Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-15

the annual poppy drive of the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars.
President George l.. Tate of the
home building committee has been in
formed by Treasurer =. L. Donaldson
that there Is i'll the treasury to date
$4,000. He hopes to reach the $40. 900
mark in six weeks to form the nucleus
for building fund
Commander Carroll Of the local de-
partment of the V. +. w. has been
appointed member of the boosters
committee OF the national organization.
located at Kansas City, Kans. II is
the plan of the booster committee to
increase the membership of the local
post of the department..
At the last meeting OF Kenneth H.
Nash Post, No. s, of the American
Legion, several applications for mem
bership were received which included
Maj. Charles Cyrus Coombs of the
chemical service of the War Depart
ment. The following committee was
appointed by Commander johnson to
assist him and Junior Vice Comdr.
Hunt in connection with the costume
ball to be given at the Mayfiower Hotel
March Il: William II. klinehahse,
George P. Grove, K. q. Newlin, Carl
A. Baumann, II. F. Brosee, Charles F.
Blakely, Kassel Weinstein, John F..
Free. II. w. Little. Seth ID. Logsdon, H.
J. Ramsey, Byron l.. Moss, Guy Y.
Cogswell. Edward v. Colberg, Lester
E. Nelson, and L. Reichard.
The Equality Walter Reed Post, No
2S4, Veterans of Foreign Wars. will
give an entertainment in the new recre-
alton hall at Mount Alto Hospital next
Wednesday, at pm. Albert a. Stern.
blackface artist; the Quality Male
Quartet, Harry Wise. Edgar Mar
shall. p. A. Poterfield and A. W. Vowel.
will contribute to the program.
Equality-WalterR Reed Post, No. 2S4,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Will hold
an open meeting and entertainment
next Thursday evening at Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street northwest.
The members that were obligated
during the past year Will be the spe-
cial guests. and members of all V. r.
w posts, also the wives, mothers, sis
ters, daughters or sweethearts have
been invited. Charles Kohen. chair
man of the entertainment committee,
has arranged special program.
Commander John d. Wischhusen
has designated Jay D. Coulter to rep
resent the post in devising ways and
means to obtain suitable scoutmas-
tiers for several of the local Boy
Scout troops.
The District of Columbia Depart
mept, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
having Endorsed the patriotic move
ment, ran American flag in every
home,' Sam Berlin has been desig-
mated chairman of the committee to
devise ways and means of placing in
homes the quota of flags that has
been assigned to this post to place.
The poppy committee of this post is
arranging another v. +. w. poppy
campaign during the Memorial day
period, of which William G. jamie
son, as chairman, is at work.
Charles Kohen, Ebbitt Hotel, has
been added to the membership cam
paign committee.
Top Notch Tent, Military Order of
the Cootie. will hold a five hun
dred' card party at Red Mems Hall,
Nineteenth street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest, February %. The
tent will not have any degree work
this month.
The officers are Val n. Brandon, in
significant seam squirrel; Frank r.
Heise, blanket bum; Thomas w.
Jones, hide gimlet; Gunnar States
berg, custodian of the crummy DUNE
bag; c. B. Jennings, Insignificant
provost marshal: Abraham Grudd, shirt
reader; Samuel Berlin, pill pusher.
and j. B. Bardella, r. P. PARROT and
X. L. Coontz, tightwads.
The first anniversary will be cele-
brated March 9.
National Capital Post, 127, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, at it's meeting Feb
ruary 6, adopted various recommen-
dations submitted by the executive
committee. CoIndr. Daniel Leahy
presided The following candidates
were initiated: L. 2. Cox, William J..
Sammons, Thomas +. Colley, John
Faber, Michael Burkhard, Rudolph
Houserer and Butler Houslaw Moler,
and five former members were REIN
stated. The initiation team consisted
of Comdrs. D. Leahy, A. E. Pierce,
r. c. Muchlitz, Chaplain William P.
Cavanaugh, officer of the Day G. II.
Forester Post Quartermaster and
adjutant will assist in assembling
records OF all present and former
members for delivery to George j.
Neuner. post historian, for compila-
ton Of q post history to be presented
at the sixth anniversary celebration,
April IL. The following appointments
were announced: Sergt. Maj. G. F.
WiIloughby, Sergt. Maj. R. e. Wal
lance, Patriotic Instructor j. Nc
Cracker, Aide Camp C. q. Schie-
BILE; special committee Tor commander,
J. Much, z. Wickstrand, B. Douglas,
r. F. Jarboe and Frank Riley: trus-
tee J. Gardella, who was presented
with a past commander jewel, Val N.
Brandon presented the badge.
The installation Of officers of the
George Z. killeen Unit, American
Legion Auxiliary, was held Febru-
airy s at Potomac Bank Hall. Mrs.
Leon Arnold, department president,
installed the following officers: Mrs.
Mary Killeen, president; Miss Agnes
Murtaugh, first vice president; Mrs.
Ann Bucher. second vice president;
Mrs. Mary Smith. chaplain; Mrs. May
Spedden,' sergeant-at-arms; Mrs. Rose
Ward, color bearer.
Mrs. Killeen appointed Mrs. Mary
Duvall as treasurer and Mrs. Collors