Evening star., 1950-05-28
|VFW Department
Annual Session
SET June 1916

mander IN chief, as a reward for
his outstanding work in recruiting.
Post commanders and auxiliary
presidents are directed to have
their colors present today at 1915
am. at Cedar Hill Cemetery for
the department Memorial Day
services.
Commanders are reminded that
contributions toward the D. C..
Cottage Fund at the National
Home are in order. Make checks
payable to the District of Colum-
bia Department: care of Depart
ment Quartermaster Edward T.
Spedden. Donations will be &C
cepted at the opening session of
the Department encampment on
June 13, at the Department of
Commerce auditorium, by Chair
man of the National Home Com
mittee for the Department. Frank
Topash.
Comdr. Wayne Trevillian pre-
sided over the last meeting of
U. S. Public Health Post at the
Willard Hotel. Department In
spector Clyde w. KERN was speak
er. 1t was voted to hold the next
meeting at the Gold Chevron
Club. 1919 K street NV.
There will be a Cootie birthday
dinner. to celebrate the 26th an
niversary of T. N. T. Pup Tent
No. l. moo, at the Gold Chevron
Club today at 6 pm, for all
T. N. T. Coolies and their friends.
Make your reservations with
E. F. Mcclure. jr., Lincoln 6-2l27
or Metropolitan 4489 after 6 pm.
Past Department Comdr. Leon
B. Lambert installed officers of
United States Internal Revenue
Post at 1900 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV. as follows: Command
er, Albert j. Novak: senior vice
commander, William L. Porter;
junior vice commander, Edward
A. Conroy; quartermaster, John
S. Duquoin; advocate, Walter j.
Roederer; chaplain, Weed H.
Richmond; surgeon, DR.. Walter
B. Vogel.
The following appointments
were made by Comdr. Novak: ad-
jutant, Richard Matthews; patri-
otic instructor and service officer,
Maurice Parshall: legislative Off
Ger, P. c. Himelright; publicity
officer, William l.. Porter.
Comdr. Bernard Shaw presided
over the last meeting of Front
Line Post at the Gold Chevron
Club. William P. Farrell, Arthur
McKain and sLumpkin McFadden
were accepted to membership.
The following delegates were
elected to the department en-
campment: Paul Komdat, George
w. Iaccheri, Russell Miller, Her
bert Brawner, Terence F. Barry,
William Mower, Joseph Moffatt,
B. B. Bragunier, Harold T. Grier,
A. Rosenblum, Sam Phillips, and
Garnett M. Mattingly.
Meetings this week.
Thursday-National Capital
Post, 1919 K street NV.
Friday-Columbia Post, 1919 K
street NV.
Auxiliaries.
Memorial services were held by
All American Auxiliary at 419
Seventh street NV. Blanche M.
Melvin was accepted as a member
and the obligation was given to
Beverly Greene.
Memorial Poppy Chairman FIRE.
da Foster reported she had the
thousand poppies made by the
members Of the auxiliary delivered
to the Gold Chevron Club, where
they would be picked up and used
by the G. A. r. for Memorial Day.
Due to the meeting of the aux
iliary falling on an encampment
night, the June meeting will be
held at the home of Helen Gomez,
4031 Davis place NV, Apt. 102.
Bessie Haislip, ward chairman,
will visit G ward on Wednesday
at 2 pm.
All eolorbearers are urged to
have their colors and banners at
the ceremonies at Cedar Hill
Cemetery today at 1890 am.
In the National Capital Junior
Unit Faythe Blaschek, depart
ment junior activities chairman,
installed as officers: President,
Patsy Robson, ST.; vice president,
Fay Collie; Junior vice president,
Jean Robson: treasurer, Betty
Robson; ,conductress, Carol Stein
man; chaplain, Marlene Herman;
guard, Ann McProuty.
The past presidents pin was
presented to Marlene Herman by
her mother, Mrs. Mae Herman.
The Past Presidents Club will
not meet during June, July and
August.
Meetings this week:
Friday - Potomac Auxiliary,
Northeast Masonic Temple; WASH
ington Auxiliary, Willard Hotel.