Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-10

] tend the Eastern zone encampment Of
! Uniformed Foresters to be held In Po-
tomac Park from July to 6, inclusive
During the presence Of the visitors to
this city class adoption Is to be held
the evening Of July 8. To arrange for
| this affair a committee composed of
James A. Moody, Lee M. Cregger and
Arthur j. Reynolds was named to act
with representatives from other camps.
During the evening the washington
Camp Foresters' team gave flag
presentation drill.
washington Camp met In Northeast
| Masonic Temple Tuesday evening. The
members later attended the exercises
honoring Past Consul John W. Suth-
erin. Announcement was received of
the award CT the silver cup to Wash
ington Camp for making the best In
crease in membership during the year
| 1880. State Deputy r. G. A. Rubey
will present this cup to the camp the
evening Of May 10.
Capt. w. Roy Heft, aide to Maj. Gen.
Maurice r. Smith, commanding gen.
eral of the Modern Woodmen Fcresters
Department, made an official visit to
Capitol Camp, Richmond, va, Thurs
day night for the purpose of extending
an invitation to the Foresters' team of
that camp to be present at the Eastern
lOlc ehSaHlPHIeHt W NC h0AO hoi0 OuAJ
8 to 6.
Col. Allen d. CIauser Of Reading,
Pa, has been ordered to the command
of Camp r. A. Doubles, the Eastern
zone encampment of Woodmen For
esters to be held In Potomac Park
early in July. He has arranged meet
ing for today at 10 o'clock at 1928
Pennsylvania avenue for the purpose
of comforting with consuls. clerks and
foresters of drill teams concerning the
encampment.
WOoDMEN OF THE WORLD.
Washington Woodmen were hosts
upon the occasion of the convention OF
the Head Camp of the jurisdiction of
West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and
the District of Columbia, held at the
Raleigh Hotel. Local delegates winning
Offices in the Head Camp election were
John C. Mcconnell, escort, and William
Helgesen Waterman. The retiring head
consul. William G. Scott, as junior past,
will attend the sovereign convention at
Buffalo, N. Y, in June.
Thomas P. Littlepage, delegated
spokesman from the washington Cham
Der of Commerce, was present at the
opening social session and welcomed the
convocation to the National Capital.
william A. Fraser, president Of the
Woodmen of the World, responded. The
ladies of the Woodmen Circle, also in
convention on the same dates, joined
in this meeting. Mrs. Fannie Kolb OF
Washington won the election to the vice
presidency of the circle.
Special features included the recep-
htion of the delegates by President
Hoover at the White House, where a
group picture was taken with the Chief
Executive laying of wreaths on the
Tomb of washington and the Tomb OF
the Unknown Soldier, and visits to the
Lincoln Memorial and the washington
Cathedral Successful social incidents
were the banquet and dance in the ball
room of the hotel and the uniformed
drill companies, and the local stunt
organization furnished entertainment OF
exceptional merit.
The washington Juveniles won a
prize of SIS for excellence in floor work.
Paul H. Delawter and j. E. Dickey
were chosen auditors for the camp and
Katherine Schugrue for the circle.
These were local representatives.
A suggestion by Sovereign c. d. Hol-
land for school of instruction for
financial secHetaries of camps was
adopted by the central authorities.
Baltimore was chosen for the place OF
meeting in 1888.
b. p. o. ELKS.
David J. La Porte was elected exalted
ruler of washington Lodge last Wednes-
day, succeeding John j. Moriarty. who
resigned to do regional work for the
Veterans Bureau in Boston. Mass. 9th
err new officers elected were Leonard
Ciawler, esteemed leading knight; Joseph
J. Hagerty. esteemed loyal knight. and
DR.. John T. Ready, esteemed lecturi1g
knight. Exalted Ruler La Porte appoint
ed George MCGOWAN chairman of a
committee to plan the annual orphans
outing.
The following committee was ap-