Evening star., 1949-05-22
In Local Service Organizations
Tinsman Heads
I. B. Kelliher Post,
.VFW WDepartment

FTW OcPdItIIlellt
Dewey w. Tinsman was installed
as commander of the Joseph B
Kelliher Post, District of Columbis
Department, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars. by Department Senior Vice
| Comdr. william Porter.
Other officers are: Senior vice
commander, Robert Wrenn; jun
ior vice commander. Frederick NJ
Crabtree; quartermaster. Edward
Kelliher; chaplain, William M
Porter: post advocate. j. Gibbons
Kolb: surgeon, John @. Bromley;
council member. Guy c. Brewer.
The commander appointed as
his adjutant. William Machotka.
At the last meeting Department
Adjt. Clyde w. KERN gave his an
nual inspection.
J. G. Kolb, William Machotka
Robert Wrenn and Charles Kibbey
were elected delegates to the Dis
trict convention next month.
Comdr. Levi st. Peter presided
over the last meeting Of 1t. Col.
John J. He'll Post at 2022 Rhode
Island avenue NE. Department
Adjt. Clyde w. KERN inspected
the post. Department president
Of the auxiliary. Mrs. Frances
Dove. and her chief of staff. Mrs.
Jessie Williams, were guests. An
auxiliary unit is being formed.
Federal Post 824 and its auxil-
iary will hold a boat ride on the
steamer Mount Vernon of the
Wilson Line on the night Of June
%. Tickets are available at the
Gold Chevron Club.
Comdr. Carl Powell presided
over the last meeting Of Front
Line Post at the Gold Chevron
Club. The obligation was given by
the post commander to Norman A.
Burlike and William H. Wesler.
The following delegates were
chosen to the District convention
E. T. Spedden, Joseph Moffatt,
James Dowd, Howard Denton.
John Thome. N. A. Burlike. j. J.
Mills. Bernard Shaw. d. E. Stone.
Harold v. Conwell, Edward F.
Hegener. Terence Barry, Henry r..
Brown, William Mower. Harry
Kabat, Samuel Phillips. Harold
Grier, Paul D. Komdat. John Ser
geant, Fred Bell and Ray Morrison.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Federal Post. 1919 K
street NV.
Tuesday-Front Line Post. 1919
K street NV; Father John p.
Gallagher Post. 731 North Capitol
street.
Wednesday-Police Fire Post,
1909 Rhode Island avenue NE;
United States Army Air Forces
Post, Raleigh Hotel.
Thursday-Potomac Post. 1905
Rhode Island avenue NE; South
west Memorial Post. Eighth and r
streets S.W.;; Equality-W Walter
Reed Post, 1919 X street NV.
Friday-Washington Post, <io
Seventh street NV. A. Peter
Dewey Post, 1918 X street NV:
Elbow Benders Pup Tent No. 2,
1879 K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
All American Auxiliary held
memorial services at the last
meeting. The department color
bearers and conductress assisted.
Helen Hughes presided.
Helen Hughes and Helen
O'Brien visited G ward. Mount
Alto Hospital. on Wednesday and
distributed toilet articles, cigar
cites and candy.
A party will be held at Mount
Alto tomorrow. There will be q
show by the Barry School Of
Dance and Music.
Anne Columbus will hold q
ward party at Walter Reed Hos
pital on Wednesday. She will be
a ccictod hv nono rtynept president
Frances Dove. Pauline Feasel,
Mary Louise Ross, Flora Mcgee,
Jenney Terrey and Benny Bort
nick.
At the last party at Walter
Reed Hospital in ward IS Buddy
Baer, former heavyweight con-
tender, entertained with songs.
At the last meeting Of Potomac
Auxiliary Anne Columbus was
elected delegate to the depart
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