Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-16


mass colors, Alexandria, Va.
Department Comdr. Harvey L. Mil
Ter, District Of Columbia department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, will speak
overseas Veteran and Suffrage" over
Station WRC and a national hook
up. This is the first of a series of
similar talks in support of the pro-
posed bill for national representation
for the District of Columbia On the
same program the Overseas Military
Band, under Lieut.. Arthur e. Harper,
Will render program Of strictly Wash
! ingtonian music.
The v. F. w. revue held at the parish
hall at Eighth and N streets Wednes-
day was reported a success A two
hour program was presented. The
Veterans of Foreign Wars was assisted
by Deputy Department Chaplain Rev.
Francis j. Hurney and by Jack Null
lane, honorary member of Front Line
Post.
Past Comdr Oscar w. Hollingsworth,
chairman of the 1880 annual buddy
poppy drive, has called the first meet
ing OF that committee at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club for next Fri
day evening.
The Veterans of Foreign Wars,
through Capt. Bethlehem, their legis-
lative chairman in Washington, APP
peared before the House committee on
pensions and urged the passage of H. r.
1852, the Spanish War pension bill that
will grant a pension of $50 a month to
all men who are so years of age and
who are veterans of the Spanish-Ameri-
can War. Philippine Instruction and
Boxer rebellion, with rates graduating
up for higher ages.
Although all posts have not yet been
heard from. Potomac Post is in the lead
! for the Gen. Anton Stephan Recruiting
| Cup, to be awarded to the post show
ing the largest percentage of gain in
membership for the period from No.
vember /. 1929. to January 81, 1880. Eli
Booshada, on returns thus far received,
is in the lead in the recruiting contest
| for the v. F. w. distinguished service
medal to be awarded to the comrade
bringing In the greatest number Of re-
| cruitS for the period from November l,
1929, to January 81, 1880. Comrade
Booshada, an overseas veteran of the
naval aviation service, is also member
OF Potomac Post
Both awards will be made at a dress
parade and review of the Overseas Band
and Drum and Bugle Corps, the definite
award and date of presentation to be
announced In the next department gen.
eral order as soon as the required re-
ports are received from all posts.
The Stephan Cup and another v. F.
w. distinguished service medal will
again be awarded under the same con-
airy to May 30, 1880.
The major recruiting honor, the an
nual Championship streamer to be car
rled Tor each year on the post colors of
the winning post, will be awarded to the
post showing the highest percentage of
increase from the 1929 encampment
fgures to the 1880 strength.
Front Line Post met at the Winston
Hotel last Monday evening. with MANY
visitors from other posts and from the
Front Line Ladies' Auxiliary present
Speakers of the evening were Repre-
sentative Melvin j. Mas of Minnesota.
Judge Robert E. Mattingly, honorary
member OF Front Line. and Capt. Edwin
.. bettlenelm. national legislative of
ncer. Midnight supper was served after
the meeting.
The regular meeting Of Ladies' Auxili-
airy. National Capitol Post. No. 1877. w.
F. W., was held in Pythian Temple. Feb
ruary IL. Three members were oblipat-
ed. AT the close of the meeting a valen-
tine party. to which members of Ma
Cional capitol Post, No. 1877, were in
vlted, was given by Mrs. Rosalina Mo-
rama. buffet supper was served. The
hostess, accompanied by Mrs. Marie
Lincoln at the piano, rendered two num-
oerS in italian. The remainder of the
evening was spent in various valentine
games.
The various ranks of the newly Or
MHar
Inc ISL Battalion Is to be commanded
oy Capt. Harvey L. Miller, District de-
partment commander. The I'd Battalion
VIII be IN command of Capt Melvin ].
Mas, V. F. w., member of Congress
from Minnesota. The Sd Battalion will
De In command of Capt. Carleton Penn
OF Roanoke, Va, former commander
OF the v: F. w. Department Of Virginia,
The regimental band will be in COM
mand of Lieut.. Arthur z. Harper. who
leads the v. F. w. Overseas Band.
The. regtmental supply officer is IJeut
Paul Sullivan of Front Line Post. past
department Comdr. Charles II Reilly
Is expected to be either regin1ental com.
mlSSary omcer or LIST Battalion supply
oncer. Lieut.. Comdr. Don S. KnoWitor,
Oh ra,; Equality Walter Reed Post is the
Thirty members of the Overseas Rand
in the band. '' -oA ""'S
Other v. F. w. members who have
joined the 20th Regiment for duty in
the various service machine gun and
rlne companies are John e. FondahI.
Herman w. Bell. Frank o. Brass. Luther
n Gentry, William v. Christian, George
l.. Earle, Nat L. Hodgdon, Montia I.
Bridges, Bennett Lancaster, Charles G.
Brown. Paul M. Burthe, John r.
Leopold, John l.. Magnus, Fred L.
Rawlinson, Alfonso A. Rector, Homer
o. Tut, Harry F. Volkman, Kenneth J.
loeller and Charles A. Wright. Applica-
tons for enlistment are being accepted
daily at the offlces of Department
Comdr. Miller. Physical examinations
are conducted every Thursday evening
by Lieut.. Comdr. Knowlton. Young men
between the ages of 10 and IS are
wanted, with or without previous mill
tary training, The regiment goes to
camp at Quantico over the first two
weeks in July.
. At the last regular meeting Of