Evening star., 1935-05-12

ment, veterans OF Foreign Wars, will
conduct its annual Memorial day
services on May 26, at 10 am, at
Cedar Hill Cemetery. All members
are requested by Department Comdr.
Nathan Golden to attend.
The national ensigns and colors of
all posts will be assembled at the
cemetery. The v. F. w. Overseas
Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps
will furnish the music.
Members Of the organization will
participate in the Memorial day pa
rade May 80 and attend the exercises
at Arlington National Cemetery. Pres
ident Roosevelt is expected to review
the parade from the White House.
Follow Me Post held special busi-
ness meeting May at the home Of
Phillip R. Belt. Arrangements were
made for memorial services for Com
rades Ewing and Patterson at the
next meeting of the post. William
A. Finch was elected to membership.
T. J. Sloss, chairman of Ways and
Means. announces he has arranged a
moonlight excursion down the Poto-
mac on June 18.
A social meeting will be held at the
home of John Thompson, 4344 Thirty
second street, Mount Rainier, Md,
tomorrow evening.
The District of Columbia depart
ment council of administration met
at the board room, District Building,
last Monday evening. Department
Comdr Nathan D. Golden presided.
Senior Vice Comdr. in Chief Ber-
nard w. Kearney of New York and
Director of Veterans Employment
Service o. D. Hollenbeck delivered
addresses. Comrade Hollenbeck
praised the work of Oscar G. Jones, in
charge of the District of Columbia
veterans employment service.
Senior Vice Comdr. Harry E. Shil-
ling announced plans for the buddy
poppy campaign on May q, %
and 29.
Equslity-Walter Reed Post will
have an interesting program next
| Thursday evening at the Powell Jun
ior High School. DR.. Harry w. Rol-
lings will give readings from "A Doc
tor of the Old School" from Ian Mac
Laren, together with short, humorous
other readings.
John R. Webb Post, No. 1926, Fred
erick, Nd, has circularized the men,
bership of the District of Columbia
department to attend veterans rally
next Thursday night at the opera
house, Frederick, Md. Comdr. in
| Chief James E. Van Zandt will de-
| liver an address. A parade will take
| place at 7:30 o'clock and an invi-
tation has been extended to the Over
seas Military Band, Drum and Bugle
Corps to participate. The Harris
burg, Pa, Drum Corps and the Cham
payne Post Drum Corps of Baltimore,
Nd, will be in the line OF march.
Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship will
meet at o'clock Tuesday at the
| Hamilton Hotel.
Comdr. in Chief James E. Van
| Zandt on Wednesday at 1920 am.
will present huge anchor of V. F.
w. poppies to Secretary of the Navy
Claude A. Swanson in the latter's
Office at the Navy Department and if
past custom is followed Secretary
Swanson will in turn donate the
anchor to Capt. William M. Barge of
Peary Ship for display and appropri-
ate disposition.
Annual memorial exercises in honor
| to departed shipmates will be con-
Quoted May 80, probably at Hains
Point in Potomac Park or on one Of
the naval vessels in the nearby
waters of the Potomac River. The
time and location Of ceremony will
be announced later.
Peary Ship will celebrate its if
teenth birthday anniversary May 80
at the Lotus, 727 fourteenth street.
The two surviving charter members,
National Councilman j. ]. Walsh and
Past Capt. P. v. Templeton, will be
guests of honor. Dinner, floor shows
and dancing will also be included.
Wives and girl friends are invited.
A moonlight excursion will be
given June on the steamer Potomac,
| sailing from Sixth and Water streets
southwest at 8:45 pm.
Washington Post will meet tomor-
row night at the club rooms over
Duffey's sea grill at 8 pm. for elec-
ton of a junior vice commander and
a post trustee. Maj. Gen. Upton Bir-
ME, jr., chief of Field Artillery, U. S.
A., has donated two Signal Corps pic
lures, one depicting the 7th Field
Artillery working toward Mont Sector,
France. on September ~, 1918. and
the other of the 10th Field Artillery
moving up through the woods Of
Madres AUX Tours on September 9,
1918. Gen. Birnie or his personal
representative will make the formal
presentation.
An open scratch" of the Top
Notch Tent, No. /, M. o. c., was held
at 935 G place last Tuesday night
Thomas l.. DobbS was presented
cootie cap by the Awards Committee
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