Evening star., 1924-11-02
Veterans of Great War

The third annual military ball of
the District of Columbia Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars, is to be
held at the Willard Hotel Armistice
night, November II. 1t will be
Wickstrand. general C h r m n !;
George Neuner. secretary; L. E..
Donaldson, treasurer: Frank G..
Thomas, hall: f. c. Lucas, decora-
tions: J. L. Hart, tickets; Charles E.
I~ofgren, music; Edward S. Bettle-
helm, jr., and F.. f. Aslop, invita-
tions. The receipts are to be used
for relief and veteran welfare work.
The committee in charge reports
been disposed of.
National Capitol Auxiliary, No. 127,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, had the
national president, Mrs. Effie King
make an inspection Of the auxiliary
October 25. Members of Federal
Equality-W alter Reed and Frederick
Redman auxiliaries attended. Mrs.
King made an address, in which she
gave some instructions to the aux
| iliaries. The auxiliaries presented
Mrs. King with a gold fountain pen
and pencil.
Equality-Walter Reed Post, No.
2S4, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
meet Thursday evening at Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street northwest,
at which time the largest V. +. w.
class of new members in the history
of this post will be obligated.
Among them will be Gen. Frank T.
Hines, director of The Veterans Bu-
reau, and Col. Dunlap PenholloW,
commanding officer of Mount Alto Hos
pital. The obligation will be con-
ferred by Past Commander-in-Ch Chi eff
Gen. Lloyd d. Brett, assisted by the
degree team. This large class is the
result of the work of the member
ship campaign committee, and II. G.
Forney. John w. Butcher, Thomas F..
Dyer, William III. Holmes, and Claude
B. Phelps, have been appointed as
additional members of the commit
tee.
The attention of all members is
called to the recent amendment to the
bylaws that will go into effect
March 81, 1925. copies of which have
been mailed out by the quartermas-
ter. This post. along with all other
V. +. W. units, has postponed all
activities that will in any way con-
fltct with the Y. r. W. military ball
scheduled to be held at the willard
Hotel Armistice night, November IL.
This post is endeavoring to dispose
of 400 tickets, in addition to the pur-
chase Of one of the IA ballroom
boes that this post has secured to use
for its special guests.
The proposition Of the D. c. de-
partme 1t purchasing a V. r. w.
building. to be used for headquarters
for all V. F. W. units, evidently is
meeting with united approval
Equality-Walter Reed Post took as
its initial subscription $500 Of stock
in the building project, several mem
bcrs also made personal subscriptions
and as several units have taken sim
liar action. the project is no longer
an experiment, bu, an assured sue
cess. L f. Donaldson has been des-
ignated as treasurer of the V. F. W.
Building Fund.
The Ladies Auxiliary Of Equality
Walter Reed Post will meet Thurs
day evening at the home Of Mrs.
Vista IL Reed, president, 1928 3
street southwest, at which time ar
rangements will be perfected for the
entire membership to attend the V.
r. w. military ball, November II.
The Gen. Charles A Doyen Unit
of the American Women's Legion is
to meet at the home of Mrs. Pfeger,
Thursday at pm. At the last
meeting officers were elected as fol-
lows: Emma Firth, president; Nellie
King, vice president; Marie Hayes,
| secretary, and Hattie Waldo, treas
urer.
The Tank Corps Post met at the
Service Club, 21s Third street north
west, Monday evening. Commander
, Raymond a. Foense presided. The
post voted to make a drive to collect
all 1925 dues by December /. 1t is
! intended that the post shall win
the citation for distinguished service
| which is being offered by the national
commander to posts which report
! next years dues collected by that
| time.
Post Adjt. o. +. White was in
! structed to notify the department
| dance committee that the Tank Corps
Post would subscribe for a box at
the department ball to be held at
| the New Willard Hotel November 90
Henry A. REM, jr., who attended
the national convention at ST Paul
| urged the members of the post to
commence to prepare for the trip to
the convention at Omaha next Fall.
The post unanimously adopted a res