Evening star., 1932-03-13

Comdr Tom D. Buckley presided at
the meeting of Richard j. Harden
Camp March 3. Willie Lephew was
reinstated to membership and trans
fer to Camp No. 33, Department of
Florida. granted George N. Scriven.
Harry S. Hegy made a report relative to
food purchased by the camp for the
Veterans Shelter Home. 1t was voted
to give cash prize at all future meet
ings as a result of donations made by
Past Department Comdr William L.
Mattocks, Comdr. Binckley, Senior
Vice Comdr. William o. Ohm and Com
rade Alfred Heitmuller, and the quar-
termaster was directed to create spe-
cial fund for this purpose.
Dept. Comdr. Samuel j. McWilliams,
Q. M Gen. James J. Murphy, Asst.
@. M. Gen. Harry B. Coulter and Past
Department Comdr. William L. Mat
tocks, j. L. Putnam of Roosevelt Camp,
Department of California. and Andrew
J. Watts, Lee-Roosevelt Camp, Depart
ment of Georgia, spoke. John Ham
burg announced the Snaix crawl
March 7. at Pythian Temple. The
next regular meeting will be held Thurs
day at Pythian Temple.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp met in
Stanley Hall, United States Soldiers
Home, Comdr. Lewis H. Forsyth con-
vening the meeting. Daniel B. Davis.
late private, first class, Company "A"
1st North Dakota Volunteers, was mus
tered into the camp and Arthur F.
O'Neil. late private, Company B." 1st
United States Infantry, was admitted
by transfer. Past Department Comdr.
Benjamin F. Motley installed Frank
Wielock as quartermaster to succeed
Samuel Hart, resigned, and also Will
liam Parkinson, appointed Junior color
sergeant by Comdr. Forsyth. Depart
ment Comdr. Samuel j. McWilliams
and Joseph R. Franklin, the latter
from Kansas City, Mo-, supreme gu
gu of the Military Order of the Ser
pent, addressed the meeting. The de-
partment commander also announced
that the department has received an
invitation to take part in the Army
day parade April 6.
Senior Vice Comdr. James E. Smith
convened the meeting of Gen. Henry
w Lawton Camp Monday in Pythian
Temple. Department Comdr. Samuel
J. McWilliamS and Joseph r. Frank
lin, supreme gu gu of the Military Or
der of the Serpent, extended an invi-
tation to become members of the
"Snaix." The appointments of Past
Comdrs. John H. Farmer and Albert
A. Glaze to serve on the Department
Memorial Day Committee was an
nounced The camp voted to hold the
services at Congressional Cemetery on
Memorial day, under the direction of
the Department Memorial Committee.
President Mary Lipscomb presided at
the regular semi-monthly meeting of
Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary Mon
day in Northeast Temple, which was
the occasion of the annual visit of
inspection by Department President
Janet Sikken and members of the
staff. There we're also present Ma
tional Junior Vice President Katie
Schmidt. National Treasurer Carrie E.
Nolan and National Reporter Tillie
Mae Roth. A Bicentennial play, en-
titled Living Pages" was directed by
Richard Titlow. Miss Aurelia Bir-
mingham sang, assisted at the piano
by Nellie Kulle. Four-year Sheila
Ann Wallace danced and sang. Chill
dren from the Southeast Community
Center assisted in the entertainment
The department president and officers
will be the guests of Gen. NJ Emmett
Urell Auxiliary, at which time the an
nual visitation will be made, Wednesday
at Pythian Temple. Mrs. Virginia
Cureton is in charge of play to be
given.
President Myrtle Moxley will enter
tain the members of Col. James S. Pet
tit Auxiliary and the comrades of Pet
tit Camp March 20, with silver tea
at her home, 1918 Massachusetts, ave-
nue. northeast. She will be assisted by
the officers of the auxiliary.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Auxiliary will
give card party the evening of April
l, at Pythian Temple.
Supreme Cru Gu Joseph r. Franklin
of Kansas City, Mo-, presided at the
crawl of the Military Order of the
Serpent, held at Pythian Temple last
Monday 1t was decided to hold an
other crawl" in the near future James
j. Murphy, John Hamburg and William
o. Ohm were accorded special honors
in appreciation for their work in in
creasing the membership.
The department commander has re-
ceived an invitation from Military Or
der of the World War, which organiza-
ton is sponsoring Army day parade,
to have the United Spanish War Vet
Grams partlclpate. Instructions Will be
furnished each camp.
President Corcielia Pollard presided at
the meeting of Gen. Henry w. Lawton
Auxiliary held Tuesday evening at
Pythlan Temple. President Mary Lip
comb, Elizabeth Titlow and Mary Burke
of Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary
addressed the meeting. Mollie Adams
was formally inductcd President Pol
lard requests all members to meet on
Wednesday evening at the home of Past
President Katherine Lynch 1894 Perry
street northeast, to assist in making
carnations for Memorial day. and to
complete arrangements for the vista
ton by the department president and
her staff to Lawton Auxiliary April II.
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