Evening star., 1931-12-13

| Coe will be hCnored by the District of
| Columbia Department at a dinner at
the National Press Club January %.
! The dinner will be the occasion for
the obligation Of recruits Of those con-
| stituting the commander in chiefs
class Throughout the United States.
! The obligation will be conferred by the
| commander in chief to those of the
| District of Columbia and by radio to
| those residing elsewhere by Nation
wide hook-up, at 1870 pm, Eastern
| standard time. This program will
come under the direction of the junior
| vice commander in chief, James E.
| Van Zandt., Distinguished invited guests
| will be those leaders in veterans af-
| fairs in Congress and in the eXecu-
! i've departments of the Government.
| Vaudeville entertainment will be fea-
| tured
A prize will be awarded to that post
| which presents the largest class CT
recruits for obligation and in deter
mining the right to the prize consid-
I Grafton will be given to the present
| per capita strength of the competing
posts in order that discrimination may
not be experienced between the larger
| and smaller units. A prize also will
be given to that post, based on its per
capita strength, which has the largest
| attendance at the dinner. The COM
| mittee chairman is Maj James w,
Boyer, jr, National 6933, branch 300,
or National 1920, branch 588.
At the monthly meeting of the Coun-
! Gil of Administration in the board room
of the District Building, last Monday
i night, Oscar w. HollingsWorth, chair
man Of the Clothing Relief Committee,
| reported the Joint Committee for the
Distribution of Clothing, which con-
SistS of the American Legion, the Dis
| abled American Veterans and the
V. F. w, was distributing hundreds OF
articles Of clothing daily, and that the
| supply Of oVercoats had become ex-
hausted. He asked post commanders to
make this announcement to their re-
| Spective posts in order that any OF the
| V. F. w. comrades who have spare
| overcoatS and wish to give them for a
very worthy cause might release the Il
to the Joint Committee on Clothing
Distribution for issue among the needy
veterans.
Comrade lVolkman, commander Of
Front Line Post, reported Comrade Nc
Grath Of the Washington Police and
Fire Post and himself, through the
Offices Of Gen. Glassford, superintend-
ent Of police, had placed the 20 Legion
naires, who had come down from the
Northwestern States to sponsor the i'm
mediate payment Of the soldier bonus" ."
In the Central Union Rescue Mission,
and is caring for the 10 V. F. w. COM
rades, who had accompanied the le-
gion comrades, In the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club. Comrade Hale,
chief Of staff and chairman OF the Re
cruiting Committee, reported his COM
mittee had opened its Office in Room
$50, Transportation Building.
The council appropriated Sl00 to be
| used for expenditures Of the Overseas
Band Drum and Bugle Corps, and the
department commander requested each
| post commander to seek financial aid
from his unit post to help the band.
An appropriation was also made OF 500
for expenses necessary to fully equip
every bed in the Naval Hospital with a
radio head set. The council already
has more than 400 sets now in opera
| ton at this hospital. Frank Thomas of
National Capital Post will have charge
Of the installation of these head sets
The application for charter of new
| post in the District of Columbia, to be
known as Defense Post, was acted on
The meeting place of this new post will
be in the Woodbridge section. 1t is
planned to hold a special meeting in
January for the purpose Of conducting
bonus rally.
EqualityW Walter Reed Post will be ad-
dressed by Oliver M. Maxom, chief OF
Guard, January 81.
At the last meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary OF Equality Walter Reed Post
il was decided to cooperate with the
Department Hospital Committee in re-
membering the boys in the hospitals
this Christmas. A money contribution
was sent to the V. F. w. National
Home, at Eaton Rapids. Mich, as the
auxiliary's share of Christmas cheer
for the children and widows Of the
home. A card party was held at the
home Of the president, Mrs. Manley
Lawton, December 8 to raise money for
the general fund. The next meeting OF
the auxiliary will be held at the Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club Janu-
2ry 6, when 1t Is expected several new
members will be obligated.
A special meeting Of Advance Post,
No. 2194 was held December at the
Metropolitan Hotel, with Comdr. Bor-
chardt presiding. 1t was voted to dis
pense with the second meeting in De-
cember, due to the holidays. A COM
mittee was appointed by the comman-
Ger to cooperate with similar commit
tees from Follow Me and Police and
Fire Posts to ascertain the possibility of
securing permanent club rooms for the
three posts. Senior Vice Comdr. Lux
ford rendered his resignation. An cleo
ton of his successor will be held in
January.
Front Line Ladies Auxiliary is plan
ming a Christmas party at Ward H of
Naval Hospital. The next hospital
visitation will be on a date subsequent
to Christmas, to be later announced.
Mrs. Irene Colston has been appointed
chairman of the Membership Commit
tee and with Mrs. Virginia Cercell,
chairman of the Investigating Com
mittee, is experimenting an active
campaign for new members.
Comdr. Samuel G.. Hamilton presided
at a meeting of Columbia Post, No.