Evening star., 1945-01-14
District VFW Plans
Recruiting Center;
IOther Activities

The Council Of Administration of
the District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, at
a meeting last Monday night at the
District Building, adopted a plan OF
central recruiting, available to all
posts here.
1t was explained this will enable
all posts to accept and obligate men
In the active service, who are tenn
porarily here. The classification
covers active servicemen on pass,
furlough or attached to nearby
camps.
The recruiting center will be To-
Gated at the Gold Chevron Club,
1919 K street NV, where authorized
officers Of the organization viii ac-
Icept applications and obligate the
candidates, without their waiting for
some post meeting.
At the last meeting of Equality
Walter Reed Post, Charles P. Reyn-
olds and ]. NJ Chase were obligated.
j. D. Coulter offered a resolution,
which was adopted, urging Congress
to legislate on work -or-fght." It
was also voted to equip a boxer to
represent the post in the VFW
boxing shows.
Comdr. Claude T. Reynolds ap-
pointed the following: Entertain
ment Committee, Carl c. Pribek,
Jack Holiday, sr.; Capt. w. B.
Hanger and w. H. Holmes.
Front Line Post has consolidated
its ritual and memorial teams. They
start the winter season of ritualistic
work by conducting a class of
recruits for Au-American Post at
the next meeting.
Herbert L. Edmonds Post last
Wednesday evening obligated Gran
lund Warrent, patient at Walter
Reed Hospital The obligation was
given by Past Department Comdr.
Leon Lambert.
Capt. James M. Fogel, who served
with 1t. Col. Holz's squadron, was
obligated to membership in Follow
Me Defense Post last Wednesday
night. The obligation was given by
Comdr. Fred w. Kurz.
Robert T. Charlton of Baltimore
Nd, has been assigned by national
headquarters as service officer for
the District of Columbia. He will
maintain Offices at 1919 K street
NV, reporting for duty January l6.
Meetings this week are: Monday,
Federal Post, 1919 K street NV:
Wednesday, Treasury, 1919 K street
NV; McKimmie Catterton Police
and Fire Post, 713 D street NV:
Clarence r. Edwards Post, 1919 K
street NV; Thursday, Eqaulity
Walter Reed Post, 1919 K street
NV; Friday, Internal Revenue
Post, 1919 K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Hazel Miller, national presi-
dent of the Ladies Auxiliary, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, is here serv-
ing as second vice president of the
Women's Patriotic Conference at
the Statler Hotel Mrs. Grace H.
Davis, national secretary and treas
urer, also is attending.
Police and Fire Auxiliary met,
with the president, Mrs. Harriet
Eldridge, presiding. Mrs. Ida En-
inert, department president, made
her official visit.
AH-American Auxiliary will hold
social Friday at 1919 K street NV.
The post members are invited.
Naval Gun Factory Auxiliary. with
the president, Mrs. Olga Clickner,
presiding, made plans for the de-
partment presidents visitation.
National Capital Auxiliary and
Potomac Auxiliary will hold a Joint
party for the patients at Mount Alto
Hospital tomorrow in the recreation
hall.
In Government Printing Office
Auxiliary Mrs. Daisy Kee was ap-
pointed chairman 1or the visitation
OF the department officers on Feb
ruary 2.
Virden lSyler, hospital chairman
OF the Hornet Circle, Military Order
OF Lady Bugs, will have a brush
demonstration Saturday at pm. at
her home, 10 Galveston place S.W.
The next meeting of the circle will
be January 23 Mrs. Hattie Byram,
lady gold bug, will preside.
Meetings this week are: Monday.
Federal Auxiliary, 1919 K street
NV; Tuesday, Past Presidents
Club home of Mrs Groca laialSe