Evening star., 1947-10-12
VFW Department
Conducting Drive
For New Members

OF Columbia Department., Veterans
OF Foreign Wars, are conducting a
membership drive. The new year
having begun on October /, it is the
effort of each post to greatly in
crease its rolls during the year.
Chief Of Staff Patrick J. Foley
has resigned and Department
Comdr. Albert M. Armstrong will
soon appoint his successor.
Comdr. Armstrong presided over
the Council of Administration
Monday night at the District Build
ing. New members sworn in were
Melvin E. Weiner, Post 1885, pa
triotic instructor; Past Department
Comdr. L. H. Neville Thompson,
Garrett c. Rush as commander of
Follow Me-Defense Post, to succeed
Edgar F. Simas, resigned; George
Young OF Gen. Edwards Post to fill
a vacancy caused by resignation,
and Percy C. Reardon of Pentagon
Post to replace Thomas Perrott, re-
signed.
+ Comdr. Dewey Carter presided
over the last meeting of H. L. Ed
monds Post at the Police-Fire Club,
935 G. place NV. Transferred from
the John r. Webb Post of Freder-
lex, Md, is William T. Chester, who
was appointed one of the color
guards. Among the plans discussed
was the. organizing of the bowling
team under the leadership of Mar
tin F.. Pompili.
The foundations for a permanent
organization to carry out the youth
activity program Of model aircraft
building. training and competitions
were laid at a meeting of repre-
sentatives of the three co-sponsors
of the model air meet last July.
Those present and representing or
ganizations: National Airport Club,
Waldo Nichols, H. D. Silliman and
John Brock; The Evening Star,
Howard P. Bailey and Jack c.
Schoo; Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Neil Kimball, director of publicity;
Col. Joe Bennett, commander of
Army Air Forces Post, and Past De-
partment Comdr. Charles M. OMal-
ley. James Cannon, counsel for
VFW national Office, was present
as legal adviser. Waldo Nichols
was elected chairman and Charles
M. O'Malley secretary.
Recommendations were made that
all participating organizations be
contacted to perfect the organiza-
ton of National Capital Air Show
Association, and the incorporation
OF same under the nonprofit corpo-
ration provisions of the laws of the
District providing for nine trustees
consisting of three from each spon-
soring organization. The committee
will look into the possibility OF hold
ing the show. at the Laurel race
track at Laurel. Md.
Pentagon Post held a special
meeting in the Signal Corps Audi
torium of the Pentagon Building,
with Comdr. Charles G. Drake pre-
siding.
A post dinner will be held at the
Casino Royal on Wednesday.
The post is considering the sug-
gestion of changing its meeting
night from Tuesday to Thursday.
Meetings next week:
Sunday-GPO Post, s35 G place
NV.
Monday-George G. Blake Post,
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV; Front
Line Post, 935 G place NV.
Tuesday-Wilbur S. Abel Post, 935
G place NV.
Wednesday-Treasury Post, 1918
K street NV; Police-Fire Post, 935
G place NV; Maj. Gen. Edwards
Post, 1921 K street NV; United
States Naval Gun Factory Post
1910 Good Hope road Sc.
Thursday-A. Peter Dewey Post
935 G place NV; Equality-Walter
Reed Post, 935 G place NV; Ma
tional Capital Post, 1919 < street
NV.
Friday-All-American Post, 1915
K street NV.