Evening star., 1950-12-10
|VFW Department
Administrative Unit
Seats New Members

Seats New Members
The District of Columbia De-
partment Council of Administra-
tion, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
met Monday night at the District
with Comdr. George r.
presiding.
New members installed to the
council we're Elmer j. Couture and
j. j. Burke of Police-Fire Post
and R. E. Clinckner of U. S. Naval
Gun Factory Post.
The resignation of Dendle E.
Stone as department adjutant was
accepted. Past department adju-
tant Clyde w. Kiern was given a
appointment.
The VFW Bowling League,
which meets every Monday eve
ming at the Kalorama Bowling
Center, has just finished the first
round of contests. Columbia Post
No. / and Front Line Post have
been tied for the lead almost from
the beginning, 26 and 7.
Other teams are in the follow
ing order: Joseph B. Kelliher.
Father John Gallagher, Honor
Guard, Columbia No. 2, WASH
ington No. 2, Federal, T. N. T.
Coolies and Washington No. /.
Potomac Post, through its hos
pital chairman, Frank Heise, has
announced a program of enter
tainment for December. 1t is
planning to raise fund through
entertainments to supply the
ward at Gallinger with
chairs for the crippled patients.
They will have their annual
Christmas party on Tuesday at
Heurich's hospitality hall, Twen-
ty-sixth and D streets NV. An
orchestra will furnish music for
dancing. There will be a floor
show.
There will also be a party at
Walter Reed Hospital on Decem-
ber 20 On December 18 they will
be at Howard Hall at st. Eliza
beth's Hospital.
The next meeting of the Coun-
Gil of Administration will be held
in February as the date of the
January meeting falls on New
Years Day.
Police-Fire Post will hold their
annual Christmas party on De-
cember % at pm. at the Country
Home for Convalescent Children.
Eighteenth street and Bunker
Hill road NE.
Meetings this week:
Sunday Government Printing
Office Post, $50 Eighth street Sc.
Monday-United States Army
Air Forces Post, 730 Eleventh
street Sc.
Tuesday-Front Line Post, 1919
K street. NV; U. S. Peary Ship
Post, 1900 New Hampshire avenue
NV; Wilbur S. Abel Post, 1909
Rhode Island avenue NE.
Wednesday-George G. Blake
Post, 1927 Wisconsin avenue NV;
Elbow Benders Pup Tent No. 2.
moo, 1919 K street NV; 1t. Col.
John j. He'll Post. 2022 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
Thursday - Equality Walter
Reed Post, 1919 K street NV;
Potomac Post, 2022 Rhode Island
avenue NE; Internal Revenue
Post, 1900 New Hampshire avenue
NV.
Friday - All-American Post,
1919 K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Margaret Wardle, department
auxiliary president. offlciated at
the meeting Monday at Northeast
Masonic Temple. when plans
were formulated for Christmas
activities.
The members gave canned and
other staple groceries, as well as
cash, for Christmas welfare by
the Chairman of Rehabilitation
Edith Hiser.
1t. j. j. He'll Auxiliary will meet
Wednesday at Odd Fellows Hall
at 8 pm. following which the post
will join them and celebrate their
birthday.
All American Auxiliary, to-
gether with the post. will cele-
brate their birthday Thursday at
419 Seventh street NV. at 8 pm.
On Friday at 8 pm. at 419
Seventh street NV. Helen O'Brien
will preside over the auxiliary,
when the department president
and staff will make official visit.
A Christmas party will be held.
Members of the auxiliaries are
asked to bring cancelled stamps
and greeting cards, also old hats
and tin tops off cans. Contact
Ethel Sendlak. TIE. 1854 for fur
ther information.
Auxiliary presidents are again
urged to appoint Community
Service chairmen and each send
in name and address to the De-
partment Chairman Hattie Byram,
1000 Jackson street NE. or call
LO. 6-4766.
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