Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-30


Civil Service Commission, both hav
ing served in France with the 117tf
Sanitary Train. 42d Division. Every
post in the department was repre-
sented at the installation. and the fol
lowing officers made addresses: De
rartment Comdr Reilley; National
Legislative Chairman f. j. Bettel
helm; Department Senior Vice Comdr
Bird; Department Junior Vice Comdr
st. jacques. and Comrades Gar
della. Beattte, Nooner' Buffalo
of the ladies auxiliary. Tributes
were paid tc the retiring commander
II. S. Dean, now in Honduras; to the
late Willett II. O'Brien. former senior
vice commander, and to the chaplain
Rev. V. o. Anderson. who is also de
partment chaplain. Announcement
was made of gift of 500 to the post
relief fund by Mrs. A. G. Guthridge.
proceeds Of the sale Of fruit cakes.
The new commander made the fol.
lowing committee appointments:
Relief, f. c. Lucas. V. Q. Anderson
c. j. Lawless and G. A. Green re-
cruiting, G. A. Void, NJ J. ButZko, J.
l.. Clinton; entertainment V. O.
Anderson, G. j. Lawless. s. p. Lapin
and f. c. Lucas; poppy committee,
r. c. Lucas, G.. A. Void, c. j. Law
less. V. Q. Anderson, G. A. Green and
NJ. j. Butzko; color bearer, s. B.
Lapin. Refreshments were served,
and an orchestra furnished music for
dancing.
Comdr. Moore, who is also depart
ment chief of staff, was commissioned
captain of Infantry at the first Of
f1cers' training camp, Fort Myer, Va,
and served as such in the S0th Divi-
sion, 31Sth Infantry, in Picardy. and
the Meuse-Argonne offensive, return
ing to the United States May Z, 1919.
Front Line Post No. 1401. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. met January 81, at
which time several recruits We're ad,
mitted to membership. appropriations
were voted to provide refreshments
and buffet lunch at the meeting Feb
ruary 4. at Red Mems Hall, Nine
teenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. when Department Comdr. Kelley
and his staff will pay an official visit
and assist in the installation of the
new officers.
An entertainment will be given by
the Cootie Syncoptors. aided by Tom
Murray, junior vice commander;
broadway" Vincent Childs, Cow
boy Sergt. VIII Oliver and White
Lights" Solly kligerman will assist.
Plans were made for a 500 card
party to be given on the night Of the
first March meeting, and a committee
composed of A. Grudd, V. Guillermain
and T. Murray was appointed.
A gold V. +. w. past commanders
jewel will be presented to c. B. Jen-
nings, the first comma nder of the post,
upon his return from Walter Reed
Hospital.
Top Notch Tent, Military Order of
the Cootie, Is launching a recruiting
campaign in which it hopes to bring
into its folds every member of the V.
F. w. in the District of Columbia.
The tent will shortly celebrate its
third anniversary, and until that time
the recruiting committee will visit the
meeting places of every V. F. w. post
in the city, offering to the members
an opportunity to affiliate themselves
with the "crummy fraternity"
Cootie j. +. Callahan reports that
Coolies from Baltimore, Annapolis,
Perryville and Norfolk will attend the
birthday scratch" to be held early in
March A program of entertainment
IL being arranged.
Seam Squirrel r. J. Buffalo has an
nounced the makeup of the various
committees for 1927, and one in par
tfcular of interest to all Coolies liz the
executive committee, whose duties 1t
will be to carry on all businessyof the
Pup Tent. Under the new arrange
nnent the scratches" will be held for
fun only.