Evening star., 1928-12-09

their relief funds to the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars National Home for widows
and orphans of veterans, which is To-
Gated at Eaton Rapids. Mich. This
home Is the only one Of It's kind sup
ported by veteran organization.
A citation certificate was presented to
Charles Kohen by Comdr. Lockhead for
the work that he has done for the needy
veterans in the District of Columbia
during the past fivc years.
Past Department Comdr. Joseph F.
Beatty presented the council with a
bound volume containing the records
of the department during his term of
Office. Comdr. Beatty paid tribute to
Past Department Adjutant A. G.
Fowles, whose untiring efforts made
the records possible.
John A. Lewis, national council men,
Der for the fifth district, was visitor
at the council meeting and in brief
talk outlined what the v. F. w. has
accomplished in the five Southern
States that he represents on the ma
tional council
The department commander and his
staff last week visited two more of the
local posts. Tuesday Federal Post was
paid visit and Wednesday Front Line
Post was visited
Plans are being made for the joint
installation of the newly elected post
officers early, next month. ,Cornrade
Grudd is in charge, Of committee max
ing arrangements for this affair,
The department entertainment COM
mittee announces that the MidWinter
smoker will be held during the third
week of January.
Through the local v. F. w. and the
courtesy of Rudy Albrecht, the pa
tients at Mount Alto Hospital were furZ
nished program Of music during the
dinner hour Thanksgiving day.
Front Line Post, No. 1401, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will meet at Wood
mans Hall, on Grant place, next We'd
nesday evening. Officers will be elected
New members include Rev. Father
Francis j. Hurney, Harry Photis, George
L. Monroe and Roy L. Chambers.
The post is sending out a call to ELI
g1ble overseas veterans who would like
to enroll in the new Veterans of For
eign Wars Drum and Bugle Corps. The
new uniforms for this organization will
be selected at the meeting Wednesday.
The auxiliary was instituted last week
and sworn m by Mrs. Bessie Hanken,
national president Of the auxiliary of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars: Mrs. Hanken
also presented. the auxiliary, with silk
flag altar cloth.
A radio night recruiting drive will
be staged in the near future and sew
eral other social evenings are being ar
ranged ;e &
National Capital Post, No. 1877, Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, viii meet to-
morrow evening at. Pythian Temple.
Due to the second meeting being Sched-
uled for December "a, Christmas eve,
this meeting will be cancelled. There
will be election Of post officers. There
will be an entertainment and refresh
ments after the meeting. Following
are nominees For commander, Oscar
w. Hollingsworth; senior vice comman-
der, Jacob De Hart; junior vice COM
nnander, Edward w. Coffee and Adolpn
Rudolph; quartermaster. Ernest Wick
strand; chaplain, Charles e. Neff !;
officer of day. Michael Guifree and
Charles Blakeman; post advocate, James
E. Bird; post surgeon, M. Simmons;
trustee for Is months, retiring Post
Commander, r. G. Muschlitz.
The recruiting committee consisting
of post officers and Past Post Comman-
ders George j. Neuner. DanieTJ. Leahy,
Eugene A. Pierce and John Allen will
meet Immediately after the election Of
new post officers, and launch into a
recruiting campaign. The committee
has available list Of 800 prospects and
letters will be prepared for mailing to
each eligible, National Capital Post
being the mother post Of the v. F. w.
In the District of Columbia, organized
April H. 1919, with but IA Signers for
charter, and celebrated its first birthday
April II, 1920. with q membership of
new posts have been organized. George
j. Neuner was the first commander.
National headquarters. Veterans of