Evening star., 1930-12-07
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thursday Of the month meeting In con.
nection with the banquet.

THURSDAY OF the month meeting In con-
nection with the banquet.
Front Line Post, No. 14o1, held It's
| meeting at Logan Hall November ~.
Comdr Cercell appointed the following
committee chairmen: Ways and Means,
F. j. Caskey, with associate members
w. P. Boehm, J. L. King, Harry ].
Hooley, w. F. Volkman, jr.; w. l..
Colston. j. Moran, Maurice M. Grudd
| alton of 500 was made from the relief
fund to decorate and stock a community
Christmas tree and to provide an en-
tertainment for the children of the Dis
trict Of Columbia veterans, and Comdr.
Cercell appointed on such committee for
effectually carrying out the gala fes-
tivtty: Chairman, King; Comrades
O'Berry. A. Grudd, Gardella, Hooley
and Zetts.
The next regular meeting will be
held tomorrow at Eleventh and L
streets, at which meeting Mrs. George
Quinn will be obligated in membership.
rrangementS are being made for the
Christmas visit to Ward H of Naval
Hospital, and the auxiliary also will
extend Christmas cheer to other
worthy persons needing help. Mrs.
Hospital and Relief Committee, is in
charge of the program.
Follow Me Post at its last meeting
installed the following officers: Com
mander, Phillip r. Belt; senior vice
vice commander, Joseph r. Campbell;
chaplain, Fred c. Kelly; Quartermaster,
Eli Busada; officer of the day. william
A. Downs; post advocate, Thomas A.
Fawcett; surgeon, Carl G. Hatch; trus-
tee, Lloyd E: Kelly. Comdr. Belt ap-
pointed the following officers and COM
mittee chairmen: Adjutant, Selby c.
Harr; guard, Ira T. Byram; bugler,
Leslie A. Fry; historian, Robert w.
Boteler; patriotic instructor, John w.
Thompson; sentinel, Wilfred Dube;
colorbearers, M. T. Pregtele and w.
Dube; color guards, T. e. Pollard and
S. H. Grimes, jr.; Ways and Means,
NJ. Campbell; Relief. w. E. Melton:
Investigation, Mr.. Downs; Bylaws, Mr..
Boteler; Publicity, Mr.. Milbrandt;
GyG PUppGy MF keT Ssoros Dssrse sea Tss pec
Grating, F. G. Kelly.
The Hospital Committee of the aux
iliary met November 20 at the home
of its chairman, Mrs. Roberta Fawcett.
Plans for the work in the hospitals
during the year were perfected and
pledges of support were given by all
members present. Among those in at
CenQance were MIS-. harvey Miller, Ma
tional Legislative Committee, chairman,
and Mrs. Edith Den Breeder, depart
ment chief of staff of the auxiliaries.
A Christmas entertainment for the
veterans is to be given in the Red
Cross House at Walter Reed Hospital
December 16 at 3 pm. The Overseas
Band will render selections.
Dynamite Pup-Tent, No. 1, M. o. c.,
of Baltimore, Md, has extended an
invitation to the local contingent to
visit it December II for an oyster roast
at Middle River.
Equality-Walter Reed Auxiliary gave
party to 72 boys in the blind ward at
Walter Reed Hospital last Friday. Host
esses were Mother Steed, Mrs. Campbell,
Mrs. Shaw, Miss Mccain, Mrs. Boyer
and Mrs. Golden. After refreshments
were served each boy was given pack
age of cigarettes. On December % the
auxiliary will give a Christmas party
to $50 patients at Mount Alto Hospital
Visitors from other auxiliaries and
posts are invited.
At date to be announced later the
auxiliary plans to give dance, the
proceeds of which are to be used for
relief purposes. The next meeting will
be held at pm. December 10, at 1850
Massachusetts, avenue.