Evening star., 1950-04-09
J. R. A|derton Heads
Army Air Force Post,
VFW Department

WV Department
James r. Alderton was elected
commander of United States Army
Air Forces Post, District of Colum-
bia department, Veterans Of For
eign Wars, at the last meeting. at
1919 K street NV.
Other officers elected were: Sen
ior vice commander, Roy D. Moy-
er; junior vice commander. Rich
ard G. Hammer; quartermaster,
Harold Giering; chaplain. A. H.
England. jr.: advocate, William L.
Weeks; trustee, w. Hesslinger.
Installation will be April 27, at
730 Eleventh street Sc.
Comdr. Ray w. Grim presided
over United States Public Health
Post at the Willard Hotel when the
following officers were elected
Commander, Wayne D. Levillain;
senior vice commander, John S.
Simmons; Junior vice commander
Clarence r. Heath, jr; quarter
master, Donald F. Hall; post ad-
vocate, Marshall R. De Pue; chap
lain, Charles E. De Pue; surgeon,
James w. Justice: three-year trus-
tee. Ray W. Grim. They will be
installed April 18, at the Willard
Hotel.
Federal Post elected the follow
ing officers: Commander, James
L. Norris; senior vice commander,
Donald ]. CARRIER; Junior vice
commander, Martin c. Gray;
quartermaster, John Strobe;
chaplain, j. Abbott; advocate, S..
Lapin; three-year trustee, Adam
Willingham; two-year trustee,
Robert Harmon.
Potomac chose the following Of
hcers: Commander. Marshall
Emmert, sr.; senior vice COM
mander, Earl Columbis; Junior
vice commander. Dan Desmond;
quartermaster and adjutant,
Frank Heise; chaplain, H. G. An
drews; advocate. David Wood.
Treasury Post yesterday in
stalled: Commander, Gustave
Paulus; senior vice commander,
bernard G. Lyons; Junior vice
commander. Charles w. Crosse;
quartermaster. Joseph Kenny;
chaplain, George Neumann; sur
geon. Michael Boone; advocate,
Henry L. Barron; three-year trus-
tee. Richard Silliman.
All commanders elect should
get in touch with Department Adj.
Dendle E. Stone to obtain war
rants for the installation of their
various post officers. He can be
reached at department headquar-
ters. 1919 K st. NV. Telephone
ME. 4489.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-GPO Post, $50 Eighth
street Sc.
Monday-George G. Blake Post,
1927 Wisconsin avenue NV.
Tuesday-Front Line Post, 1919
K street NV; Wilbur S. Abel
Post, 1909 Rhode Island avenue
NE.
Wednesday-Lt. Col. John j.
He'll Post. 2022 Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE.
Thursday Equality Walter
Reed. 1919 K street NV; Potomac
Post. 1903 Rhode Island avenue
NE; Internal Revenue Post, 1900
New Hampshire avenue NV;
Southwest Memorial Post, 530l
Eighth street S.W.
Friday-Washington Post, 1919
K street NV; Elbow Benders
No. 2. 1919 K street NV.
Auxiliaries.
President Edith Hiser oficiated
at the meeting of the District of
Columbia Department Ladies
Auxiliary on Monday at Northeast
Masonic Temple.
The National Guard of Honor
will hold dance May 26 at the
National Press Club. Mildred
Carter is in charge of tickets for
the auxiliary.
A banquet and dance in honor
OF the retiring officers of the
auxiliary and Veterans of Foreign
Wars will be held June IA at Hotel
24O0 Sixteenth street NV.
Delegates to the department
convention must be elected not
later than May IS.
Anne Columbus took charge of
a party at st. Elizabeth Hospital
on Tuesday evening sponsored by
Potomac Post and Auxiliary. An
Easter party will be held in
Wards 81 and 80 at Walter Reed
General Hospital on Wednesday.
John j. He'll Auxiliary will meet
Thursday at 1905 Twenty-sixth
street NE. New officers are as
follows: President. Margare
Long; senior vice president, Grace
Haislip; junior vice president,
Winifred He'll; chaplain, Irene
Bury; secretary-treasurer, Mar
guerite Kull. Joint installation
will be held with the post.
With Frances Cassidy as presi-
dent. the neWly-elected officers of