Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-06

| August September 5. All posts have
elected their delegates to the conven-
ton. 1t is expected the District OF
Columbia representation will probab lv
muster about 1000 persons.
To President Hoover an invitation to
review the military parade on Septem-
Der has been presented by a Mary.
! land delegation, consisting of Senator'S
Goldsborough and Tydings of MARYLAND,
Mayor Broening Of Baltimore, and q
| committee Of the Baltimore Association
OF Commerce. The Presidents attend.
ance Is expected, and If he does 90 he
VIII be the first Chief Executive to at
tend a Veterans of Foreign Wars re-
unlon-although former President CAL
YIN Coolidge, as Vice President was O.
distinguished guest of the twenty-third o.
national encampment at Seattle, Wash,
ana President Wilson was only prevent
ed by his serious illness from appearing
before the twenty-first encan1pment
pody at its Washington, D. c. conven-'-
tion IN 1920. Business sessions of both
the veterans of Foreign Wars and aug.
lllary will take up the morning hours of
september 2, until the annual military
parade at 2:30 pm, and an interservice
athletic tournament at the Baltimore
Stadium features the evening program.
september will be a day Of rest from .
organization business, and entertainment .
featuring a boat trip down the Chesa-
peaKe Bay to Annapolis, Md, leaving at
m, with crab feast" at Annapolis. .
ana an inspection of the United States
Naval Academy, are the major enter
talnment treats, while a competitive test
OF band, drum and bugle corps and Of
drlIl teams will attract a large attend
ance at the Baltimore 5th Regiment
Armory on that evening. On the eve-
ming OF September will be a reception
to the national officers, with the annual
military ball, at the Lord Baltimore Ho.
tel, and September the election and
installation of the national officers will
round out the concluding convention
! date
Post adjutants should not DELAY re.-
porting to Comrade Joseph F. Beatt!e,
1917 Kenyon street northwest, as to the
NUMBER OF comrades who plan attend
snce at the convention, giving directions
10 negotiate for hotel reservations. etc,
In order that the post ritualistic work
might be properly eXemplified, there is
SAID 10 be need for constituting an all.
post orlii team. Past Dept Comdr. Har-,
Vey l.. Miller sought to consummate such
drill team to be dressed in uniforms
similar to those worn by the colorfuI
overseas Band, Drum and Bugle Corpe
which unit he was so entirely instru--
| mental in organizing.
Comrades who are familiar with the
Snappy military instinct are requested
to volunteer for this worthwhile service
| task.
The District of Columbia Department
each year donates gold medals for award
10 the Citizens Militarq Training Camp
students who attain highest military
pronclency ratings at the camps at Forts =
howard, Meade, Eustis Hoyle, Washing.
rine base, Quantico, and coincident with
the presentation of the medals en-
crossed citations are awarded bearing
the camp commanders counter-Signa
ture. These medals will be presented by
designated Veterans of Foreign Wars
comrades attending the several camps as
instructing officers.
Equality Walter Reed Post. The
following post comrades have already
reported, or soon will report, for service
duty at nearby Reserve Officers' Train
ing Camps: Department Comdr. (CaptO
William l.. Thomas. at Fort Howard,
Baltimore, Md. July 3-l6: Council
Member tMajD James w. Boyer. jr.. at
Fort Washington. July l-August /: De-
| partment Chief of Staff First Iieut)
Joseph F. Beattie. at Fort Howard. Bal
tlmore, Md, July 2-l5: Senior Vice
Comdr. First Lieut. John l. Spreckel-
myer, at Holabird Quartermaster Depot
July 6-l9: Quartermaster Second
LIEUT. Ernest j. st. Jacques. at Car
Isle, Pa, Medical Center, during July.
Beginning last Thursday and con-
tinuing until July IL the Veterans OF
Foreign Wars carnival will be held at
Thlrty-fourth street and Wisconsin ave-
nue.. The Overseas Band and Drum and
Bugle Corps will give nightly concerts.
The proceeds will aid the work of the
V. F. w. Band.
Potomac Post-The post held It's
meeting Thursday at Northeast Ma
sonic Temple. The following recruits
were obligated: Samuel c. Nash. Joe
Burns: Howard H. Harris, Michael w.
Whiteford, George Leissler and Daniel
j. ONeil. A number of applications
for membership were presented
| The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to the national en-
campment at Baltimore: Delegates,
Comdr. Frank r. Heise and Quarter
master Edwin w. Warren alternates.
FRANK DAILY and Preston B. Wheeler.
The posts moonlight excursion June
80 on the steamer City of washington
was reported a success.
Inc post members attended a crab
feast given by Comrade Frank Dalv
June %. A number of the department
staff officers were present. including
Department Comdr. William L. Thomas,
Junior Vice Comdr. Preston B. Wheeler,
Chief of staff Joseph F. Beattie, Dep-
uty Chief of Staff William r. J. Cava-
nough and Historian Edwin w. War
len. Mrs Lola b. Heise, chief of staff
! OF the Ladies' AuXiliaries of the Dis
trict, was also a guest
The next meeting of the post will be- :,
held July 10 at Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club. Following the meeting
social will be held with the auxiliary,
as guests.
Comrades Bennett Lancaster. George
Warren and John Wenzel are under
War Department orders to report for
duty during July with the goth Marines
at the Quantico Marine base.
Subsequent to next Thursdays meet
ing and for the balance of the month
during August business sessions on the
second Thursdays of the month will be
| suspended.
The post will advocate at the Coun-
Gil of Administration meeting tomorrow
night the selection of Frank Wichev.
stan sergeant, stationed at Fort Myer
Va, as the bugler TO be officially des-
lgnated to blow TAPS on future me-
moral occasions over the grave of the
Unknown Soldier and at the grave of
PRESIDENT Wilson and will also sponsor
1 oonls esleCIeu 10 SOUND call TO the
ColorS and Retreat" at the opening
and closing Of the Baltimore national
convention.
Front Line Post Auxiliary met Mon
day night at Soldiers Sailors and Ma
Tines' Club, at which time five candi-
oates were given the obligation The
auxiliary visited Ward H of Naval Hos
pltal July and distributed cigarettes.
smoking tobacco and magazines among
| the patients.
Mary B. Guillermain. president WAS