Evening star., 1926-02-14
Veterans of Great War

lowed. This auxiliary has taken
| life membership in the National Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Home, and Is
aiding in the plan to purchase 4 V.
F. W. clubhouse in the District of Co.
lumbia.
National Capital Post, l27. Veterans
of Foreign Wars, celebrated ladies'
night last Monday evening at Pyth-
ian Temple. Music was furnished by
National Capital Post Orchestra.
Past Department Commander Lieut..
Kenneth koontz made an address.
George j. Neuner, past post COM
mander presented a past comman'
der's jewel to outgoing Commander
Daniel J. Leahy. Bill Tranham en-
tertained with songs and lassolns;
Joseph La Scola, Charleston dance;
Mr. and Mrs. Grace Smith, "old time
rag" songs: Miss Anna Goldberg
Spanish dancing; piano selections,
Miss Helen HUM: Miss Dorthy Offett,
songs and dance; Chiropractic Re
search University Quartet, consisting
of Joseph F.. Beattie, K. +. McCornei,
+. f. Harris and Louis Spangler,
songs Refreshments were served.
The following We're elected to mem
bership: Alfred II. Smith. 18th Y. ).
Infantry, World War. served In
Allen, 18th L. s. Infantry. World
War, served in France; r. ID. Ander-
son, 2Sth L. S. Infantry. World War,
and with expedition to Vera Cruz,
Mexico The post elected to honorary
membership Harlem Wood, chairman
veterans joint committee. and appro-
priated the cost of box at the Wash
ington Auditorium for the Allied
Veterans ball last Friday night.
National Capital Post Ladies' Aux
iliary attended the ladies' night pro
gram of National Capital Post, 127,
Monday evening. Mrs. Margaret Lid
ston, president, assisted by Mrs. Ma
bel Pierce, escorted outgoing Comdr.
Daniel J. Leahy to the lodgeroom for
the presentation of a past command
er's jewel. The auxiliary met Tues
Gay evening at Pythian Temple, with
Mrs. Lidstone presiding. The com
mittee Of social activities. consisting
of Mrs. Laura Weaver. vice president;
Mrs. Bessie Quinlan, junior vice pres
ident; Mrs. Elise Miller, secretary. Mrs.
Margaret Jacobson and Mrs. Mae Cot
ter presented an invitation from the
Department of the District of Colum-
bia, Veterans of Foreign Wars, to par
ticipate in placing a wreath on the
tomb of George Washington at Mount
Vernon February 90. The following
committee was appointed to arrange a
program during the Spring and Sum-
mer: Mrs. Elizabeth Jeits. Mrs. Maude
Cooper. Mrs. Ena Allen, Mrs. Kathe-
rine Barrack and Mrs. Catherine Dean.
Decoration day committee consists Of
Miss Ethel Weaver, Miss Benio Bar
rack Mrs. ]. B. Much. Mrs. Mary
Grant, Mrs. Gertrude Clark and Mrs.
w NJ. Mitchell. Graves decorating
committee will be appointed at the
meeting February %.
Equality Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will meet
Thursday evening at Pythian Temple,
when nominations will be made to fill
the vacancy in the position Of senior
vice commander, also a class of new
members will be obligated. James II.
Reed, chairman post relief committee,
1928 B street southwest, has made an
appeal for suits of clothing, overcoats,
toilet articles, etc, for relief of many
veterans.
Post Comdr. l.. T.. Donaldson, Past
Post Comdr. John d. Wischhusen and
William L. Thomas have been desig-
mated as the "eligibility" committee
for the purpose Of keeping within con-
stitutional limitations of the constitu-
tion of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Ernest St JaqueS has been deSlg-
mated chairman of the membership
campaign committee of this post.
AS a celebration of the campaign
which will close at the end of next
month. arrangements are being made
to hold a stag entertainment in April.
The committee in charge consists Of
Sam Berlin, E. A. Laden, and James
Callahan. Invitations are being for
warded to all the local V. F. w. posts,
also to the Military Order of the
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