Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-07-24
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

The following additional appoint
ments to his staff have been an
nounced by Comdr. Joseph E. Beatty
of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars: Aide
de camp, F. c. Lucas: department
color guards, I. r. and w. F. Cava'
naugh. Committee chairmen-C. b.
Jennings, welfare: J. w. Boyer. {. M.
r. c.: L. L. Donaldson, budget; George
L. TAFT. auditing, and +. c. Heise, ath-
letic. Gen. Anton Stephan will act as
a representative of the V. +. w. when
the local department presents to the
honor students OF the four G.. NJ. I. G.
camps in this vicinity the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars honor medals.
Comdr. Beatty Is at present work.
ing on the drafting OF uniform GER
tifcate, which will be used by all posts
in the future to present to recruits
upon their initiation. The proposed
certificate will be engraved. suitable
for framing. He also is forming a
drum and bugle corps, which the local
v. +. w. expects to take with them to
the national encampment this Fall at
Providence. X. l. Already about 20
drummers and buglers have expressed
a desire to make the trip, and this
number is soon expected to be in.
VI EdoCu " app w.
Comdr. Beatty has appealed to every
post In this jurisdiction to assist in
making the annual excursion and
frolic of the T. n. IT. Coolies A sue
cess. 1t will be held at Marshall Hall
August 5.
Department Judge Advocate +. H.
Hale announces that the Quartermas-
ter Department of the Army has on
hand plenty of uniforms. which are
available to former service men at
cost price, and he urges all V. f. w.
comrades not possessing uniform
to secure one.
Mai. r. II. Fawcett, chairman of
the v +. w. and American Legion
flag committee, announces there have
been 361 curbstone flagstaffs installed
on the streets of Washington. The
department council of administration
will meet August l in the boardroom
Of the District Building.
Comdr V. c. Guillermain and
Junior Vice Comdr. A. V. Cercell of
Front Line Post, No. 1401. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. were installed at the
last meeting of the post. Past Comdr.
e. J. Buffalo of Peary Ship Post,
officiated. They were elected at the
last meeting in June, vacancies being
created by the resignation of Comdr.
A. C.. Thompson, and the moving up
in office of Senior Vice Comdr. CUTLER
main.
The relief committee of the post
made 4 report on its activities for the
past month and stated that five World
War veterans, two being from out of
town, had been assisted by the post.
E. j. Buffalo, as chairman Of the
District Of Columbia On-to-Providence
Club, announced that plans for the
trip to Providence were practically
made and he read list of hotels and
rates that were available. The post
voted to make the Crown Hotel it's
headquarters during it's stay at the
encampment.
Refreshments were served after the
meeting by the Il P. Detail. headed
by w. c. Keeffe. The post also voted
to assist in the annual excursion of
T. n. T. No. 1, Military Order of the
Cootie, which will be held at Marshall
Hall, August 5.
Abram Grudd, member of this post,
and insignificant seam squirrel. elect
of the local coolies, reported that he
had been advised by members of the
Cumberland, Md, V. F. w. post, that
large delegation from that most will
reach this city in time to join the
members from this city when they en-.
train for the Providence encampment.
He also reported that V. f. w. of
baltimore. Md. expect to add two or
three cars to the special train carry.
ing the District Of Columbia boys to
the encampment, when the train
reaches that city.