Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-11

| Tuesdays pm, National Capt.
| tai Post. No. 127, Pythian
Temple, 1912 Ninth street
! Wednesdays pm, Columbia
! Post, No 1893, Thomas Circle
| Club, 1926 Massachusetts, ave-
nue.; Equality Walter Reed
Post, No. 264.
! ThursdayL-8 pm, Pythfan1 Tenn
pie, 1912 Ninth street.
ing at Naval Hospital on Christina!
eve. Presents were donated to all mem
| bers of the families of hospitalized vet.
Grams and the children particularly were
made very joyous by the nberality o.
the posts gifts.
The post presented Past Comdr
Frank r. Heise with a past commander!
badge, The presentation was made BY
/ Department Comdr. William L. Thomas
Front Line Post is conducting a
membership recruiting. Already 2.
members have declared their intention
of attending the 1881 National " F.. w
Encampment, at Kansas City, this
coming September. The "On-to-Kan.
sas, City, Committee recently appointed
by ComdF. Cercell, will soon launch 8
Idfiye to muster an even 100 comrades
"A post team of bowlers last week went
to Baltimore and defeated team rep.
reSenting that city's Rainbow Division
Chapter, V. F. W., in a ffve-game set
A return match win be sought by thu
Monumental City vets, to be playeC
on one of the local alleys.
Close to 400 meals each day are be-
ing served to unemployed former service
men from the kitchen opened severa
weeks ago at the National Guard Ar.
mory Sixth street and Pennsylvania
avenue, under the joint auspices Of
Front Line and Columbia Posts
All v. F. w. members of the District
are invited to attend the theater party
of Front Line Post at the Gayety the
evening of January 81. The event /.
to honor James j. Lake, playhouse
manager, an honorary member Of the
post.
The federated auxiliaries of the Dis.
trict of Columbia Department gave q
party in the Red Gross Hostess House
of st. Elizabeth's Hospital the evening
OF January 2, entertaining more thar
200 veterans. Music, dancing anc
games OF cards were enjoyed. The
guests of. honor were Mrs. Edith Der
Breeder, chief Of staff; Mrs. Clay Keent
Miller, national legislative chairman
and Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, District Of
| Columbia Department Hospital chair
man. Refreshments were served.
Front Line Post Ladies Auxiliary
Mrs. Carrie H Hooley, Membership
chairman, announces a membership re-
cruiting drive is about to be inaugu'
rated and will close March 81.
AS chairman of the National Home
Fund Committee Mrs. Mary B. CUTLER
main Is program1ning unified campaign
among the District of Columbia auxil.
1 40 al for. Ofrft1
/ room in the new hospital building OIL
the v. F. w. National Home, at Eator
Rapids, Mich. Prominent residents OF
the District of Columbia are contrib.
uting. The room will be marked with
an ornate doorplate, suitably engraved
to recognize as the donors Of the COM
plete room furnishings the post auxil-
iarieS OF the District of Columbia De-
partment The plan contemplates that
the president of each auxiliary will APP
point Subchairman to carry through
! the fund-collecting campaign. Mrs
Edna McCutcheon is working in con-
| junction with Mrs. Guillermain in di-
| recting the activities of the subordinate
Finance Committees.
National Capitol Post, No. 1877, La
dies Auxiliary, will hold a bi-monthly
meeting January 10, at which time
plans will be completed for the monthly
visit to st. Euzabethis Hospital or
January 10.
Miss Cora Roy has completed plan.
for the card party to be held at the
Burlington Hotel January 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clark of tho
post and auxiliary, respectively, cele
brated their thirty-fifth wedding ami.
yerSary December 81.
Past President Louise r. Hoffman viii
| q nf0h az
for 18 months Miss Margaret PirronC
will be installed as color bearer.
Capt. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr., ma.
tional legislative chairman of the Vet.
Grams of Foreign Wars, was installed a.
president of the Washington Chapter
National Sojourners, at the annua
banquet Of that order Friday, at thu
Hotel Mayflower, before gathering o.
prominent officials of the Army, Navy
Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Coast anC
| Geodetic Survey, Public Health Service
and veteran and patriotic organizations
The principal speaker of the evening
was Senator Kenneth Mcclellan of Ten.
neSsee, who discussed the United State,
Navy and its relation to the Londor
naval treaty. His remarks were broad.
cast over the National Broadcastine
Co. network. He was introduced by
| AOdHlTdI fTODeTL Il. COOIlIISs TeIlTeQ
master of ceremonies. ~
Col. Ralph T. ONeil, national COM
mander of the American Legion, also
spoke on national defense. Other ad-
dresses we're Mothers of Men," by Mrs
Nicholas N. Mock, National American
War Mothers; Our National Defense
Problems" Comdr in Chief Paul G
Wolman of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars Of the United States; ''Women's
Interest in National Defense" Mrs
William Sherman Walker, chairman
National Defense Committee of the
Daughters of. the American Revolution
Comdr. Harry A. Seran was tOastmas-
ter. r.
Music was furnished by the United
States Marine Band, and a series OF
patriotic tableauX were enacted in Co.
lonial uniform by members of the
George Washington Camp of Heroes OF
! States Marine Corps and the Overseas
Drum and Bugle Corps of the District
of Columbia Department, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars. Capt. George F.. I'm
macht of New York City was installing
officer. Those installed, in addition to
Capt. Bethlehem, were: Capt. Yancy
s. williams, representing the United
States Navy; Col. Avery j. Cooper
United States Army; Brig. Gen. Hugh
Matthews, United States Marine Corps;
| DIR. r. r. Sayers, United States Public
/ Health Service; Comdr. Norman B
Hall, United States Coast Guard and
| Comdr c. L. Garner, United States
Coast Survey, all as the vice presidents.
Capt. Earl w. Dimmick of the Ameri-
can Legion Headquarters was installed