Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-02-13
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Comdr. G.. F. Kelley. department
commander of the Veterans of Foreign
| Wars. and his entire staff officiated
, at the installation of the new officers
| of Front Line Post. No. 1401,
February 4, at Red Mems Hall. The
| officers are as follows: Commander.
| A. r. Thompson; senior vice COM
mander. V. G.. Gullermain: junior vice
commander. T. Murray; quartermas-
| ter. w. j. Harrington: chaplain. j. b..
| Gardella: officer of the day, w. j..
keeffe, and trustees. Y. y. Brandon.
w. Jennings and A. Grudd. Members
of every Veterans of Foreign Wars
post in the District Of Columbia at
| tended the meeting
Department Comdr. Kelley gave an
| outline of the policies to he pursued
by the Veterans of Foreign Wars dur
ing the coming year and stressed the
need of cooperation between the vari-
Gus bodies of the city. Capt. F.. Fl.
Bethlehem, jr.. chairman of the ma
tional legislative committee of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. told briefly
| of pending legislation for the better
ment of conditions among the veterans,
and Lieut.. Joseph Beattie outlined the
advantages of every veteran taking
advantage Of the opportunity TO
| reinstate or convert his Government
| insurance.
Senior Vice Comdr. Bird, Comdr. j.
Allen of National Capitol Post. Comdr.
| st. jacques of EqualityWalter Reed
Post. Comdr. T. Moore of Federal Post
| and Seam Squirrel f. J. Buffalo of
| r. n. T. Tent, Military Order of the
| Cootie, also spoke. The growth of the
| Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Dis
| trict of Columbia was told by George
r. Neuner, historian of the District
of Columbia department and the first
| department and post commander of
| the organization in this city. Henry
| A., Ruane of the Cairo Hotel was ad-
mitted to membership.
Department No. !, Veterans of For
| eign Wars, District of Columbia. held
| it's regular monthly meeting Monday
| in the boardroom of the District Build
| ing. James w. Boyer, jr.. chairman
of the Civilian Military Training Camp
committee announced an officer of the
War Department would give a. brief
talk on G. M. T. c.. activities at the
next department meeting, March T.
Department Comdr. Charles H. Kelley
extends an invitation to all post mem.
bers to attend. Letters of gratitude
were sent Senator Peter Norbeck
South Dakota. and Representative
Richard N. Elliott, Indiana. for inter,
est in behalf of increased pensions to
| diSa bled veterans.
The department completed arrange
ments to cooperate with the United
States Veterans Bureau in broadcast,
| ing the bureaus notice to all World
War veterans that lapsed insurance
| policies may be reinstated prior to
July 2.
Charles KOhen, chairman of the hos.
| POLARIZATION committee, advised the de-
partment that entertainments had been
given at Mount Alto. ST. Elizabeths and
at Walter Reed hospitals the past
week and that the next entertainment
would be given at the Naval Hospital
February 81, under the auspices of
| the V. F. w. and American Legion.
In preparation for the Memorial day
poppy campaign all members of vel
fare committees are requested to meet
at the residence of Joseph F. Beattie
1912 Belmont street northwest, Thurs
day at 8 o'clock.
James Reed of Equality Walter
Reed Post was elected department
Junior vice commander. filling the va
cancy caused by the resignation of f.
j. st. Jacques, now commander of that
post; F. c. Lucas of Federal Post was
elected member of the department
| council of administration, filling the
Grover F.. Moore. newly elected com.
| mander of Federal Post
Department Comdr. Kelley appoint.
ed special committee, consisting of
all past commanders, to formulate
plans in arranging some form of en-
tertainment so that all members of
the District V. F. w. may come to
know each. other better and thereby
benefit the organization as whole.