Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-18
Veterans of Foreign Wars

I semi-monthly meeting at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club, with Comdr.
Edwin w. Warren presiding. Depart
ment Comdr. Charles B. Jennings adj
dressed the post. Past Department
Senior Vice Comdr. oscar w. Holdings
worth and Past Department Comdr
George Neuner also spoke. Comrade
Gettings was obligated and Comrade
Crompton was elected to membership.
The following comrades were nominated
for the respective Offices Of the post for
the next administrative year: Com
mander. John w. Winner, Harry Krich-
ton and Marshall Emmertt; senior vice
commander, Arthur Phelps, Arthur
keene and James A. Barr; junior vice
commander, James A. Barr; quarter
master, George Leissler, Ira Wetherall
and Harry w. DERRICK; judge advocate,
James A. Barr, Roderick Jamison and
p. w. Graves; chaplain, Louis Koehler;
omcer Of the day, Bob Bonnar and Will
son Jones; surgeon, Manuel ]. Mar
tufi and Stephen Uhlrick.
At the next regular meeting at North
east Masonic Temple October % the
election OF officers will be held.
National Capital Post, No 1877 met in
Pyth1an Temple October Is and obli-
gated the following recruits: Charles E.
GNoOA4, SOIIlpdLly ~ OoQ war
with Spain, and the following World War
veterans: Harry Lushbaugh, F. r. S.,
1922; William w. Simpson, Company F.
18TH Infantry, AID Division, and Jas
per A. Soloman, Company H, 1st In
fantry, LIST Division. Ninety-seven
comrades have been obligated to men,
bership since last December.
The following officers of the post were
unanimously elected: Commander,
Clauddis L. Burton; senior vice COM
mander, Bernard S. Bladen; junior vice
commander, Irving E. Ambrose: quar-
termaster, Ernest Wickstrand; post ad-
Vocate. Daniel j. Leahy; surgeon, Ed
ward w. Coffey; officer of the day, Earl
w. Engleman. A trustee will be elected
in December. The posts delegates TO
the Departmental Constitutional Con-
vention will be elected at the meeting
october 27. Talks were made by E. j.
Sullivan, William P. Cavanaugh, Will
liam w. Simpson, Frank G. Thomas
John j. Allen. Ernest Wickstrand, Dan
iel j. Leahy, Charles P. Galpin, James
F. Bird. Alfred A. Hoffman, Reuben c.
Muschlitz. Charles A. Neff. Michael
Guiffre, David Brakeman and Thomas
r. j. Cavanaugh.
Front Line Ladies Auxiliary held its
regular bimonthly meeting last Monday
evening at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club. with President Virginia
Cercell officiating. A report was made
by Mrs. Mary B. Guillermain, one of
the two auxiliary delegates attending
the National v. F. w. Encampmeilt at
Kansas City. Mo. Mrs. Jimmie Van
Zandt. wife of the junior vice com
mander in chief of the national organ
lZation, and past department color
bearer Of the State Of Pennsylvania,
was made member of the auxiliary by
transfer from the James L. Noble Aux
lllary OF Altoona, Pa, and Mrs. Susie
Volkman was initiated into the auxil-
larry. Election Of officers will be held
October 26.
Follow Me Post met last Tuesday at
the Pythian Temple, with Comdr. Sig
mund Milbrandt officiating An appro-
priation Of $50 was voted to be donated
to the Armtstice Day Jubilee Commit
tee. The commander appointed Will
fred DUDE on the Hospital Visitation
Committee and John w. Thompson on
the Department Bylaws Committee.
Comrades Harr. Belt and Milbrandt
were elected delegates and Comrades
Busada, Melton and Byram alternates
to the Constitutional Department En-
campment to be held December T. Her
bert Smith and George LAWN were obi
gated to membership.
The following were nominated for
post officers: Commander, Philip r.
Belt and Joseph r. Campbell: senior
vice commander, Eli BuSada and Rob-
ert w. Boteler; junior vice commander,