Evening star., 1949-12-04
Elmes Head
Of VFW National
Honor Guard

Howard Elmes of Silver Sprint
Post was elected captain Of the Ma
tional Honor Guard Of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars on Wed
nesday with Capt. Charles M
Holmes presiding.
Other officers are: First lieu
tenant Frank Topash. Post 1401
senior second lieutenant, Floyc
Mutchler, Mt. Rainier Post; Junior
second lieutenant, Francis Wood
Post 1885; chaplain, Dendle E
Stone, Post 1401: finance ofIicer
Albert M. Armstrong. Post 284,
advocate, Charles M. Holmes, Post
284: trustee, v. T. Mayer, Posi-
2s4.
1t was voted to accept the in
vitation Of the Second District OF
the Department of Maryland, to
attend a joint obligation of new
members in the Silver Spring
Armory today. A degree team
from the Maryland Department
will off1ciate.
Lyle F. Rodden, a member OF
Washington Post, was given the
obligation OF membership by Capt.
Holmes.
Members Of the Gold Chevron
Club. officers. trustees and life
members met Tuesday evening
They acted on the resignation
OF President Leonard j. Bacon
who resigned because Of Ill health
His resignation was accepted.
Irving Ambrose, first vice presi-
dent, also resigned because OF
business obligations. Second Vice
President John S. Macaboy moved
up to the oflice Of president. He
appointed as his assistants James
Wood and Edward T. Spedden.
Plans will be made for q Christ
mas party and New Years affair.
There will. also be oyster roasts
this winter. 49, 49,. ,.
Meetings this week: =
sunday-Gen. Vicente Lin Post,
1919 K street NV.
Monday-Councn Of Admins
tration, District Building.
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent
No. l, moo, 426 Sixth street NV.
Wednesday-H. L. Edmonds
Post, 1919 K street NV; United
States Naval Gun Factory Post,
730 Eleventh street Sc.
Thursday - Equality Walter
Reed Post, 1919 K street NV;
Potomac Post, 1908 Rhode Island
avenue NE; Internal Revenue
Post, 1900 New Hampshire avenue
NV: Southwest Memorial Post.
$50 Eighth street S.W.
Friday-Washington Post, 40
Seventh street NV; Elkcw
Benders Pup Tent No. 2. moo,
1919 K street NV.
Aux1llarteS.
Edith Hiser, president of La
dies Auxiliary Department. with
some Of her officers, will attend
the nth national district confer
ence ut Richmond Hotel, Rich
mond. Va, December II from II
I'm. to 3 pm.
Following the department meet
ing tomorrow evening there will
be q Christmas party, All are
to attend and bring q toy
for boy or girl. and so marked; !;
also q small good-neighbor gift to
exchange. The toys will be used
for underprivileged children for
Christmas.
Potomac Post and Auxiliary will
hold a ward party at Walter Reed
Hospital Wednesday from Z to 4
pm.
Members of the All-American
are requested to 10 to
the home Of Freda Foster, 61l
Fifteenth street NE. Tuesday eve
ming to mark articles for the
bazaar. Bring articles for bazaar
10 Helen O'Brien.
The auxiliary on Friday evening
at 1908 Rhode Island avenue NE,
will discuss their Christmas party.
A bazaar will be held Saturday
1T 10 am. at Southeast Market.
The post and auxiliary will cele-
orate their birthday on Saturday
at 8 pm. at 40 Seventh street
NV. All are invited.
Grace Fields installed officers Of
Hornet Circle, Military Order or
Lady Bugs, at Gold Chevron Club.
1919 K street NV.
They were Aliene Torrns, lady
gold bug; Helen Gomez, lady katy
did: Flora Mcgee. lady butterfly:
Archina Conard. official busybody:
Tressa Jones, official greedy bug;
Myrtle Louch. lady sharp claws;
Mary Tucker, lady freely: Florida
Bonsall, praying nantes; Ruth
official buttinsky.
Following the installation Mary
Tucker presented = pin to Sadie
as retiring lady goldhug.
Meetin1a this weak.
Tuesday - Treasury Auxiliary,
1919 x street NV.