Evening star., 1929-12-08

District of Columbia Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars, representing
the national body of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars officiated on Thursday at
the burial of Pvts. Elmer E. Steicher
! and Louis A. Szymanski, 339th In
fantry, and Pvt. James T. Ida, 357th
Ambulance Company. They were as
sisted in the burial services at Ar
lington by the War Department. the
State Department and the imperial
japanese embassy, represented by Col.
Hisao Watari.
at the last meeting of the Depart
ment Council of Administration it was
voted that a joint installation of newly
elected post and auxiliary officers be
held at the National Press Club Build
ing early in January, the exact date to
be set later by Dept. Comdr. Miller.
FLOYD G. Caskey is in charge of the
arrangements. 1t is hoped President
Hoover will attend as a guest of the
national -chief of the
V. F. w. Hezekiah N. Duff of Lansing,
Mich, will obligate the newly elected
officers.
With Comdr Oscar w Hillingsworth,
presiding National Capital Post will
meet at Pythian Temple next Tuesday
for election of officers.
Front Line Post will meet tomorrow
for election of officers at Junior Order
Hall, with Comdr. Joseph B. Gardella
presiding.
Columbia Post will meet Wednesday
at Thomas Circle Club for election Of
officers with Comdr. John l., Hart pre-
siding.
Potomac Post will meet wednesday at
Northeast Masonic Temple, with Comdr.
Lloyd E. Kelly presiding. for election of
officers.
The presidents of the ladies' auxil-
iaries met Wednesday evening at the
home of Department Chief of Staff Lola
B. Heise, who made plans for the COM
ing reception to be accorded to Ma
tional President Bessie Hanken of Re-
we're. Mass. Those present were Ms.
Mary P. Lucas, National Council men,
Der: Mrs May Petty, president Of Fed
eral Auxiliary; Mrs Thomas E. FaW-
cett. president of Potomac Auxiliary;
Mrs. George McAleer, president of Ma
tional Capital Auxiliary; Miss Clara
Mccain, president of Equality Walter
Reed Auxiliary; Mrs. Clay Keene
Miller, president of Front Line Aux
| iliary.
the v. F. w. Widows and orphans
Home at Eaton Rapids Mich, Mrs.
Mamie Jacobsen of National Capital
Post announces that the various auxil-
iarieS have now contributed Sutticient
funds to purchase for the home new
electric drive sewing machine.
The Overseas Military Band, Drum
and Bugle Corps, led the income tax
reduction parade yesterday and from
there proceeded to HyattSvtlle, leading
the highway parade reviewed by Gov.
Ritchie of Maryland. 1t was headed by
the massed colors of all posts OF the
Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Dis
trict of Columbia. Ten more musicians
and four more buglers are to be added
to the organization within the next few
weeks, making the total strength OF the
combined band and drum corps 1O7
pieces.
Plans are now being formulated for q
minstrel and vaudeville show to be
staged by the Veterans of Foreign Wars
under the direction OF Deputy Depart
ment Chaplain Father Francis j. Hur-
ney. The date of the show will be an
nounced later.
The next edition of the Overseas
Veterans, the official publication of the
/ department of the District of Columbia,
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia,
will be issued Friday.
Dept. Comdr. Miller announces that
his next general order will be in the
form of questionnaire to all posts ask
!. ing the posts to vote on Speclf1c set OF
questions with view to bringing the
posts together on the financing and
purchase of the proposed Veterans OF
Foreign Wars Departmental Home on
Massachusetts, avenue.
The department commander also an
nounces that suggested plans for the
, 1880 poppy drive will soon be distrib-
uted with a view to making this drive
; by far the largest and most successful
in the local history of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars. 1t is the intention to
complete all plans and details far in
advance so that no hindrance may be
encountered in making the 1880 poppy
drive a success.
The department commander attended
the last drill of the Ladies' Auxiliary
| drill team in charge of Drill Master Roy
w. Keessee. Uniforms for the drill
team will be decided upon and ordered
shortly and the team will be ready to
parade by early Spring in view of COM
peting for the national drill prize at the
! 1880 convention in Baltimore.
Department commander requests all
. posts and auXiliaries to submit to his
office not later than noon on Wednes-
! day OF each week the publicity matter it
is desired to have published in this
column.
The recruiting drive for the Veterans
OF Foreign Wars is reported to be pro-
ceedlng satisfactorily.
Post commanders have been requested
; to keep record of the comrades bring
ing III recruits in order that the depart
ment commanders gold medal for the
recruiting championship may be proper
~ awarded to the Veterans of Foreign
wars member who brings in the most
new members The Gen. Anton Stephan
recruiting championship cup is to be
awarded TO the winning post in the re-
crultmg drive, and the departmental re-
crultlng championship streamer is to be
awarded TO the post making the greatest
percentage increase from the 1929 en-
campment to the 1880 encampment. All
three awards are to be made at a dress
parade OF the Veterans of Foreign Wars
overseas Military Band. Drum and
Bugie Corps on the Monument Lot.
"A spanish company has been formed.
with a capitalization of nearly Sis. .000 >
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