Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-10

| thursday, Potomac POST, mo.
| 1885, Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
| rines' Club.
The following members of the Ladies'
Auxiliaries, Veterans Foreign Wars, in
the District of Columbia, are announced
as associate members of the department
poppy committee: Mrs. Mary Lucas,
Mrs. E. Lidstone, Mrs. E. j. st. Jaques,
Mrs. Mary Petty, Miss Sadie Collins
and Mrs. H. L. Miller. They will be
placed in charge of the work of re-
cruiting and organizing a sales force
among the auxiliaries to assist in the
+, poppy drive this year. The following
newly elected post commanders have
also been designated as members of
the general poppy committee: 0. W.
| Hollingsworth, National Capital Post;
| D. E. Campbell, Equality Walter Reed
Post; S. B. Lapin, Federal Post; j. L.
Hart, Columbia Post; L. E. Kelly, Po-
tomac Post; Harvey L. Miller, Front
Line Post.
This department is in receipt of
letter from the inspector general of
the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Comrade
James F. Mcfarland of Providence,
r. l., in which he pays the posts of
pliment According to the inspector
general, this department is one Of the
few in the United States that can claim
100 per cent paid-up membership. The
local posts were inspected during the
latter part Of December by the depart
ment inspector, Joseph B. Gardella.
Capt. Frank Lockhead. commander of
the District of Columbia Department,
represented the Veterans of Foreign
Wars at the banquet given in honor
Of Judge John Reese, national COM
mander of the Grand Army, at the
Raleigh Hotel the night of January 80.
The local commander will be guest
of the Women's Overseas League at
banquet the evening of February %
at the Raleigh Hotel The honored
guests and principal speakers on this
occasion will be Maj. Gen. Summerall,
Admiral McNamee and Representative
Royal G. johnson.
The Midwinter smoker of this de-
partment was held last Saturday night
at the Northeast Masonic Temple.
More than 500 members witnessed the
vaudeville show. There was a buffet
lunch. James j. Lake acted as master
OF ceremonies. Miss Edith Reed was
in charge of the program, assisted by
Rudolph Albrecht. Among those ap-
pearing on the program were Miss Julia
Cunningham, dancer; Miss Charlotte
Luber.. singer; Miss Harriet Poole,
Hawaiian dancer; Cox and Shugrue,
comedy tumbling act; Sargent Oliver
and Vim Childs, members of the Cootie
Entertainers.
Department Comdr. Lookhead, in a
short address, stressed the need of re-
cruiting in the Veterans of Foreign
Wars of this city and gave q brief out
line OF the relief work that the de-
partment has carried on during his first
SIX months In office. Junior Vice Comdr.
A. Grudd was general chairman of the
committee in charge of the smoker.
The department council of admins
tration held its February session last
Monday evening in the boardroom of
the District Building, Comdr. Lockhead
presiding. Senior Vice Comdr. Faw-
cett submitted report of the welfare
committee In which was embodied the.
maj report OF the subcommittee which
handled the ArmiStice day ball.
j. A. Praether submitted a report of
the budget committee and this was
turned over to Comdr. Lockhead for
study. Beginning next Tuesday with an
organization meeting, the buddy poppy
committee. Past Department Comeir.
T. =. Reilly, chairman, will hold weekly
sessions, laying plans for this years
poppy campaign.
The council voted to keep open house
March for the hundreds of v. r, w:
members expected in the city for the
inaugural ceremonies, the use of the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club hay-
ing been secured for the day. Repre-
sentatives of the department will be at
the club all day long to welcome the
visiting comrades and to furnish them
with information. Members of the
ladies' auxiliaries will also be in at
tendance to attend to the wants of the
woman visitors and to furnish. the
iuncheons.
An effort is now being made by Comdr.
Lockhead to have the band of the
Warren, Ohio, Post come to Wash
ington for the inaugural parade. This
musical unit of 60 pieces has been des-
ignated as the official w. F. w. Band,
and Is one OF the most famous in the
Middle West, and would lend color to
the v. F. w. contingent that will par
ticipate in the grand spectacle.
Inc National G. NJ. r. c. committee
OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars, in
Circular No. q, recently forwarded to
every department commander in the
United States, reports that from present
indications Congress is providing for
the training of $4,000 candidates during
the coming Summer in the various
training camps, and that such number
VIII approximately tax the capacity of
Ine 81 camps throughout the country.
1t is felt by the committee that no seri-
Gus trouble will be encountered in the
task OF securing full quota of candi-
dates for each camp, as these camps
nave grown rapidly in popularity dur
ing the pas- few years. However, under
the plan to make these camps thor
ougnly representative of the country as
Whole, each county has its prescribed
quota based upon population.
Inc performance given by the Players
Guild at Carroll Hall Tuesday night
was reported success. The show was
given under the auspices of Front Line
POST, Father Hurney, chaplain of that
post, having offered the services of his
players and the use of Carroll Hail.
Comor. Harvey L. Miller, who has been
instrumental In the formation of the
drum corps, announced the drum and
pugie corps, for which the benefit was
unit, but that 1t will be Representative
OF the entire department. and thai
members OF all posts can become affiIi-
ated with the drum crops If they can
play one OF the instruments. He will
announce the date of an organization
meeting.
The last Scratch" of r. N. r. Tent
Coolies was in the form of an Italian
| night. Spaghetti, with all the trim
mings, was dispensed by the Kootie Kav
Fee Detail for the occasion, Coolies
Giudree. Cercell, Piccione and GardelIa
had charge. Cootie Abe Grudd acted
as master OF ceremonies, and Coolies
Beattie, Childs and Zoller furnished the
entertainment. Among the visitors were
| Cootie ]. L. Turner of Brooklyn. N. ":
Sergt. w. Button Of San Pedro, Calf.
and George j. Neuner, v. F. w. Council
| member.
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