Evening star., 1948-06-06
|VFW Department
Posts and Units
|Honored Officers

The outgoing officers of the De-
partment Of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars of the District Of Columbia
as we'll as those of the ladies' auxil-
iary department were rendered q
banquet at 2400 Sixteenth street
NV. last evening.
At the Nye Council House at
Eighth and r streets S.W. on Thurs
day evening officers of Southwest
Memorial Post were installed by
Department Quartermaster Edward
T. Spedden, assisted by Department
Adjt Clyde w. KERN.
| Frank Gambino, first commander
OF the new post, was elected for the
second term. ..
Raymond j. Grace and Off
GERS of Anthony Gentilcore Post
were installed Friday evening by
Department Comdr. Albert M. Arm
strong. The installation was held
at $40 F street NE.
Comdr. Grace succeeded himself
in Office, and with him were in
stalled: Senior vice commander
Angelo Rockelli; junior vice COM
mander, Vincent Leongini; chaplain
James Malatesta; quartermaster
Edward MalateSta, and adJutant
Theo Walenga.
Several officers were absent and
will be installed at the next regu-
lar meeting.
At the last meeting of G. P. O
Post at 935 G place, and presided
over by Comdr. Wallace r. Leak
the following delegates and alter
mates were elected to the Depart
ment Encampment: Delegates, John
R. Berry, Carl R. Schoonmaker
Everett w. Harris, Fritz B. Doerr
Roger B. Kee, Thomas A. Shamls
John M. Connor, Jacob Cole
Charles G.. Mcmahon, Alva M
Quick, Kemper S. Hardy. Herman
Keck, John H. Karrenburg and
Oscar Holzheimer. Alternates, Stan
lev Mills, Norman D. Hall, Holly Il
Miller. John G.. Bing, John A.
Frankland, John H. Gruver, Fran
els ]. Schum, Roy S. Musick, Henry
u. Wishnack, John G. Gown, PhlliI
E. Ziegler, Albert D. Hersey. Claude
A. Webb and Maurice w. Lewis.
The National Honor Guard on the
night of June IL, the opening Of
the Department Encampment, vii
have charge of the procession OF the
colors ceremony, in the auditorium
of the Department Of Commerce
where the opening ceremonies will
be held. On the following day they
will participate in the memorla
ceremonies at Washington Cathedra
at4p.m. On June 81 they will take
part in the parade in Alexandria
Va, as a part of the encampment
of the Department of Virginia
VFW, and on June Is will go to
HagerstoWn. Md, to take part in the
parade at the encampment OF the
Department of Maryland.
Meetings this week:
Sunday - General Vicente Lin
Post. 1876 G street NV.
Monday-Council of Administra-
ton, District Building.
Tuesday-Wilbu S. Abel Post, 93s
G place NV.
wednesday - Follow Me-Defense
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue N. E;
Bethea Welch Post, 72O Barry place
NV ,,4,ta a.,-,., 49,,
Tenth street NE; S. w. Memoria
Post, Nye Council House, Eighth
and F streets S.W.; Potomac Post
Ambassador, Hotel. .pse n .ltisa
| Friday-Elbow Benders' Pup Tent
No. 2, 935 G place NV; Washing
ton Post, 419 Seventh street NV.
Auxiliaries.
The department encampment Is
June IA, IS and 16 at 4l9 Seventh
street NV. There will be a lunch
| con uUllOI ing Z doG NoIAoile'A wa
dent Ada E. Harrison of Richmond
Hill. N. Y. 1t will be held at Alban
Towers, June 16 at l pm. Tickets
are available from Margaret Wardle
Metropolitan 2726.
Members are asked to participate
in the mems encampment on June
IL, opening session in the Depart
ment of Commerce auditorium, and
June 13, memorial services at Wash
ington Cathedral.
There will be a social evening
sponsored by Columbia Post ano
auxiliary, on June 18 at the Chris
tian Heurich brewery clubroom
Twenty sixth and D streets NV.
Meetings this week:
Monday - Department, Northeast
Masonic Temple.
Friday - Equality Walter Reec
Unit, 935 G place NV; washington
Unit. 4l9 Seventh street NV.