Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-04


The council Of administration, De-
partment Of the District of Columbia,
will hold monthly meeting in the squad
room of the District Building tomorrow
night Due to several matters Of i'm
portance all members of the council
are requested to be present.
The G.. A. r. joint Memorial day
committee will meet in the board room
of the District Building tomorrow eve
ming. All v. F. w. members Of the
committee are requested to be present
and report to Chairman Charles F.
Reilly.
Department Comdr. Harvey L. Miller
has been appointed marshal Of the G.
A. r. Memorial day parade.
The Overseas Military Band, Drum
and Bugle Corps, Department OF the
District of Columbia, Veterans Of For
eign Wars, acted as military escort to
Miss Suzanne Pollard, daughter Of the
Governor Of Virginia, at the winchester
apple blossom parade. The Overseas
Corps won the grand prize for musical
organizations in the line Of march.
The corps in the first years OF its
existence has won two grand prizes
and four first prizes.
Attendance at all drills and rehearsals
Is requested as the program to be used
at the Veterans of Foreign Wars ma
tional encampment in Baltimore during
the first week in September will be
rehearsed weekly from now until the
convention. The Overseas Corps will
strive for the honor of being made
the national band of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Chief of Staff Oscar w. Hollings-
worth requests all members Of the De-
partment v. F. w. buddy poppy COM
mittee to attend all weekly meetings
held at the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines Club from now until the drive
| opens.
Potomac Post, No. 1895, Veterans of
| Foreign Wars, held q regular meeting
| last Thursday in Northeast Masonic
Temple. A short business session was
held, after which the post held open
house to all posts and auxiliarieS in
the District. Staff Sergt. Frank Witchey
of the 3rd Cavalry, TT. Myer, Va, the
most famous bugler in the United States
Army, was among the class Of new re-
cruits who were initiated.
The newly elected officers were in
stalled by Department Chief of
staff oscar w. Hollingsworth: Comdr.
Frank r. Heise, Senior Vice Comdr
p. c.. Wheeler, Junior Vice Comdr.
Marshall Emmert, Chaplain Robert
Bonar, QuartermaSter Edwin Warren,
Adjt. Earl Wood, Oficer of the Day
Harry Kricton, Post Advocate Lawrence
Loveland, Trustees Roy Beasley, Frank
DAILY and M. I. Bridges and Surgeon
Stephen Uhlarik.
An entertainment was given with
Tommy Creighton and Harry Kricton
as master Of ceremonies. Music was
furnished by Potomac Post Orchestra
| and the Ambassador Trio. Refresh
ments were served followed by dancing.
The next meeting Of Potomac Post
and auxiliary will be held May at
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
lois L street, after which social will
be held.
A meeting of Ladies' Auxiliary, Ma
tional Capital Post, No. 1877, was held
| April ~. The obligation was given to
three new members by the chaplain
Mrs. Katherine Lawson. Chief of staff
Mrs. Lola B. Heise discussed plans foI
| massing Of the colors at st. Adams
May rs and for Memorial day. The
president of Walter Reed Equality
| Auxiliary read and discussed a short
| magazine article on relief work by the
auxiliaries Of various veteran organi-
cations. Mrs. Mary Hollingsworth gave
talk on the value of the personal
| visit to disabled veterans in hospitals
Mrs. Sara K. Oswalt reported on the
| Easter visit to st. ElizabethS. Plans
were made for special visit to the
patients at Mount Alto on Mothers day
Federal Post, No. 824, and auxiliary
met at the Thomas Circle Club April
| %. Mrs. Bessie Hanken, national presi-
dent Of the Ladies' Auxiliary; Mrs
Keene Miller, national legislative mem
| Der of the Ladies' Auxiliary; Harvey
| l.. Miller, department commander; Mrs
| Lola B. Heise, chief of staff of the
Ladies Auxiliary, and Comdr Heise OF
Potomac Post spoke.
The next meeting will be held May
19 and will be an open meeting. There
will be large class of recruits obli-
| vitation to all members Of the organi.
zation and their friends to be presen:
Through the efforts Of Mrs. Nichola!
N. Mock, national gold star mother o
the American War Mothers, and Capt
| cuWul ocGJClIlCluly j.,
Veterans of Foreign Wars national legis
lative committee, the mothers ant
| widows of those men who were killes
overseas or who lost their lives at sea
and whose bodies have not been def
initely located, are now assured tina
| they will be included among those whit
are entitled to make the pilgrimage II
France to the spot or near the spo
where their son or husband lost his life
| American War Mothers.
District of Columbia Chapter, Ameri
can War Mothers, had an interesting
program at the April social meeting
when Mrs. Nina Van Wrinkle was tn,
principal speaker and the Kane fami!
gave a musical program. A largely at
tended 500 party was given in the Rec
Cross hostess house at the Naval Hos
pital April % under the direction o
Mrs. Katie Boss. Monday afternoon
several members of the chapter, led b.
the president, Mrs. Katie Morrison
made a pilgrimage to the George Ma
son Hotel in Alexandria, Va, wher,
an invitation was extended to thu
Alexandria Chapter and the Piedmon
Chapter to attend the reception to b.
given by Mrs. Morrison in honor OF tn
national president, Mrs. Virgil Mcclure
May IL, from 4 until pm, In TIT
canteen room Of the new Red eros
, Building, on e street between Seven
teenth and Eighteenth streets. Mrs
! Morrison has extended invitations Il
! all visiting War Mothers, members o