Evening star., 1924-04-27

At the last meeting of National
Capital Post, No. 127, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, the resignation of the
Junior Vice Commander II. P. Glenn
ents. was accepted as his duties and
proposed activities would encroach
TOO much upon his personal duties
The degree team is therefore to go
to the 18th annual encampment at
Atlantic City, with a new man in the
junior vice commanders chair. r. C.
Muschlitz and A. J. Cotter have been
nominated to fill the vacancy. Nom
nations will remain open until the
next meeting at which time they will
be closed and the election held.
Senior Vice Commander D. j. Leahy,
chairman of the Poppy committee,
has been successful to date in plac-
ing more than 1000 poppies in the
lands of Mearers. but he is still
Urging volunteers to join him and
help him Go Over the Top" the last
tour days of May when the big drive
will be on.
The degree team is fast coming into
the public eye. +. S. Bethlehem,
chairman cs the national Legislative
d
qucsted the team to accompany him
10 Purcellville, Va, today to install
;he officers and members of the newly
organized post in that city. The post
is to be known as the Purcellville
Post No. 1177 v +. w and Richard
Walter Reed Post, has been elected
commander.
The Tank Corps Post met April IA,
y ph q hot Of nc
In the Homer building. Commander
Frank l.. Peckman presided and gave
n report on the recent meeting of
the department executive committed
a motion unanimously adopted by
the post authorized the commander to
offer to the department memorial
officer the services of Tank Corps
Post in decorating graves of ex-
service men and holding services at
Prospect Hill Cemetery in connection
he carried out by legion posts
throughout the department. The
commander was also authorized to
support in the department executive
committee proposal to increase the
annual dues payable to the depart
nent by members of the legion in
the District of Columbia.
t Claude Perry, chairman of the
dance committee, reported the post
dance had been postponed until May
3. at Farmont Inn, 14th and Fair
mont streets.
The post instructed the commander
70 confer with department officers of
the American Legion Auxiliary with
a view to aScertaining how best the
post can assist the auxiliary in its
efforts to establish a department
home and service club. The next
meeting of the post will be held to-
morrow night.
The Tank Corps Post Unit of the
American Legion Auxiliary met April
IA, at the home of Mrs. I. Claude
Perry, 2719 14th street northwest.
Most of the evening was devoted by
the members to completing the units
quota of paper poppies to be sold
Memorial day. After the compile
tion Of routine business the members
were entertained at supper by the
hostess.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Admiral Robert Z. Peary Ship
427, held at the Odd Fellows Temple
Tuesday evening, Admiral Luther =:
Gregory, u. S. NJ, chief of bureau or
yards and docks, was taken into
active membership in the ships COM
pany, and as a token of the high eS-
teem in which he was held by the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, and es-
pecially Peary Ship, he was present
ed with the Cross of Malta the offi-
cial insignia of the organiZat ton, by
William Homer Carroll, captain of
the ship Upon conclusion of initia-
tory exercises Admiral Gregory, who
was a close friend of Admiral Pea,y,
spoke upon the life of the greA.
Arctic explorer, urging that We ~
Americans emulate the life and spirit
OF the courageous naval officer Peary.
Edwin DENLY, former Secretary of
tho Navy, was taken into honorary
membership in the crew and express
hi 1Ia Incoming
mate, assuring the members he would
strive to be a shipmate in every sense
of the word. Upon conclusion of
these brief exercises a five hundred
party was held, after which refresh
Inents were served. Mrs. c. e. Cross
and Mrs. William Homer Carroll,
pr eaident and vice president of the