Evening star., 1949-09-04

I COMDR. SYLVAN REICHGUT,
1 Vincent B. Costello Post,
American Legion.
IVFW Department
Leaders to Meet
Tomorrow Night
! With the return of the delegates
of the District of Columbia De-
partment. Veterans oft Foreign
Wars from the 50th national con-
vention from Miami. Fla, Depart
ment Comdr. Robert Sutphin has
called a special meeting of all post
commanders and department Of
flcers to be held on Wednesday
evening.
/ They will discuss action taken
by the national convention re-
garding the formation of the Dis
tricts in this department.
BY action of the convention,
there is to be no more districts
but post commanders will be de-
signated as District commanders.
1t is important that all post
commanders attend this meeting.
| Reports of the delegates reveal
that several men of local depart
ment were elected to top offices
in the VFW and the Military Or
der of the Cootie.
Charles M. O'Malley. member
OF Police-Fire Post, was elected to
serve as National Council Member
for District No. S. composed OF
the State of Virginia. Robert E.
Peary Ship No. 427 and the Dis
trict of Columbia.
| Percy Graves was elected to
serve as supreme senior vice COM
mander of the Military Order OF
! the Coolies.
Potomac Post has announced
their last crab feast to be held
this year will be held on Septem-
Der 16 at the Village Inn, 1903
Rhode Island avenue NE. All
VFW members and their friends
invited.
| The department has booth in
the lobby of the Star Building Tor
collection of National Service Life
Insurance.
Sunday - Vincente-Lim Post,
1919 K street, NV; INT Pup
Tent No. l, moo. 426 Sixth street,
NV.
Wednesday-Post Commanders,
1919 K street, NV; H. L. Ed
monds Post. 1919 K street, NV;
Naval Gun Factory Post 730 Elev-
enth street, Sc.
Thursday - Equality-W ter
Reed Post. 1919 K street, NV;
Potomac Post. 1908 Rhode Island
NE; Internal Revenue Post, 1900
New Hampshire avenue NV;
Southwest Memorial Post, $50
Eighth street. S.W.
Friday Washington Post, 419
Seventh street, NV: Elbow Ben
ders Pup Tent, moo. 1919 K
street, NV.
/ AuxiliarieS.
News from the national conven-
ton in Miami, Fla, that two men,
bers from the District Depart
ment Auxiliary received national
recognition for their outstanding
work. Ethel Sendlak, Department
youth activities chairman, received
life membership in the national
home of VFW at Eaton Rapids,
Mich. AS an award for her out
standing work and also under her
leadership the award for youth
activities for 1948-49 went to Ma
tional Capitol Unit No. 127 for
first prize of $25 for the best all
round program.
Beulah Waller, department
treasurer and musician, was ap-
pointed by National President
Evelyn B. Monaco, as assistant
national musician.
Mrs. Martha Reynold, Depart
ment Hospital chairman, presided
over a Department Hospital Com
mittee meeting at her home on
Wednesday.
The Potomac Auxiliary. jointly
with Potomac Post. under the
direction of Anne Columbus, Wal
ter Reed Hospital chairman, gave
bingo and watermelon party in
the auditorium for over s250 hos
pital patients on Tuesday evening.
Among the guests were Depart
ment Hospital Chairman and Mrs.
Reynolds, Department President
Edithe Hiser. Past Department
President Frances Dove, Depart
ment Chief of Staff Frank Hiese,
Potomac Post Comdr. Leo Dove,
Vice Comdr. Earl Columbus and
many others.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday-Treasury Unit, 1919
K street NV.
Wednesday-Police and Fire
Unit, 1909 Rhode Island avenue