Evening star., 1923-06-03
Veterans of Great War

Post gave a dance at Pythian Tenn
pie. May %.
The unit of the II. C. Spengler Post,
No H. will hold a meeting at Ma
tional Guard Armory, pm. June
T. The auxiliary of the Spengler Post
has in charge party to be given ny
the West Virginia department for
the boys of Walter Reed. on Monday,
! June T. The West Virginia president,
Mrs. Booker, will be present.
Equality-walterR Reed Post. No. 2S4.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. will meet
Thursday evening at Pythian Tenn,
ple, 1912 9th street northwest and
all veteran Shriners are cordially IN
vited to be our guests. A large class
of new members are scheduled to De
obligated.
The poppy campaign conducted by
| this post and its ladies auxiliary
proved a success, and already per-
manent poppy campaign committee
has been appointed to devise ways
and means of conducting a s.m,,ar ata
campaign each year during the Me-
mortal day period. The little red
| flower. the poppy, has been made the
official" flower of the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, and receipts from the
sales will permit the different posts
to broaden necessary activities in be-
half of all veterans. sam Berlin was
chairman of the post poppy COM
mittee.
| Sam Berlin. chairman of post ac-
tivities in Mount Alto Hospital, is ar
ranging for an automobile outing 10
be given the later part of June for
the patients in that institution, and
any member or friend who is IN d
position to donate a car for this pur-
pose is requested to promptly send IN
their name and address.
The committee on transportation 10
the Norfolk encampment will make d
report at the next meeting regarding
the several routes available, the pro-
posed reduced rates. etc, and this VIII
be of interest to every member that
expects to attend the annual en-
campment There will be three inter-
esting routes available the proposed
motor caravan. via railroad, also the
steamboat route. any one or which the
members will be able to make at a
| reasonable amount. The railway and
steamboat fares will be reduced for
the encampment period.
The ladies' auxiliary of Equality
Walter Reed Post will meet Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs.
James Reed, sr., vice president, l22S
B street southwest. at which time
plans for the summer scedule OF ac-
| tiyity will be outlined and arrange
ments made for increased hospital
| activity.
George washington POST, NO. i, In6
American Legion, held memorial serv-
ices last Sunday afternoon at Rock
Creek cemetery for those who died
during the past year. There was
roll call, after which the Invocation
was offered by Rev. DR.. James f. Free
man. An address was delivered by
Rev. DIR. George F. Dudley. Mrs.
Whitman and Comrade Horace Lake
sang a duet. The benediction was
given by Rev. Joseph Fletcher. A
firing squad of marines fired a volley
over the grave of Bruce Lamond. who
was a member Of Rock Creek Church.
Comrade Walker presided in the alb
sence of Chairman Mahoney.
Memorial day exercises at Airing
ton were attended by many members
of the post. Col. E. Lester Jones and
Maj. Thacker v. Walker, commander
of the post, served on the reception
committee. Comrade w. N. Williams.
eighty-six years old. who. was pre-
sented by Mrs. Harding with a bou-
Quet of roses, one for each of his
years of age, while he was Ill at Wal
ter Reed Hospital recently was pre-
sented to her at the exercises.
The regular meeting of the post
will be held Tuesday at pm.
The meeting of the Vincent Co.'S
tello Post unit scheduled for Tues
day night has been postponed.
The Vincent Costello Post and Stew
art walcot Post units each contribu-
ted $40 to the graves endowment
fund.