Evening star., 1932-05-01

Plans for the distribution of Buddy
poppies" in Washington during the
week prior to Memorial day, in the
eleventh annual sale, conducted by the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, have been
completed. For the past several months
disabled veterans in Government hos
pitals have been making these poppies
The first of two special meetings OF
Herbert L. EdmondS Post was held at
915 Fifteenth street April 26. Comdr
Col. F.. H. EdmondS was not able to be
present, and Senior Vice Comdr. Charles
NJ. Rhodes jr., officiated. Recruit Wal
ter L. Shipley of Berwyn, Md, was obll-
gated to membership.
The next meeting will be held May 10.
For the past week Front Line Post
has been conducting a carnival at
Georgia avenue and Piney Branch road,
which ended last night. The general
success of the venture was largely at
tributed to Chairman P. F. Biggins,
Comdr. Harry F. Volkman, w. ?.
Boehm, DR. A. Victor Cerceu, Philip
Talbot and Chick Clark.
The posts scheduled meeting OF April
26 was Cancelled because of conflict with
the carnival dates. The bowlers OF THIS
post took second and third places in
Glass A of the bowling tournament,
held April 26, at the Arcadia alleys, and
first place in Glass B, Harry Ford anG
Oscar H. Kee won second and thlro
places in Glass A. and B. A. Stubbs car
ried off first honors insClaSS B.
Comdr. Volkman presented trophy
April 25 to Cadet Capt. John D. Glover
regimental staff, Central High School
It was suitably engraved and donated oy
Front Line Post to the five-man team
making the highest score in competitive
rifle craftsmanship. Participants IRON
all of the high schools OF washington
were entered in the match. The trophy
remains the property of the winning
team for a period of one year ana VII
| become the permanent possession %
| that team which first wins the trophy
for three consecutive years.
Due to the absence of Comdr. Josepr
p CamnbelI at the stated meeting O.
Follow Me Post on April 26 at Pythlal
TEMPLE, Senior Vice Comdr. Eli Busad'
presided. Following a short puslheS
session two full rehearsals we're mau'
by the newly organized degree team U
the ritualistic ceremonies Whlch ar
prescribed for the conduct OF post meet
! ingS. ,,.,,
Phillip R. Belt, past commander, wa
apnointed as publicity officer OF th'
most The following delegates and alter
mates were elected to the annual en-
/ campment OF the District OF ColumplS
Department, which will convene II
June: Delegates-Comrades Belt, Bu
sada and Robert Boteler. Alternates-
George Lambert, Malcolm Kee anc
John Shelter. The post recorded IL
vote against the policy of indorslng an!
individual candidate for the Office O
department commander, and the ac'
credited delegates to the encampmen
will go uninStructed and privileged U
exercise independent discretion IN INT
matter of sponsoring the election O
their choice nominee. The post VII
give two moonlight river excursions OF
the steamer City of Washington, OF
June II and August II.
Senior Vice Comdr. Albert Forester
! presided in the absence of Comdr. Her
! bert Borchardt at the regular meeting
| of Advance Post, held at the Metro
politan Hotel April 90 Comdr. Jane
E. Bennett and Comrade Moxley O
Washington Police and Fire Post ant
| Conrade Keefe of Front Line Post mad
short addresses. Junior Vice Comdr
! Jack Hanley will command the detail
of color guards participating in th'
ceremonies attending the ''maSsing O
the colors" in the Memorial day eXer'
cises for May 29 at Arlington Nationa
Cemetery and at the Tomb of the Un-
known Soldier. Comrade Silverberl
was appointed chairman of specia
committee charged with the duties O
arranging a moonlight river excursion
during the early Summer. Resolutions
were adopted commencing the stand o.
Victory Post, American Legion, on the
bonus question and also sponsoring tht
advocacy of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars and the American Federation O
Labor in respect to their fight agains
the enactment Of legislation which
would impose any reductions either o1
personnel or of salaries under employ
ments by the Federal Government.
! Internal Revenue Post was offciall!
| instituted at a meeting at the Metro
politan Hotel. Officers elected and in
Quoted by Col. George L. TAFT, past de.
partment commander and a past com
mander of National Capital and Co.
| lumbia Posts, were: Commander, w
Frank Gibbs; senior vice commander
John F. Greeney; junior vice com
mander, Robert j. Service; adjutant
R. H. Jamison; quartermaster, Joel P
| Moore; post advocate, P. j. Rose; patri
otic instructor, T. V. Walker; historian
| william c. Cullen; chaplain, E. L
Weber; officer of the day, J. N. McCol
lum; trustees, Jamison, C. T. Nash ant
R. K. Jones; post service officer, T. B
Miller; guard, w. E. Marshall; sentinel
D. S. Cheseldine; sergeant major, james
| R. Green; quartermaster sergeant, S
M. Earle. Comdr. Gibbs was presented
with the symbol of his Office.
Among the honored guests wer,
Department Junior Vice Comdr. Nathan
D. Golden of Clarence r. Edwards Pos