Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-08-21

, eighth national encampment Of thu
Veterans of Foreign Wars, which
, meets September 4 to 9.
1t is expected $4,000 members o.
the organization and their families
will attend An elaborate program
that begins with memorial services
on Sunday, September 4. will con
, tinue until the annual election OF OF
: ficers and installation at the close ol
the fifth day.
While the general encampment com
mittee, consisting of leading V. +. w
members and citizens of Providence
with Harry A. Hoffman. secretary
has planned separate and distinct
program for entertainment of the eX
soldiers and sailors, another program
; has been outlined to celebrate the
} founding of East Greenwich. sub
urb of Providence. Features OF the
latter celebration include historical
pageant that will depict the history
Of New England, with cast OF ooC
characters. One day has been set
aside for farm and live stock eXhibi
lions. with a carnival, dances, open
air vaudeville and other events to at
tract the crowds. Fire trucks OF
ancient vintage. brought from points
throughout New England, will par
ticipate in a general muster. with
valuable prizes to be awarded the
most interesting relics on display
Providence will view two huge mill
tary parades during the week. one to
be staged by the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars and the other by the committee
in charge Of the 250th anniversary
celebration.
Presence of the Atlantic fleet in the
harbor at Newport, X. l.. will be a
drawing card for encampment dele
gates and visitors from inland points.
Americas first line battleships will
be arrayed in honor of the visiting
veterans and their friends.
At the last meeting the ladies
auxiliary to National Capital Post
| elected the following members as
delegates and alternates to the an
| nual encampment to be held in Sep
TENDER at Providence. r. l.: Dele
gates. Mrs. M. Lidstone, Mrs. L.
| Weaver. Mrs. M. Jacobson. Mrs. *.
| Quinlan, Mrs. John Allen: alternates,
Mrs. NJ. Grant Miss f. Weaver. Mrs.
| r. McAlear, Mrs. r. Morans, Mrs. M.
Mitchell.
TOP Notch Tent, No. ]. the local
unit of the Military Order of the
| Cootie, Sunshine Degree of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, has again
been honored by national head
| quarters. this time by being chosen
with Norfolk Pup Tent. Va. to form
| the delouSing crew Limitation team
at the supreme scratch in Providence,
1R. l. The representatives of this
city on the team will consist of Long
! Boy" Heise. Tommy Cavanaugh.
Shorty" Coulter. 1.-The flying" buffalo.
and the insignificant seam squirrel
of T. N. T.
Uniforms for the Cootie parade
which will take place at the encamp-
ment was chosen at the last meeting
! of the Coolies. Notice has been re.
ceived from national headquarters
that three prizes will be awarded
after the parade. and T. n. T. having
won two at Atlantic City, n. j.. in a
similar parade, will endeavor to win
all three this year.
The meeting of August rs. at 935
Grant place, will be the. only one
| before entraining for the supreme
scratch.
Front Line Post, No. 1401. Veterans
of Foreign Wars, has called off its first
| regular meeting in September. as a
| large delegation of members will be
attending the national encampment
! of the V. F. w. at Providence. r. I.
The On-toProvidence committee has
practically completed all arrangements
for the. post delegation which will at
tend the encampment. Reservations
have been made for the entire party
at the Crown Hotel. A special train
on the 3. & O. r. r. will leave Wash
ington September 8, at $40 am. with
the District Of Columbia veterans and
their drum corps.
A committee from this post paid a
visit to Rotan Post of Baltimore last
Tuesday evening for the purpose Of
gaining some information rs to how
that post financed the purchase OF
it's new home and club house. The
Washington delegation were guests of
honor at a banquet that night.
National Comdr. Val N. Brandon
of the Military Order of the Cootie
and a charter member Of Front, Line
Post has arrived in San Diego, Calf,
where he has gone to regain his
health after a serious operation under.
gone here at the Naval Hospital last
Winter.
Lieut.. w. J. Richardson, n, 8. N. r.,
who was aboard the Inflated dirigible
Shenandoah when it crashed, will
make the trip to Providence with the
Front Line Post delegation.
The adjutant of this post has a
supply Of the certificates issued by
the railroads granting veterans at
tending national encampments round
trip for a single-way rate and he will
mail same to any post member de.
string them. These certificates en-
title a veteran to take with him, at
the same rates, all members of his i'm.
mediate family.
Comdr. Guillermain has recently
started a round of visits to the other
posts Of this department and will
shortly pay visits to the Takoma Post
of Takoma, Md, and the Purcellville
Post at Purcellville, Va.
The next meeting of Front Line
Post will be held September %, which
night has been designated as Argonne
night.