Evening star., 1928-12-30
MEETINGS THIS WEEK:
Thursday, Equality-Walter Reed
Post, No. 284, at Pythian Temple.

The Yuletide has brought quite a.
lull in veteran activities, but. with the
advent of the new year, things are
expected to hum in the Veterans of
Foreign Wars. Front Line Post will
start the ball rolling by attending the
dance at the Raleigh Hotel tomorrow
night. The post has reserved table
in order that its members may be
together and the colors of the post will
have a place of honor at the head of
this table. The American War Vet
erans' Club is sponsoring this affair.
Following this will be the depart
ment's big night at the L'Aiglon, Eigth-
zenith street and Columbia road. This
will be the joint installation ceremony
for all posts and auxiliaries in the
District of Columbia, the night of jan
uary 8. The program for this affair,
as given by the department entertain
ment committee. includes the follow
inE of ITO the Colors"; (c) prayer by
department chaplain; Cd installation
OF all post officers. excepting COM
manders; (e) installation of the new
post commanders; O) installation of
the newly elected officers of the aux
iliaries; (g) award of citation and
past commanders jewels by the depart
ment commander; Ch) dancing for the
remainder of the evening.
All post and auxiliary members and
their friends are invited to attend this
installation ceremony. Abe Grudd and
the following members comprise this
committee: c. j. Lawless, G. NJ.
Reicht. W. j. Harrington, H. L. Miller,
j. L. Clerc, F. r. HeiSe, M. Davis and
j. F. Beatty.
The department stag smoker will be
held at the Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie February 2. While the complete
program has not been arranged, Chair
man Grudd has announced a tentative
program.
Pursuant to the provisions of reso-
luton adopted at the last meeting or
the council of administration, Decem-
ber 3, the chairman of the department
welfare committee is ordered to take
immediate steps to have his commit
tee initiate a study to determine the
| merits of the suggestion to create an
interpost relief fund, particularly with
reference to its applicability to the
Capitalization of relief work in this
department. The welfare committee
council of administration at its next
regular meeting, January Z, tenta-
tive plan for the creation, maintenance
and functioning of such an interpost
relief fund.
Department Inspector Joseph B. Gar
della has completed his final 1928 re-
view of the six posts in this jurisdic-
ton and will submit his report to the
department adjutant at the next coun-
Gil meeting.
Chief Of staff Frank F. Heise is
pleased with the results, to date, of the
department recruiting drive, and pre-
diets that by January 81, when the
drive comes to a close. the local mem
bership will have been increased more
than so per cent.
Victor E. Guillermain Of Front Line
Post, who is at the present time ma
tional senior vice commander OF the
Military Order of the Cootie, the
fun degree of the v. F. w., has spent
the past month or more visiting vari-
Gus pup tents of Maryland and Vlr-
ginia. and he reports the "Crummy Fra
ternity'' in healthy state at all places
that he has visited. He paid visits 10
the tents of Norfolk, Petersburg, Rich
mond. Roanoke, Harrisonburg and
Purcellville, in Virginia, and to Cum
berland, Annapolis, Baltimore. Takoma
Park ana RerryVllle, III MdAyldAU' uuA
ing his trips, and he expects TO put
in another week going through the
State of West Virginia in the very near
future.
T. N. T. Tent, the local unit OF the
Coolies, will elect its officers for 1929 at
a meeting in Woodmen's Hall this week.
Following the business meeting buffet
lunch will be served by the K. P. de-
tail of the Crummy Brigade.
At the last meeting Of Federal Aux
iliary the following officers we're elected:
President Mrs Mae Pettey: senior
vice president, Mrs. Dorothy Lohman;
Junior vice president, Mrs. Lillian L..
Brode, and chaplain, Mrs. Eta Romp-
ley. ...,.
There will be joint installation with
all other posts and auxiliar1es jan
uary 9 at the L'Aiglon Club.
The auxiliary sent SIS to the o. F. w.
National Home for children's toys Tor
Christmas: several baskets were do.
mated to ex-service mems families, and
SIS for good cheer FOR st. El1zabeths
Hospital. Lillian Brode was appointed
chairman. assisted by Mrs. Howell. MISS
Raup and the president, Madam Grant.