Evening star., 1925-03-22
Veterans of Great War

| The following members were added
to serve on the poppy committee
Mrs. +. Mitchell, Mrs. Annie and
| Helen Dougherty. A committee ar
| ranging the schedule for the twenty
sixth annual encampment. Mrs. Elsie
Miller. Bessie Quilin, Gertrude Clark
| and Fernando Statsbnrg, will hold a
joint meeting with the encampment
committee from National Capital
Post in near future. The membership
| committee. Miss Ethel Weaver, Mrs.
Mary Grant and Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits.
reported that three candidates will be
present for initiation at next meet
'ng. The Memorial day committee
reported that its program will be
perfected and presented at last meet
ing In April.
Top Notch Tent. Military Order of
the Cootie. the official side degree of
the Veterans OF Foreign Wars. Will
meet tomorrow evening at Red Mems
Hall, Nineteenth street and Pennsyl-
Vania avenue northwest, at which time
the First, or Nit" degree will be
conferred upon II large class OF candi-
dates. The ritualistic work will be
conducted by Val n. Brandon, grand
seam squirrel, assisted by the degree
team that won first prize during the
The committee that has been work.
irg under the direction Of the grand
seam squirrel, inspecting prospective
locations for Cootie clubrooms, will make
us report, several suitable ciubroom
quarters having been located In the
central part of the city
Val n. Brandon. grand seam squirrel,
mas accepted the invitation that was
recently extended to T. N. T. by the
satimore Pup Tent to pay the Monu.
mental City Coolies a fraternal visit
during the first week In May The de-
gree team is holding weekly rehearsals,
whiie the clown band. under the leader
snip or Abraham Grudd, Is also arrang-
Ing to attend
arrangements are being made by the
local tent to attend the annual conyen-
ton at Tulsa, Okla. next August. 1t
proposes to charter special cars and
ieaVe Union Station August 81 at 4 $50
pm, arriving at st. Louis the Ext
day at 5 pm. and at Tulsa, Okla
sunday at am, the day before tho
irand Scratch" opens. MARYLAND and
virginia Pup Tents have been invited
10 join the local body. Sam Berlin.
woodbridge Postal Station, is in charge
o. the arrangements
At the last meeting of Kenneth II.
Nash Post. No. s, the American Leaion
several resolutions of importance
were passed. The guests of the eve
nins were Department Commander
frank l. Peckham and Ma" Wilson.
me department commander made an
ADDRESS outlining the great amount
OF work that needs the attention of
the American Legion in the District
Ma wilson told the members about
the work that Is being done by the
Nash Unit of the Ladies' AUXILIARY
she showed how over so per cent OF
all proceeds received during the first
year of its existence was used for
charita bic work. Weekly visits are
made by her 10 the Walter Reed Hos.
pital and other hospitals. The DOS,
voted to give 10 per cent of the ne,
proceeds of the Nash Post share De.
rived from the costume ball recently
held at the Mayfiower Hotel toward
this work.
resolution was adopted calling or
the department of the District OF
Columbia to officially indorse the
Service Club at 2i8 Third stree,
northwest and make II a memorial in
honor Of DR.. Kate Waller Barrett, who
gave her service to help out ex.
service men who come to Washington
without having sufficient funds. The
resolution asks that the name of the
memorial be "Dr Kate Waller Bar.
rett's Service Club"
The following were elected to mem.
hership in the post: j. H Vose. Hugh
X Buckert and John r. Buchanan.