Evening star., 1932-04-03
Veterans of Foreign Wars

Potomac Post met at the Northeast
Masonic Temple when Louis H. Koch
Ter was unanimously elected junior vice
commander and Bernard Lawler chap
lain. The following were elected as
delegates and alternateS to the depart
ment encampment in June: Delegates,
Louis Koehler, Manuel ]. Martufi, Ed
win w Warren. Robert Bonar, E. G.
Connolly Harry Dietrick, Bernard Law
lor and M. F. Emmert; alternates,
George Warren, A. Phelps, G. Tyrell,
w. GiddingS, J. E. Love, G. Nalley,
M Fitzgerald and ]. DAILY. A resolution
was passed tndorsing House bill 10420
regarding veterans civil service prefer
ence. Conrade Barr was appointed
chairman of the Committee on Ar
rangementS for the smoker April 8.
Chairman Edwin Warren of the Ways
and Means Committee reported tenta-
tive plans were made to give moonlight
river excursions this Summer July IS
and August 3. The resignation of Com
rade Clements as guard and a member
of the Entertainment Committee was
rejected.
Department Senior Vice Comdr. Her
bert C. Davis, Department Chief of
Staff Maj. E. H. Hale and Oscar w.
Hollingsworth of the Department Relief
Committee made addresses.
The Internal Revenue Post elected
the following officers: Commander, w.
Frank Gibbs; senior vice commander,
John F. Greeney; junior vice comman
der, Robert j. Service; quartermaster,
Joel P. Moore; post advocate, P. j.
Rose; chaplain, E. L. Weber; officer of
the day, ]. N. McCollum; trustees, R.
H. Jamison, c. T. Nash and r. K.
Jones. The commander appointed the
following officers: Adjutant, r. H.
Jamison; patriotic instructor, T. v.
Walker; post historian, William G.
Cullen; post service officer, T. B. Mil
Ter; guard. w. E. Marshall: sentinel, D.
S. CheSeldine; sergeant major, James
r. Green; quartermaSter sergeant, S.
M. Earle
staff, made an address.
w. E. Marshall, chairman of the
Housing Committee, is making a survey
of available quarters for post assem-
blies. The installation ceremonies will
be conducted within the next few weeks
at "a place to be announced later.
At the last meeting of National Cap
ital Post the following recruits were OBJ
ligated: William Axman, served on U. S.
S. Leviathan during the World War,
and Richard o. Ringler, Company D,
118th Engineers, A. E. F.
The following were elected as dele
gates and alternateS to the 1882 de-
partment convention: Delegates, Harry
P. Clements, Michael Guiffre, Irving F.
Ambrose, George E. Wallace, Francis J.
White, Charles A. Neff, Nicolo Morana,
Ernest Wickstrand, Edward ]. Sulli-
van, H. F. Clark, George C. Shaw,
Thomas W. Moore, Joseph Ginalle,
William W. Burnett, Edward j. Coffey,
Charles P. Galpin, John L. Clerc, Print
E. Shomette, George Mason, William
w. Simpson, Col. Harry Coope, A. E.
Jost, Charles M Cole, Paul Hollings-
worth, Eli Lidstone, Walter j. Yebens,
Frank G. Thomas and James M.
Stevens; alternateS, Edward E. Smith,
George V. McAlear. Reuben C.. MuSch-
litZ, Antonia Rosetta, Robert H. Gay
leard, w. E. Roberts, David Brakeman,
Richard A. Gilmore. Michael Burk-
hardt, Frederick H. Spengler, Richard
0. Ringler, William Axman, Daniel M
Weistling, George G. Blackwell, Harry
S. Hegy, Grato Angione, John A. Smith,
Paul Sholley, William Earl, Robert T.
Stringfellow, Thomas A. Hudlow, l.. c.
Pottlenger. Fred A. Schauo ana ChrlS-
tian Scheible. The chairman of the
Entertainment Committee reported that
arrangements have been completed for
the posts 18th birthday anniversary
party, April II, in Pythian Temple.
The Ladies Auxiliaries Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Department carried
to the veterans in the hospitals happy
Easter greetings and good cheer through
the distribution of candy eggs, home
made cookies, smokes. toilet articles,
magazines, etc. A bingo party was given
at Mount Alto Hospital under the au-
spices of National Capital Ladies Aux
iliary. A card and bingo party was
held by the federated auxiliaries March
80 at the home of Mrs. Morana for the
benefit of the Hospital Committee fund.
The veteran patients of Naval Hos
pital will be entertained at the Red
Cross hostess house April 4.
At the last meeting of Advance |
Post held at the Metropolitan Hotel, !
the following delegates and alternates
were elected to the convened encamp- !
ment in June: Delegates, George D. !
Cummings, Albert E. Forester, Stephen
B. Jones, Ernest Perry, Everett Per-
ching. Charles r. Rafferty,, Orville
sandefur Nnd Stuart T, TeTrett. Alter