Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-25

The District Of Columbia Depart
ment and the constituent posts are
participating in the Nationwide mem
bership drive, which was inaugurated
January is and will continue as an
intensive recruiting campaign until
March 81.
A mass meeting rally of the overseas
veterans Of all wars of this community
will be held February 3, at $50 pm.
under the auspices OF the local de-
partment and the several unit posts
In conjunction with the national broad
casting from Washington over net
work of more than 40 stations or the
National Broadcasting Co. The local
mass meeting will form one link of @
radio program transmitted from the
Nations Capital on coaSt-to-coast
veterans rally. Features of the pro-
gram will include short talks by Sen
ator David A. Reed, chairman OF the
Military Affairs Committee; Brig. Gen
Frank T. Hines, administrator of vet
Grams affairs; Paul C. Wolman, COM
mander in chief of the Veterans OF For
eign Wars; Admiral Robert E. .Coontz
United States Navy, retired, and junior
vice commander in chief, besides selec-
tions by the United States Marine Band
In more than 1000 communities
throughout the country. similar rallie:
will be held by local Veterans Of For
eign Wars posts.
National Capital Post Auxiliary met
at Pythian Temple last Tuesday eve-
ming Mrs. Louise Hoffman was in
stalled as a trustee, and Mrs. Margaret
Pirrone as color bearer by Chief of staff
Edith Den Breeder. Mrs Campbell Of
Walter Reed Hospital stressed the I'M
mediate payment Of the veterans bonus
| The auxiliary went on record as in
| dorsing the passage OF the bill.
The charter was draped in memory
of the death of Mrs. Kate Hutchinson
past national president.
Equality Walter Reed Post held it
regular meeting January Is, at Pythlar
| Temple, when two new members were
obligated. Comrade Michael Inselbuch
national executive committeeman OF
| the Disabled American Veterans. anC
| adjutant of the Blind Veterans, ma.
| tional chapter, Of that organization
has transferred his membership tt
Equality-Wa Reed Post. Comradt
Inselbuch is a 26th Division veteran
Comrade Nathan D. Golden, past COM
| mander of the post, was elected tc
serve as trustee until June, 1892. The
post voted unanimously to join WITH
/ Front Line and Columbia Posts in the
operation of a soup kitchen to feed
the needy and unemployed at the Ma.
tional Guard Armory, Sixth anc
Pennsylvania avenue. The kitchen Is
feeding over $50 men two meals a day
Mrs. L. v. Damn and Miss Lillian
Damn of Equality Reed Auxil-
iary, secured two BUSES last Sunday
from a local transportation company
and took so patients from Mount alto
fViv ~ AlnX00driQ
Mount Vernon-spending about three
hours in visiting various historic places
en- route and at those places.
Front Line Post will receive % mem
bership applications at tomorrow nights
meeting, to be held at Logan Hall, &C
cording to Chairman Boehm of the
Recruiting Committee. Last Monday
night a committee, under the chair
manship of Comrade w. j. McConville
met to devise plans for organizing a unt-
form drill team to represent the post
in drill competitions. Comrade Walter
McCutcheon, for the Post Home Com
mittee, reports that there are good
prospects of acquiring a home prop
erty in the near future Suitable build
ings have been inspected by the COM
mittee members and a report VIII be
rendered at tomorrow nights session
outlining the proposed methods OF
financing the project. Last Wednesday
nights theater party at the Gayety was
reported a success, when more than
100 members attended the show to
honor Comrade Jimmie Lake, play
house manager and member of the
post. The Overseas Band, Drum and
Bugle Corps rendered selections. Com
rade Maurice NJ Grudd was in charge
of the party" arrangements.
All members of the v. F. w. and
prospective memmers are invited to at
tend the dance to be held by the post
February 6 at Recreation Hall, Marine
Barracks, Eighth and G streets south
east. Refreshments will be served, and
there will be no admission charge.
Front Line AuXiliary.-The next
meeting Of the auxiliary will be held
tomorrow evening. Plans will be per-
fected for dance to be held by the
Ways and Means Committee, of which
Leonelda Volkman Is chairman. The
auxiliary will pay its monthly visit to
Ward H of Naval Hospital next Friday
evening at O'Clock. Mrs. Clay Keene
Miller, chairman of the Hospital and
Relief Committee, has arranged to dis
tribute cigarettes, smoking tobacco,
magazines, ETC., to the patients of the
ward. Several applications for member
ship have been received by the auxil-
larry and the initiation of the candi-
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