Evening star., 1947-03-02
In Local Service Organizations
|VFW Staff Chief
To Be Honored by
ID. C. Department

Walter K. McCurry, national chief
Of staff, will be the guest of the de-
partment of the District of Coum-
bia, Veterans of Foreign Wars, at
their council meeting tomorrow eve-
ming at the District Building.
Senior Vice Comdr. Roy Reeves
presided over All-American Post
in the absence of Comdr. William
E. Murphy and gave the obligation
to William G. Thompson, Peter P.
Gilgau, Thomas B. Mccarthy, Jo-
seph J. Mrag, Richard w. Whit
mire, James A. Fowler and Jasper
A. Spellazza.
The post is making arrangements
to form a baseball team. Any one
interested contact Chairman Tear
at Franklin 1893.
Potomac Post will hold a st. Pat
.rick's Day dance on March Is at
the Shoreham Hotel under the
Craftsmanship of Representative
Bernard P. Carney, past national
commander of the VFW. Tickets
may be obtained at the Gold Chew
ron Club.
At the special executive meeting
of the moo at the Gold Chevron
Club, James Wood of Columbia Post
was elected keeper of the crummy
duff1e bag to replace Edward r.
Spedden, resigned. The tent has
completed plans for the annual dim
ner, which will be for paid-up mem
bers only, at the Gold Chevron Club
on April is.
Front Line Post met at the Gold
Chevron Club with Senior Vice
Comdr George w. Iaccheri presid-
ing. The following were admitted
to membership and given the obli-
CATION: George Boaschek, Morris
Sachs, Philip Rosenshine, Ralph w.
La Billie and w. J. Reardon.
The post will hold its annual boat
ride on the S. S. Potomac on the
evening of May 20.
Joseph Moffatt was appointed to
represent the post in the coming
extension drive of the department.
Carl F. Schneider was appointed
to represent the post on the Ameri-
canism Committee.
|. Meetings this week:
Sunday-Gen. Vicente Linn Post,
1919 K street NV.
Monday-Council of Administra-
ton, boardroom District Building.
Tuesday - Anthony Gentilcore
Post, 1921 K street NV; Military
Order of the Cootie, 7l3 D street
NV.
| Wednesday-H. L. Edmonds Post,
1919 K street NV; U. S. Naval Gun
Factory Post, 1910 Good Hope road
Sc.
Thursday-Walter Reed Post, 713
D street NV; National Capital
Post. 1919 K street NV.
Friday-Columbia Post, 1919 K
street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Grace Fields, department
auxiliary president, announced, the
monthly meeting to be held Monday
at pm. as movies explaining some
interesting facts on the national
home will be shown. On Friday
evening Mrs. Fields and her staff
will make their official visit to Poto-
mac Auxiliary.
Mabel Lambert, president of ALL
American Auxiliary, Cancelled the
regular meeting due to inclement
weather. The meeting will be held
next Thursday at the home of Junior
Vice President Hazel Glass. Blanche
Melton, hospital chairman, will
sponsor a party at Mount Alto
Hospital next Wednesday when
Ward Chairman Marie Hargy will
visit Ward c.
Rose Luebkert, president Of the
Military Order of Lady Bugs, an
nounced an evening of games next
Saturday at the home of Grace
Fields, 602 F street NE. Bring
your friends. The birthday party
Of Hornet Circle will be celebrated
March II at 713 ID street NV. The
regular meeting will be held March
IL at the home of Hattie Byram
| l000~Jackson street NE.