Evening star., 1950-02-19
Department
Guard ofHonor
ProqrdmT ThisWeek


Program ThisWeek
Capt. Howard Elms yesterday
announced activities of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars National
Honor Guard for this week.
Today at 2 pm. they will as
semble at the Maine Mast Me-
mortal in the rear of the Ampi-
theater at Arlington Cemetery.
At 8 pm. they will gather at
the First Congregational Church,
Tenth and G streets NV.
On Washington's birthday there
will be the wreath laying cere-
mony at Mount Vernon at 8 am.
Members will go by bus from the
Gold Chevron Club at 8:15 am.
They will escort and assist the
commander in chief at the wreath
laying ceremonies at the tomb
of Washington.
The guard will carry the VFW
national colors in the parade in
Alexandria at l pm.
In the bowling league the
leaders to date are Father John
Gallagher Post, Joseph B. Kel-
liner Post. Honor Guard, Front
Line No. 2, Columbia No. and
Washington Post in that order.
Any member of the VFW with
a 1850 membership who may be
interested in the VFW national
handicap bowling tournament, to
be held in st. Louis, Mo-. in March
and April should see their post
commander or athletic officer for
details.
United States Army Air Forces
Post held special meeting at the
Gold Chevron Club on Thursday,
presided over by Comdr. James r.
Alderton.
The post will meet in the future
at the United States Naval Gun
Factory Post Club, 730 Eleventh
street Sc, on the first and third
Monday of each month.
Comdr. Carl Powell presided
over Front Line Post on Tuesday
evening at the Gold Chevron Club.
The degree team put on the long
form initiation and invited men,
bers of the auxiliary to be present.
Those voted into membership in
the post were Joseph Prendergast,
Irwin Flick. B. j. Walthall, Burt L.
Ward, Victor H. Guimes and Ray
o. Bowersock, who transferred
from Post 9010 of Jacksonville,
N. c.
The post voted to hold a Joint
boat ride with Equahty-Walter
Reed Post on May 81.
Meetings this week:
Monday-United States Army
Air Forces Post, 730 Eleventh street
Sc.
Tuesday Joseph B. Kelliher
Post, Thirty-second and M streets
NV: Press Post, 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV; Bethea Welch
Post, Second and S streets NV; :;
United States Public Health Post,
Willard Hotel: T. N. T. Pup Tent
No. /, moo, 730 Eleventh street
Sc.
Wednesday Father John P.
Gallagher Post. 731 North Capitol
street; Police-Fire Post, 1909
Rhode Island avenue NE; Ma
tional Honor Guard, 1919 K street
NV.
Thurs day Equality Walter
Reed Post, 1919 K street NV;
Potomac Post, 1903 Rhode Island
avenue NE; Southwest Memorial
Post, $50 Eighth street S.W.
F'riday-Washington Post, 419
Seventh street NV: Elbow Bend
ers Pup Tent No. 2, 1919 K street
NV.
Auxiliaries.
Mrs. Evelyn Monaco, national
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary,
will be in Washington on February
% and will attend the parade.
luncheon at George Mason Hotel
in Alexandria, Va, and also take
in the pilgrimage to the Tomb of
George Washington, where she will
place wreath.
On Thursday there will be a
luncheon in her honor at 1890
pm. at the Casino Royal, Four
teenth and H streets NV. ALI are
invited. Between 5 and 7 pm. a
tea will be given at 1900 New
Hampshire avenue NV. All are
invited. A meeting will be held at
8 pm.
Equality Walter Reed Auxiliary
had visitation of Department Pres
ident Edith Hiser on Friday at the
Washington Loan and Trust
Building.
Each auxiliary is asked to as
sist in making the paper poppies
for the graves on May 80. Presi-
dents should appoint chairmen
and get the materials from De-
partment Poppy chairman Fran
ces Dove.
At the meeting of All American
Auxiliary on Friday the Senior
Vice President Helen O'Brien
presided. Effiie Gasch was ini-
tiated.
Plans were formulated for a
party at Mt. Alto Hospital on
February 81 at tbs pm.
A social will be held Friday at
1903 Rhode Island avenue NE,
at 8 pm. Ways and Means chair