Evening star., 1950-01-15

Addresses VFW on
RehabilitationW Work
Col. George j. Ijams, national
rehabilitation officer of the VFW,
and member of Equality Walter
Reed Post, was a guest of Front
line Post on Tuesday at the Gold
Chevron Club. He spoke on the
work of his Office.
The meeting was presided over
by Comdr. Carl Powell. Ralph A.
Lewis, Victor A. Guimes, John w.
Eagan, Charles r. Trainor and
Maurice Crosley were voted into
membership. Ralph A. Lewis was
given the obligation by Comdr.
Powell. Comrade Trainor was a
rejoined member from Post No.
SIG at Farmingdale, N. Y, and
Comrade Crosley from Post No.
857 at Fort Wayne, Ind.
Comdr. Justin @. Beals presided
over United States Naval Gun
Factory Post in their clubrooms,
730 Eleventh street Sc. Depart
ment Comdr. Robert F. Sutphin,
and Department Inspector Clyde
w. KERN were guests.
Comdr. Sutphin spoke briefly
on the necessity of building
up the membership, and Mr..
KERN checked the books of Quar-
termaster Charles c. Vunck.
Comdr. James Wood presided
over Columbia Post at the Gold
Chevron Club.
The post held open house after
the meeting with a showing of
movies. of the Seabees and the
duty they performed during the
last war.
The department commander an
nounces the appointment of Pat
rick j. Foley as chairman of the
committee in charge of the de-
partment golf tournament. Plans
for this tournament will be an
nounced later.
The next meeting of the Coun-
Gil Of Administration will be held
In the boardroom of the District
Building on February 6.
Jack T. Golden. National Head
quarters, VFW. in Washington,
has been named national Army
Navy liaison officer. Information
desired from either the Army or
Navy should be addressed to him
through the headquarters of the
D. c. Department. 1919 K street
NV.
international pamphlets are
available at the department head
quarters relative to the Pennsyl-
vania bonus to World War II vet
Grams. Application forms for this
bonus have not yet been received.
Following are the leaders in
membership in the department
contest:
Division No. 1: Police-Fire Post,
Front Line Post and Internal Rev.
enue Post in that order. Division
No. 2: Federal, H. L. Edmonds
and Treasury Posts. Division No.
3: Vicente Linn and DAILY Rogers
Posts lead.
Meetings this week:
Sunday-General Vicente Linn
Post. 1919 K street NV.
Monday-Federal Post, 1919 x
street NV.
Tuesday-Joseph 3. Kelliher
Post, Thirty-second and M streets
NV; Press Post, 1900 New Hamp-
shire avenue NV; Bethea Welsh
Post. Second and S streets NV
U. S. Public Health Post, Willard
Hotel; TINT Pup Tent. No. l.,
730 Eleventh street Sc.
Wednesday - Clarence R. Ed
wards Post. Commerce Building:
Treasury Post. 1919 K street
NV; Police-Fire Post, 1909 Rhode
Island avenue NE; Naval Gun
Factory Post, 730 Eleventh street
Sc; Pentagon Post, 1900 New
Hampshire avenue NV; U. s..
Army Air Forces Post, 1910 Good
Hope road Sc; Department of
Justice Post, Willard Hotel.
Thursday - National Capital
Post. 1919 X street NV; DAILY
Rogers Post. 1909 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
Friday-All-American Post, 1919
K street NV.
Dolores Robson, president of
Government Printing Office Aux
lliary, will preside at the meeting
January 23rd, at 41S Seventh
street NV. Department President
Edith Hiser and her staff will
make their annual visit.
National Capital Auxiliary will
meet tomorrow at Naval Lodge
Hall, Fourth street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue Sc. President Lena
Roux will preside when the char
ter will be draped for the late
Grace H. Davis, past national Sec
retary treasurer.
Federal Auxiliary will meet at
Gold Chevron Club, 1919 K street
NV, with Thelma Wright pre-
siding. They will complete plans
for the dinner on January 81.
from S to 8 pm. at the home of
Dorothy Lohman Weidler. tl5
Evarts street NE. ALI are welcome.
Members Of Equality Walter
Reed Auxiliary make a weekly
visit to Ward D, Mt. Alto Hospital.
distributing cigarettes, chewing
gum, homemade cookies and
magazines.