Evening star., 1948-05-30
|VFW Department
Annual Meeting
Set for Tune II

The 29th annual encampment Of
the Department of the District Of
Columbia, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, viii open on the evening Of
June 18th in the auditorium Of the
Department Of Commerce.
The principal speaker OF the
evening will be Brig. Gen. Charles
H. Gearhardt of the 10th Division.
The memorial service will be held
at 4 pm. Sunday at the Washington
Cathedral, in charge Of the depart
ment and national chaplain, the
Rev. Merritt F. Williams, member
of Potomac Post.
The business sessions will be held
on Monday and Tuesday evenings
at the Mayfiower Hotel.
At the last meeting of Federal
Post at 935 G place NV, the fol-
lowing delegates and alternates were
elected to the encampment: Dele
gates, L. C. Buckingham, sr.; l.. c.
Buckingham, jr.: James Norris. and
John Strobel. Alternates: Edward
Plant, Sam Lapin, r. T. Chesser
and George williams. sr.
Past Comdr. Stephen T. Nichka
was elected council member.
Front Line Post met at the Gold
Chevron Club Monday night and
Comdr. Joseph Moffatt presided.
Those given the obligation were:
Eugene Groshon. Frank Ray, Lee
King and A. Dales.
Following are the convention del
egates: H. v. Conwell, D. E. Stone,
G. NJ Mattingly, L. H. Coggins,
J. P. Sergeant, C. D. Powell, R. P.
Morrison, H. E. Cox. Ben Suls, w. r.
Jones, D. w. McCuish, r. ]. Usery,
J. M. Broderick, H. r. Brown, w. c.
Bursey, G. w. Iaccheri, S. T. Will
hanson, w. E. Mower, C. E. Schnei-
der, l. T. Thompson, F. C. Roberts,
B. F. Hurndon, James Dowd, N. S.
McMorroW.
Pentagon Post met at the Peary
Ship Club at 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV. Comdr. William Vassil
presided.
The commander obligated the fol-
lowing: Edwin R. Campbell, George
H. Darwin, Alphus w. Hall, Will
burn P. Felty and Andrew T. Ire
land. The following members were
reinstated: Thalbert w. EMS from
Post 1925, Bell, Calf, and Harry
Hess from Post 3811, Oakland, Calf.
The post voted to change its
meeting night to the third We'd
nesday of each month.
TINT. Pup Tent No /, M. o. c..
will hold their monthly scratch"
on Tuesday at 935 G place NV.
In addition to T. N. T., the follow
ing Cootie tents will be present for
the meeting, which will be spe-
cial one: Elbow Benders Tent No. Q,
Bazooka Pup Tent and All Fouled
Up Pup Tent.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent, No.
/, MOO, and United States Army
Air Forces Post, 935 G place NV.
Wednesday-H. L. Edmonds Post.
1919 K street NV. United States
Naval Gun Factory Post, 730 Elev-
enth street NV.
Thursday-National Capital Post,
1919 K street NV. Equality Walter
Reed Post, 935 G place NV.
Friday-United States Internal
Revenue Post, 1921 K street NV.
Columbia Post, s35 G place NV.
Saturday-Treasury Post, 1919 K
street NV.
Auxiliaries.
National Capital Auxiliary elected
as delegates to the encampment
Lena Roux, Katherine Lawson and
Josie Stanford. Alternates, Hazel
Shaw, Hazel Williams and Claire
Lehman. Those given the obliga-
ton were Geraldine Hart, Cloe
Kaufman and Bessie Crockett. Mary
Sorrell was installed as assistant
conductress.
The department encampment will
be held June IA. Is and is at 4l9
Seventh street NV. Members will
attend the opening Of the mems
session and the memorial services.
A luncheon, honoring Past Ma
tional President Ada E. Harrison
of Richmond Hill, N. Y, will be
held June 16 at l pm. at Alban
Towers. Secure tickets from Mar
garet Wardle, Metropolitan 2726.
A banquet, honoring the depart
ment officers, will be held June 5
at 8 pm. at $500 Sixteenth street
NV. Secure tickets from Margaret
Wardle.
Meetings this week are:
Wednesday-Naval Gun Factory
Unit, 73O Eleventh street Sc; Po-
lice and Fire Unit, 935 G place NV.
Columbia Unit, 1921 K
street NV; Potomac Unit, North
east Masonic Temple; Government
Printing once Unit, s35 q place