Evening star., 1930-12-07

The District of Columbia Department
Council Of Administration held Its
monthly meeting in the board room
District Building, last Monday night
The only absentees were Junior Vice
Condr. Wheeler, Judge Advocate Grudd
Deputy Chaplain Hurney, Aide-de-
Camp Krichton, Sergeant at Arms Cof-
fey, Color Guard William Cavanaugh,
Post Comdrs. Strobel and Livingstone,
Past Department Comdrs. Nuener,
Hugh, TAFT, Stephen, Carroll and Mil
Ter and Council Members Wischhusen,
Lapin, Owens, Tyrell, Gardella and
Melton.
Several important v. F. w. problems
were deliberated upon, including the re-
vival Of recommendations to Congress
for the establishment of a Lincoln Me-
mortal Museum at the old Ford's The
ater Building and for the remodeling
and renovation of the structure to make
It adaptable for providing assembly
halls for holding the regular stated
meetings Of the five major veterans
organizations of the Grand Army of the
Republic, the Spanish-American War,
the Disabled Veterans of the World
War, the American Legion and the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars. The draft
ing Of the proposed legislative measure
has been intrusted to Comrade Bettel-
helm, chairman of the v. F. w. Ma
tional Legislative Committee.
Con1dr in Chief Paul G. Wolrnan has
communicated to District of Colum-
bia Department Comdr. william L.
Thomas that on December Is, at New
York Harbor, he will place a plaque
on the u. s. s. Roosevelt, commemorate
ing the return OF the bodies OF World
War veterans from Northern Russia and
expressing his desire to have present on
that ceremonial occasion the present
and past department commanders of
the Atlantic coastal States more es-
pecially to help him offciate at the
distinctive ceremonies. The District of
Columbia Council of Administration has
authorised the covering appropriation
for the incident expenses of the District
Of Columbia Department representative,
and Department Comdr. Thomas has
signified his intention of detailing a
past department commander to officially
represent him at the commemorative
services.
The attention of the national organi-
stderation Of a resolution unanimously
adopted by the D. G.. Council for the
placing Of q memorial pillar in the non-,
sectarian Memorial Chapel at Walter
Reed Hospital, in the name of the Vet
erans of Foreign Wars, embodying the
recommendation that the involved cost
be raised by national headquarters
through the solicitation Of one-dollar
donations from each chartered post
throughout the States Of the Union.
welfare work Is being carried out by
Senior Vice Comdr. HollingSwcrth, who
Is charged with the distribution OF
clothing to INDECENT veterans A tabu-
1ation Of the clothing distributed dur
ing the past month lists IS overcoats, SO
suits Of clothing, 35 pairs of shoes, SO
shirts. Is hats and caps, 10 odd pairs OF
pants, % suits Of underwear, and IL
sweaters, besides miscellaneous other
small articles Of clothing.
National Capital Post. at its last meet
ing. installed officers. Past Department
Cor1dr. Beattie delivered the charge.
CavAnaugh; senior vice commander,
Claudius L. Burton; junior vice COM
mander. Bernard 8. Bladen: adjutant,
Print .. Shomette; quartermaster, En-
nest Wickstrand; advocate. Jacob Or
ken; surgeon, Harry L. Koch; chaplain,
Charles A. Nen; historian, George A.
Neuner; patriotic instructor. Edward j.
Echeible; sergeant major, Willard A.
Major; Quartermaster sergeant, Reu-
ben G. MUschlits; guard, st. Clair Terle;
colorbearers, Eli Lidstone and Thomas
Mcintyre; color guards, Michael Guiffre
and w. j. Clark, and bugler, William H.
Joyce. Comdr. Cavanaugh appointed
the following as chairmen Of standing
committees: Sick and relief, Burton;
recruiting, Bladen; enlistment investi-
cation. Bladen; entertainment, Wick
strand: honors and citations, Sullivan;
Liaison 10 National Capital Post La
dies Auxiliary, Daniel J. Leahy; "On
20 Kansas City National Convention,
Major; Buddy Poppy" Oscar w. Hol-
lingsworth; legislative, Orken.
National Capital Post Auxiliary, at
their November IS meeting, installed the
following officers: President, Florence
Nuschlitz; senior vice president, Gladys
La Scola; junior vice president, Dorothy
Depro; secretary, Pearl w. Scheible;
treasurer, Rosalina Morano; chaplain,
Katherine Lawson; conductress, Dor
cthy Allen; guard, Julia Poore; patriotic
Instructor, Sara K. Oswalt; historian,
Margaret Lidstone; musician, Marie
Lincoln; color bearers, Beulah Lyons,
Eleanor Bisell, Bernine Barrack, Joseph
inc Cardoza; trustees, M. Hollingsworth,
r. l.. McAlear, Dorothy Allen. AS
Standing Committee chairmen, the fol-
lowing were appointed: Ways and
Means, La Scola; Sick, Margaret
jacobsen: Relief, Lidstone; Social. Mo-
rano; Recruiting, Depro: Hospitals:
Mount Alto, Mrs Oswalt, and St. Eliz-
abeth, Mrs. Hollingsworth. A visit to
Mount Alto Hospital was made on the
night Of November 26 to entertain the
patients with card games, after which
refreshments were served. Plans are
being made by Mrs Oswalt for a Mount
Alto party during Christmas week and
Mrs. Holiingsworth is arranging for a
visit 70 st. EliZabeths to dispense
Christmas cheer. The auxiliary has ap-
propriated funds for bestowing Christ
mas gifts to the children Of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars National Home at
Eaton Rapids, Mich.
At the meeting of Federal Post Aux
iliary. November "a, MRS. Den Breeder,
chief of staff, installed the following off,
GERS: President, Mrs. Elsie Reilley; senior
vice president. Mrs. Ida Howell: junior
vice president, Mrs. Louise Beaudet;
chaplain, Mrs Minnie Murdock; treas
ureF. Mira. Blanche Moore; secretary,
Mrs. Katherine Leissler: conductress,
Mrs. Lillian Broade; guard, Mrs. Ethel
0arrity: patriotic instructor, Mrs. Dor
othy wilding; trustee, Mrs: Dorothy
Lol1nan. who as retiring president, was
presented with past presidents gold
pin. The auxiliary was presented with
o silk nag. There was birthday cele-
bration. The next meeting will be We'd
nesday night at the Thomas Circle Club.
Potomac Post met at the Thomas
Circle Club November % and was pre-
sided over by Condr. Edwin w. Warren.
The membership drive. which has been
progressing. has been extended until
January 81. Plans were discussed for
O card party and entertainment at the
several hospitals in the near future.
Couadr. Warren has announced the