Evening star., 1932-03-06


newest unit of the organization will bt
presented by the veterans OF the Bu'
reau of Internal Revenue. 1t Is an
ticipated that the application for char.
ter will carry the names Of at least
100 eigibleS and that the post vii
shortly reach a membership OF SUI
Department Chief of Staff Maj. E. II
Hale and Col. George L. TAFT have been
assisting the employees Of the Bureau
of Internal Revenue in the formation
and installation of the new post. The
charter will remain open for a statec
period.
Front Line Post met February q
with the Ladies Auxiliary IN the Sol
diers, Sailors and Marines Club, where
short business meetings were held BY
the post and the auxiliary, followed by
dancing and refreshments.
Several candidates were elected u
membership in the post, and H. h
MacCubbin and Otto F. Kruger were
obligated to membership. Chairman A.
". Cercen of the Post Relief Commit
tee and Post Comdr. Harry F. Volkman
reported several cases of financial as
sistance given to comrades. A smoker
was given by the post in the Coast Ar
tillery Armory February 26. The. over
seas Band, Drum and Bugle Corps
played throughout the evening.
Front Lines bowling team, captainec
by A. v. Cercel, played the team OF
u. N. r. Pup Tent of the Military Order
of the Cootie February II. winning
three out of four games Comrade Joe
Clements of the Cootie team bowled
the high individual score, 121.
Chairman P. F. Biggins OF the spring
Festival Committee reports progress
heinp made to hold the posts Spring
festival next month.
The post has donated a rifle marks
manship trophy to the high schools OF
Washington, which has Deen accepted
by the Board of Education. The COM
petitive conditions Of the .22-caliber
high school shooting match, suggested
by the National Rifle Association OF
America and revised by Lieut.. Col. Wal
lace M. Craigie of the public schools
proved by the Post Committee, con-
sisting of Brig. Gen. Henry I. Reilley,
Department Comdr. Charles B. Jen-
ninps and Post Advocate Abram Grudd,
provide as follows:
Open to one team Of 10 shooters from
each of the five senior high schools OF
the District. known as divisions l to 8
inclusive. All team members must be
members of the High School r. o. T. G.
Cadet Corps represented.
Eligibility-Team members must be
undergraduates and must have been
members Of the r. o. T. @. Cadet Corps
for at least three months prior TO
firing Of the match.
General regulaticnS-N. r. A. shoot
ing rules and regulations will govern.
When ired-On or about April II.
(Place and time of firing to be desig-
mated by the P. M. 8. 81 T., Public
Schools Of the District.
Teams-Teams will consist OF 10
shooters, 5 highest scores to count for
record.
Course of fire-1o shots per man,
prone, at SO feet.
Sighting shots-None permitted after
starting Of match Sighting or practice
targets may be fired prior to commence
ing the match, however.
Target-Oficial N. r. A. 50-foot tar
get, 2 shots to be fired at each OF
the 5 bulls.
Range-5O feet from firing point to
target.
Rifle and ammunition-Any .22-cali-
Der rim-fire; metallic sights.
Time Nmits-One minute per shot.
Prizes-The High School Trophy.
presented by Front Line Post, No. 1,40l,
Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of the United
States, to highest team annually. A
team winning the trophy three times
retains permanent possession.
At the last meeting of the frederick
Dent Grant Post, lfo. 1884. Veterans
of Foreign Wars. TIE following officers
were elected: Charles ]. Newell. COM
commander; Raymond H. Howe, junior
vice commander; James johnson, quar-
termaster; Charles H. Snapp, adjutant;
Mai. Wetmore, surgeon; Thomas
Adams, chaplain; H. H. Curtis, Lewis
B. Ely, o. c. Stewart, trustees; w. M.
Owens, counsel; w. j. Jones, officer Of
the day.
The officers will be installed March
at the Wintson Hotel. There will be
present Col. U. S. Grant members Of
Congress, department officers of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and other
distinguished guests.
The post voted on closing their char
ter April 6.
Potomac Post met February IS at
Northeast Masonic Temple. The trans
fer from Follow Me Post of Earl c.
Wood was accepted by acclamation
and he was appointed adjutant by
Comdr. Harry v. Krichton.
The resignation of Senior Vice
Comdr. Phelps was accepted, and the
Office of chaplain was declared vacant.
Junior Vice Comdr Barr will automati-
cally take the Office Of senior vice
commander, and incumbents to the Of
fees of junior vice commander and
chaplain will be elected at the next
meeting. Comrade Wood was ap-
pointed chairman of the Recruiting
Committee and Comrade Uhlarik as the
posts representative on the District OF
Columbia Departments Hospital Com
mittee.
Comrades DAILY Warren and Clem-
ents were appointed to work in con-
junction with the Entertainment Com
Inittee to arrange entertainment fea-
lures for the smoker which will be
held at an early date. The Entertain
ment Committee is planning two moon
light river excursions this Summer
A resolution was adopted petitioning
Congress to legislate for the effectual
operation of a veterans civil service
preference bill respecting appoint
ments, service retention and promotion
under any projected reorganization oi
the governmental departments, bureau:
and independent establishments. The
Poppy Committee was delegated K
NOlCG Tie pOSG dIGltuuc AcBdLOAle YAK
apportionment of funds derived from
Buddy poppy sales, and to make op'
position to any pooling of the fund.
for common distribution among tht
federated posts of the department
Comrades Edwin w. Warren, Bonal
and Barr made addresses.
For the time being the regular meet
ing scheduled for the second Thurs
days Of the month have been discon
tinued, and the regular business ses
sions will be held at Northeast Masonic
Temple on the fourth Thursday o
every month.
Potomac Ladies' Auxiliary met Feb
ruary 25 at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club. Mrs. Ruth Keene, chair
man Of arrangements for the annua
St. Patrick dance March II at go
Bladensburg road northeast, reportet
plans have been completed. On Marcl
uniformed group of the member
will Yaoy their 1rxt official visit m Red