Evening star., 1927-04-17
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.

Grams of Foreign Wars, met last Mon
day. Past Comdr. A. +. Pierce, chair
man of the poppy drive committee,
spoke on the annual sale of poppies
under the auspices of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and its significance.
Post Comdr John j. Allen then an
nounced the remainder of the evening
would be spent celebrating the eighth
anniversary of the post.
Boy Scout Troop No. 40, John S.
Cole, scoutmaster, gave several en-
tertaining numbers, and the drum and
bugle corps, under the direction of
Henry Loveless, rendered selections.
Members of Vincent Costello Post,
American Legion, headed by Kin Car
roll, entertained with music, songs
and skits of humorous character.
MIR. Beattie of Equality Walter Reed
Post, rendered comic monologues and
recited amusing incidents coming, to
his attention during the World War
at home and abroad.
Addresses were given by Commits
sioner of Pensions Winfield Scott, De-
partment Comdr. Charles H. Reilley,
Col. Mcmillan, manager of the fourth
regional district of the Veterans Bu-
reau; Edward j. Nolan, department
commander Of the United Spanish
War Veterans; Department Surg. Nor
hart and Post Comdr. John j. Allen.
Front Line Post, No. 1401, Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, at its last meeting
held open house. Entertainment was
furnished by members of the post.
The post was observing the tenth an
niversary of the declaration of war
against Germany and had as its
guests members from every V. f. w.
post in the District of Columbia.
Comdr. Acors r. Thompson of Front
Line Post, A. d. Hathaway of Column
bia Post, II. d. Lawless of Federal
Post, j. D. Lancaster of Potomac Post,
Post and E. J. st. jacques of Equality
Walter Reed Post were the principal
speakers. The Blackjack" Quartet,
composed of post members, entertained
between talks. A. Grudd. c. B. Jen-
nings and Joseph 3. Gardella We're in
charge of arrangements.
At a short business session it was
voted to secure 900 pamphlets from
national headquarters containing the
proper etiquette to be used in display.
ing the American flag. 1t is the pur.
pose of the post to distribute this lit
erature to representative business
houses of the city in the hope that
on all occasions the proper respect
try when being displayed from build
ings and homes.
On recommendation of the poppy
committee, the post decided also to
set as it's goal 10000 buddy poppies
Val n. Brandon. chairman of the
department On-to-Providence Club, re.
ported that plans for the trip to the
1927 encampment of the V. +. w. were
being completed. Department In
spector F. r. Heise was present on
an official visit and complimented the
post. Department Comdr. C. r. Reilley
gave brief address.
An outline Of the proposed v. F. w.
pilgrimage TO France in 1923 was
given by c. Is. Jennings. Capt. Bob
Woodside, past ommander-in-chief of
the v. F. w. and member of Gen.
Pershing's Battle Monuments Com.
mission, Is chairman OF the pilgrimage
committee, and he is planning to have
the V. r. w. participate in the cere-
monies incident to the unveiling of the
memorials.
The post indorsed the remarks of
Capt. Paul McGahan, Legionnaire,
made recently at a meeting of the
temporary home committee, in which
he expressed deep regret that the citi-
zens of the District of Columbia have
SO poorly SuppOrISu the proposed me-
mortal to our World War veterans,
and in which he also attacked Con-
gress for failing to provide the City
of Washington with suitable me.
mortal, to keep in line with nearly
every other city Of any size in the
United States.
Lieut. Joseph f. Beattie has been
indorsed by the Equality Walter
Reed Post, No. 2S4, Veterans of For
eign Wars, for department COM
mander. at the next encampment to be
held June %, "a and 25. Lieut.. Beat
tie has been appointed by Department
Comdr Charles II. Reilley as general
chairman for the annual v. +. w.
Buddy Poppy campaign which win
be launched May %. He has sent an
advance order for 100000 Buddie Pop
pies, as part of the District quota.
Military Order of the World War.
Arrangements are being made for
the 1927 national convention to be held
in Baltimore. Maj. Gen. Douglas Mac
Arthur, in command of the head
quarters of the Army Sd Corps
Area and comma ander-in-chief of the
order, has fixed the tentative dates
for the sessions on October 5, and Z.
Committees are now at work on
program for the sessions. The order
has been invited by the Army Or
dnance Association to participate in
it's program at Aberdeen Proving