Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06

The department council of admins
tration will hold its first session of the
new year tomorrow night in the board
| room OF the District Building. Several
very important amendments to the de-
partment constitution will be consid-
cred at this meeting Reports will also
be rendered by the chairman of the
entertainment committee on the plans
that have been formulated for the Joint
installation exercises and the depart
ment smoker. The inspectors reports
on the six posts Of this jurisdiction will
also be rendered Chief of Staff F. r.
HeiSe will announce the standings of
the posts in the recruiting compaign
that is now being waged in the depart
ment. This campaign has entered Its
final month, being due to close jan
uary 81.
Comdr. Frank Lockhead will be en-
tering the last half of his years tenure
of Office at the session of the council
tomorrow evening. Since his elevation
to this Office last June Capt. Lockhead
has struggled to place the department
on smooth working basis. bringing
into it much of the efficiency and or
ganization that is found only in mill
tary administration. Every officer of
the department Is reported to be func-
tioning as unit, and committees are
carrying out their assignment with ma
chine-like precision. The posts of the
department are cooperating with
Comdr Lockhead in all of his en-
deavorS.
Chief of Staff Heise, who will be in
charge of the installation ceremonies at
the L'Aiglon next Wednesday evening,
requests that all pest colors, in charge
of uniformed color detail, report to
him that night in the basement of that
building not later than 7:30 o'clock
All newly elected officers of all posts
and auxilliaries are also requested to
report to the same officer at the same
place and time. Post commanders will
submit to Comdr. Lockhead, not later
than 7:45 pm, list of the members
who are to be recipients of either CT
tations or past officers jewels. The
pro-rata cost of the joint installation
ceremony will be apporiioned among
the six posts and five auXilliaries of the
department. Admission will be free and
open to all v. F. w. members and
friends. Dancing win follow the exer-
ciseS.
! Many local veterans will go to Seat
Pleasant. Md, at the time of the insti-
tuition of the newly formed Veterans of
Foreign Wars post of that town. This
is to take place some time in this
month and the work will be done by
Col. r. z. Grammes, commander of the
Department of Maryland, and his staff.
Several men who have in the past been
affiliated with District of Columbia
posts are the spnsors of this new unit.
The meetings of Front Line and Co
lumbia Posts scheduled for Wednesday
evening have been called off. due to
! VI
lon.
National Capital Post is making plans
for the celebration of its tenth ami
versary In April A committee is pre-
pairing to make this occasion one of
the most pretentious ever held by this
post Being the first post organized in
Washington, the anniversary of Ma
tional Capital Post means also the an
nivcrsary of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars in this city.
]. D. Ryan of Equality Walter Reed
Post has been instrumental in the for
nation of Veterans of Foreign Wars
post at Manassas. Va. during the past
several weeks He also holds the dis
tinction of being the biggest recruiter
/ In the ranks of the Equality Walter
! Reed Post, being responsible for no less
| than 80 new members in the last two
months
Sixty persons sat at the table of
Front Line Post at the New Year eve
carnival and dance of the American
War Veterans Club held at the Ra-
| leigh Hotel
The drum corps committee of this
post reports that the membership is
displaying much interest in the pro-
posed musical unit.
T N T Tent OF the Military Order
of the Cootie on December % elected
new officers A buffet lunch was sup
/ piled by Cootie Nat Laden and his K. P
detail The new officers are Insignif-
/ cant seam squirrel, Joseph B. Gardella;
/ insignificant blanket bum, F. r. Heise;
! insignificant hide gimlet, w. P. Cava
naugh; keeper of the. crummy duffle
bag, A. v. Cercell provost marshal, M.
Giuffre. and pill pusher. E. M. Snyder.
The tent voted to purchase page in
the Front Line Barrage, monthly paper
published by Front Line Post of the
4, Veterans of Foreign Wars. and devote
this space to Cootie activities. Each
member will receive copy Of the paper
every month.
National Capital Post, Ladies' Auxili-
airy. Veterans of Foreign Wars, has
concluded successful Christmas holi-
day program with a party for post