Evening star., 1949-12-11
VFW Department
Membership Drive
Now in Progress

t1lCAlGp NCtCId dllo VI T OlClSu WAL .
last week reported on the mem
bership drive now in progress.
The leading posts in Division
No. are: Internal Revenue. Front
Line. Police-Fire, Equality-Walter
Reed. National Capital. Division
No. 2: Treasury. FIR. John P. Gal
lagher, Columbia, United States
Public Health and 1t. Col. He'll.
The department is expected to
be represented at the meeting OF
the Southern Conference to be
held in Galveston. Texas, on Jan
uary IA and Is. Comdr. Robert
F. Sutphin will attend. as will also
Comdr. Martin Bryant of WASH
ington Post.
Senior Vice Comdr. Edward Nc
Clure presided over 7! N. T. Pup
Tent No. ], moo Tuesday evening
at 426 Sixth street NV.
The tent reported on the pre-
sentation of prizes on their foot
ball contest held at Walter Reed
Hospital last week.
The winners and their prizes
were: First. Corpl. Anthony Gian-
netti. radio; second, Maj. Robert
M. Watson, electric shaver; third
was tie, and duplicate awards
of pen and pencil sets were made
to Capt. Samuel Saslow and First
1t. Vernon E. Martin.
The department commander
presided over the Council of Ad-
ministration at the District Build
ing.
+ Chief of staff Frank Topash
reported on the progress OF the
Junior VFW Drum and Bugle
Corps. The corps is being spon-
sored by United States Naval Gun
Factory.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-Government Printing
Office Post. 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV.
Monday-George G. Blake Post
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Tuesday-Front Line Post, 1915
K street NV; Wilbur S. Abel
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue
NE.
Wednesday-Lt. Col. John J.
He'll Post, 1922 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
Thursday National Capital
Post, 1919 K street NV.
F'riday-Daly-Rogers Post, 1903
Rhode Island avenue NE; ALL
American Post. 1919 K street NV
Auxiliaries.
Edith Hiser presided Monday
evening over the District of Co.
lumbia Department Auxiliary at
Northeast Masonic Temple.
Florence Armstrong was ap-
pointed National Savings Bond
chairman.
Department Hospital Chairman
Martha Reynolds announced that
the furniture donated to Mount
Alto Hospital by the auxiliaries
would be presented December 10
A Christmas party was held
each receiving a package.
Mrs. Hiser, with a delegation
will leave today for Richmond
Va, to attend a conference OF
the fifth district.
National Capital Auxiliary will
hold a Christmas party in the
women's ward at Mount Alto Hos
|pital on December Is.
Dolores Robson presided ovel
Government Printing Office Aux
iliary. It was voted to send q
check for $25 to the Nationa,
HON for Christmas. The auxil-
iary will hold a Christmas party
in Ward B, Mount Alto Hospital
at 3 pm, December 18.
Front Line Auxiliary will hold
the next meeting at 1919 K street
NV. with Tressa Jones presiding
They will complete plans for q
joint Christmas party with the
post for the children. Each men,
ber will be asked to bring a toy
for a girl or boy.
Members of Federal Auxiliary
are asked to meet at the home OF
Dorothy Lohman, Is Evarts street
NE, Monday evening to wrap
Christmas packages TO- be distrib-
uted at Mount Alto Hospital.
The post and auxiliary will hold
q Christmas party December II at
$3.50 pm. at the Gold Chevron
Club.
Arlene Herman presided over
the NATIONAL Capitol, Junior Unit
Friday at the home Of Betty Anne
Orme, 2811 Fifth street NE. They
donated to Children's Hospital
Christmas decorations.
Girl Scout Troop No. 80, which
is sponsored by National Capitol
Auyiliarv will acc0mpany the