Evening star., 1944-05-28

Federal Post to Hold
Memorial Services;
|VFW Activities
Federal Post Of the District Of
Columbia Department, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. will hold memorial
services for deceased members at 8
pm. tomorrow at the Thomas Circle
Club. 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. The services will be conducted
by Past Comdr. John @. Strobel.
Front Line Post on Monday night
elected to membership Robert L.
Campbell, John L. Denman, Thomas
H. Fitzpatrick, James r. Hazen,
Joseph McMolloy, Earl E. Mongeon,
Henry Plewinski, Donald E. Randa,
Dwight G.. Sartwell, Bernard r.
Shaw, Ezra H. Neeley. Thomas r.
Townes. Clark ID. Fogle, Travis +.
Vaught, Johnq p. Gelsleich, Frank
E. Armstrong, Edmund B. Barron,
Frederick K. Beckheyer, Bernard B.
Broman, Irving Cleveland, Francis
j. Deutchle, Albert John Elliott,
Fred d. Engleke. John j. Harwood,
Arthur r. Johnson, Hugh D. Kelin,
Martin Mcdonnell, John H. Min
nick, Earl S. Neeley, Kenneth r.
Powell, Robert c. Presley, James G..
Riley, Thomas w. Roach, Charles E.
Shelby. Walton Taylor and Frank J.
White.
Memorial services were in charge
Of Frank Topash and Edward T.
Spedden. Mrs. Isabella O'Berry, wife
| Of late Comdr. Emory l.. O'Berry,
sang.
The following delegates to the de-
lpartment encampment were elected:
Joseph Moffatt, Harold Wood, Eli
Busada, Victor c. Guillermain, Dam
lei r. Forno, James Burd, Thomas
w. Roach, Earl S. Neeley. Hugd D.
Kelin, Louis Hasselacher, Cyrus G..
Fox, Joseph B. Gardella, Frank
Benedetto, Harold W. KERN and
Norman s. McMorrow. Alternates:
Albert w. Masters, Robert r. Sims,
Samuel Phillips, Joseph Warga,
Floyd Howell, Casper j. Tinkelen-
berg, Fred A. Wright, Frank Werner,
Richard Rice, Benjamin F. Suls,
James Walsh, Harry r. Worth, Ed
ward A. McGreavy, Howard Gross,
Daniel Singer
Comdr. Clyde w. KERN presided.
The Hospital Committee of the
Military Order of the Coolies will
leave Union Station at 8 am. June
4 for the Newton D. Baker General
Hospital, Martinsburg, w. Va.
Equality-Water Reed Post met
Monday, when Department Comdr.
Jack Holiday and his official staff
were guests.
Entertainment was furnished by
Mr.. Bartillo, ventriloquist, and vio-
lin selections were given by Robert
IClagett and A. Hergert.
Recent father-and- son member
ships In the post are Allan c.
Rankin and John M. Rankin, Will
liam II. Holmes and Charles M.
Holmes, Oscar w. Waldogel and
Francis x. Waldvogel and Arthur C.
Fowle and John r. Fowle.
| At the regular meeting on June l
lat Pythian Temple delegates and
Ialternates to the national encamp-
ment will be elected.
Il Meetings this week are:
i Thursday-Equality- Walter Reed
Post, 1912 Ninth street NV.
i Friday-National Capital Post, 7i3
ID street NV.
June 4-United States Govern
|ment Printing ONCE Post, 713 D
street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Ethel Sendlak, department
chief of staff, announced the char
ter is open for an auxiliary to
United States Government Print
ing Office Post 1t will be instituted
at 2 pm. June 4 at 713 D street
INV.
National Capital Auxiliary on Fri
day evening held memorial serv-
ice and dedication of the service star
flag. The auxiliary chaplain, Mrs.
Edith Hiser, conducted the service.
Charles Jennings, past department
commander, gave the memorial ad-
dress. Department Comdr. Jack
Holiday dedicated the flag.
Mrs. Virgie Evans, president Of
All-American Auxiliary, called q
special meeting to initiate Miss FL
len Patrice Kelly, Miss Mildred
Kelly, Miss Roberta Downs, Mrs.
Barbara Wormsley and Mrs. Esther
Layser.
Plans are being made for boat
ride jointly with the post in July.
The Firecrackers Cootiette Club
will assist with the hospital party
to be held in Martinsburg, w. Va,
June 4, to be given by the v. F. w.
and Coolies of the District of CO.
lumbia. The club is indorsing Mrs.
Eola Wright for the Office of su-
preme baby louise at the supreme
crawl" in Chicago the latter part
of August.
I'D oks.I E-I.-AI NJ