Evening star., 1923-03-11

Veterans Of Foreign Wars, will meet
at o'clock Thursday evening at
Pythian Temple, 1912 9th street
scheduled to be obligated and dele
gates to the department encampment
will be elected. The open meeting
and entertainment will begin at S:15
pm. The chairman of the entertain
ment committee, James Kldwell, has
prepared an interesting program and
the Ladies' Auxiliary will serve re-
freshments.
At the last meeting of the Post. Jo-
seph F.. Dion, Ion c. Fisk. Busrod c.
Washington. John c. Everts, II. L..
Bryans, and Albert Leven were ac-
cepted as members. The following
members were nominated as dele
gates to the department encampment.
w. G.. Jameson, chairman; Royal NJ.
Tinker, Edward A. Johnson, Glenn L..
Shinn, Myron ID. Smith, John G. Rob-
bins. John ID. Wischhusen, Ara f..
Finch. Joseph Madden, Henry c. For
ney. Sam Berlin. l. f. Donaldson,
Ralph l.. Ogle and David II. Eagle.
also the required number of alter
mates were nominated.
l.. l.. Donaldson. Sam Berlin and
Edward A. Johnson, the committee
recently appointed to make arrange
ments for the informal dance to be
held by the post at the Elks' Hall
Thusrday evening, April IL, made
their report. The chairman OF the
committe recommended that the net
receipts from the dance be divided
equally between Equality-Walter
of Equality Walter Reed Post, which
was adopted. The post is to use it's
share Of the receipts as an addition
to the fund now being raised to pur
chase a stand Of post colors.
W. G.. Jameson. past commander of
the original Walter Reed Hospital
Post No. 346. also past commander of
the present Equality Walter Reed
Post No. 2S4. has been designated to
have charge of the activities of the
post in the hospitals and especially
in Walter Reed Hospital where many
members are still under treatment.
The entertainment given by the post
last Sunday al the Red Cross Build
ing at Walter Reed Hospital is the
second like feature that this post has
given at that place within the past
two months.
A. l.. Millmore. chaplain, desires to
secure the name and address of all
m members who own automobiles and
expect to attend the annual encamp-
ment in Norfolk. Va. during August.
as ne ueSlreS 10 get up party "
join q caravan that will come
through from the middle west by
automobile especially for the encamp-
mert. There is also arrangements
now being carried out to charter
steamboat especially for the District
OF Columbia delegation that will at
tend the encampment and this dele
cation will be headed by Gen. Anton
Stephan.
The regular meeting of Greater
National Capital Post. No. l21. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, was held FRI
day evening. March >. and Comman-
der Val y. Brandon presided.
Resolutions adopted by the officers
and executive committee calling on
Veterans of Foreign Wars headquar-
ters to communicate with the cuban
government To ascertain the advsa-
bility of holding the twenty-fifth en-
campment on the island: and that ma
tional and department encampments
be held in alternate years. was sub
mitted and approved by the post.
There is 10 be an open meeting,
March 16. at which there will be an
enterta inment and buffet lunch. The
election of forty-five delegates and
alternates to the annual department
encampment to be held next June
will precede the entertainment, Sam
uel H. Jacobson, chairman Chesa-
peake Beach excursion, announced
Friday. July 20. as date selected and
will be assisted by the ladies auxil-
iary of National Capital Post.
Following recruits were elected and
mustered to membership: Walter c.
Bath. L. c. r. Braner. Willard B.
Smith. John J. Buckley. William r..
Thiele. Joseph Glasscock and r. 5.
Stchison. Six former members Were
re-instated. The recruiting commit
Zee announced another large class
would be on hand for next regular
meeting.
The "On TO Norfolk" Club of Ma
tional Capital Post 12.. V. F. w,
which has for its object the as
sembling of a large number Of vets
to attend the annual encampment to
be held in the southern city during
the week of August p. is making
rapid strides toward its goal. Joseph
B. Gardella is chairman of the club.
The other officers are F. {. Birch. c.
O. Donovan. Joseph B. Much, William
J. Harrington. Val y. Brandon and q.
Statsberg. ]. 3. Gardella, chairman
of the base ball team. announced that
a meeting of the members will be
called in the near future. The dis
cussion will center around the posts
plans for a ba Sc ball team.
The post passed a resolution ex
pressing its sympathy for the loss by
death of Mrs. Gen. John Logan. 4
letter of coincidence was ordered sent
Mrs Mary Logan Tucker. daughter of
the deceased. G. J. Neuner. chairman
on arrangements for national Ameri-
day and fourth anniver-
sary of V. F. W. in the DISTRICT, re-
ported progress.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Equality
Walter Reed Post will continue for
the present to hold its meetings at
the home of the president. Mrs Mar
garet l.. Finch, 1902 N street north
five p1 kr1
day evening of each month have been
designated as the regular meeting
nights. The auxiliary at its last
meeting obligated Miss Mary Berlin
as member.
The pre- sident reported that the post
had invited the auxiliary to assist
them in the informal dance to be held
at the Elks' Hall April IL. Mrs. Mar
garct l.. Finch. Miss Mary Berlin and
Mrs. Mary King were designated as
the auxiliary dance committee to as
sist and cooperate with a similar
of the post.
Mrs. Amy Ogle, Mrs. Margaret w.
Robbins and Mrs. Edward A. Johnson
were appointed as committee to
write-up and present to the auxiliary
a suitable set of bylaws.
The hospital visits for this week
were made by Mrs. Margaret Finch
and Mrs. James Reed. who reported
that they had visited Walter Reed
Hospital.
Mrs. Irene Davis. secretary, 1904 F
street northeast, desires to receive
the name and mail address of the
wife, mother. sister or daughter OF
members of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars. also the name and address of
United States Army nurses who have
had Overseas" war service in order
that necessary publicity may be for
warded to them.
Brig. Gen. Frank Thomas Hines of
the New York Chapter of the Mill
tary Order of the World War and
director of the United States Vet
erans' Bureau, will be the guest of
honor at an elaborate dinner, Tues
dav evening, at the Hotel Pensyl-