Evening star., 1944-02-13
'VFW Auxiliary
President to Make
Official Visit

Mrs. Amelia Kane. national pres
ident of the Ladies Auxiliary, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars of the United
States, will make an Official visit
to the District of Columbia De-
partment on Tuesday
Mrs. Dorothy Lohman, depart
ment president, has made arrange
ments for Mrs. Kane to visit Walter
Reed Hospital At o'clock mem
berS will meet at the entrance of
the Madrillon Restaurant for din
ner, to be followed by a meeting
at Northeast Masonic Temple.
Federal Juniors, Firecrackers
Cootiette Club and the Hornet Cir
Gle of the Lady Bugs will present
greetings that evening.
All-American Auxiliary will pre-
sent an American flag to the East
ern Branch of the Boys Club of
Washington at Eastern High School
on Thursday at pm. Past De-
partment Comdr. Charles B. Jen-
nings, Lloyd Smith, Capt. Steve
Nichka Of the honor guard: Mrs.
Grace Fields, president of ALL
American Auxiliary. and Frank
Topash, past supreme commander
of the Cootie. Department Comdr.
Jack Holiday and Mrs. Lohman
will also participate
The Firecrackers Cootiette Club
will furnish cookies for a hospital
party given by the Veterans of For
eign Wars and Coolies at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital on February IS. The
Red Cross will furnish transporta-
ton from 713 D street NV.
Naval Gun Factory Auxiliary
meets Wednesday evening at 24O7
Minnesota avenue Sc
Department News.
Department Comdr. Jack Holiday
presided at the Council of Admins
tration meeting Monday night at
the District Building.
Tribute was paid to the late Past
Comdr, Emery L. O'Berry of Front
Line Post, Past Comdr. William J.
Schmitz of McMimmie- Catterton
Police and Fire Post and to Comrade
Voight of National Capital Post
Department Chief of Staff Frank
Topash announced a department
rally on February 81 at 7l3 D street
NV: Lloyd C. Pike of National Spe-
clal VFW Service Committee will
speak. There will be an entertain
ment. Comdr. Holiday reported on
the conference held in Kansas City,
Mo. on January % and %. Comdr
Thomas w. Dixon of National Cap
ltal Post announced the celebration
of the 25th anniversary of National
Capital Post would be featured on
the night of April II.
Comdr. Carl C. Pribek of Equality
Walter Reed Post. announced that
at the meeting on Thursday the fol-
lowing applicants were voted to
membership: Richard M. Beatty,
Roland Fridell. Philip Gordon.
James E. Mcdonald, Joseph Nocio-
limo, Clarence L. Sumner. Verne H.
Sweet, Lyman F. West, William C.
Carney, James E. Reilly and David
w. McGaha.
Those who took the obligation were
Alfred S. Bright. Jean Estret. Ro-
land Fridell Chauncey Hilty. James
E. Mcdonald and David w. Nc
Gaha. Past Cemdr Albert M. Arm
strong was appointed post fund
chairman of the VFW veterans
welfare fund drive. to be conducted
from April l to May Is.
National Capital Post obligated to
membership John L. Gerlasher and
Malcolm Mcdonald, former members
of the VFW, and Casper Cherielei-
son, is still in the service.
An entertainment will be given
by the Top Notch Tent, Military
Order of the Cootee Veterans, Hos
pital Visitation Committee at St.
Elizabeth's Hospital on February 49,,
at 7:30 pm, with 12-act program,
refreshments of ice cream and
cookies for World War II patients.
transportation will leave 713 D
street NV. at 7 pm. Uniforms will
be in order.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Front Line Post, 7l3 D
street NV.
Tuesday-TNT Pup Tent, Mill
tary Order of the Cootie, 935 G
place NV.
Wednesday-Maj. Gen c. R. Ed
wards Post, Wightman's School,
Twenty-third and M streets NV;
McKimmie Catterton Police and
Fire Post, 713 D street NV, and
United States Naval Gun Factory
Post, 1912 Good Hope road Sc
Friday-National Capital Post, 713
D street NV, and All-American
Post, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
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