Evening star., 1926-03-21

Veterans Of Foreign Wars will be held
in the gymnasium of the National
Guard Armory, June 10, ii and IL.
The delegates from the various posts
Of the organization must be elected
before April 1. To coordinate and
expedite the business of the depart
ment encampment this year, Depart
ment Commander Huhn will shortly
announce the chairmen of the various
encampment committees. so that they
may perfect their arrangements IN
advance of the convening of the en-
campment.
National Capital Post No. 127,
served a banquet to more than 800
members of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars and their friends at Pythian
Temple, March IT, The department
officers were present In a body and the
department commander summarized
| the achievements Of the Veterans of
| Foreign Wars in the District of Co.
lumbia during the past nine months,
| emphasizing the splendid work which
had been accomplished by the various
posts and auxiliaries I'm relief and hos
pital activities, and announced that
the roster of the organization showed
a very material increase in member
ship. The banquet was followed by
dancing. the music being furnished by
the orchestra of National Capital Post.
The department welfare committee
Is arranging an outing for the vet
Grams I'm the various hospitals III the
District, and as soon as the various
subcommittees have completed their
arrangements for this outing def
mite date will be selected.
Front Line Post, No. 1401. Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars, will in the fu-
ture only hold one meeting in a.
| month for the business. while one
meeting will be held for the entertain
ment Of it's members and all A. Il. f..
veterans. This post has been work
ing to win the cash prize being Of
fered by the District of Columbia De-
partment to the post gaming the
greatest percentage Of membership.
The post will observe April as the
day OF the declaration of war by cere'
monies in their clubrooms, and 1t Will
also plan similar affairs to be held on
the anniversaries of every battle OF
importance in which our troops were
engaged during the World War.
Delegates to the 1925 encampment
| of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, V. f. W.. will be chosen at the
next meeting. which will be held at
National Guard Armory.
The executive committee at a meet
| ing held March 13 denounced the So
| called blue laws for the District OF Co
| lumbia The officers expect to attend
| in body the seventh anniversary cell
ehration of National Capitol Post, No.
| 1877, on the night of April II. Comdr.
G. E. jennings notified the executive
committee that ne will offer honorary
| life membership in the post to Joe
| Harris. outfielder of the Washington
| base ball team. Should Harris accept
| the offer Comdr Jennings will invite
| the entire Washington team to the
post rooms on the night of the mus
| tering in.
Comprehensive additions to the
group buildings at the Veterans OF
| Foreign Wars new national home for
| widows and orphans of ex-service
men, located at Eaton Rapids. Mich,
are projected this Spring, according
| to the announcement of Albert j.
Rabing. past commander-in in chief OF
| the Veterans of Foreign Wars and
| president of the national home. fol-
| lowing the recent annual meeting OF
| the officers and trustees of the home
Ground has already been broken
! for New York State building at
the home. The building will be erect
ed and endowed from funds raised by
| mammoth military ball of the De-
partment of New York at the New