Evening star., 1949-05-01
.VFW Department
Guard of Honor
To Seat Officers

tional Honor Guard viii b tn
stalled a. @ meeting Mt the Gold
chevron Club on Friday evening
The Installing ofncer viii Be
one Of the past captains Of the
guard. The ceremonies viii be
Department Comdr. Robert r
Sutphin was one OF the speakers
on the WV program on last Sun
day at Sis over station wEAM
al Arlington. These programs
are being sponsored by the de-
partments OF the District OF
Columbia, Virginia and Maryland
Karl Spiess was the master OF
ceremonies.
These programs are given every
other Sunday. The next one viii
be May 8.
The department commander
and Past Department Comdr.
Charles M. OMalley have been
notified Of their appointment ~
aide de camp to the Supreme
Seam SQUIRREL Thomas Wheaton
of the Military Order Of the
Cootie.
The department commander
installed several Of the vFW posts
during the past week.
On Wednesday evening he in
stalled Police-Fire Post at 1909
Rhode Island avenue NE. Elmer
Couture is the new commander
The same evening he installed
the officers Of Department Of JUS
tice Post at Heurichs Brewery
The officers Of this post are:
Commander, William J. Hassan:
senior vice commander. William
K. jackson; junior vice COM
mander. Joseph r. Schram:
chaplain. Irving Maness: advo-
cate. H. Graham Morrison: sur
geon. Edwin J. Bruce, and quarter
master, William H. McGilvery.
The commander made the fol-
lowing appointments: Adjutant.
Irwin E. Blum; service ofIicer.
Raymond T. Smith; legislative
officer. Harvey M. Spear: publicity
officer. William w. Wiley. jr.
The post will meet on the third
Wednesday of each month at
the Willard Hotel.
Comdr. Nicanor p. Donesa and
the officers of Gen. Vicente
Linn Post were installed by the
department commander at the
Philippine Embassy Club. l70S
Massachusetts, avenue NV.
Comdr. Levi st. Peter and the
officers Of 1t. Col. John J. He'll
Post were installed by Past De-
partment Comdr. Frank Topash
on Wednesday at 1909 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
On Wednesday also Pentagon
Post held a joint installation with
their auxiliary at 1900 New
Hampshire avenue NV. Depart
ment Adjt. Clyde w. KERN In
stalled Comdr. Luther ]. Ross and
his officers. and the auxiliary Of
flcers were installed by Past De-
partment President Roberta
Fawcett.
Department Quartermaster Ed
ward T. Spedden installed officers
Of A. Peter Dewey Post on Friday
evening at 1919 X street NV.
They are: Commander. Joseph
Roeder: senior vice commander.
Severio di Benedetto: Junior vice
commander. Robert v. Scullen:
advocate. Joseph r. MARITIME:
quartermaster. Thomas A. Law
renee; chaplain. Father Edward
McDonough: surgeon. Charles 8.
Decker, jr.
The following appointments
were made: Adjutant. Richard c.
Met Ginniss; patriotic instructor.
Willie r. Campbell: service officer.
Richard c. McGinniss; legislative
officer. Harrie White. jr.: publicity
officer, Severio di Benedetto.
The post will meet on the sec
ond and fourth Fridays at 1919 K
street NV.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Gen. Vicente Linn Post,
1885 G street NV.
Monday-Council Of Admins
tration, District Building.
Tuesday-TNT Pup Tent, No.
l, moo, 426 Sixth street NV.
Wednesday - H. L. Edmonds
Post, 1919 K street NV: U. 8.
Naval Gun Factory Post. 73o
Eleventh street Sc.
Thursday-National Capital
Post, 1919 K street NV.
Friday-Columbia Post. 1919 X
street NV.
Auxiliaries.
National Capital AUXILIARY held
Joint installation with the post
on Friday at Kenneth Nash Club.
Mrs. Lena Roux succeeded herself
as president. Mrs. Ethel Sendlak
was the installing conductress.
She was appointed junior activities
chairman.
Mrs. Bulah Waller presented
past presidents pin to Mrs. Roux.
Miss Betty Anne Orme presented
an orchid corsage to Mrs. Roux
from the Juniors. She also re-
ceived q gift from her friends In
the auxiliary. Gifts were pre-
sented to Mrs. Francis Dove. Mrs.
Edith Hiser and Mrs. Ethel Orme
by Mrs. Roux.
Mrs. Terpay presided over
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary.
The following were elected as del
egates to the department con-
vention to be held In June: Mary
Stepanchak. Lucille Boswell and
Martha Finn.