Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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the Cootie. met at Red Mems Hall
February 2S. Due to the illness of
members of his family, insignificant
Seam Squirrel E. J. Buffalo was
absent and Insignificant Blanket
Bum J. +. Callahan, presided
An order was read from the Grand
Pup Tent of the District of Columbia
announcing the annual scratch" for
that body, when all Nits will be given
the opportunity to take the second
degree work of this order and be
transposed to Graybacks. This will
occur at Red Mems Hall on the night
of March II. Those Nits who will
become Graybacks on that night will
then be in a position to take the
third and final degree of the order.
The third degree is given only at ma
tional scratches" and will take place
this year at Providence, r. /.
A committee headed by Cootie
Wickstrand was empowered to select
a date and make all arrangements
for an excursion to Marshall Hall.
The third birthday anniversary
stag and smoker will be held the
night of March 25 at the Red Mems
Hall, according to an announcement
made by Nit Callahan, chairman of
the committee on arrangements.
Coolies only will attend the affair
and an opportunity will be given all
non members to affiliate with T. n. T.
March II so as to be eligible to
attend the stag. A reception COM
mittee will meet Coolies from Balti
more, Annapolis and Perryville at
Fifteenth and III streets northeast
and escort them to the hall.
The Cootie Minstrels will present
show at the stag. The Cootie Or
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B. Gardella will be in charge of re-
freshments.
The formation of the Drum and
Bugle Corps is progressing under the
leadership of Lieut.. Joseph E. Beatty.
Front Line Post, No. 1401, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, at it's last meeting,
held in Red Mems Hall, voted to
will be held late in March and an ap-
preparation of $40 was made as d
contribution from the post.
Comdr. Thompson announced
that at the second March meeting of
the post delegates to the annual con-
vention of the District of Columbia
Department, V. F. W., will be elected
Should it become necessary for
national headquarters of the ". F.
w. to seek some other city as their
home, this post will petition the D.
G. department to use it's power in
bringing the national body to Wash
ington. An attempt was made in 1920,
when the move was made from New
York to Kansas City, but the latter
city was chosen because of it's more
central location and because the use
of the quarters in the Memorial Build
Ing at Kansas City was offered the
V. F. w. free of rent.
1t is contended that Washington.
with the White House, Congress, the
Veterans Bureau, the Pension Office
and other agencies with which the
greater majority of the vetera MS
business is transacted, is the ideal
spot for the headquarters Of the ma
tional organization. 1t is felt that the
present personnel Of the D. G. deDart-
ment is amply fortified with enough
energy to go out and make a strong
bid for this city.
Department Comdr. Reillev has
extended an invitation to all members
or the Veterans of Foreign Wars tn
attend the monthly meetings of the
department council, which are held at
pm. on the first Monday of each
month in the board room, District
Building
~oPI. ooiAACS w. boyer, Jr., CHAIR
man OF the Citizens Military Train
ing Camps committee, has announced
there will be a showing of moving pic
lures, depicting c. NJ. T. G. life at
one of the camps last Summer. at
the meeting tomorrow night. There
will be dicussion relative to ". F..
w. cooperation with the War Depart.
ment in procuring the enrolment for
this years Citizens Military Training
, Camps.
Plans for Americanization day. to
be held April 81, are being made and
a preliminary report will be made
tomorrow night.
A meeting of the National Capital
Post, No. 1877, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, was held Monday. Due to III
ness, COmdr. j. j. Allen was unable
! to preside. The senior vice commander.
j. Is. DeHart, conducted the meeting.
Three new members We're admitted to
the post: Harry Wilson, who was
transferred from Post 219 of Balti.
| more: Zenas w. Alderman and Claren.
don f. Oliver.
The committee has been working on
the plans for the annual excursion to
| Marshall Hall. the date decided upon
being August 20. John P. Harris with.
drew his name from nomination to the
| position OF junior vice commander, in
order to I'LL the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Henry Loveless. The
election for Junior vice commander
resulted in Philip r. Belt being chosen.
He was Installed by Post Dept. Comdr.
| +. G. HUM National Legislative OfH