Evening star., 1934-09-16

| Post, No. 2979, 1903 Fourteentn
| street. Concert by Overseas Mill
tary Band, Drum and Bugle
| Corps, National Guard Armory.
Thursday, 8 p.m.-Equality-
Walter Reed Post, No. 2S4,
Pythian Temple.
Front Line Post, Department Of
the District of Columbia, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, at meeting last Mon
day night at National Guard Armory.
adopted resolutions condemning the
present facilities Of the local militia
and urging the National v. r. w.
legislative Committee to bring before
Congress the need of adequate hous-
| ing for the National Guard Of the
District of Columbia.
Condr. A. Z. Masters, who presided,
announced the following members
will attend the national encampment
at Louisville, KY: DR.. H. j. Bryson,
e. T. Inman, Frank Topash, Joseph
F. Lynch, George ]. Neuner, Joseph
B. Gardella, e. L. O'Berry, e. T.
Spedden, H. L. Stanton, Henry Ja-
cobs, A. I. Lorig, Carol F. Stack, Ar
thur G. Connors, N. J. Volkman, Gar
nett Mattingly, ". c. Guillermain,
II. L. Miller, otto r. Krueger, p. L.
eiompers, J. M. Main, v. J. Prescott,
A. L. Thomas, Paul H. Castle, Henry
q. Otis, Pasquale Cestone, Frank
temples, william Harring, Frank
Benny. H. c. Marcy, Albert c. Foster,
J. L. O'Keefe, Sidney Forester,
George L. Jenkins, Joseph F. Sylves-
ter, Fred s. Farley, Boyd Perks, James
L. Shirley and Peter E. Frailey.
The members voted to instruct its
Athletic Committee to use its influ-
ence toward bringing the v. F. w.
located alley for the coming season.
DR.. A. v. Cercell, chairman Of the
Athletic Committee, announced this
post will have three entries in the
league. Selection of the team cap
tains will soon be made.
| Department Comdr. N. D. Golden,
Post Comdr. w. P. Boehm of Wash
ington Post, Adjt. A. Grudd of Po-
tomac Post, Department Color. Sergt.
Chris Scheible and Comrade Howard
Bacon of Equality Walter Reed Post
were guests.
A meeting of the v. r. w. Bowling
League was held last Wednesday at
| the Georgetown Recreation Alleys,
Wisconsin and Prospect avenues, when
an organization of the teams of the
various posts was effected and the
names Of the team captains were re-
ceived by Secretary Leonard j. Bacon.
The new bylaws, as revised by the
Bylaws Committee, were adopted,
and other matters were discussed.
Members of the posts who are in
terested In registering for the COM
petitive matches throughout the tour
nament should communicate with Sec
retary Bacon, 225 South Spruce street,
Clarendon, Va, or their respective
team captains, or "Reds" Megaw at
the Georgetown alleys. .'-ns
Potomac and Follow Me Posts last
Tuesday evening held q get-together
at the Ambassador Hotel. Depart
ment Comdr. Nathan D. Golden and
his STAFF officers were guests.
National Capital Post met last Tues
day night. The delegates definitely
pledged to 60 to the national conven-
ton at Louisville, KY, include Comdr.
Harry Coope, Daniel j. Leahy, Ernest
Wickstrand, Walter J. Yebbins and
Charles A. Musselman. Comrade Coope
will be on the National Defense Com
mittee and Comrade Leahy win be on
delegates will be given committee as
signments.
Several recruits were initiated,
among them being Comrades Rind and
Bowie. Commencing with the first
meeting in october, meetings will be
held on the second and fourth Tues
days in the Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club, Eleventh and L streets.
Nominations for officers was as fol-
lows: Commander, Walter j. Yebbins;
senior vice commander, Charles A.
Lorenzo D. Donaldson; judge advo-
cate, Daniel J. Leahy; surgeon, DR..
John L. De Mayo; quartermaster,
Ernest Wickstrand, and guard, Roy
D. Hopgood.
Department Comdr. Golden, Past
Department Comdr. Daniel e. Camp
bell, Chief of Staff William E. Mar
shall, Comdr. David B. Herman of
Maj. Gen. G. r. Edwards Post and
Comdr Walter p Boehm of Washing
ton Post made addresses.
Election Of officers will be held at
the next meeting, october 8.
Columbia Post, No. s33, at its meet
ing in Thomas Circle Club last We'd
nesday night nominated officers as
follows: Wallach A. McCathran,
commander; william H. Cahse, SEN
ior vice commander; Herbert C.
Davis, Junior vice commander; w.
Laurence Hazard, quartermaster;
Forest w. Schroyer, chaplain; STAN
ley r. Nash, officer of the day; Lewis
E. Hoffman, judge advocate, and
Thomas e. Fawcett, surgeon. They
will be elected at the October meet
ing.
The post paid respect to the mem
ory Of Charles H. Reilley, one of its
members and a past commander of
the Department of the District Of
Columbia, who was buried at Arling-
ton National Cemetery that forenoon.
Maj. Theodore P. Heap, U. s. A.,
who is stationed at Schuylkill Arsenal.
Philadelphia, Pa, and who is mem-
ber of Columbia Post; Capt. Mellach.
charter member of the post; Past
Department Comdrs. George j. Neurer
and Oscar w. Hollingsworth paid
tribute to Mr.. Reilley. Comdr. Joseph
A. Gioyannoni presided.