Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-05

S14 G street.
Elaborate program arrangements are
being made by the D. C. department
for the annual Armistice ballato be held
at the Mayflower Hotel, in the gold and
Chinese ball rooms, the night Of No
vember II. The unit posts have Sc
cured their ticket allotments for dis
tribution among the comrades Of this
Jurisdiction and a special Patrons
Committee is charged with the distri-
button of tickets to the social elite of
the city. President and Mrs. Hoover
are being invited and Secretary of State
StimSon has already signi1ed his in
tention of being present by purchasing
@ box. During the intermission in the
dance program, the guests Of the eve
ming will be entertained by the entire
cast Of the Fox Theater. Armistice day
Is the date which has been set aside
ny the D. G. department of the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars for the past IL years
Tor rejoicing, to commemorate the sign
ing of the Armistice, and on these an
nual occasions the organization puts
forth concerted effort to give the vet
Grams and their friends one Of the great
est peacetime reunions of the season.
The proceeds derived from the patron
age of this social affair largely con-
tributes to the relief of disabled COM
rades and the care for their widows
and orphans.
At the Elks' Club, e15 H street, Tues
day ct 8 pm, the national commander
Yin chief, Paul G. Wolman, will install in
ONCE Rear Admiral Robert E. Coontz,
retired. as the national junior vice
commander. At the time of his election
ut the Baltimore National Encampment.
Admiral CoontZ was absent on an off,
cial detail to Alaska, and he has just
returned to the territorial limits of the
United States and will be in this city
to be honored on the stated occasion
Admiral Coontz has had an enviable
record as ranking officer of the Navy.
In 1929 the admiral commanded the
Battle Fleet and was chief of naval oper-
atoms. At the expiration of his tour Of
duty he became president of the Naval
War College and commandant of the
naval station at Newport R. I. The in
stallatton ceremonies will be under the
auspices of Perry Ship Post, v. F. W.,
OF which Admiral Coontz is a member
Department Comdr. William L. Thomas
has accepted the invitation extended by
Capt. Templeton, commander of Perry
Ship Post, to be present with his staff
On the occasion Of the installation.
National Capital Post. No. 1877. has
planned series Of semi monthly dances
ct Pythian Temple, 1912 Ninth street,
Tor its post comrades and their wives, as
well as for their friends and the public
ut large. The first dance will not be
until after the Armistice day ball
Equality-waIter Reed Post. No. 2s4
held its regular meeting at Pythian
Temple last Thursday. The following
comrades are the candidates-elect for
the next administrative year: Com
y1lzS - a
senior vice commander; Herbert o. Al
len for senior vice commander, Howard
w. Woerner for junior vice commander,
j. d. Coulter for officer of the day
Capt. w. L. Smith for chaplain, Ernest
, J. st. jacques for quartermaster to sue
coed himself, Nathan H Glueck for
advocate, DIR. Dunlap P. Penhallow. DR..
Samuel B. Byington and Dr. Don S.
Knowlton for surgeon, Nathan d.
Golden and William L. Thomas for
trustees. The election of officers will
be made at the posts meeting Octo-
Der 16.
Federal Post Auxiliary held a card
party at Naval Hospital September 26.
Mrs. Adelaide. M. Grant, chairman of
the Hospital Committee, with the as
Bistance of Mrs. Dorothy Lehman and
Mrs. Rosina Luebkert and other men,
bers Of the committee. were in charge.
- NC AOIulQhJlOn anu GleCLlOn OF OIQCeTS
Of the auxiliary for the coming year
viii take place at the next meeting,
October a.
Front Line Post, No. 1401, held its
regular meeting at Logan Hall, Sep
eember "a, with Comdr. Hooley presid-
ing. The applications of Louis Gore
WITT, Vincent Fuchini. Clarence Kyle,
and the transfer of Herbert A. Church
from Equality Walter Reed Post. were
favorably acted upon, and Comrade
Fuchini was regularly obligated with
the short-form initiation. The follow
ing members were designated as a spe-
,eial committee to make arrangements
for the posts birthday anniversary
celebration: Comrades Weigel, chair
man, and King, Grudd, Guillermain
and McConville. The post passed an
amendment TO its bylaws whereby the
admittance fee was made 81, the elected
members to be given regulation post
cap. In accordance with the amended
bylaws OF the national organization,
adopted at the recent Baltimore en-
campment, the post has nominated the
following officers: Commander, A. Vic
tor Cercell; senior vice commander.
Walter P. Boehm and William Wins
lade; junior vice commander w. H.
Colston; chaplain, Rev. Francis j. Hur-
ney; deputy chaplains, Comrades Wei
8el and Hagstrom; oftlcer OF the day,
Bennedetto; surgeon, Benjamin Suls;
trustees, II. Volkman and Harry J. Hoo
9ey and deputy trustee, Comrade
Masters.
Follow Ne Post, No. 1880, held its
regular monthly business meeting at the
Concord Club September 25. william
DUDE and Thomas Ballard were elected
Rnd were then, With Comrade Byram,
obligated to membership, the degree
team exemplifying the long form of
initiation. Comrade Belt was relieved
of the Craftsmanship. Of the Ways and
Means Committee upon his own request
and Comrade Milbrandt was appointed.
Nominations Of officers were made as
Follows: Commander, Phillip r. Belt
and Selby Harr; senior vice commander,
Sigmund Milbrandt; junior vice com
uaander, Joseph Campbell and Robert
Boteler; quertermaster, Eli Busada;
chaplain, Fred Kelly; advocate, Thomas
z. Fawcett; officer Of the day. William
Downs; surgeon, Carl Hatch and Leslie
Fry, and trustee. Lloyd E. Kelly.
Comdr Harry P. Clements Of National
Capital Post made an address. The
next meeting of the post will be a
social affair, held at the Concord Club,