Evening star., 1944-08-06
Gold Chevron Club
Organized by vFW;
Other Activities

Inc NfO1o Cueveron CluD, COM
posed Of members Of the District |
Department, v. =. W., acquired the
premises at 1919 X street NV. toll
operate full-time club for v. +. w. |
membership and accredited guests.
A dining room. tap room and
recreational room viii be MAIN
tanned rs well as . spacious lounge
room for members, guests and serv-
Ice men and women In the city,
the latter to be guests Of the v.
r. w.
The District Department will
maintain ofhces In the building
with ONCE space for the department
commander and his ofncial stan.
A full-time service ONCE will be
maintained to assist returning vet
Grams with any claims before Gov
eminent agencies. Aid will also be
extended to those in active service
that might be in need Of any par
ticular type Of assistance.
Negotions are under way to OBJ
tain the adjoining premises, 1921
K street NV.
j. E. Wicker was installed as cap
tain Of Admiral Robert e. Peary
Ship, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, to
succeed r. j. Scanlan, lieutenant q.
g., United State Navy, who re-
signed. He will be sworn in at
meeting Tuesday night at the Ham,
ilton Hotel. There will be an elec-
ton of executive oficer and navi-
gator.
Ensign F.. A. Moody, Medical
Corps, United States Navy, resigned
as navigator. Chief Gunner H. P.
Matters was elected national coun-
Gilman to succeed w. M. Narge. 4
William j, Hogan. jr., past cap
tain, announced at the last meeting
the membership of the ship has
passed the 1000 mark.
Special delegates elected to the
national encampment are F. J.
Scanlon, William j. Hogan, jr.; p.
T. Ryan, E. j. Markham. S. r.
Fuller. H. P. Matters, j. E. Kelly.
and S. Elkin. Alternates, C. E.
Reed. T. M. Schnotola.
Pentagon Post elected John Fitch |
as delegate and John A. Drew as
alternate to the national encamp-
ment.
Supreme Seam Squirrel F.. 81
Hawthorne. Military Order of the
Coolies, will head the delegation
from the District to the supreme
national scratch" in Chicago in
conjunction with the v. r. w. ma
tional encampment.
Follow Me Defense Post will be
represented atthe national encamp-
ment by j. Fogel and Frank Drake.
Dewey M. Tryon and Arthur Heaps
will go as alternates.
The following were obligated at
Ducan. Jooseph stiegler. past
Post: James w. Dunn. Stanley c.
Waryas, E. E. Parish, Paul j. Van
Order, John Stebold, Frank w.
Martin. Samuel T. Bryan and James
Duncan. Joseph Stiegler, past
commander from Pennsylvania and
holder of 25-year membership GER
tificate, was admitted by transfer.
Maj. Leon Grant, United States
Army Engineers, was elected to
membership in Front Line Post
Staff Sergt. Manville Clayton, Gun
merry Sergt. Lloyd r. Wade, Corpl.
G. S. Low. Bernard H. Colemen,
George Bobinecy, Pics. George A.
Knot. Elezie P. Landerdale and
Marshall Anderdale were obligated
by Comdr. Clyde Keirns.
Meetings this week are: Today,
United States Government Printing
Post. 7l3 D street NV, pm. We'd
nesday, Herbert L. Edmonds Post.
1903 Fourteenth street NV, pm;
United States Naval Gun Factory
Post, 1912 Good Hope road S. E.
Thursday, Equality Walter Reed
Post, 1912 Ninth street NV, SPIN;
Potomac Post. 1918 Rhode Island
avenue NE. Friday, National Cap
itol Post, 7l3 D street NV.