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

Nearly every unit of the Veterans of
Foreign Wars throughout the United
States is making special plans for the
observance of Armistice day. The Dis
trio Of Columbia Department will have
a jubilee program at the Washington
Auditorium the night of November II
and the proceeds will be used for relief
purposes. The theme of the entertain
ment will be an amusement pageant,
depicting Paris, Monte Carlo and Nice
on Armistice night, and guests are re-
Quested, SO far as possible, to come in
uniform or in costume appropriate to
the jubilee occasion.
Special features will include the Cafe
de la Paix, the Moulin Rouge, the Folie
Bergere. Red Cross Canteen. Y. M
c. A. and K. G. Huts dancing, enter
nettes, gigolas and gigolettes, and many
other stunts.
The franc will be the one type of
currency acceptable, but American
money will be exchanged for French
currency on the basis of 10 francs to
the dollar. Under the dictatorship of
Brig. Gen. P. D. Glassford, U. s. A,
retired, the various subcommittee of
the department are perfecting every
arrangement to insure success for the
Grand Jubilee.
Advance Post, No. 2194, closed their
charter register September 80, with 100
signatures. At the first regular meeting
of october, the following officers were
elected by reclamation: Commander,
Herbert HCrchardt; senior vice COM
vice commander. Jack c. Hanley; quar-
termaster, Albert G. Morgan; post adj
vocate, Joseph J. Goliwas; chaplain,
Stuart T. Terrett: surgeon, Lloyd
Graham; officer Of the day, Luther A.
Trunnell
The blue and gold overseas cap, bear
ing the embroidered insignia of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, was adopted
as the official cap of the post The
Cap Committee, s. B. Jones and Old
aker, are making efforts to have the
entire post membership in caps by
Armistice day, as they attend the
jubilee. A Halloween masquerade will
be held at Meridian Mansions, 2400 Six
tenth street. the evening of october 81.
The next regular meeting Of the post
will be held at the Metropolitan Hotel,
october %.
A new post in Washington of the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars of the United
States, has been organized. The first
meeting OF the post, to be known as the
washington POllce ana FIRE tOSC, was
held October S. and the following on
GERS were elected: Commander. James
E. Bennett; senior vice commander. o.
L. Rose; junior vice commander. John
E. Fendall; quartermaster, Herbert M.
Smith; post advocate, Grover C. Mox-
ley; chaplain, William E. McGrath;
surgeon. John c. STATE; officer OF the
day, Fred L. Rawlinson: patriotic in
structor, William H. Williams; historian,
John r. !Currier; sergeant-major. James
E. Lowry; guard Maurice A. Rainey;
sentinel, Joseph Sincavitz; colorbearers,
John o. Hite and Robert Strong; bugler,
Marcel Caussin. and trustees, Herbert
S. Riley. william J. Cunningham and
Thomas H Pilkerton. Comrade William
E. Riley was appointed the post adju-
tant. At the regular meeting of the
council of administration. District OF
Columbia Department, held october 5,
that body unanimously Endorsed the
newly formed Police and Fire Post. and
welcomed the unit into the department
organization.
Potomac Post, No. 1898. held its