Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-23

Heretofore it has been customary to
choose the young daughter of some
local member of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars for the purpose of pinning the
first annual v. F. w. buddy poppy on
the President of the United States at
the White House. This year, however,
following a recommendation made to
the Veterans of Foreign Wars by the
president of the Ladies' Auxiliary the
child will pin the poppy on the Presi-
dent who has actually been chosen
from among the youngsters at the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Orphans Home
at Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Lois June Allen, aged S, whose father
served with the 310th Engineers in far
of Russia during the World War, will
present President Hoover with the first
House on March IS.
Lois, with her sister and brother,
is a protege Of the national home for
widows and orphans of deceased vet
Grams maintained by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States at
Eaton Rapids, Mich. Barney L. Allen,
her father and a veteran of the Polar
Bear Expedition into North Russia, en-
listed September 3, 1917. He went
in 1918 and in August of that year
embarked at Newcastle Eng
land, for Archangel, where the Amer
lean detachment of approximately 5000
soldiers became part of an allied de-
tense against the rampant forces of
Lenin and TrotSky. Just recently the
bodies of rs of Aliens comrades were
recovered from nearly forgotten graves
in the Archangel area and returned to
their native soil of Michigan for burial.
Plans have been made by the Dis
trict Of Columbia department of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars In honor of
Lois arrival here. She will be escorted
to the White House by a uniformed
delegation and the 114-piece band and
Drum and Bugle Corps of the v. F. w.
The ceremony at the White House
marks offlcial Endorsement by the Presi-
dent of the program made possible by
the Nationwide distribution of buddy
peoples, made by disabled veterans,
under the auspices of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States.
Announcement was made recently at
national headquarters of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars of the United States
OF the adoption of a painting by Pen
ryhn StanlawS, noted portrait painter,
as the official poster for the 1880 dis
tribution of buddy peoples.
The poster, drawn especially for the
Veterans OF Foreign Wars Of the United
States as StanlaWs' contribution to the
1880 poppy sale, is done in pastel in six
colorS, and will be distributed through
out the country to stimulate support of
the disabled veteran relief program con-
Quoted during the year by the organiza-
ton.
Reorganization of the Governments
disabled veteran compensation system
on basis of compensation in propor-
ton to a veterans need and his ability
to earn was urged recently in an an
nouncement issued from national head
quarters of the Veteras of Foreign Wars
of the United States by Hezekiah N.
Duff, Lansing, Mich, national COM
mander.
The members of Ladies' Auxiliary, Ma
tional Capital Post, No. 127, made their
regular visit to st. Elizabeth's Hospital
last Sunday. Seven wards in the SIP
building were visited and refreshments
and cigarettes served.
The next meeting of the auxiliary
will be March IS, when plans for the
regular visit to Mount Alto, on We'd
nesday, the Goth, will be completed Mrs.
Catherine Barrack will be in charge.