Evening star., 1933-11-12

The Relief Committee of the District
OF Columbia Department. headed by
Chairman Oscar G. HollingSworth, past
department commander. will organize a
drive on November IS for discarded
clothing for INDECENT eX-SerVice men OF
the Veterans Of Foreign Wars of the
city. and for the dependent members
of their families. Department Com
mander Campbell has requested that
all post commanders appoint at once
one representative to report to Relief
Officer Hollingsworth.
Department Commander Campbell
has issued a warrant to Past Depart
ment Hollingsworth to install the Of
ficers of Herbert L. Edmonds Post, No
vCmber 16, at the Hamilton Hotel.
Equality Walter Reed Post will be
installed BY Department Commander
Campbell November 16. at Pythian
Temple. A council member will be
elected to succeed Commander-elect
Howard w Woerner.
Potomac Post held its last meeting at
Northeast Masonic Temple. when j.
S. SomerS and Jerry D. Barba were
obligated. and Abram Grudd by trans
fer from Front Line Post. Department
Commander Campbell Past Department
Commander Oscar c. HollingSworth,
Department Quartermaster Walter P.
Boehm. Commander B. S. Bladen OF
Treasury Post and Past Post Comman-
der DR.. A. Victor Cercel, of Front Line
Post. were honored guests. George
Leissler is chairman of the Entertain
ment Committee, and will be assisted by
Joseph Clements.
Z. S. Treasury Post elected officers
as follows: Commander, Frank E.
Hagan; senior vice commander. George
Brushmiller: junior vice commander,
Norman H. Edwards; quartermaster,
George Ridgway; Judge advocate,
Schooley; surgeon, P. j. Coyne: officer
of the day, Joseph Perron; trustee,
George p Woodburn. Commander
Haean announces the following staff
appointments: Adjutant. Stanley d.
Harman patriotic instructor. Sidney w.
Lawrence, historian. Edward Stewart.
post service officer. Samuel H. Stanton;
sergeant major, Stephen St. j. Truel-
eben: uuartermaSter-serge Howard
L. Judge; senior color bearer, L. v. For
sythe: Junior color bearer. Howard l..
Judge: color guards Irving Johnston
and William C. Paul; guard, A. ].
WaSlllllSkN. sentinel. 1nOlnaS Clarity.
bugler, William Joyce; chairman OF
Ways and Means Committee. Norman
H. Edwards; chairman of Sick and
Relief Committee George Brushmiller;
chairman of Recruiting Comittee. Will
bert Z. Lockiin: chairman Of Poppy
Committee. Sidney w Lawrence.
Columbia Post No 833. met Wednes-
day at the Thomas Circle Club. Off
GERS were installed by Past Dept. Senior
Vice Comdr Herbert c. Davis as fol-
lows: Comma nder, Joseph A. Giovan-
noni; senior vice commander, Wallach
A. MeCathran; junior vice commander,
William H. Chase; chaplain, Herbert C.
Davis; quartermaster w. Laurence HaZ-
ard; surgeon, Thomas E. Fawcett and
officer of the day. Forrest w. Schroyer.
Chaplain Davis was installed by Thomas
E. Fawcett, who also is a past depart
ment senior vice commander.
Comdr. Giovannoni announced the
appointment of John Fleming as post
adjutant.
Tentative plans for a reunion meet
ing, to be held some time In the near
future. were discussed.
Junior Vice Comdr. Chase announced
the Boy Scout troop at Mount Rainier.
Md. had been presented with the flag
that had been donated by Columbia
Post