Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-04-07

Now that ali posts have made their
selections of delegates to the annual en-
campment of the District Of Columbia
Department of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars, the principal topic of converse
| ton among the veterans tor the next
two months will be who will be our
next department commander" AT
the present time only one post has come
out in the open with candidate Tor the
position, Front Line Post having selected
Capt. Harvey l.. Miller for the coveted
honor. 1t is felt, however, by the leao,
ers of the organization that several
other posts will come out with ''favorite
! sons seeking the highest office in the
! local department.
| A committee appointed by Comdr.
| Lockhead is securing the city Tor
suitable place for the encampment to
convene. The members of this COM
mittee are Edward H. Bethlehem, jr..
chairman; George j. Neuner and the
commanders of the six subordinate posts
of the department, o. H. HollingsWorth,
| Euuality-Walter Reed Post; John j.
Hart. Columbia Post; w. F. Lapir, Fed
eral Post: F. j. Kelley, Potomac Post;
H. l.. Miller, Front Line Post.
Charles F. Kelley, past department
commander and chairman OF the 1929
buddy poppy committee OF this depart
ment is enthusiastic over the prospects
of successful buddy poppy campaign
for this year and predicts that more
than 100000 OF the flowers Will be dis
tributed in the District of Columbia.
This number is far in excess of any ever
reached in previous campaigns by the
local ". w.
National Capital Post viii observe its
tenth birthday anniversary tomorrow
night in Pythian Temple. John Allen
is in charge of the arrangements. A
vaudeville program has been arranged.
Ten acts, in addition to the overseas
Drum and Bugle Corps of the District
of Columbia department, will be pre-
sented. Senior Michele Giuffree, who
returned to this country only few
months ago from Milan, Italy, will be
an added attraction in few piano Sc
lections.
Potomac Post was host to large
gathering of " F. w. members at an
open meeting last week at its hall in
Northeast Masonic Temple. Every post
in the department was largely repre-
sented and enjoyed the entertaining
vaudeville program that was arranged.
The Ladies' Auxiliary dispensed re-
freshments at the conclusion OF the
meeting. c. F. Belt was chairman OF
the committee in charge.
The Overseas Drum and Bugle Corps
was issued uniforms at the meet
ing Wednesday night. The corps made
a presentable showing Thursday eve
ming at the Raleigh Hotel, when it es-
corted the new officers of the Reserve
Officers Association into the banquet
hall for their induction into Office.
Attention will now be focused on the
big v. F. w. day to be staged by the
corps at the Fox Theater next Sunday.
Oficer- in-charge Harvey l.. Miller in
tends to increase the rehearSalS during
the coming week in order to smooth out
some of the rough edges now existing
The corps will open each show at the
theater next Sunday with an eight
minute program Of marches and drum
solos. Forty fully equipped musicians
now comprise this new unit of the local
V. F. w.
The next meeting of TINT Tent of
!! the Coolies will be held at the Roma
Inn. on De Sales street, Tuesday eve
ming. This will inaugurate new policy,
recently adopted by this ftln-making
organization, of holding each meeting
at a different place.
At the meeting Of the Walter Reed
Post at st. Paul'S Hall, 1435 v street,
March 81, there was presented by Ar
thur G. Fowle, chairman of the enter
tainment committee, the original French
playlet, La Faim est un Grand In
venteur." The cast included Madames
Chaconas, johnson and Fowle, and
MeSsrs. Martin and Haverty. The per-
Torrance, one-act play, was laid in
small village in France and presented
entirely from French viewpoint. The
French Ambassador, Monsieur Claudel,
was among those present.
Before the presentation of the play
the post had short business meeting,
at which time the delegates and alter
mates were elected for the department
encampment in June. The following
were elected:
Delegates: Omer w. Clark, Nathan d.
Golden, John I. Spreckelmyer, William
L. Thomas, James H. Reed, Thomas A.
Dryer, Herbert o. Allen, H. c. Forney,
William I. Snyder, Jay D. Coulter,
Henry Bruce Clarke, John D. wischu-
sen, Arthur C.. Fowle, Vincent Childs,
Nathaniel H. Laden and George w.
Ryan.
/ Alternates. C. ]. Haunsucker, Frank
c. Thomas, William S. Childs, Gust A.
Karess, Ed. w. -DeArmon, Joseph E.
Mackley, Daniel j. Fenton, L. Edward
Donaldson, James E. Martin, Howard
w. Woerner, Herbert A. Church. Victor
Dodge, w. D. Kline, Raymond l..
Keith, Joseph Wilmer and William w.
Watt.
Lieut.. Joseph F. Beattie, Infantry
Reserve Of the Equality Walter Reed
Post, has been designated as q member
Of the civilian aide to the Secretary of
War, to stimulate procurement among
the veterans organizations in this city
with respect to the Citizens Military
Training Camps. Lieut.. Beattie Is also
chairman OF the department G. M. T. O.
committee. and his being selected By