Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1947-06-01
In Local Service Organizations
VFW Posts Name
Convention Aides;
Other Activities

JOnn r. S1auagner Post, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, presided last week
when delegates and alternates to
the department convention in June
were named as follows: Delegates
Francis x. Hayes, A. B. Gleason,
Joseph A. Hurney, George G. Priddy.
Alternates-F Francis A. Mcdonald,
J. B. Chambers, Anthony j. Hoff
and Philip j. Wilkinson.
Comdr. Robert Sargent presided
over All-American Post when the
following recruits were given the
obligation: Vincent Dougherty,
George E. Murphy, Jack Brookner,
L. E. Bell, Joseph NJ Hartary, Don
B. Dickerson, Andrew r. Ference
and Raymond D. Abb. Comrade
Abb was transfer from the post
at Mt. Vernon, N. Y.
Delegates are: William E. Melton,
Edgar S. Campbell, Paul H. Koogle,
Robert L. Glass, Richard j. Tear,
Leo ]. Carroll, John j. O'Brien, Don
B. Dickerson, Arnold B. Hughes,
Joseph c. Morton, Joseph L. Rus
sell, Francis o. Leach and Robert
Carlson. Acknowledgement D.
Abb, Basi1e B. Allison, Vernon L.
Gray, Anthony Ciaozzo, Edward
Beksa, Carlin Poland, Roy Reeves,
George Graham, Owen G. Tnomp-
son, Thomas OBrien, Joseph B.
Friel, David c. Mates and Robert
Wood.
Federal Post met Monday with
Comdr. Edward Plant presiding.
The post voted to participate in
the Elks' Flag Day ceremonies on
June Is.
Delegates elected were: ]. Fred
Chase, Stephen T. Nichka, J. r.
Hatch, G. C. Williams, John G.
Strobel: alternates, S. B. Lapin,
L. C. Buckingham. ST.; L. c. Buck
ingham, jr.; F. M. Wintrick and
y. T. Norris.
The post held a memorial service
following, with Past Comdr. John
G. Strobel officiating. The Ladies
Auxiliary were present. President
Margaret Wardle sang several selec-
tons, accompanied on the piano by
Mrs. Mabelle Buckingham. Past
National Comdr. of the 10Th Divi-
sion Association J. Fred Chase, a
veteran of both World War I and II,
gave the memorial address.
Plans have been completed for
barbecue on July 18th at the home
of L. G. Buckingham at Muirkirk,
Md.
Front Line Post held social
meeting Monday night at the Gold
Chevron Club. Comdr. Harold T.
Grier presided. Memorial services
will be held on June 9Th.
Carl D. Powell, William r. Shut
tiers and Carl E. Rice were given
the obligation by Department Adj.
Clyde w. KERN.
Delegates elected were: G. M.
Mattingly, Paul Wolfe, Paul Kom-
dat, Carroll Warner, Frank Werner,
James Hill, Kenneth Picton, Grant
Goodrich, John Armstrong, Howard
Denton, Eli Busada, Alvin Brooke,
William Beck, Carl F. Schneider,
v. c. Guillermain, Sam Phillips,
Ray Morrison, Emory O'Berry,
Leonard Pearce, William Bursey,
John Flannery, D. w. McCuish,
Frank Benedetto, Erwin w. Chiles,
Joseph Pometto, Ira Byram, jr.:
Robert Sims, George Rael, John j.
Smith, Richard F. Norton, Francis
Fremont, Thomas A. Flannery and
Steven Farr.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Gen. Vicente Linn Post,
1919 K street NV.
Monday-Council of Administra-
ton, District Building.
Tuesday-Military Order Of the
Cootie, 713 Dystreet NV.
Wednesday-H. L. Edmonds Post,
1919 K street NV; U. S. Naval Gun
Factory Post, 1910 Good Hope
road Sc.
Enthusiastically Waiter Reed
Post, 713 D street NV; National
Capitol Post, 1919 K street NV.
Friday - Columbia Post, 1919 K
street NV: U. S. Internal Revenue
Post, 1892 Georgia avenue NV.