Evening star., 1950-07-30
VFW Launching
Drive TO Increase
ID. {. Membership

of the D. c. Department, VFW
There are still two months to &C
on the 1850 drive. The 1851 drive
will begin in September, after the
national encampment. The de-
Ipartment will be lined up in three
divisions as it was last year.
The first division will be COM
posed of 10 posts: Front Line
Police-Fire, Internal Revenue, Ma
tional Capital, Washington, Gov
erUment Printing Office, Potomac
Naval Gun Factory, Equality
Walter Reed and All-American,
with Carl D. Powell as chairman
The second division will include
Bethea- WEIGH, Father John P.
Gallagher, Pentagon, Columbia,
1t. Col. John j. He'll, United States
Public Health, Joseph B. Kelliher,
Federal, Treasury, H. L. Edmonds
and. Department of Justice. Chair
man will be Robert F. Sutphin.
The third division will be COM
posed of United States Army Air
Forces. Press. Vicente Linn. Daily
Rogers, George G Blake, S. w
Memorial, Gen. Clarence Edwards
Post and Wilbur S. Abel, with Ed
ward F. McClue, jr., as chairman.
Prizes will be presented to the
winning groups and individuals.
Edward T. Spedden recon-
mends the use of dues remittance
envelopes by all post quarter
masters for the collection of dues,
with the first mailing date October
l and the second after January /.
The next meeting of the Coun-
Gil of Administration will be held
in the boardroom of the District
Building August 7. Post COM
manders, department officers and
council members are urged to
be present. Post commanders who
have not already done so should
send the names of their two coun-
Gil members to Dendle E. Stone.
Credentials for post delegates
to the National Encampment will
be mailed early in August. They
must be signed by the commander,
adjutant and the delegate. Post
commanders are requested to fur
nish the adjutant with the name
OF their post service officer, so
that the welfare and service chair
man can compose his committee.
Delegates to the national en-
campment in Chicago should
make hotel reservations now with
E. T. Spadden at Metropolitan
4489 after 7 pm.
Posts having their colors present
at the national encampment in
Chicago will be entitled to receive
metal plates to attach to the flag
staff.
The Washington Office of the
national headquarters has moved
from the Defense Building to the
Wire Building. The address is
now 610 Wire Building, 1000 Ver-
mont avenue NV, Washington S.
Past Department Comdr. George
j. Neuner and Past Department
Adj. Clyde w. KERN spent last
week at Atlantic City, noting ar
rangements for the annual en-
compment Of the United Spanish
War Veterans later in the sum-
mer.
Meetings this week:
Tuesday-TNT Pup Tent. 426
Sixth street NV.
Wednesday III. L. Edmonds
Post. 1919 K street NV.
Friday-Columbia Post, 1919 K
street NV.
AuxiliarieS.
Margaret Wardle will preside at
meeting of Ladies Auxiliary, D. c.
Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, August 7, when there will
be a bond rally. All members
are urged to attend. Following
the meeting refreshments will be
served.
Government Printing Office
Auxiliary will hold an outing at
i Rock Creek Park at fireplace &C
on Sunday. All are welcome. On
August 7 the auxiliary will take IA
patients from Mount Alto Hospital
on the SIS. Mt. Vernon.
Potomac Auxiliary celebrated its
birthday on Sunday at the home
of Ida Emmert, at Deale Beach
Md. Each took a picnic lunch and
a birthday cake was served. Presi-
dent Ida Ginsberg cut the cake.
The first entertainment of the
season was held on the lawn at
Mount Alto Sunday, sponsored by
the Ladies Auxiliary, with Lucille
Powell as chairman. President
Margaret Wardle assisted.
Helen O'Brien off1ciated at the
meeting of All-American Auxiliary
on Friday. Ruth Clark, Ways and
Means chairman, announced plans
for several activities.
Bessie Haislip, ward chairman,
together with President Helen
O'Brien and Hattie Byram, made
a visit to &c" ward, distributing
toilet articles, cigarettes and
cookies, on Tuesday.
| Meetings this week: - .
, Tuesday - Treasury Auxiliary
1919 K street NV.
Observation-Disclosures Cater.
ton Auxiliary. 1909 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
Wednesday-Naval Gun Fac
tory Auxiliary, 730 Eleventh street
i Sc.
| Wednesday-Hornet Circle, Mil
. itary Order Lady Bugs, 418 Wash.
ington Loan & Trust Building.
Friday - Potomac Auxiliary
Northeast Masonic Temple.
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