Evening star., 1947-06-29


D. C. Legion Auxiliary.
.VFW Department
Delegates Named
For National Meet
Several posts Of the District Of
Columbia Department, Veterans o.
Foreign Wars, last week elected
delegates to the national encamp-
ment in September in Cleveland
Ohio,
Equality Walter Reed Post named
as delegates Comdr. Lawrence Over
ton, A. Rosenblunl, Charles S. Sui
livan, jr.; A. Bowie Bragunier, Her
bert Weeney, E. J. McDermott, Leon
ard j. Bacon, Jack Holiday, Charles
M. Holmes, Joseph Began, Claude
T. Reynolds and John Macaboy.
The following were elected tC
membership: Charles F. Hammett
Michael Onufrtchuk, Matthew S
Polk and William B. Wilkinson
Allan C. Schieck replaces Charles
S. Sullivan, jr., as council member
The post dispensed with the first
meeting of the month in July, Au-
gust and September. The third
Thursday will be the only monthly
meeting during that period.
Comdr. Harold T. Grier called g
special meeting of the officers OF
Front Line Post on Monday night
Regular meetings have been dis
pensed with during June, July anc
August.
The members extended their con-
gratulations to Edward T. Spedden
reelected department quartermaS-
ter, and to Clyde w. KERN, who
was reappointed. department adju-
tant.
The Ladies Auxiliary, through
their president, Mrs. Lillian Reyn-
olds, have invited the members oil
the post ana their ladies to attend
a social at 7 Fourth street NE. to-
morrow evening.
The baseball team, under Junior
Vice Comdr. Kenneth Picton, will
play Potomac Post on the Elllpse
next Sunday at II am.
The next meeting CT the post will
be held July IA at the Gold Chevron
National Capitol Post met at the
Gold Chevron Club on Thursday
and elected as delegates to the
National Enacmpment, Commander
Daniel j. Ryan, Walter j. Yebens
John w. Gill and Walter Perry
Alternates are Michael Guiffre
Christian Schieble, Anthony Rosetta
and Ellis C. Aatchison, Several new
members were voted into the post
and given the obligation by Com
mander Ryan.
Bethea Welsh Post met Friday
evening at the Twelfth Street
YMCA. Commander Albert Jone:
presided and gave the obligation
to Charles E. Hughes, holder ot
the Purple Heart; John Q. Key, S. j
Mead, Ernest H. Bannister and Free
S. Clark.
The post will elect its delegates
and delegates to the national en-
campment at the first July meeting
Comdr. Robert Sargent presided
over the last meeting of All-Amer-
ican Post at the Gold Chevror
Club and obligated James D. Doyle
Monroe S. Shipley, Quintin E
Hulse, M. j. Hekimian, Tyson w
Jones, George E. Nalley, George D
Martin, Easil E. Haynes and Geralc
Roarke.
Past Comdr. William E. Downs
and Richard j. Tear will represent
the post for the coming year or
the Council of Administration.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to the Nationa
Encampment: Comdr. Sargent, Viii
liam A. Downs, Edward j. Beksa
William E. Melton and Edgar S
Campbell. Alternates: Anthony J
Caiozzo. Paul E, Koogle, Francis o
Leach, Basile B. Allison and Rob-
ert E. Carlson.
Seam Squirrel Robert E. Sargent
presided over the monthly Scratch
Of Elbow Benders Pup Tent No.
on Tuesday evening at the Cole
Chevron Club. The degree team
gave the third degree to Charlie:
Hancock. Delegates to the Supreme
Scratch" and alternateS were
elected.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday-Military Order of tht
Cootie, 713 D street NV; Army All
Forces Post, 1919 K street NV.
Wednesday-H. L. Edmonds Post
1919 K street NV; United State!
Naval Gun Factory Post, 270o Penn.
sylvani avenue Sc.
ThWsday-National Capitol Post
1919 K street NV.
Friday-Columbia Post, 1919 Z
street NV; United States Interna
Revenue Post, 1892 Georgia ave.
nue. NV.