Evening star., 1948-05-09
FWDepartment
Annual Meeting
Planned for Tune

Plans for the annual encampment
Of the District Of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, to
be held next month were discussed
by the Council of Administration
Monday night at the District Build
ing.
John H. Gruver of Government
Printing Office was appointed
to the council at result Of the
resignation of Roy c. Minard. He
was given the obligation by De-
partment Comdr. Albert M. Arm
strong.
Frank Heise of Potomac Post has
been appointed by Comdr. Arm
strong to organize a department
color guard. A function of the
guard will be to carry the depart
ment colors in parades and massing
Of colors.
1t is planned to hold weekly drills
at the National Guard Armory.
Those interested can contact Mr..
Heise at Adams $3.50 or Charles
Amber, Metropolitan 44s9.
Members of the VFW Honor
Guard were entertained last week
at Odd Fellows Hall, 41s Seventh
street NV, by members of the
auxiliary. President Martha Rey-
nolds presided. Margaret Wardle
was chairman of entertainment.
There were dances and refresh
ments.
The honor guard will partici-
pate in the Mothers Day exercises
next Sunday at the District of Co.
lumbia War Memorial in Potomac
Park, where a wreath will be placed
Past Department Comdr. Frank
Topash will read This Is My
America" The guard will also par
ticipate in the wreath-laying cere-
monies at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier on May 80 and take
part in a parade the next day at
Falls Church, Va.
Joseph B. Kelloher, for whom
Post No. 2249 was named, was
buried last week at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery, with the Honor
Guard participating. He died in
France June Z, 1914.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-G. p. o. Post, 935 G
place NV.
Monday-George G. Blake Post,
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV; Front
Line Post, 1919 K street NV.
Tuesday--Wilbur S. Abel Post,
935 G place NV.
Wednesday-Follow Me Defense
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue
NE; Bethea- -Welch Post, 720 Barry
place NV.
Thursday-Daly- Rogers Post, 3736
Tenth street NE; Southwest Me-
mortal Post. Nye Council House,
Eighth and F streets S.W.; A. Peter
Dewey Post, 935 G place NV; Po-
tomac Post, Ambassador Hotel
Friday-Elbow Benders' Pup Tent
No. 2, 935 G place NV; Washing
ton Post, 419 Seventh street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Officers of Pentagon Unit of the
Department Auxiliary were in
stalled by Past President Edith
Dunston at the Peary Ship Post
clubhouse, 1900 New Hampshire ave-
nue. on Wednesday evening. They
are: President, Julia B. Johansen :;
senior vice president, Sally Cobb
junior vice president, Margsret, J..
Baker,; treasurer, Mabel. D. Lane;
secretary, Ruby Griffin; conductress,
Selma Shesser; chaplain, Doris p.
DreS; patriotic instructor, Sarah E.
Bartlett, and guard, Hula D. Wikoff.
This was joint installation with
the officers Of Pentagon Post.
The Past Presidents Club met at
the home Of Adelaide Grant with
Josephine Wright as co-hostess.
Welcomed as new members were:
Mary Coberth, Jessie Williams,
Margaret Wafdle,S Doris Emmert,
Aliene Torrens. Mae Herman, Lii
liam Reynolds and Adele Steinman.
Election of officers was as follows:
President, Josephine Wright; vice
president, Martha Reynolds; treas
urer, Ethel Orme: secretary, Mar
garet Myers, and cheerio chairman,
Jessie Williams.
The club Is having its annual ban
quet May l8 at the Casino Royal.
National hospital day, May IL, at