Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-27

The next meeting of the Council Of
Administration, District of Columbia
Department, Veterans of Foreign Wars,
will take place in the squad room OF the
District Building May S. On the same
date the G.. A. r. Memorial day COM
nittee will meet In the board room OF
the District Building.
The v. F. w. buddy poppy committee,
Chief of Staff oscar w. Hollngswortn
presiding. will meet at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club Friday eve
ming. $3.50
IN response to the v. F. w. broad
casts over Station VOL, 100 radio head
sets have been donated by listeners-m
for distribution to bed patients at naval
Hospital, The broadcaSts will be con-
tinued over VOL until each bed at
Naval Hospital Is equipped with head
set. The v. F. w. programs OF muSl-
cal and vocal features appear on the
VOL program regularly IN charge OF
Tommy Creighton, v. F. w. radio an
nouncer. formerly of Chicago. The
ladies of Front Line Post Auxiliary, IN
charge of Mary B. Guillermain, last
Tuesday distributed the first supply OF
head sets at Naval Hospital.
The Overseas Orchestra, V. F. W.,
lead by Ray Gicker, will appear regu-
larly this Summer at Herald Harbor.
The Overseas Military Band, Drum
and Bugle Corps, showing the fun
strength of ia men, preceded by
| color section of 20 massed stands OF
| colors. escorted Miss Suzanne Pollard,
| Queen Shenandoah VII, in the Pageant
of Petals at the winchester Apple Bios
som Festival last Friday afternoon.
The Overseas Military Band, Drum
and Bugle Corps will turn out May ID,
heading the parade Of the Advertising
| Clubs of America when the organ1za-
ton meets in annual convention here.
| Prior to this formation battalion re-
view and dress parade will be held
in honor of four distinguished v. F. w.
service awards to be made. On the
occasion the annual recruiting cham
pionship streamer, awarded for the
post making the highest increase in
paid-up membership from March 81,
awarded to Front Line Post No. 1401,
Harry j. Hooley, commander. Front
Line made a net gain in membership
Of ITO per cent. The quarterly re-
cruiting award, the Gen. Anton Stephan
loving cup, will at the same time be
awarded to Potomac Post. The quar-
terly distinguished service medal,
awarded to the comrade securing the
highest number of recruits, will be
| awarded to Comrade Eli Busada Of
, Follow Me Post. A v. F. w. certificate
courtesieS extended to needy veterans,
will also be awrded to Comrade b. G.
MacNen Of Front Line Post.
After the above awards have been
made the Overseas Military Corps viii
pass in review in honor of the posts
and members receiving the above men,
toned awards.
Junior Vice Comdr. J. Allen Praether
last Thursday installed the officers Of
the new Follow Me Post. The newly
elected officers are Lloyd e. Kelly, COM
mander; Selby C. Harr, senior vice
commander; William E. Melton, junior
vice commander; Fred C. Kelly, chap
lain; Eli Busada, quartermaster; Sig
mund Milbrandt, officer Of the day; J,
r. Campbell, surgeon; Henry P. Ewing
post advocate; trustees, Thomas z.
Fawcett, Manuel ]. Martufi, William S.
Downs; adjutant, Philip R. Belt.
Chief Of Staff Oscar w. Holdings
worth last Thursday installed the
newly elected officers Of Potomac Post.
They are Frank r. Heise, commander;
r s. Wheeler, senior vice commander;
Marshall Emmert, junior vice com.
i oAA WoAACAs Qud1 VCE~
master; Stephen Uhlarik, surgeon;
Robert Bonar, chaplain; Lawrence
Loveland. post advocate; Harry Krich-
ton, officer Of the day; Frank DAILY,
Roy Beasley, M. I. Bridges, trustees:
Earl Woods, adjutant.
Ladies Auxiliary National CAPITAL
Post, No. 127, met April % at Pythian
| Temple. Four new members were in
itiated. A report on visit to st. Eliza
beth's on Easter Sunday was given by
Mrs. Sara K. Oswald. Plans for reell-
lar meeting to Mount Alto April %
were made Mrs. Lola B. Heise, chief
OF sian, was the guest of the auxiliary.
AC the Close OF the meeting refresh
| ments were served.