Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-17
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Veterans of Foreign Wars.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Federal
Post, No. S24. V. F. W.. entertained
Miss Arietta Bolick, the winner of the
Lincoln Memorial University scholar.
ship awarded by Federal Post last
week, who stopped over in Washing
| ton en- route from Jacksonville, Fla,
| to the National V. +. w. Home, at
Eaton Rapids, Mich, where she will
spend her Summer vacation. Miss
| Bolick was obligated as an active
member of the auxiliary at the home
of Mrs. Mary Lucas. where she was
received by the members of the auxil-
larry and the post welfare committee.
| In addition to the four-year scholar
| ship given by the post, the auxiliary
voted to provide Miss Bolick with all
other funds required for her college
work during the coming college year.
At the regular meeting OF the auXil-
| iary last Monday it was voted to do
nate $25 to the national home fund.
Mrs. Sarah Laufer was installed as jun.
ior vice president to succeed Mrs. Dor
othy Lehman. who was appointed
secretary. Mrs. Adelaide Grant Was
installed as trustee. Mrs. Mary Lucas
was elected delegate to the annual en-.
campment at Providence, and Mrs. F.
r. HelSe alternate.
The District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, met
last Monday night in the board-room
OF the District Building. Lieut.. Joseph
E. Beatty, newly elected commander,
presided for the first time. Gen. An.
ton Stephan, Col. George L. TAFT, Will
liam Homer Carroll, Francis c. HUM
and c. H. Kelley. all past department
commanders. were present, a recent
act Of the 1927 department convention
giving these past commanders the
right to a vote at all sessions.
Gen. Stephan, in a short talk, urged
| the V. F. w. to use every means avail
able to petition the coming Congress
to raise the appropriations for the
1928 Citizens Military Training
Camps. He stated the funds this year
were able to care for only about one
half Of the youths that applied for
training. He also stated that he has
hopes of still being able to secure the
OLD Pension Building for the use of the
District OF Columbia National Guard
some time in the next two or three
years.
Charles Kohen, in charge of the re.
cent automobile outing for hospital pa
tents reported it was a success. Re
| ports were also heard from the veter.
ans flag committee and the on.to-Provi-
dence committee. The following ap.
polntments We're announced by Comdr.
| Beatty: Adjutant. A. C. F'owles of
Equality-Walter Reed Post; chief of
stan, Frank Lockhead of Columbia
Post; inspector, Joseph B. Gardella of
front Line Post; patriotic instructor.
William Thomas of Equality-Walter
Reed Post; historian, F. C. Lucas of
FEDERAL Post; officer of the day, F..
Heise Of Potomac Post, and sergeant.
alarms, Earnest Wickstrand of Ma.
flonal Capital Post.
American Legion.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post. No 9. was
| held at the Thomas Circle Club Mon.
DAY evening. The commander, Mayme
r. Smith. was elected a delegate and
chairman of delegation by acclama.
tlon 10 the department convention on
July Il, with the following: Dele
gates, Amelia A. Boberg, Helen c.
Sprague and Amy Hammond; alter.
mates, Ethel j. Rule, Lucille Allan,
Mabel Staub and Jane Breen. A talk
was given by Miss Boberg on the
stars of the flag and a framed chart
was presented to the post showing
: the stars representing each State and
their date Of entry into the Union,
New members admitted were Naomi
Glasco and Blanche NJ. Pitts. Flowers
for the sick were presented by Maude
l.. Smith and Elizabeth Sage and were
| taken to Walter Reed Hospital.
J Members of this post attended
picnic party to Chapel Point yester
day. leaving the city about 1870 pm
Approximately so members attended,
returning to the city late in the eve.
ming.
La Societe des 8 Chapeaux ct 40
Femmes held their last business meet.
ing at the home of Partner Fawcett,
l40i Allison street, at which time
plans were completed for the bridge
and 500 party to be held next We'd
| nesday evening at the Thomas Circle
! Club, 1925 Massachusetts avenue, at
o'clock. Partner Fawcett is in
! charge Of reservations and each table
| will receive a prize and refreshments
will be served.
! The next business meeting will be
| held August 3. at which time the dele.
| gates and slternates to the Paris con-
! vention will be elected.
LIE Chapeau National Freda S.
! Kramer Of Madison, S. OAK, has re-
| quested the names of the delegates
and alternates and also the names of
all partners and prospective partners
in order that she may send them an
I invitation to partake of the 8x40
! activities in Paris.
The principal business of the reg.
ular meeting of the Sergt. Jasper
! Post, No. 10, the American Legion
! held at the Thomas Circle Club. 1926
! Massachusetts, avenue, Wednesday
| evening, was the election of delegates
and alternates to attend the depart
| ment convention, to be held at the
Interior Department, in the new audi
forum. July u. Comdr. Carl G.
Brown, j. Thad Baker and Thomas
j. Frailey We're elected delegates, and
the alternates are Ferdinand G. Fra
ser, Frederic c. Gardner and Wilbur
G. Pickett.
The post voted to have an outing
at Marshall Hall Aulugt 81 and Pas,