Evening star., 1925-02-01

I Okla, the last week in August, IL
| composed OF Sam Berlin, president
Myron D. Smith, secretary, and L. e.
Donaldson, treasurer.
Top Notch Tent. Military Order OF
the Cootie. the playground" branch
OF the Veterans Of Foreign Wars, held
a big 500 card party and ladies' might
Monday evening at Redmen'S Hall.
and Mother" Emma Stead. whom
many of the veterans learned to love
during those trying days over on the
battle front in France, where she
was actively engaged in real welfare
work among the American forces, was
voted the most popular woman ano
was presented with first prize Abra
ham Grudd, director OF the Cootie
Clown Band, was also presented with
a distinctive emblem of his ONCE. 7.
y. T. is arranging to hold another
500 card party February %.
There will be no ceremonial held
by the Pup Tent during February on
account OF the Red Men holding .
conclave in the hall, but large class
of eligible Nits are scheduled for
March 9. Val n. Brandon, grand
seam squirrel, 218 Ascot place north
east, desires to obtain the name Of
any Cootie who will volunteer to act
as scoutmaster for one of the local
Boy Scout troops.
Stuart Walcott Post, the American
Legion, of which Lieut.. Charles Rie-
mer is commander, is making ar
rangements for participation in the
allied post costume ball to be held
at the Mayf1ower Hotel March IT. The
allied posts participating are George
Washington, Stuart Walcotts Sergt.
Jasper and Kenneth Nash Twenty
prizes are to be awarded
Department No. 1 of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars will hold its month
ly meeting Wednesday at the District
National Armory, Fifth and L streets
northwest, when plans will be made
for the national buddy campaign dur
ing the month of May. Department
Commander w. II. Carroll urges that
all members be present.
President George L. Tate or the
building home committee will call =
meeting at z o'clock to plan some
method OF financing and erecting
home for the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, to be built in this city. Chair
man Frank Heise of the entertain
| ment committee desires that all the
members of the committee be present
to make plans for an entertainment
to be held at Mount Alto Hospital
| February IS.
The installation of officers of the
! Stuart Walcott Post, American
| Legion, took place at the Noun
| Pleasant Masonic Lodge rooms Janu-
airy "a. The officers were installed
| by Past Department Commander Paul
| J. McGahan. On the installing plat
form were: Past National Vice Com
nander and Past Department Com
mander Watson B. Miller, Department
| Commander Frank l. Peckhan, Past
Department Commander Paul J. Nc
Gahan, Past Commander Howard
| Fisk, George Washington Post; Rep
| resentative Charles l. Abernetfy.
| Charles Riemer, commander of the
Stuart Walcott Post; Mrs Leon Ar
mold, president of the American
Legion Auxiliary, Department of The
District OF Columbia; Past Presidents
Mrs William Franklin, Mrs. George
Fawcett, Mrs. George p. FraiIey, vice
| president of District of Columbia De
partment, and Mrs Charles Miller
chaplain Of the department
| The officers installed were: Lieut..
charles Riemer, commander; T. Nor
man Templeton, vice commander:
| Samuel Murry Moore, second vice
commander: DR. Jesse l. Hall. post
| surgeon; DR.. Charles Z. Ralph, chap
lain; DR.. Charles Detmar, dental sur
| geon: Capt. A. NJ. Bremen. historian.
| Floyd W. NooIey, quartermaster
| Paul X. Carr, treasurer; George II
| Davis. sergeant-at-arms: JOSEPH
| Beattie, master-at-arms; John Dover.
| assistant adjutant; color bearers. Ed
ward D. Hedbom and ]. j. Van
schoelandt: color guards, Frank Pooh
| and Tom Gormley.
Mrs. Leon Arnold. president OF the
Ladies' Auxiliary, installed the newly
| elected officers OF the walcott Unit as
! follows: President, Mrs. Lewis wer-
| den; first vice president, Mrs. T. Nor
man Templeton; second vice president.
| Mrs. Charles Z. Ralph; chaplain. Mrs
| Joseph Beattie; treasurer, Mrs J. W
| Taylor; sergeant-at-arms, Mrs. Harry.
| Ceder; secretary, Mrs. Charles
| Riemer
In behalf OF the members Of the
| Walcott Unit gold past presidents
| badges were presented by Mrs Arnold
| TO Mrs. T. Norman TempIeton. Mrs.
| Charles Z. Ralph and Mrs Eva Tay-
lor With each presentation corsaee
| OF flowers accompanied the gift. Mrs
| Arnold also received flowers A re-
| ception and dance followed the cere-
monies, during which refreshments
was served by the Walcott Post Boy
Scout Troop. The WaIcott Unit will
shortly adopt Girl Scout troop
The auxiliary to the James Reese
Europe Post. No. 8, American Le-
gion, installed officers Tuesday. At
| the Twelfth street branch OF the
| Y. NJ. c. A. as follows: Mrs. Katie &
| Goodloe. president; Mrs. Cora YounE
| first vice president; Mrs. Maggie
Smith, second vice president; Mrs
Frances r. Wedge. secretary; Mrs
Henrietta Boone. treasurer; Mrs
| Susie West, chaplain: Mrs. Nellie
Baltimore and Mrs. Sadie Hayes, col
| or bearers; Mrs. Martha Mann. his
torian, and Mrs. Anna Mathews, ser
geant at arms. The officers were in
stalled by the national president, Mrs.
Hoyle of Arizona, assisted by de
partment officers as follows: Mrs
Leon Arnold, president; Mrs. Shana.-
han. first vice president, and Mrs
Eleanor G. Tietzs. Miss Mamie Bur
roughs made an address
The advisory committee appointed
by Comdr. Daniel Leahy, National Can
ital Post, No. 127. Veterans of For
eign Wars, to recommend members
to comprise the executive and various
committees submitted the followinR
for consideration at meeting Wed
nesday evening: Senior Vice Comdr
r. D. Priece, Junior Vice Comdr. r
c. Muschlitz. Quartermaster c. Stats
berg, Adjt. II. Clements, Oficer Of
the Day W. e. Forester, Chaplain
William P. Cavanaugh. Edward Sui
livan. Joseph Much. Francis HUM.
Clarence Brewer, William T. Jenkins
Jacob Orkum. George J. Neuner, Hen
ry Poulsen, Ernest Wikstrand John