Evening star., 1925-04-19

The Department Of Veterans or For
eign Wars will hold it's regular meet
| ing Wednesday. May S, in the Ma
tional Guard Armory, Fifth and /
| streets, at s pm.
The membership silver loving cup
donated by Gen. Anton Stephan, past
senior vice commander-in-chief of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars during the
present administration, has caused
considerable rivalry between local
posts in the department.
The Admiral Robert E. Perry Ship
Post, No. 27, has held the Stephan
cup for the past eight months. due to
the intense increase in membership.
This individual post has obligated
more than ] 1000 members since Oc-
tober 1 last Owing to the Veterans of
Foreign Wars booster button cam
paign, this month has caused great
rivalry between the local posts to cap
ture the cup.
| Commander John Wischhusen OF
Equality-Walter Reed Post and Com
mander Raniel Leahy of National
| Capital Post are the two keenest
rivals. Each of these posts have been
obligating new recruits up to date.
Gen. Stephan has congratulated De-
partment Commander William Homer
| Carroll in his membership campaign.
| Ernest Wickstrand. chairman de-
partment poppy campaign, has an
nounced that the six individual teams
are working out final details prior to
launching the campaign on May 26.
Station WCAP has reserved Mon
day, May 25, for Veterans of For
eign Wars musical concert, including
reading by Gen. Stephan, subject
"Our Buddy Poppy"
| A meeting will be held next Thurs
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| streets northwest. All team captains
and workers, including the Ladies
Auxiliary, will attend to arrange for
| the distribution of concessions and
| receiving final instructions, as no
poppies will be sold on the streets.
! The Commissioners of the District
have issued proclamation urging
| the citizens to cooperate in the V. +.
w. buddy poppy movement. The Po-
| lice Department will cooperate again
this year. and will wear the buddy
poppy" and this will be the only
recognized official poppy between May
! 26 and 80, inclusive.
The department annual excursion
will be held at Chesapeake Beach
June Is.
Val n. Brandon, grand seam SPUR
rel of the Top Notch Tent, Military
! Order of the Coolies, will submit his
| final arrangements as to railroads
and transportation for the national
| encampment at Tulsa, OKLA. to be
held in the latter part of August. All
members of the department staff and
! members of the local posts are urged
to be at this meeting.
The principal speaker of the meet
| ing of the Sergt. Jasper Post, No. 13,
| the American Legion, held at the City
| Club Thursday evening, was Milton
| o. Beebe, chaplain of the United
| States Army at Fort Myer, Va. The
| first debate under tho open forum
for discussion of public questions was
held. Thomas z. Walsh and Paul H.
McMurray were chosen floor leaders
and Daniel W. Washburn was ap-
| pointed by Commander Thomas j.
| Frailey to act as chairman during the
| debate. The committee in charge of
| the forum consists of Thomas E.
Walsh, chairman; George L. McGurn
| and Wilbur c. Pickett. The following
were admitted to membership: Fran
| els z. Carney, William w. England,
David Frederick Weaver, jr.; Norman
j. Hall, Peter J. Griffin. Joseph Arrigo
and Paul c. Robbins. The next meet
ing of the post will be held at the
| City Club May IA.
| At joint meeting of the Advisory
| Council of National Capital Post 127
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Ernest
/ Wickstrand, chairman of the depart
| ment poppy committee, submitted a
| report, informing the council that Il, >
| 900 Buddy Poppies" for the post had
been ordered from national headquar-
| ters. The council committee consist
ing of Com. d. j. Leahy, Geo. j.
| Neuner, Ernest Wickstrand. Capt.
Joseph B. Much, Michael Guiffree,
| VIM. P. Cavanaugh, Edward j. Sulli-
| van and G. A. Alderman were pres
| ent. Joseph B. Gardella, past com
mander, in charge of recruiting sub
| mitted a program to be carried out
| for the quarter ending June 80. The
| post, at a recent meeting, voted TO
establish a fund to stimulate recruit
| ing. The fund is to be used for pur-
chasing various prizes. First, to any
| member securing two new members
| or re-instatements in one month, a
| V. f. w. badge; second, to any one
| securing four new members or rein
| statements in one month, v. F. w.
| booster button; third, those securing
| the largest number of new members
or re-instatements in any one quar-
| ter three months) at least six to quail
! fy, a sterling silver v. F. w. ring;
| fourth, two prizes for the most new
! members or re-instatements in one
year Cat least Is to qualify, first prize,
| choice of a IA karat gold V. F. w.
| badge or IA karat gold " F. W.
ring; second prize, IA karat gold ring
with V. F. w. emblem outlined with
! gold in onyx setting. The contest be
gan April 1 and closes March 81,
1925.
| President Mrs. Margaret Lidstone
Ladies Auxiliary. National Capital
| Post, entertained Mrs. Amanda New.
man. State deputy of Maryland, and
| her staff, who paid their annual visi.
tation at the meeting last Tuesday
evening at Pythian Temple. The Off
GERS and members of Annapolis Auxil-
iary, No. 304, accompanied Mrs. New.
man, eight automobiles making up
the caravan bringing the visitors tc
the city. The following members of
Auxiliary 304 were guests: Amanda
Newman. State deputy; E. M. Richter
| Junior vice president; NJ. Walsh, sec.
retary; M. Harrington, chaplain; w.
Fisher, treasurer; II. Robertson, his.
torian; NJ. Katriot, patriotic instruc-
| tor; d. Rehn, guard, and NJ. Aubry, N
| Olson, J. Stackman and f. Short, color
bearers; J. L. Bossert, P. NJ. League
II. III. Shaw, C. Fairman, w. Roberts,
| A. Dragdon, K. E. Damme, A. King
Taylor, NJ ChappeI, E. Parker, NJ
Walsh and K. Blueford, members.
Past President Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits
presented her program for "pauper's &
wedding" to be held April % at Pyth.
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