Evening star., 1927-04-03
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

veterans OF TOESlSu w NIH'
Ladies Auxiliary to National Capt.
tai Post. No. 127, will have rum
mage sale April 20 and u at 1905
Four.and half street southwest, with
Mrs. Bessie Quinlan. chairwoman, in
charge. Under the direction of Mrs.
Elsie Miller the auxiliary will hold a
card party April rs at $50 pm.
National Capital Post, No. l27,
Veterans OF Foreign Wars, held its
bimonthly meeting last Monday.
Post Comdr John J. Allen spoke on
the Importance of the next meeting,
at which time the post will celebrate
the eighth anniversary. The follow
ing guests are expected to give short
addresses: Hanford MacNider As
sistant Secretary of War; Col Win
field Scott. commissioner of pensions.
and Or. w. l.. Cline of the Veterans
Bureau. Comdr. Allen extends an
invitation to all members of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars TO attend.
The entertainment committee Is ar
ranging a program. -.
The following were elected dele
gates TO the department convention
to be held June % to %, inclusive:
Chaplain K. J. sullivan. John p.
Harris, Daniel J. Ryan. II. H. Ru-
dolph, Michael Guiffre. J. B. De Hart,
A. +. Pierce. p. r. Belt, p. f..
Shomette, G. Fl. Foersler r. o. john
Cavanaugh, w. J. Rocket. Chris
Scheible, w. A. Major, George Kast
ner, r. Q. Bailey and c. l.. Nelson
Past Comdr A. K. Pierce reported
progress in the plans for the annual
POPPY campaign drive. James M.
Mccoy and Patrick T. Barrett, both
veterans of the War with Spain,
were obligated as members 9; the
post by Past Comdr. Daniel j.
Leahy, master of ceremonies.
Top Notch Tent, the local unit OF
the Military Order OF the Cootie. gave
an entertainment at it's anniversary
stag smoker, which was attended by
Baltimore and Perry Pup Tents OF
Of the X. r. detail.
After two numbers by the Cootie
Orchestra. under the leadership of
SolIy Kliegerman. Messrs. Heise and
Coulter gave a skit, Joe Beattie told
stories and "Snitz" oliver gave sew
eral dances. Soliy Kligernnan SANG
two songs, Tommy Murray and
"Spotty" Harvey presented comedy
dance, John j. German presented
monologue. "Kandy Kid" Whittemore
rendered piano selections and Broad
wav'' Chiids. accompanied by Al Hav-
enner on the piano. sang. Jimmie
Mckenna and his manager, James
REYNOLDS. SPARED several rounds.
''Trrenchv" Biron and Pete Paholsky
followed with an exhibition OF boxing
Howard Rice sang and Jake Cohen
gave comedy numbers. Patrick Burke
and Jack Lynch sang. Billy Hart ana
his son gave banjo selections. Spe'
cialtv dances were given by Mile
Yvonne Ladeba ut.
The entertainment committee, con
siatlng of Jimmie Callahan. Abe
GrtIdd. Nat Laden, Willie CaVan'
na,1ph and Joe Gardella, will meet
in the near future to arrange a sim
liar performance at the V. r. w. de
na,tr,ent convention to be held in
lime Department Comdr. Reilley.
. member of r.. y. r. Pup Tent. has
announced that the second day OF the
convention will he known az Coolies
day and has invited insignificant
seam Squirrel r.. J. Buffalo to take
charge of all festivities.
THE recruiting committee of Front
line Post. No. 1901, Veterans Of For
eipn Wars. has submitted to the post
a pIan to orga nize teams, each to
have captain, in membership
drive, Points will be awarded for at
tendance and for each new recruit.
On June 81 the points VIII he counted
and prizes awarded 10 the winning
team. while the team with the lowest
total number Of points will provide
and serve y dinner 10 the memhefs
OF the other teams.
n FEhnn1YAGnn N
nources that all poppes bought for
distribution by Front Line Post will
he manufactured by disabled veterans
Of the World War The distribution
Of these Buddy poppies is In the
hands OF National Adjutant Handy OF
the Veterans OF Foreign Wars.
Representatives OF this post will in
troduce a resolution at the next ses-
sion of the District of Columbia de-
partment petitioninR that body tn
proceed Immediately TO formulate
I plans for the receiving in the city OF
, the hundreds of veterans who are
expected to stop over in their Capital
City next September. while en- route
to Providence, r. l., to attend the
1927 conclave of the Veterans OF For
eign Wars.
Arrangements are being completed
for the Easter dance and card party
10 he given on the evening of April
20 at the L'Aiglon Club Salons by the
| Ladies' Auxiliary OF the Equality
Walter Reed Post, No. es4. Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. There will be 500
and bridge. Dancing will begin at 10
q clock. Miss Pauline Heath Is chair.
man of the committee.
The next meeting of the auxiliary
will ne held Tuesday. at 1926 Aiassa.
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