Evening star., 1953-04-05

In Cancer Drive; !.
Other Activities
Department Comdr. Albert j.
Novak has announced that the
Department of the District of
Columbia, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, will take active participa-
tion in the cancer drive and that
DR.. John L. deMayo. department
Sergeon, will be the chairman.
Seam SQUIRREL Otto A. Simon
Of T. N. T. Pup Tent No. /, moo,
has announced that the pup tent
will have its annual birthday
party April 90. at 2022 Rhode
Island avenue NE.
GPO Post reelected its COM
mander, Clarence M. Colwill.
He and his staff will be installed
at the Cross of Malta Club, $50
Eighth street Sc, on April
25, with Past Comdr. William
Schunemann as the installing
officer.
The other officers are: Senior
vice commander, Robert Hark-
inS; Junior vice comdr., Clair
Woods; quartermaster, Robert
Utz; chaplain, Maj. Mathis;
surgeon, Lee Brink; advocate,
Herman Keck, 3-year trustee,
Alex Perrin.
The auxiliary officers will be
Installed jointly with the post on
April Is.
They will hold a shrimp, spare
ribs and Sauerkraut feast at the
post home at $50 Eighth street
Sc. on April 10, from 3 to z pm.
Joint installation of posts and
auxiliaries will be held at the
Press Club on Thursday at $3.50
pm. Department Commander
Albert j. Novak will install the
posts officers and the auxiliary
officers will be installed by
President Aliene Torrens.
The participating posts are
Robert E. Peary Ship. Washing
ton Post, Gen. Vicente Linn Post
and U. S. Internal Revenue Post.
The following officers were
elected by Front Line Post at
419 Seventh street NV: Com
mander, Ralph Lewis; senior vice
commander, Harry E. KEEPER;
Junior vice commander, Thomas
Leathers: quartermaster, Ed
ward T. Spedden; advocate,
Charles B. jennings: chaplain,
Clyde w. KERN; surgeon, Sam
uel Phillips, and three-year
trustee, William E. Mower.
The installation will be joint
ly with the Auxiliary at 418
Seventh street NV. on April 8
at 8 pm. Past Department
Commander Charles B. Jennings
will be the installing officer.
Past Department Commander
Frank Topash will install the
new officers of 1t. Col. He'll Post
at the Legion Home at Colmar
Manor, Md, on April 10. The
Auxiliary will be installed Jointly
with the post.
The officers are: Commander,
Russell j. Bury; senior vice
commander, Philip c. Blair; ju-
nior vice commander Ralph F.
Benk: quartermaster, Leroy
Corbin; chaplain, Sidney r.
Snider: advocate, John w.
Thompson: surgeon, Robert L.
Warren; one-year trustee, Leon
ard Alberty. Allen C. SouSa has
been appointed historian.
National Capital Post and
its auxiliary will hold installa-
ton Of their officers jointly at
Kenneth Nash Post home, 223
Third street Sc. April 10 at 8
pm. Past Department Com
mander Martin A. Bryant will
be the installing officer.
The officers are: Commander,
Kermit Peele; senior vice COM
mander, George R. Smith: Junior
vice commander, Lawrence Per-
kinS; Quartermaster, Walter Ye-
bens; advocate. Roy D. Hopgood;
chaplain, William Cavanaugh;
surgeon, DR.. John deMayO, and
trustee one year, William Read
ing: two years. Anthony Rosetta,
three years, Adam A. Rind.
Meetings this week are:
Sunday-General Vicente Linn
Post, 730 Eleventh street Sc.
Monday-Council of Admins
tration, District Building.
Tuesday-T. N. T. Pup Tent |
No. /, moo, $50 Eighth street |
S. E.
Wednesday-Front Line Post,
419s Seventh street NV; Poto-
mac Post, 2022 Rhode Island
avenue NE: George G. Blake
Post, 1927 Wisconsin avenue
NV: Takoma Post, 8 Columbia |
avenue, Takoma Park. Md.
Friday-Lt. Col. John j. He'll |
Post, Legion Home, Colmar
Manor, Md.