Evening star., 1948-01-18
Official Visitations
of VFW Leader
Made tod. G.. Posts

Comdr. Albert M. Armstrong and
his staff of the District of Colum-
ola Department of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars are making official
visits to the various posts.
They attended meeting of
Bethea- -Welch Post on Friday night
at the Twelfth Street YMCA with
Comdr. Albert Jones presiding.
Front. Line Post. met Monday
night at 935 G place NV. Depart
ment Adjutant Clyde ". KERN,
acting as commander, gaW the obi
cation to Harry Shurman, William
r. Jones, Lewis H. Coggins and
Herman E. Cox.
Past Corndr. Orville Park, now a
member of the national organiza-
ton, spoke. The next meeting will
be a social. =.
A meeting of all post commanders
will be held in the department
headquarters tomorrow night.
Comdr. Alexander Salak presided
over the last meeting of DAILY
Rogers Post. Department Comdr.
Armstrong and Department Inspec-
tor James Wood were guests. The
post is making plans, through It's
entertainment committee for a so
cial in the near future.
Comdr. Dewey Carter presided
over H. L. Edmonds Post at 935 q
place NV. on Wednesday evening.
Department Senior Vice Comdr.
Harold w. DeHart and Department
Junior Vice Comdr. Robert Sutphin
were guests.
Five new members were given the
obligation. Past Departm en- t
Comdr. Harry L. Chaplin of West
Virginia was voted an associate
membership in the post. He Is
now making his home in the city.
The Elbow Benders Pup Tent No.
2, under the leadership of Seam
Squirrel Joe Martin, will hold their
annual Mite of Fun" at the Police
Fire Club, 935 g place NV. the
evening of January 30. Everyone is
invited.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Gen. Vicente Linn Post,
1919 K street NV.
Monday - Anthony Gentilcore
Post, 226 F street NE.
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent No. 1,
MOO, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Treasury Post, 1919
K street, NV; Police-Fire Post, 935
G place NV; Maj. Gen. Edwards
Post, 1921 K street NV; U. S. Naval
Gun Factory Post, 730 Eleventh
street S.E.
Thursday-Potomac Post, Ambas-
sador Hotel; Follow Me-Defense
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue
NE; Southwest Memorial Post, Nye
Council House, Eighth and F streets
'S.W.
Friday-Bethea-Welch Post. 1916
Twelfth street NV; Washington
Post, 419 Seventh street NV.
vFW Auxiliaries.
France Dove, chairman OF the
Ways and Means Committee, re-
quests donations for the bake sale
on January 81 at Sears Roebuck
store on Wisconsin avenue. Leave
donations at the Gold Chevron
Club Friday or Saturday before
|8 am. .-s...
All are invited to an evening of
games at Mt. Alto Hospital on
January 20. sponsored by Equality
Walter Reed Unit.
National Capital Unit will hold a
dinner and bazaar at $50 pm.
wednesday at the, Fairfax Hotel.
An evening of games will be held
at pm. Saturday by Naval Cur
Factory Unit at 730 Eleventh street
Sc. All are. invited.
The next hunt of Hornet Circle
No. /, Military Order of Lady Bugs.
will be held January 27 at 935 G
place NV. Grace Fields, lady bug,
will preside.
Irene Murphy, hospital chairman
of All American Unit, win conduct
an evening of games at Mt. Alto
Hospital at 7:30 pm. tomorrow.
Meetings this week are Monday,
Federal Unit, 1919 K street NV;
wednesday, Washington Unit, 1921
TX street NV; Friday, National
CAPITAL Unit, 935 G place NV.