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

Of Columbia Department has been post
| poned from tomorrow night until March
IL at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, Eleventh and l. streets.
National Capital Post. 127. Veterans
OF Foreign Wars. was host to its latest
baby post organized by Past Junior
Vice Comdr., George Forester last
Monday evening at Pythian Temple,
Comdr. Oscar w. Holiingsworth pre-
siding. The new post is established at
Seat Pleasant, Md. and is known as
Strawn-Turner Post. No. 1927. 1t was
instituted by George j. Neuner. Ma
tional Council member of the fourth
| district, February Is, the post being
assigned to the Department of Mary
land. of which Col. Robert A. Grammes
is department commander Officers
elected we're: Commander. George For
ester; senior vice commander. c. F.
Bradley; junior vice commander, F. G..
Brown: quartermaster. H. II. Rudolph;
chaplain. Charles Engstrom: officer OF
the day. F. Cohin: post advocate, II.
Appcnfelter; trustees, j. Bronacher.
William E. Schmidt and C. White;
P. T. Wells, adjutant Meetings will
be held the second and fourth Fridays
OF each month in Seat Pleasant, Md,
Fire Departments Hall
In honor of National Capital Posts
guests all routine business was deferred
until later date. and after mastering
one candidate. Lee Nolan Higgins, who
served with Company I. 59th Infantry,
World War. the assembly was turned
over to John j. Allen. chairman, and
members of the entertainment COM
mittee.
Lieut.. Charles E. weichardt, naval
liaison officer for the V. F.. w. located
in the city, received from the Navy De-
partment a reel Of films showing the
life of Uncle Sans sailors, both aboard
ships and their travels in foreign coun-
tries.
Capt. Harry L. Miller commander
Front Line Post. No. 140l, announced
the v. F. w. Bugle and Drum Corps
was now reality and equipments pro-
cured with every assurance that the
boys would be out on the streets within
very short time In new uniforms.
Capt. P. v. Templeton. commander of
Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship, " F. W.,
made an address.
Five million buddy peoples" will
burst into bloom on Memorial day,
according to the plans of the national
poppy committee of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States. of
which r. B. Handy, jr., national adju-
tant, is chairman.
Capt. Handy reported the committee
has adopted regulations governing the
manufacture of the peoples exclusively
by disabled veterans in Veterans Bu-
reau hospitals. For the past three
months disabled former service men
have been making peoples in Veterans
Bureau hospitals in the New England
States. New York, Illinois, Minnesota
and Missouri.
The District of Columbia Veterans of
Foreign Wars Overseas Drum and
Bugle Corps will make its first public
appearance at the Fox Theater. April
l, at all four performances. The De-
partmental and six post colors will be
paraded on the stage in conjunction
with the debut of the newly formed
corps.
Following are the newly elected Of
ficers of the corps: Officer in charge,
Harvey L. Miller; drum major, Frank
R. Heise; sergeant major bugler, Will
liam P. Winslade, sergeant drummer,
Irving r. S. Silverberg: ouartermaster,
Harry F. Volkman, jr.; adjutant, Julian
S. Latham.
The corps will hold practice at the
National Guard Armory, North Capitol
and D streets, each Wednesday eve
ming. New instruments will be issued
at this meeting and measurements for
new uniforms will be taken.
THE AMERICAN LEGION.