Evening star., 1926-03-14

Buddy Poppy has been selected as the
poppy for the joint campaign, and no
poppies will be disposed of on Me-
mortal day The council of admin
stration approved the recommendation
of the entertainment committee to
extend an invitation to the depart
ment comma rders and their staffs of
| the Grand Army of the Republic, the
United Spanish War Veterans, the
American Legion, the Disabled Amer
lean Veterans. the Society Of Santi-
ago and the Army and Navy Union to
attend the V. f.. W. stag entertain
ment, March 20 at Pythian Temple.
Department Comdr. Francis G.
Iiuhn. directed the representatives of
the various posts of the Y. +. w. in
the District of Columbia to notify
their posts that delegates to the de-
partment encampment to he held next
June must be elected before March
81.
Comdr. George Briggs Of Fast
" ashingtOn Post has called a meet
ing of that post to be held in room
617. Metropolitan Bank Building,
March 10 at 8 pm.
Columbia Post. No S33 will pass its
fifth milestone in April, and Past
Comdr. Douglas \. White instructed
the entertainment committee to AZ
range Il suitable program for an open
meeting. the date of which will be
announced later Some time ago Co
lumbia Post voted TO present a suit
able testimonial to the one hundredth
recruit initiated as a member of the
post. At the meeting March 10 the
one hundredth member was received
into the post and an appropriate testi-
.Inonlal VIII be presented to him at the
open meeting in April. The post
elected seven delegates and seven
alternateS to the department encanp-
ment
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Federal
Post. No. S24. Veterans of Foreign
Wars. will give Il benefit card party
at the residence of Mrs. August ,.
Laufel. t33 NJ street northeast. Tues
day. at pm. The proceeds will be
used with the relief fund for the aid
of disabled veterans and their
families
National Capital Post. No. IL. Vet.
Grams of Foreign Wars. met Monday
evening. with Comdr A. T.. Pierce
presiding. The feature of the eve
ming was the mastering to member
ship of IL candidates by the degree
team. consisting Comdr. T.. A. Pierce.
Past Post Comdr. ID. J. Leahy, acting
as senior vice commander; Junior
Vice Comdr William =. Cavanaugh
Chaplain T. Il. ]. Cavanaugh. Quar-.
sermaster r. Wickstrand. .Adjutant
Harry =. Clements. Officer of the
Day Michael Cuifree and Patriotic
Instructor Samuel G.. Mawson and
rrumpeter Benjamin Lavy. The fol-
lowing We're obligated: Edward J.
Dulcan, 10th Machine Gun Battery,
18th Division World War. served in
France; Otto Fellows. lst Infantry,
63d Battery World War, served in
France: David Ledner L. S. Navy.
World War. served in France and
Germany; Lewis V. Northful. L. s.
Navy and Marine Corps. World War.
served in France; David Linker. \
Company. 49th Infantry. World War.
served in France; Omer A. Lemicux.
I. s. Navy World War. served in
France; Frederick y. Worbart. on
general staff War with Spain, served
i'll Philippines: Preston Gladstone
Lewis. [. :. Navy. World War. served
IN France and Germany. Readmitted:
John J. Donovan. A Battery. 109th
Field Artillery. World War. served in
France and Belgium; Charles B. Mil
Ter. t. :. Navy World War. served
in France and England. Admitted by
transfer John IT. DufneSS. from Nor
folk Post. No. 1872. a Company, ed
Infantry. War with Spain and
World War. served in Philippines and
France. Harlem Wood. chairman of
veterans joint committee. was elect
ed TO honorary mem berShip.
Ihe badge committee, consisting of
Past Commanders George J. Neuner
and Daniel J. Leahy and John J. AL
len. resubmitted revised schedule