Evening star., 1947-04-06
WV Department
To Induct New
IA. P. Dewey Post

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A new unit TO be known as A..
Peter Dewey Post No. 9288 will be
inducted into the District Of Column
bia Department, Veterans OF Foreign
Wars OF the United States on the
night Of April l6. It will be the
2eth unit of the local department.
The ceremonies will be held In
the Chantily room Of the Hamilton
Hotel. Department Comdr. Charles
M. O'Malley will ef1lciate. The new
members will be given the obligation
by the degree team from Front Lima
Post.
The post is named after 1t. Col.
Albert Peter Dewey, war correspond
| ent who fought with the Polish
Army before the United States en-
tered the war and later served as an
OSS officer. He was the son OF
former Representative Charles s..
Dewey. His widow, Mrs. Nancy We'll
Ter Dewey, and daughter Nancy
live at 3125 o street NV.
The new post VIII be presented
with their colors by member OF
the Dewey family.
Pentagon Post met Tuesday eve
ming at the Gold Chevron Club, with
Junior Vice Comdr. William Vassil
presiding In the absence OF Comdr.
Charles M. Blackmon.
The following officers were elected
for the coming year: Commander,
Brig. Gen. Charles G. Drake; senior
vice commander, William Vassil;
junior vice commander, Robert A.
Gabriel; quartermaster, Glenn I.
Bickham; post advocate, Charles
Primoff; chaplain, William H.
Meyers; surgeon, Sam Augustine,
and three-year trustee, Charles M.
Blackmon.
Comdr. Sidney Snider presided
over Follow Me-Defense Post held
at the club house at 1909 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
The following officers were elected:
Commander, Edgar F. Simas; senior
vice commander, Garrett G. Rush;
junior vice commander, James Mel.
Dawson; chaplain, John w. Thomp-
son; quartermaster, Pliny L. Haislip;
post advocate, A. p. Kostrzewsh;
surgeon, James s. Forbes, and
trustees, three years, Sidney Snider;
two years, Robert G. Carroll; one
year, Roy E. Barbourl.
Council members are Frank Drake,
ST., and Harold A. Mayer. Installa-
ton will be held at the club house
Wednesday evening.
Washington Post at its last meet
ing elected the following officers.
Commander, Charles M. Carpenter;
senior vice commander, Kendall
Barrett; junior vice commander,
Hiram L. Lawrence; chaplain, Ben
Reed; quartermaster, Milton Stein
man; post advocate, Julian j. Joyce;
surgeon, William Gatlin; three-year
trustee, Martin A. Bryant.
The installation will be held April
%, at Pythian Temple, when new
pictures of the national home will
be shown.
Charles E. Weickhardt, naval
service officer OF national headquar-
ters, v. F. W., will install officers of
Admiral Peary Ship at pm. Tues
day at the Hamilton Hotel.
They are: Captain, Ralph w.
West; executive officer, James E.
Thompson; navigator, George E.
Wyckoff; paymaster. Percy Temple
ton; surgeon, L. C. Wade; chaplain,
L. L. Petiprin, and trustee, Harold
P. Matters.
Auxiliaries.
National Capital Auxiliary elected
the following officers: President,
Mary Coberth; senior vice president,
Iller Flores; junior vice president,
Lena Roux; treasurer, Edith Heiser;
chaplain, Catherine Lawson; con-
ductress, Faythe Gordon; guard,
Myrtle Rosetta; secretary, Ethel
Orme; three-year trustee, Ola
Webb; one-year trustee, Mildred
Carter; patriotic instructor, Annie
Sweeney; flag bearer, Hattie Boggs;
Danner bearer, hatle ElWell, cOloT
bearers, Mildred Shanan, Eddie
Watts, Josie Stanford, Margaret
Watson; assistant conductress. Aud
rey Valasco; assistant guard, Ina
Salvador; historian, Hazel Tutor;
musician, Beulah Waller.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
will sponsor an entertainment in the
Recreation Hall at Mount Alto Hos
pital at pm. Wednesday.
Potomac Auxiliary will have joint
installation of officers with the post
at pm. Saturday at the knights
of Columbus Hall 900 Tenth street
NV.
Meetings this week: Monday-De-
partment, Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie. Thursday-Treasury Unit, 1919
K street NV. Friday-Equality
Walter Reed Unit, 713 D street NV.