Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-19
Veterans of Great War


freshments.
Potomac Post, No. 1885. met in regu-
lar session last Thursday at the Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club, with
Comdr. Frank r. Heise presiding. A
large class of recruits was obligated.
The post has started one of the most
/ intensive recruiting membership drives
since its organization and $50 new
members by January /, 1881, Is the
goal set by Comdr. HeiSe. Four re-
cruiting teams are competing, captained
by william j. Terrell, George Leissler,
William Jones and M. j. Martuf1, re-
spectively. Team has Tailed %
points, teams 2 and have 20 points
and team l has 10 points. The fol-
lowing new recruits have been obli-
stated: Chester j. Bradley, Joseph T.
Schoefleld, Adlai A. Garner, William j.
Meadows, George F. Carrick, Edward r.
Hanlon, Garner G. Balm, John w. Wei
mer, William Tanton, Joe Burns, Will
liam Powell, Paul Smith, Louis H. Os-
valid, Danial Oaks, John Rooster, How
ard H. Harris, A. w. jacobson, George
Greenif, SergiuS Keshcum and Oliver
A. Schmidt. Plans are being completed
by Comrade Emmett r. Davis for a
masquerade party, to be given on Hal
loween night, October 81, at Masonic
Hall, Georgia avenue and UpShur street.
There viii be dancing and refresh
mentS. Prizes will be awarded for the
most distinctive costumes.
The following have been nominated
for ofnce for the coming year: AS COM
mander, Preston G. Wheeler and Edwin
W. Warren; senior vice Commander
Harry Krichton and Marshall Emmert;
junior vice commander, william Jones
and r. B. Wheeler; quartermaster
George LeiSsler; officer of the day
Thomas DabbS, George Warren and
William Jones; post advocate, Ira B
Weatherall; surgeon, Roy Beasley, S
Uhlarik and Emmett Davis; trustees,
Frank DAILY, Arthur Phelps and William
Tyrell. The election of officers will be
held at the next regular meeting, Oc-
tober %, at Northeast Masonic Temple
Eighth and F streets northeast. De-
partment Commander Thomas and his
staff will make an official visitation to
the post october %.
Potomac Post Ladies' Auxiliary met
Thursday at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, with the president, Mrs
Ida Emmert, officiating. Reports Of
committees were read. Officers elected
were: President, Ethel Fowler; senior
vice president, Eva Wheeler; junior vice
president, Margaret Myers; chaplain
Anna Dabbs; treasurer, Dorothy Lodge;
| trustee for 18 months, Ida Emmert, the
retired president. The appointive off,
GERS will be announced at a later date
The auxiliary gave social, having the
post comrades as guests, and Depart
ment Senior Vice Commander Oscar w
Hollingsworth was welcomed as ar
honored guest.
Columbia Post, No. s33, held its reg
ular meeting at Thomas Circle Clut
October 8. Election of officers was a
follows: Commander, Frederick A. Liv-
ingstone; senior vice commander, Harry
E. Shilling; junior vice commander, j
Grady Owens; chaplain, Samuel G
Hamilton; officer of the day, Claude
Burlingame, and surgeon, DR.. David w
Tastet The transfers Of Comrade Ar.
| thur G. Almgram to Potomac Post anC
of Comrade Merle F. Huycke to Pos
No. 1900, Indian Head, Md, were ap'
proved Mrs. Chester M. Reich was ap'
pointed to take charge Of the next out
ing of the diabled veterans from Nava
Hospital. Several of the post comrades
members of the goth Division, more IA
mously known as the Blue and Ora!
Division, attended a reunion Of theil
old wartime organization at Asbur!
Park, N. j., October IL, IL and 13
They left Washington in chartered
bus at 6 am. October IL, arriving a.
Asbury Park in the early afternoon.
Front Line Post Auxiliary held It
regular meeting last Monday. night a
| the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
with President Mary B. Guillermain ON
ciating. The following officers were
elected: President, Virginia Cercell
senior vice president, Leonelda Volk
| man; Junior vice president, Carrie II
Hooley; treasurer, Emma Boehm; chap
lain, Mrs. Shaw; trustee, Mary B. Gull
lermain. The installation ceremony VII
be held, in conjunction with that OF thu
posts officers, November 6. The open
air concert given by the Overseas Drum
and Bugle Corps and Band, under thu
auspices of Front Line Auxiliary, to the
patients of Naval Hospital, october 5
was attended by a large audience. Thi
concert was made possible for the pa
tients by Maj. Harvey L. Miller, com
mander Of the corps The auxiliary ma!
planned q Halloween party with thu
members of Front Line Post as thet
guests. Two members were admitted Il
the auxiliary, Miss Lucille Harmer, b.
election and Mrs. Edna McCutcheon BY
transfer from Redmen's Auxiliary, Nc
$50, Takoma Park, Md. Mrs. Clay Keen'
Miller, chairman of the Hospital Com
mittee, gave a report on the work don
at Naval Hospital, and submitted plan
for future work.
Under the auspices of the M. o.
CCooties'), there will be given Octobe
26, at Baltimore's North Shore, from
IL noon until dark, an oyster feast
The Washington caravan will leave FIT
tenth and H streets northeast at 9:3
am, and will meet at the War Memo
rial Building in Baltimore at 1880 am
All those desiring to go will communi
cate with DIR. A. Victor Cercell. 131
Emerson street, or with Frank DAILY, 90
Twenty-third street, before october 81.
American Legion.
A call for nominations for commando
Of Sergt. Jasper Post, No. Is, the Amer
lean Legion, for 1881 at the regula
meeting of the post last Wednesday
held at the Thomas Circle Club, 1872
Massachusetts avenue, resulted in tn
naming of William A. Kehoe and An
drew J. Mclaughlin. Other nomina
tons included George A. Bache 70
senior vice commander, Marshall Nc
Kibbin for second vice commander, !
H. Callahan for third vice commando
and Paul H. McMurray and Hugh Nc
ICaffery for chaplain. Comdr Ferdinant
G.. Fraser presided. The election vii
be held at the next regular meeting o
the post. November 5, at the Thoma
Circle Club. Comdr. F. q. Fraser, q
H. Pratt, Delegate Francis Macdonald
Frank Feller and Capt. Thomas J
Frailey, who attended the sessions o
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