Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-07
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

material, and that these camps pro-
vide a competitive means of procuring
| such material, the local department
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, at
its August meeting, last Monday eve
ming, approved resolution directing
| the orga niZatiOn to work through
proper channels for the enactment Of
suitable legislation. whereby, upon
the nomination Of a corps area COM
mander and the Secretary of. War,
the President may annually appoint
not TO exceed one suitably qualified
trainee from each corps area for ad.
mission to the United States Military
Academy at West Point.
| This resolution was presented by
Capt. j. w. Boyer, who has acted as
chairman of the G. NJ. T. G. COM
mittee of the local department during
the past year.
Capt. Boyer announced the names
Of V. f. w. representatives who were
to present to the outstanding trainee
Of each Of the four camps in this
corps area. the V. +. w. honor med
ais. Comdr. J. S. Beatte was named
to confer the honors at Forts Hoyle
and Howard; Senior Vice Comdf. c.
B. Jennings at Fort Eustis, and Past
| Department Comdr. Anton stephan
lat Fort Washington.
The commander was authorized to-
| mage arrangements for District OF
| Columbia headquarters at Provi-
dence, r. l., during the Nationa En-
campment, the week Of September 4.
An appropriation Of S100 was voted
for this purpose. All post command
ers are asked to make arrangements,
| not later than August is. for the
| participation of their post colors in
Z hn do ut Of
color guards and color bearers should
be forwarded to department head
quarters Immediately. Post colors
carried to the encampment will again
be decorated with a V. +. w. ribbon.
Chief of Staff +. Lockhead will be in
charge of the District of Columbia
delegation in the parade.
The membership of the department is
urged to assist in the excursion to
Marshall Hall August 20 to be given
by National Capital Post.
Another unit has been added to the
| rank of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Veterans of Foreign Wars. Potomac
Auxiliary, No. 1855, met at the home
| of the president, Mrs. Roberta E. Faw-
| cett, July %, and was instituted by the
State deputy of the District of Columbia,
Mrs. Margaret jacobson. The following
officers were elected and installed:
President, Mrs. Roberta E. Fawcett;
senior vice president, Mrs. Frances
Kelly: junior vice president. Mrs. Mat
tie Queen Ewing; secretary, Mrs. Biz
| die Oliver; treasurer. Mrs. Mary M.
| Walsh: chaplain. Mrs. Loretta Wood
conductress, Miss Sadie Pauline Col
| Inns; guard, Mrs. Catherine Uhlarik;
| color bearers, Mrs. Pearl Chambers.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Beasley. Mrs. Frances
Dove and Mrs. Elsie Hayes Sherzer.
| There are several other appointive Of
| fices which will be filled at the next
meeting.
This new auxiliary, with Mrs. Faw.
cett as it's head, and affiliated with
Potomac Post. plans to carry out an
intensive line of work during the
coming Fall and Winter with the fol-
lowing committees appointed: Recruit
ing, investigating, relief, good and well
fare and social.
Mrs. Fawcett is actively engaged in
organization work. During the World
War she gave her time to social serv-
ice volunteer work, arranging outings
| and parties and preparing dinners for
the soldiers in the different hospitals.
| In 1922 to 1924 she was District De-
partment president of the Ladies AUX.
iliary of the American Legion, also
first department. secretary to that or
ganization.
The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to the National En-.
campment to be held at Providence,
r. l., next month: Delegates, Mrs.
Roberta e. Fawcett and Mrs. Pearl
Chambers: auternates. Mrs. Frances
Kelly and Mrs. Elizabeth Beasley.
Several outings to nearby resorts We're
arranged to be held Jointly with Poto-
mac Post. the first one to be at Bay
Ridges Md, August IA.
The next regular meeting will be
hold at the home of the president.
Due to the excursion of T. N. T.
| of the Coolies July 90. the meeting
scheduled for Front Line Post. No.
1401, Veterans of Foreign Wars, was
postponed until August 10.
| At special meeting held July 2S
Howard Cross was appointed chair
man of the relief committee and Frank
Topash was elected trustee. These
vacancies occurred when Val n.
Brandon recently left the city. III
line with a request from department
headquarters. William J. Harrington,
post quartermaster, was appointed as
representative of this post to the de.
partment transient relief committee.
| A special recruiting committee has
been appointed by Comdr. Guillermain
to make an effort to double the post
| membership by the last day Of 1927.
This committee will organize teams
among the members of the post. The
team securing the least number of
| recruits by that date will have to pre-
pare and serve a buffet lunch to- the
members of the highest teams.
Everything is in readiness for the
| dan ny, ~ hn da1aoo.
ton to the National Encampment at
| Providence. r. J., September 3. The
Crown Hotel will be post headquarters
during the week and the entire crowd
will be housed at the same hotel. Res
ervations can yet be had from Abram
| Grudd, Apartment 8, 1417 Park road.
The members of T. N. T. Pup Tent,
| No. 1, Military Order of the Cootie,
entertained during the floating
scratch" to Marshall Hall July 20.
Cootie Ernest WiskStrand, assisted by
the Flying Coolies Oliver and 1nken-
| bill. had charge of the entertainment.
Following the custom for former
years, it is expected that the members
Of the Veterans of Foreign Wars who
will attend the national encampment
| and who have not as yet affiliated with
this fun-making outfit will do so at
i the TWO HlCClII6S VI liiC
| Coolies before entraining for Provi-
| dence. The District of Columbia, with
it's corps of former professional enter
tanners, has been especially active at
the encampments.
Reports have been received from
William Jennings, supreme aide-de.
camp Of Maryland, that when the spe-
cial train from this city reaches Baltf-
more, Coolies from Perryville, Cum
berland, Annapolis and Baltimore VIII
serenade the members of L. n. L: Inc
cars of the Maryland Coolies will be
attached to the train bearing the Dis.
tr1ct of Columbia delegation.
Potomac Post, No. 1885, Veterans OF