Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-10
Veterans of Great War

National Capital Post Auxiliary's first
inStallment.
The auxiliary went on record oppos-
ing the erection of an abattoir in Ar
lington County in the vicinity of Ar
lington National Cemetery, copy Of
the letter to be mailed the Board of
County Supervisors of Arlington Coun-
ty, in Virginia.
National Capital Post No. 1877. Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars, will meet to-
morrow evening at Pythian Temple,
1910 Ninth street. Comdr. Oscar w.
Hollingsworth will preside.
The degree team. consisting of
Comdr. o. w. Hollingsworth. Senior
Vice Comdr Jacob DeHart Junior Vice
Comdr. Emil Germ, Chaplain Charles
Neff, Adjt. Ruben c. MuSchlitz, Officer
of Day Edward w. Coffey, Guard
Michael Guiffre, Post Advocate James
J. Bird. Trumpeter Samuel Nowlan and
Past Post ComdrS. George j. Neuner,
Daniel J. Leahy, Eugene A. Pierce and
John j. Allen, will conduct the muster
ing of class of recruits.
John J. Allen, chairman entertain
ment committee. assisted by Ernest
Wickstrand. Michael Guiffre, Harry p.
Clements. Print E. Schomette, Thomas
StduOuIS oQi lOli. NICOl &c MN
A!ear and Emil Germ, will announce
their program for the post outing to
be held June l at Marshall Hall.
The poppy committee. consisting of
j. j. Allen. chairman: Eugene A.
Pierce, Ernest Wickstrand. Samuel
MawSon, H. p. Clements, Nicole Mo-
rama, Christian G. Schieble, Michael
Guiffre r. c. MuschlitZ Daniel j.
Leahy, Germ Emil, Edward J. Sullivan.
Print E. Schomette. Burton Clauddis
and George McAlear. will meet for the
purpose of deciding the number of
peoples to be purchased and plans for
the annual poppy sales.
Plans for celebrating the posts tenth
anniversary will be submitted by Past
Post Comdr. Neuner, the posts first
commander.
An informal meeting of the depart
ment council was held last Sunday
afternoon at Richmond Va. The fol-
lowing national officers accompanied
COMMUNICATIVE Chief Eugene P. Carver
to the Virginia city: Council Member
George j. Neuner, chairman national
legislative committee: Edwin S. Bettel-
helm; Charles E. Weickhardt, naval
liaison officer. and Joseph H. Hanken,
department commander of MaSsachu-
sets.
Col. NJ S. Battle, department COM
mander, presided, with the following de-
partment officers present: r. L. Stultz,
senior vice commander, New Market.
Va; r. r. Phillips, junior vice COM
mander, Newport News, Va: C. E.
Adams. quartermaSter. Fort Humphreys
Va; H. r. Seelinger, chief of staff, Nor
folk. Va: L. T. Smell, inspector, Ports
mouth, Va; E. L. De Hegh, aide-de-
camp Roanoke, Va; G. B. Norren, adj
jutant, Roanoke, Va: c. II. Schiebel-
thuth, deputy inspector, Richmond, Va:
L. H. Fowler, deputy inspector, Der
brigh, Va. Council members: Past De-
partment Comdr. A. B. Hill, Portsmouth
Va; E. w. Lawrence, Blacksburg, Va:
H. A. Will, Petersburg. Va: R.. j. Pa
cint, Richmond: Mark II. Finke, COM
mander, Richmond Post; d. B. Breedon,
commander Fort Eustis.
The council selected Harrisonburg for
the next department encampment, June
Is, IA, IS. Plans for inaugurating a
department recruiting campaign will be
announced through department circu-
lar. Three silver cups have been offered
to the department and posts within the
department making the greatest gain in
the membership drive Cups are offered
by Department Comdr NJ S. Battle, de-
partment commander of Massachusetts,:
Joseph H. Hanken and George j.
Neuner.