Evening star., 1949-02-20
WV Honor Guard
To Participate in
Washingtons Rites

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National Honor Guard, under com.
mand of Capt. Charles M. Holmes
will participate In the ceremo-
nies Of Washington's Birthday on
Tuesday. The guard will leave by
bus from national headquarters
at 9 am, and proceed to Alex.
andria. They will participate In
the wreath laying ceremonies at
Washington's Tomb at Mount
Vernon at II am. There will be
a luncheon at the George Mason
Hotel at noon. At 2 pm. the
guard will participate in a parade.
Many of the national officers Of
the organization are expected to
attend the wreath laying cere.
monies, including Commander.
in-Chief Lyall T. Beggs.
The Honor Guard participated
in the ceremonial of the presen-
tation of the colors at the Lin
coin Birthday ceremonies at First
Congregational Church last Sun.
day evening.
The v. F. w. is sponsoring
Golden Anniversary contest, with
prizes to the amount Of $4,000.
for writing the fourth line of
patriotic verse. This contest Is
open to all v. F. w. members,
and ends March 81. See your
March issue of Foreign Serv-
ice for complete details. The
proceeds of this contest will be
used to expand the rehabilitation
program of the organization.
Prior to the closing on March
31st, the contest advertisements
will be published in nearly all
leading metropolitan newspapers
and national magazines.
Entry blanks may be obtained
promptly by writing to Veterans
Of Foreign Wars Of the United
States Golden Anniversary Con-
test, Box 3495. Department AL,
Chicago. II. III.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Press Post, 1900 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Tuesday-Front Line Post, 1919
K street N. w.; Father John
Gallagher Post. 73l North Capt.
tol street.
Wednesday-Police Fire Post.
1909 Rhode Island avenue NE:
Bethea-W -Welch Post, 100 Barry
place NV: U. s. Army Air Forces
Post. Raleigh Hotel.
Thursday-Potomac Post. 1909
Rhode Island avenue NE: A.
Peter Dewey Post, Willard Ho-
tel; South West Memorial Post,
Eighth and F streets S.W.; Equal
ity-Walter Reed Post, 1919 K
street NV.
Friday Washington Post. 419
Seventh street NV; Elbow Bend
ers Pup Tent No. 2, 1919 K street
NV.
Auxiliaries.
Hazel Glass presided over All.
American Auxiliary on Friday at
Northeast Masonic Temple.
Irene Murphy. hospital chair.
man, with member of her COM
mittee, made plans for a show
at Mount Alto Hospital on Feb.
ruary %. Katherine Sargent.
ward chairman. visited G ward at
Mount Alto Hospital, distributing
cigarettes. candy and toilet
articles.
Front Line Auxiliary had visi.
tation of the department presi-
dent on Monday at Washington
Loan 81 Trust Building.
Department President Frances
Dove and her staff made their
annual visit to Columbia Auxiliary
at the Willard Hotel.
National Capital Auxiliary will
have visitation of the department
president tomorrow at Naval
Lodge Hall.
On Tuesday at the Perry Ship
Clubhouse, 1900 New Hampshire
avenue NV, the department
president will make her annual
visit to Pentagon Auxiliary.
National Capital Junior Unit
will celebrate it's first birthday
Wednesday at 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV. The birthday
cake will be donated by National
Capital Auxiliary.
Hornet Circle, Military Order
Lady Bugs, will meet tomorrow
at the home of Grace Fields, COZ
F street NE, instead of February
%. Sadie Warnock, Lady Gold
Bug, will preside.
Chief Gray Back Edith HiSer,
presided over Firecracker Cooti-
cite Club on Wednesday at 1886
Massachusetts, avenue NV. Jes-
sic Williams, Muriel Ballard and
Frances Ready were admitted to
membership. A birthday party
was given in honor of Mrs. Hiser.
President Dove and her staff
will make an official visit to
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
on Friday. Allene Larsen will
preside. Florence Tuttle, ways
and means chairman, is sponsor
ing country store. Contact her
at Union 8040 prior to meeting.
There will be dinner at Fair.
fax Hotel on Saturday at pm.
Make reservations with Elizabeth
Terpay, Appleton 0799. Guest
speaker, Comdr. Eleanor Grant
Rigby.
Meetings this week:
Monday-National Capital Unit,
Naval Lodge Hall; Hornet Circle,
Military Order Lady Bugs, 602 r
street NE.
Tuesday-Pentagon Unit, 1900
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Friday-Equality Walter Reed
Unit, 419 Seventh street NV.
DAV Activities
Meetings this week are:
National Capital Auxiliary