Evening star., 1949-07-03
|P0lice-Fire Post,
'VFW Department,
Seats New Officer

Seats New Officer
Hovey A. Lord was installed as
junior vice commander Of Police
Fire Post, District Of Columbia
Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, at the last meeting.
Department Comdr. Robert r
Sutphin and the National Honor
Guard participated in the parade
Of the Maryland Department in
Baltimore on June Is.
Father John P. Gallagher Post
has provided $735 to send 30 Boy
Scouts of Troop No. 800 to Camp
Roosevelt this summer.
Comdr. Sutphin has appointed
Benjamin E. Reed, chaplain, of
Washington Post, as chairman of
a Juvenile Delinquency Com
mittee.
The committees job will be to
try to help prevent juvenile de-
linquency by co-ordinating pro-
grams with other groups to the
best interests of the children.
Front Line Post met Tuesday
evening and elected Harry Kabot
as chaplain.
The following are delegates to
the national convention to be held
in Miami, Fla, August 21-26:
Edward 1nman. Carl D. Powell,
Edward T. Spedden. James Dowd.
Joe Moffatt, Sam Phillips and
Dave Koblenz.
Comdr. Powell was elected to
serve as council of administration
member in addition to the two
already elected. The following
were obligated by Comdr. Carl D.
Powell: Alex j. Mazits. Bruce A..
Halsley. William T. Higgins and
Elmer F. Steele.
Meetings this week:
Sunday - Gen. Vincente-Lim
Post, 1919 K street NV.
Tuesday-TNT Pup Tent No. !.
moo. 426 Sixth street NV.
Wednesday-H. L. Edmonds
Post. 1919 K street NV; United
States Naval Gun Factory Post.
730 Eleventh street Sc; Army
Air Forces Post. Raleigh Hotel.
Thursday - National Capitol
Post, 1919 K street NV.
Friday-Columbia Post, 1919 K
street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Edith Hiser, department
president, has completed her ap-
pointments as follows: Musician,
Mrs. Beulah Waller; banner
bearer. Mrs. Ruth Norris; assistant
condustress, Mrs. Kate Carter;
assistant guard. Mrs. Louise Ar
nault; assistant secretary, Mrs.
Frances Ready; hospital chair
man, Mrs. Martha Reynolds; leg
islative chairman, Mrs. Florence
Armstrong; rehabilitation chair
man, Mrs. Ida Emmert; home
fund chairman. Mrs. Ethel Send
lax; D. c. Cottage chairman, Mrs.
Mildred Carter; junior youth &C
tivities, Mrs. Faythe Blaschek:
membership chairman, Mrs. Lor-
etto Nickerson; publicity. Mrs.
Hattie Byram; social, Mrs. Ethel
Holiday; ways and means chair
man, Mrs. Margaret Wardle; audit
chairman, Frances Dove.
The next department meeting
will be held July 16.
Mrs. Tressa Jones presided over
Front Line Auxiliary when plans
were completed for a birthday
party on July IL at 418 Washing
ton Loan e. Trust Building. All
VFW members are welcome.
All American Auxiliary meets
Friday at the home of Hattie By
ram, 1000 jackson street NE. for
the Sewing Circle to prepare ar
ticles for the bazaar to be held
in November.
Mrs. Sadie Warnock presided
over Hornet Circle. Military Order
of Lady Bugs on Wednesday. Mrs.
Helen Gomez was elected lady
butterfly, who, with Lady Katy
did Mrs. Aliene Torrens was In
stalled by Mrs. Hattie Byram.
Delegates to the Majestic Hunt
are Mrs. Hattie Byram and Olive
Minard. Alternates. Mrs. Ade-
laide Grant and Mrs. Flora Magee.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday - Treasury Auxiliary,
1919 K street NV.
Wednesday-Police and Fire
Auxiliary, 1909 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE; Naval Gun Auxiliary,
730 Eleventh street Sc.
Friday-Washington Auxiliary,