Evening star., 1949-02-13
In Local Service Organizations
|VFW Department
Officer Installed:
Other Activities

Other Activities
Daniel Ryan of National Capt.
tai Post was installed as junior
vice commander Of the District Of
Columbia Department, Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Monday night by
Department Comdr. Robert r.
Sutphin. The affair took place at
meeting Of the Council Of ADJ
ministration at the District Build
ing.
1t was voted to hold the annual
department encampment the lat
ter part Of June. Comdr. Sutphin
appointed the following to the
convention committee: Junior
Vice Comdr. Daniel Ryan, Comdr.
John Looney. Comdr. William j.
Hassan, and Adj. Carroll Shupe.
It was announced the National
Council of Administration will
meet here February Is, II and
l8. Department commanders from
all States are expected to attend.
A banquet will be held at the
Mayfower Hotel on Thursday.
Comdr. Joseph T. Keating Of
United States Public Health Post
and Comdr. William j. Hassan Of
Department of Justice Post and
their official stats were installed
in Office by the department COM
mander recently.
They are the newest posts Of
the department, and will meet
regularly each month as follows:
Department of Justice. Willard
Hotel on the third Wednesday of
each month; United States Public
Health Post, third Tuesday, in
Room 1924, Federal Security
Agency Building South.
Senior Vice Comdr. Dendle E.
Stone presided over Front Line
Post at the Gold Chevron Club
in the absence of Comdr. Joseph
Moffatt, who was i'll. Obligation
of membership was given A. L.
Lowe, jr., Oscar w. Howard and
Terence F. Barry. The post voted
a contribution Of $40 to the
Heart and Cancer Society funds.
AS much as the next post meet
ing falls on February %. they
voted to hold a social that night
at the Gold Chevron Club, and In
vite other posts.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-United States Govern
ment Printing Office Post, 1900
New Hampshire avenue NV.
Monday-Federal Post, 1919 K
street NV; George G. Blake
Post, 1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent No.
/, moo, 730 Eleventh street
Sc; A. Gentilcore Post, 80 F
street NE; Joseph B. Kelliher
Post, Thirty second and M streets
NV.
Wednesday-Maj. Gen. Clarence
L. Edwards Post, 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV; United States
Treasury Post, 1919 K street NV;
Police-Fire Post, 1909 Rhode Is
land avenue NE; United States
Naval Gun Factory Post, 730
Eleventh street Sc.
Thursday - National Capital
Post, 1919 K street NV.
Friday-All-American Post, 1919
K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
President Frances Dove pre-
sided at the department. auxiliary
Plans were completed
for a tea in honor Of the national
who will make her visit
to the District in the near future.
The president presented flags
to three Girl Scouts Of Troop A,
of Alexandria, Va. Mrs. Esther
department president
from Virginia, spoke on the pa
rade in Alexandria on February
%.
At Mt. Alto Hospital today
Federal Auxiliary will hold a cof.
fee hour from 7 to 9 pm.
At B Ward, Mt. Alto Hospital.
there will be a party tomorrow
at 7:15 pm.
The auxiliary will hold an eve
ming of games on Friday at 8 pm.
at the home of Margaret Wardle,
1886 Massachusetts avenue NV.
Potomac Post and Auxiliary
will hold a Valentine party at
Walter Reed General Hospital on
Wednesday from l to 4 pm.
Columbia auxiliary's future
meetings will be held the first
Friday each month. They will
be inspected February ID by the
president at the Will
lard Hotel at 8 pm.
The Department Youth Activi-
ties Chairman Ethel Sendlak is
offering two prizes for points
gained by auxiliaries. The prizes
will be awarded at the depart-
ment encampment in June.
The National Capital Juniors
will meet at the home of Estelle
Ginsburg. Their adopted patient
in ward F is undergoing an opera
ton and for Valentine Day they
will shower him with cards and
candy.
They will celebrate their first
birthday at time Of the visit Of
National President Helen Murphy.
National Capital Auxiliary will
present them with a birthday cake
during the tea at 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV. on February %.
The Past Presidents Club will
visit Blue Plains today. A presen-
tation will be made to the home
o~d oooLiac carxyod Meet at