Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-31
Veterans OF Foreign Wars.

The Graybacks of the District of
Columbia branch of the Military Order
Of the Cootie, Sunshine Degree of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars, gathered
Tuesday night for the last meeting of
the grand (second) degree to be held
before the national encampment. The
meeting was called to order by Grand
Seam Squirrel Frank Heise. Elections
and installations of the grand officers
were held. after which the grand shirt
reader and his delousing crew aided
the nits to become Graybacks. After
Chow" served in Army style by the
grand keeper of the crummy duff1e
bag. Joseph B. Gardella, and his K. P.
gang, the rest of the evening was de.
voted to entertainment
T. n. T. Pup Tent, No. /, the local
first degree unit of the Military Order
of the Cootie. at its last meeting de-
cided to eliminate all business at its
meetings and devote the time to pleas.
ure. A committee will handle all sug-
geations as to amusement, and has
promised to surprise the Coolies at the
next meeting with several stunts.
insignificant Seam Squirrel Abram
Grudd was installed at the last meet.
ing by Supreme Seam Squirrel Val
Brandon. Cootie Brandon announced
that having been transferred to Cali.
fornia he would leave for his new
home in few days. This will be two
national officers Of the NJ. 0. C. T. N.
T. will lose, inasmuch as Supreme
Adjutant f. j. Buffalo expects to re.
ceive sailing orders in a very short
time.
insignificant Shirt Reader VIII
Cavanaugh. with the leaders of his
crew, Coolies Oliver and Lukenbill,
flying Coolies from Boiling Field and
the Naval Air Station, have several
new stunts which they will use during
the public initiation at the Cootie
excursion to Marshall Hall August 5.
A topic Of interest will be discussed
at the next meeting, that of choosing
uniforms for the Cootie parade, to be
held at the national encampment at
Providence. r. 1. At the last Cootie
parade held at national encamp.
ment, in which cups were offered as
sible three for which the tent was
eligible.
Post meetings this week are: Thurs
day, Equalitys Walter Reed; Friday,
Front Line.
The District of Columbia Depart.
ment, Veterans OF Foreign Wars, will
hold its last meeting prior to the de.
parture Of the local vets to Provi.
dence. r. l., for the V. F. w. national
encampment, tomorrow evening in the
board room of the District Building.
The following resolutions will be
acted upon at this session and, IL
passed, sent on to the resolutions COM
mittee for action at the national en-
campment: Seek legislation permit.
ting graduates Of c. NJ. T. c. camps to
take examinations for entrance to
West Point; abolishing Of the Bureau
or Efficiency; Government hospitaliza.
ton OF overseas women.
A delegation from this department
recently inspected the c. NJ. T. c..
camps at Fort Howard, Fort Hoyle,
Fort Washington and Fort Eustis. A
committee will soon present to the
student showing the best all.round ef-
ficiency. at each Of these camps, a
V. +. w. honor medal, on behalf of
the local department.
Comdr. Beattie spent two weeks at
Fort Howard, while Senior Vice
Comdr. c. B. Jennings and Patriotic
Instructor j. w. Boyer are now un-
dergoing training at Forts Eustis and
Doyle. respectively.
A special meeting OF Front Line
Post, No. 140l. Veterans of Foreign
" al >, was July - lOT the Dur-
pose of taking action on several mat.
ters of importance, one Of which was
to aid and assist the department in
making arrangements to form q bug!e
and drum corps for the coming ma
tional encampment at Providence,
r. I.
val y. Brandon, a charter member
or the post, and national comma nder
OF the Coolies, who has gone to Cali.
fornia. was presented with a travel.
ing bag by his fellow members. The
presentation was made by Supreme
AdJutant +. Buffalo, at the last
meeting of National Capitol Post. No.
1T, Veterans Of Foreign Wars. He
served as comma nder OF National
Capitol Post, No. l27, during 1924.
Department Inspector Joseph B.
Gardella has inspected this post and
Will give his report to the department
August ]. The delegation from this
post attending the national encamp-
ment at Providence in September will
make Its headquarters at the Crown
Hotel. Front Line Post expects the
largest delegation of any post in the
city to attend this encampment.
{. b. Jennings, a member Of this
post and senior vice comma nder of
the District Of Columbia Department
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, is
among the eight Washingtonians TAX.
ing the Blue course" at the C.. M, II.
c. Camp at Fort Eustis, Va.