Evening star., 1928-11-25
take place at the Thomas Circle Clu6
at 1925 Massachusetts, avenue.

take place at the Thomas Circle Club
at 1925 Massachusetts, avenue.
Post meetings this week are Monday,
National Capital Post, No. 1877. Pythian
Temple: Federal Post. No. 833. Thomas
Circle Club. Wednesday, Front Line
Post, No. 140f, 935 Grant place.
Department Comdr. Frank Lockhead
has announced the appointment Of the
following committees: Committee to
study the emergency officers retirement
act. w. L. Thomas, chairman: James w.
Byer, E. J. St. Jacques, Thomas D,
Walsh, G. M. Reicht and Fred 3. Liv-
ingston. Committee to study the de-
partment bylaws to determine any
changes that may be deemed necessary,
Edwin S. Bethlehem. chairman; Charles
B. Jennings and William l.. Thomas
The following members of this de-
partment have been named to serve on
the Department of the Potomac. Grand
Army of the Republic. memorial COM
mittee: Frank Lockhead. Charles H.
Reilley, Fred G. Lucas and William I.
jenkins. In addition to the v. F. w.
representatives, this committee will be
composed of four members from each
of the following four organizations:
Grand Army of the Republic, United
Spanish War Veterans, American Le-
gion and Disabled American Veterans
of the World War. Judge Moulton Of
the Grand Army has been named chair
man. These representatives of the five
major veteran organizations will here
after plan for the proper observance Of
Memorial day IN the District of Colum-
bia, and supersedeS the G. A. r. me-
mortal committee which has had this
task in hand since the day was set
aside to honor the Nations departed
heroes.
Maj. Harry Coope. patriotic instruc-
tor. has been appointed by Comdr.
Lockhead to represent the District of
Columbia Department, Veterans of For
eign Wars, in the District of Columbia
federation for patriotic observancet
committee on arrangements, official
celebration Of George Washington's
birthday.
o. w. Hollingsworth of National Cap
ital Post has been detailed to investi-
gate the proposed community chest or
ganization for the District of Colun-
bia and report his findings at the next
regular meet of the department coun-
Gil of administration, December 3.
The observance of Armistice day by
this department consisted solely of plac-
ing wreath on the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier at Arlington by Condr.
staff. The Veterans of Foreign Wars
has at all times taken the stand against
any attempt to make another Memorial
day November IL. believing that this
day. which brought to a close the
worlds mightiest conflict, should be an
occasion for jubilation instead of a Sec
ond Memorial day.
Members of this department Joined
with the American War Mothers and
the American Legion Sunday afternoon
In the services in connection with the
replanting of the destroyed memorial
trees along upper Sixteenth street.
Department Comdr Lockhead acted
| as toastmaster at a banquet in honor -,
OF Commander in Chief Eugene Carver,
held at the Hamilton Hotel Wednesday
night. Comdr. Carver was in this city
| for two days and conferred with Presi-
| dent Coolidge on matters of vital in
| tereSt to the veterans of this country.
The banquet was attended by over 100
Veterans of Foreign Wars members and
guests of the other veteran organiza.
lions OF the city. Maj. Gen. Anton
| Stephan, past senior vice commander,
in chief of the Veterans of ForeirrT
Wars, was the principal speaker.
The third of a series of visitations
| by Comdr. Lockhead and his entire
staff was made to Potomac Post last
Thursday night at the Northeast Ma
sonic Temple. After a short business
| session and few brief remarks from
| the department commander a buffet
| luncheon was served by the members
OF Potomac Post Auxiliary. The next
visit will be made to Front Line Post
November %.
George Forester. member of Ma
tional Capital Post, Is forming a Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars post at Seat
Pleasant, Md. Already over IS vet
! Grams of the nearby Maryland town i,
have been enrolled in this new unit, :
and Comrade Forester will shortly apply
for charter.
An effort is also being made to re-
v1ve the Veterans of Foreign Wars post
at Alexandria, Va. Members of the
George Spalding Post of Camp Hum
phries, Va, and Chief of Staff Frank
Heise of this department are behind
this movement and hope to soon have
this once active unit once more in the
ranks of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Junior Vice Condr. Grudd, in charge
OF hospital entertainments, announces
that st. Elizabeth's will be the next
hospital visited by his troupe of gloom >
chasers. Already Mount Alto and Wal
ter Reed have been visited by this tai
ented group of entertainers.