Evening star., 1928-02-19
Veterans of Foreign Wars.

Inc monthly meeting or the Depart
ment Council OF Administration was
held III the boardroom, District Build
ing, last Monday with Comdr. Joseph
F.. Beatty presiding.
The 1928 buddy poppy committee. ap-
pointed by Comdr. Beatty, consists of
eight members. c. 3. Jennings. chair
| man. and E. j. Hale. vice chairman.
The remaining members will be named
by the post commanders. one from each
post. This committee has been given
tull power to proceed with the plans for
this years campaign and a meeting has
been called for near date to determine
the number Of buddy poppies that the
d. {. Department will handle in this
years drive. The buddy poppy is again
oelng manufactured by disabled World
War veterans and will be sold during
the last week in May by every post of
the Y. F. ". III the United States
A Speclal grievance committee With
capt Frank Lockhead al the head, was
also appointed by the department. COM
mander 10 handle any and all COM
plants and grievances made to this de-
part1ent.
A report was read by E. J. Bettelheim.
r.. on the activities Of the transient re-
lei committee. This committee main
tains a fund in the Offices of Cant.
betteiheim for the purpose Of extending
alo 10 veterans temporarily in the city
and in need of assistance. This f,,nd
is furnished by this department from
Its poppy receipts
Inc council extended vote OF thanks
20 ChaEIes kohen. who for the past
| thFee years has headed the COMMITTEES
I III cnarge OF hospital entertainments
ahC visitations. He Is leaving the CITY
, early next month.
ms department Is considering the
Feasibility Of publishing a monthIv
paper Tor its members The subject
! vas discussed at the recent councjl
Meet2ng and 1t was decided to place the
mater oelore each post before proceed
ing 1aFiner with the proposition.
National Capital Post. No 1877 befS
us meeting last Monday evening A.
Fy1hian Temple. The Recommendation
- tAe committee, consisting of Past
FoSt commander A. E. Pierce. chair
man Judge Advocate Herbert H. Shin.
ick. Past Senior Vice Comdr. .Iames =
6yro' appointed by the commander n
consider the recent opinion rendered bv
me department judge advocate relating
20 augmenting the department welfare
committee fund. the post denied the
tFopFlety OF the proposed procedure as
outhheo oy the Judge advocate of the
department. OF the District of Column
o!a IN his opinion under date of .Ian.
uary -, 1928.
Inc post went on record as indors;no
me resolution As submitted bv FROM
Line Post, NO. l40l. relative TO comnen-
oatlon lor the dependents of A. Eopoll,c-
ci. who lost his life April /. 1917. when
the steamer Aztec on which he was
serving as an armed guard. was sunk
og a German submarine.
4Tloute was paid by the post In
nonor and memory OF the sailors who
/ losl tnelr lives IN Havana Harbor Feb
1aary 10 1928. when the battleship
Maine was sunk. Tribute was also Maid
70 I. G. Davis Of United States Soldiers,
/ Home, who died February 3. 1928, Tans
Loyeless.
report on the progress OF the ar
rangements for the post smoker IN he
tuesday evening. was given by Serct
Henry LoYeieSs of the entertainment
committee. Department Con,dr. Josenh
beattie. commander National Cap.tal
Post, No, l27, and r. c. Muschlitz viii
make addresses.
A. A. Hoffman, who has Just returned
from his home In Oregon. delivered an
address relative TO the Veterans of For
/ e.2n Wars activities in his State and on
fne Pacific Coast. Wilfred H. Major,
| wf7o has just returned from an oficial
tour OF the batilehelds of France. Bel
gum and Italy. told of conditions exist
ing abroad
The following were admitted 10 men,
oersnip and obligated: John A. Myers,
superintendent u s. National Cemetery
5talhton Va; Wilfred II. Major, H. c.
DAVIS Dewitt j. Parrish. William M.
EEr= =fAy7
<. Brown and Walter E. TrOrne.
/ Inc commander has appointed as his
committee for arrangements on trans
/ poital3on Tor the post 10 participate in
,ne George Washington birthday cele.
oration II Alexandria. Va. February
u: a. a. Hoffman. Oscar w. Hollings-
/ worth and Roy S Hapgood. II Is Re-
! eaesieo that all members Of the post
[ report 10 Enis committee The place OF
meeting ana time viii be- announced at
me smoker next TUESDAY.
! Cordr. Frank Lockhead OF Colum-
/ bia Post, No. s33, headed the dele.
cation Of post members who attended
ne Lincoln day exercises at St.
Inon1a* Episcopal Church The color
oeafeFs we're John r. Bart and Merle
Huycke. Maj. J. f. Brooks and Can't
! "liIiam Ae!iock "ere the color guards
! Inc post Is ezerting It's influence IN
procure the passage ot pending leglx-
lature for the strengthening OF the
! national cefenSe and tor sufficient an.
ptopriationS 70 AFFORD annual periods
u training " members of the organ
.D'0 Fe+fFfS Maj. Gen. Anton
Stephan, Il member of Columbia pos,
and past department commander. has
me support .! the post IN his campaign
Tor All adequate aTm0ry and training
facilities for the units 0f the local Ma
IlDisal Guard and individual members
~ Ire post ere Soliciting Inc lndor6e-
ne,it and assistance of members of
Congress ~ this tud
/ Lieut., Col Harry Cooper. who has tls,
returned 10 the tinted States py yay
y! he Ct!snt. after completing q tour
~ c4fy ah aGlutant o! The Department
- tYe Philippines VIII entertain the
iyDsl ~!'h ii recital VI his experiences
/ ~ the Islands and his observations
mace during his long journey from
Manila ~ !sfW Torn
u iaE been decided " hold the fun
9Fein"nia! imitation quarterly. requiring
81! members obligated In the interim
~ participate III The quarterly jnitia-
l!@n
The entertainment committee con-
s's'lng II MAJ F.. II Hale. Capt j. Al
itn Psaeihef anG Past Honorary Post
InuoF. John l. Hart. Is planning q
ni.nslFc! and musical entertainment the
Dsr"eecS ~ De used ~ defray the ex-
irf'4>eH " the post delegate 10 the In
! G.aHaptlls eunampment Past Depart
tneTt CGrndg e. II Reilly has been sp-
!s'lnieG member ot The Onto In
G.aAapDIis Gun committee
Disabled American Veterans.
Need tGr speeding up additional hos
D]1si facilities f1r mentally aillng World
War n.en Was explained ~ President
EppI.Gge by William + Tate of At