lambert.