Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-05-14

For Encampment;
Auxiliary News
Comdr. Jack Holiday of the
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, last week announced
the 1914 annual encampment will
be held June IS with a one-day
session opening at am. at 523 New
Jersey avenue NV.
Delegates and alternates in the II
posts will be elected this month.
Leolin H. Neville Thompson, gen.
eral chairman of the Buddy" poppy
sale campaign, announces it will be
held May Is, 26 and 81, with men,
bers of the posts and auxiliaries
participating.
Capt. Stephen T. Nichka an
nounced the guard Of honor will
appear for the first time this sum-
mer at their military drill rehearsal
in their dress uniforms at 7 Fourth
street NE. at IL am. today. On
May II the members will attend a
party which is being sponsored for
their benefit by Police and Fire Post
at 713 D street NV. A special
program has been arranged.
The fifth anniversary of the
organization of the guard of honor
will be celebrated on May 20 at 7
Fourth street NE.
Meetings this week are:
Monday-Equality- Walter Reed
Post, 1912 Ninth street NV; Fed
eral Post, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV; Internal Revenue Post,
1903 Fourteenth street NV.
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent, Mill
tary Order of the Coolies, 935 G
place NV.
Wednesday-Potomac Post, 1918
Rhode Island avenue NE; Maj.
Gen. C. r. Edwards Post, Weight
man 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
D street NV; All-Annerican Post,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
At the meeting Of Equality Wal
ter Reed on Thursday the following
were voted into membership: Pete
Di Fillippo, Joseph E. Bullock, Rich
ard M. Brown, Douglas c. Hahnen-
kraft, Paul H. Stillwell, william
E. Crouch, Allan C. Rankin and S.
C. Thomas.
Comdr. Claude T. Reynolds obn-
gated the following new members:
Marine Sgt. Robert j. Weinmann
Richard L. Parker, Elmer Brown,
Horace D. Mcdowell, Leslie R. Flint,
Curtiss C. Johnson, Ralph Sumner,
M. Doyle and Wendell o. Duckworth.
Upon the resignation of Frank j.
Pierce, serving his second appoint
ment as officer of the day, Comdr
Reynolds appointed Marine Sergt.
Winfield.
A social evening, combined with
special business meeting, will be
held at 713 D street NV. Dele
gates to the department encamp-
ment will be elected.
Auxiliaries.
Naval Gun Factory Auxiliary met
with the president, Mrs. Olga Click
ner, presiding. Delegates to the
encampment are Mrs.
Mabel Howard, Mrs. Alma Ruff and
Mrs. Isobel Meadows. Alternates
are Mrs. Evelyn ONeil, Mrs. Ada
Miller and Mrs. Lucy Jaunty. Mrs
Irene Norton has been Endorsed by
her auxiliary for the Office of de-
partment Junior vice president.
Police and Fire Auxiliary met with
the president, Mrs. Harriet Eldridge,
presiding. A special meeting will
be held tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. Bertha McHanes, 1872 Seven
tenth street NE. A joint memorial
service will be held with the post
on May "a at 713 D street NV.
Federal Auxiliary will meet tomor-
row at the Thomas Circle Club.
Virgie Evans presided over ALL
American Auxiliary Tuesday when
memorial services were held. Miss
Margaret Milbrandt and Mrs. Mar
tina NickerSon were initiated.
Grace Fields, outgoing president,
gave the charges to the new staff of
officers and installed as secretary
Mrs. Sarah Davidson, Helen Green
as two-year trustee and Clara Smith
and Elizabeth Henderson as color
bearers.
The following were elected: Edith
Starner, Lena Roux, Clara Smith,
Aliene Torrens, Anna Bodine, Freda
Nedrow and Hattie Byram as dele
gates and the following as alter
mates to the department convention,
Louise Downs, Mabel Lambert,
Adele Milbrandt, Margaret Mil
brandt, Helen Green, Helen Hughes
and Elizabeth Henderson.