Evening star., 1949-06-19
e. I. Couture Heads
Police-Fire Post,
VFW Department

|VFW Department
Oficerx Of Police-Fsre Post.
ID. c. Department. Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. we're installed at
the last meeting by Department
comdr. Robert p. sutphin-
They are: Commander. Elmer
J. Couture. senior viea, com
mander. !. J. Bradecamp. guar
termaster. Jurney r. Guy. ad-
Yocate. Robert r. Stuphin: chap
lain. George Mirke, service ofaeer,
John Koester; legislative ofncer
Richard A Burton: adlutant, Ear
p. Jennings.
Omcers OF Eauality-Walte Reed
Post were installed by Past De
partment Comdr. Jack Holiday
as follows: Commander. Marrell
Holt: senior vice commander
Ellis r. McClees, junior vice com
mander. James T. Burke: advo-
cate. Victor Dodge. chaplain. VII
liam L. Smith: surgeon, DR..
Charles NJ. Griffth; acjutant
Victor Dodge
At a meeting OF the new district
officers. the following changes
were made: District No. /. Com
mander. James Wood senior vice
commander, George w HELEN
junior vice commander, A. j. No
wax: chaplain, William l. Smith
adjutant. Everett McDermott.
The only change in District
No. 4, was adjutant. Earl Wood.
A Joint session of the posts and
auxiliaries was held in the Inter
ior Department on Flag Day.
Music was furnished by the
United States Army Air Forces
Band and the Drum and Busle
Corps OF the Teen ayers Club OF
Suitland. Md.
The massang of the colors was
under the charge OF the National
Honor Guard. OF which Capt.
Charles NJ. Holmes is the COM
mander.
Opening remarks were ably de-
livered by Department Junior Vice
Comdr. Daniel J. Ryan He intro
duced President Frances Dove OF
the auxiliary and Department
Comdr. Robert F. Sutphin.
Past Department Comdr. Frank
Topash gave a recitation. This Is
MY America" He was presented
with a set OF desk flags by Front
Line Post.
Mai. Gen. Harry Vaughan
brought greetings from President
Truman. The principal address
was delivered by the PHILIPPINE
Minister to the United States,
Emilio Abello.
Presentations were made by
Department Comdr. Sutphin in
the form OF plaques for commun-
ity service from the national head
quarters to United States Naval
Gun Factory Post and Father
John P. Gallagher Post. Wash
ington Post received the basket
ball Trophy. Department Chap
lain William r. Smith officiated.
Meetings this week:
Monday-Press Post. 1900 New
Hampshire avenue NV.
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent NO.
1, moo, 730 Eleventh street Sc.
Wednesday - Police-Fire Post
1909 Rhode Island NE: United
States Army Air Forces Post.
Raleigh Hotel.
Thursday-Potomac Post, 1906
Rhode Island avenue NE: South
west Memorial Post. Eighth and
F streets S.W.; Equality Walter
Reed Post, 1919 X street NV.
Friday-Washington Post. 4ls
Seventh street NV; Elbow Bend
ers Pup Tent No. 2. 1919 K street
NV: A. Peter Dewey Post. 1919
K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
The retiring Department Pres
ident, Mrs. Frances Dove. toeetn-
er with her committee. enter
tanned Mrs. Doris Holm. nation
al conductress of the Ladies
Auxiliary. Veterans OF FOREIGN
Wars, during her stay IN wash
ington.
She arrived Thursday at 1855
am. from Chicago to act as a
representative to the department
convention from the national or
ganization.
Mrs. Margaret Wardle. social
chairman. planned luncheon
in Mrs. Holm's honor on Thurs
day at Alban Towers. Following
the luncheon she was escorted
through several veterans hos
pitfalls.
Mrs. Jessie williams, chief OF
staff and convention chairman.
called the convention to order at
8 pm. Thursday at the Odd Fell
lows Hall, 4le Seventh street
NV.
Mrs. Dove was escorted into
the convention with the colors-
Greetings were presented from
various groups Of Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. as well as other
fraternal and patriotic oreaniza-
tions.
The Friday session was called
to order at 8 pm. Mrs. Edith
Hiser, department president, and
other officers were installed by