Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-14
Veterans Of Foreign Wars.

Gay, yesterday, ana is Delng CONTINUED
today. Action on important organiza
ton problems, launching of an extern
Slve expansion program and genera
discussion of teran policies for thu
ensuing year was the order OF business
The council. consisting of IA mem
berS, representing IA districts in which
the country is apportioned, Will NEE
at Lansing Mich. in conjunction witt
the annual meeting of the board o.
trustees of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars national home for widows anc
children of deceased veterans at Eator
Rapids, Mich. Fred Slower, Butler
Pa. president of the board. will pre-.
side at all sessions and the annual cleo.
ton of officers.
In connection with the board oil
trustees meeting a delegation repre-
senting the Department of New York
Veterans of Foreign Wars will arrive
at Eaton Rapids for the dedication oil
the New York State unit, recently con-
structed at the national home. The
New York building has been completely
{, furnished with equipment contributed
by New York posts and auxiliaries.
National officers who will participate
in the conference at Lansing include
Commander -in-chief Carver, Past Com
mandre-in -chief Frank T Strayer of
Indianapolis, Senior Vice Commander
in-chief H. N. Duff, Lansing, Mich
who is also treasurer of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars National Home: Junior
Vice Commander in-chief Paul C.
Wolman, Baltimore, Md; Judge Advo.
cate General Harpur M. Tobin. Phila-
delphia, Pa: Adjt Gen. R. B. Handy
jr., Kansas City, KanS.; John Mulligan
Newark, N. j., and James F. MacFar-
land, Providence, r. l., inspector gen.
eral
Members of the council who will at
tend are Harry A. Hoffman, Provi-
dence, r. l.; William P Dibble, Meri-
den, Conn; Fred Slower. Butler, Pa.
who is a member of the council repre-
Senting the third district, as we'll as
president of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars National Home; George J. Neu-
ner. Washington. D. c.: John G. Lewis
National Sanitarium, Tennessee; A. c.
Eversole, Jackson. KY; S. H. Myers
Chicago, ILL.,: H. j. SnodgraSs Kansas
City. Mo-; Andrew Hawkins, Mime
apolis: r.. c. Anderson, Denver; Donald
De Coe, Sacramento. Calf; P. w.
Kelley, Portland, Greg, and r. =. Butts,
Muskogee, Okla.
Federal Auxiliary. No. 824, met Mon
day night at the home of the junior
vice president. Mrs. Petty. A social
followed A card party will be held
Thursday. october IS, at the home OF
Mrs. Lehman, 822 G. street northeast
A dance and card party will be held at
Oysters Auditorium November %, to
which the public is invited.
National Capital Post, No. 1877, Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, held its regu-
lar meeting in Pythian Temple October
8. Comdr. r. c. Muschlitz has made
extensive plans for recruiting for the
balance of his term of Office. Frank
Heisie, department chairman of re-
cruiting, addressed the meeting and
gave an outline of the campaign Four
4. valuable prizes are to be given in the
contest. Each new member counts 100
points and attendance for a regular
member counts 10 points.
Chairman Earnest Wickstrand is CO.
operating with the auxiliary for a card
party Wednesday evening at oysters
Auditorium. Twenty-sixth street and
Pennsylvania avenue. Games and other
features Of entertainment are planned.
Post meetings for this week: Thurs
284, Pytfian Temple.
Members in the District of Columbia
are arranging to attend the joint ball
) with the American Legion the evening
OF November H. at the New Willard
Hotel. F. C. Lucas is handling the tick
cts for the v. F. w. The Joint commit
tee of the two organizations is holding
weekly meetings at the Army and Navy
Club. e. c. Babcock is in charge of
the " F. w. subcommittee.
Capt Frank Lockhead, commander
of the D. c. Department of the v, F.
w, after an absence of nearly two
az nn Of 10
council of administration held in the
board room of the District Building
last Monday evening. The council dis
posed of several matters that have
been a problem in the department for
some time The most important Of these
was the question as to the rights Of
past department commanders in the
council of administration and after
hearing a report from the department
Judge advocate, voted to give all past
department commanders vote in the
council Junior Vice Comdr. A. Grudd
announced an entertainment to be
given at Walter Reed the evening OF
October 49,
Chief of Staff Frank Heise outlined
a plan to stimulate recruiting in the
various posts and he was given full
power to put the plan in operation.
The plan in detail is to have COM
peti5ive recruiting drive inaugurated
among the posts with valuable prizes
as the incentive. 1t is planned to be-
gin the contest october Is and bring
it to a close December 81. Prizes
will be given to the post bringing in
the largest number of new members;
the post having the largest percentage
of gain in membership; the post hav-
ing the largest attendance at each
of gain in membership: the post hav-
ing the largeset attendance at each
meeting during this period and to the
post having the largest percentage of
its membership in attendance at each
meeting during this period.
It was announced % names were on
the rolls OF the proposed Drum and
Bugle Corps and that this long-looked
for auxiliary to the department would
soon be a reality. An organization
meeting will shortly be held
Ceremonies for the unwilling of a
stone over the grave Of the late Gen.
Lloyd M. Brett, in Arlington, were
held September % by members of the
Both Division Association and the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars. Gen. Brett
was a member of the both Division
overseas and was past commander
in-chief of the v. F. w.
T. N. T. Pup-Tent, the local unit
of the Military Order of the Cootie,
which is the fun-making branch of the
v. F. w, gave the first of a series
of banquets at the Roma restaurant
Wednesday evening. Cootie V. G. Gull
lermain, a member of T. N. T., who
was elected national senior vice COM
mander at the Grand Scratch in In
dianapolis, told of the plans for the
national organization for the coming
year. Seam Squirrel Nat Laden was
master of ceremonies.
Front Line Post is completing ar
rangements for its Navy Day ball, which
will be held at the Raleigh Hotel the
evening of october 81. Commander
Harvey L. Miller is general chairman
OF the bell committee and he announces