Evening star., 1948-12-26
In Local Service Organizations
IVFW Department
Inaugural Agenda
Being Arranged


Comdr. Robert F. Sutphin of the
District of Columbia department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States, announced last week
that the inaugural program is being
completed.
Several units of the organization
will be included, among which will
be the VFW National Honor Guard,
under Capt. Charles M. Holmes, the
departments commander and his
staff, as well as other units from
the department. One of the prin-
cipal units will be the champion
drum and bugle corps, winners of
the competition at the National
Encampment in st. Louis, and the
Norman Prince drum and bugle
corps from Boston, Mass.
Plans are being completed for
the installation of the two new posts
of the department. 1t is expected
the obligation of the members, and
the installation of the posts will
be held in the auditorium of the
Department of Commerce. This is
expected to take place on Janu-
ary 16.
Front Line Post and it's auxiliary
will hold Christmas party on their
regular meeting night, next Tues
day, at the Gold Chevron Club, 1919
K street NV. Members of each
unit with their children will be
there, and there will be refresh
ments and entertainment.
Members of Police Fire Post last
Wednesday evening officially opened
their new club, at 1909 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
The post will hold its regular
meetings there every third and
fourth Wednesday of each month.
Several of the other posts of the
department, including Wilbur S.
Abel Post, 1t. Col. John j. He'll Post,
have been holding their post meet
ings there, and several others as
soon as dates are available.
Chief of Staff Frank Heise has
announced there will be a meeting
of the chief of staff with his deputies
early in January to make plans for
holding series Of socials, to provide
a means of getting the members of
the various posts together.
Each one will be sponsored by a
group made up of four or more
posts, whose members will take over
the affair on their night. This will
continue on, until all of the posts
Of the department have had an op-
portunity to put on a party. The
first party will be held during Janu-
airy.
The members of Potomac Post
sponsored a Christmas party We'd
nesday evening for the inmates of
several of the wards of Walter Reed
Hospital. Benny Bortnick was the
Santa Claus. All received small
gifts and were served refreshments.
The post has been holding these
hospital parties every two weeks.
The work has the full approval OF
Col. John B. Goats, jr.. executive Of
f1cer of Walter Reed Hospital and q
member of Potomac Post.
Auxiliaries.
Equality-Walter Reed Auxiliary
will sponsor party, together with
All-American Auxiliary, at Walter
Reed General Hospital in one Of the
wards on January Is from 2 to 6
pm. Games will be played, pack
ages distributed and refreshments
served.
The auxiliary distributed Christ
mas packages to the patients in
ward D last Wednesday.
A party was held at Mount Alto
Hospital on Thursday. Refresh
ments were served.
At the last meeting Of All-Ameri-
can Auxiliary, President Hazel Glass
presided.
Plans were completed for a party
at Mount Alto Hospital tomorrow
at 7:30 pm, under the direction Of
the hospital chairman, Irene Muir
ply, and Katherine Sargent.
Last Monday the auxiliary held
its Christmas party at the home Of
Frieda Foster, GA Fifteenth street
NE. The members wrapped Christ
mas packages to be distributed in
G. ward. Gifts were distributed by
President Hazel Glass.
The Firecracker Cootiette Club
met Wednesday at 1921 K street
NV, which will be their permanent
meeting place in the future. Chief
Gray Back Edith Hiser presided. A
Christmas party was held.
Sadie Warnock, Lady Gold Bug,
presided over Hornet Circle, Military
Order Of Lady Bugs, on Wednesday.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Government Printing
Office Auxiliary, 419 Seventh street
NV.
Tuesday-Pentagon Auxiliary, 1921
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