Evening star., 1935-07-21

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| Government Printing Office Post, |
No. 33, Seventh Street Wharf,
8:45 pm.
were held, followed by watermelon
feast.
Members of the squadron are re-
quested to pay their dues before July
% in order that they may be counted
toward this years membership. The
squadron now has 81 members.
Victory Post, No. 4, elected officers
as follows: E L. Hollis. commander;
Morris A. Bealle, first vice COM
mander; Edgar C. Macdonald second
vice commander; jerome j. Rupert,
! third vice commander; A. N. Schroe-
der, chaplain.
Delegates and alternateS elected to
the department convention August 9,
and 10 are as follows:
Delegates, Rice w. Means, Harlan
Wood, Francis j. Mcdonald and Will
liam H. McCurdy Alternates Morris
A. Bealle, Edward C. Minter, E. l..
Hollis and Allen K. Hines.
The commander appointed a COM
mittee to look into the means OF OBJ
tanning suitable quarters to meet
twice a month. Members of the post
are requested to meet at the corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth
street August to take part in the
parade in the opening of the depart |
ment convention that night. The uni
form will be white shirts and trousers
and black shoes and black tie.
Government Printing Office Post No. |
33's carnival and exposition opens to-
morrow on the Union Station Ter
minal lot next to the station. The
proceeds will be used to defray ex-
penses in uniforming the 40-piece |
band. Dates are July % to August 8,
inclusive. The band will be on board
the S. S. Potomac when she leaves
Water Street Wharf July 26, at 8:45
pm, for a moonlight cruise being
sponsored by the post.
Delegates to the department con-
vention to be held at the Mayflower
Hotel August $40, inclusive. are plan
ming to attend the supper dance to
be given on the closing night of the
convention.
The United States Department of
Agriculture Post, No. 36, met in room
2O5O, South Building, Tuesday eve
ming.
A social get-together meeting will
be held August 6, the place to be de-
termined later E. w. Luther Is in
charge Of the entertainment.
Several new members were voted in.
Two of these are about the. Oldest vet
erans on department records. Joseph
E. Montgomery, guard, enlisted July
26, 1898, serving in the Engineers,
Cavalry and Quartermaster Corps. He
was discharged at the q. S. Military
Academy, West Point, N. Y, October
26, 1926. George H. Boyd, guard, en-
listed in the United States Navy March
26. 1903, and was retired April 1, 1888.
Comrade Koehl was presented with
a gavel by E. w. Luther
Comrades Koehl and Luther we're
certified for the gold membership
button from the department, having
secured more than 20 members each.
They are running close race for the
post trophy for the one bringing in
the most members for the year.
Jane A. Delano Post met at the
home of Comdr ESsick. The follow
ing were elected to represent the post
at the annual departmental conven-
tion next month: Delegates, Elizabeth
ESsick, Sara Corson and Isabelle
Knight; alternates, Mabel Day, Mary
Hawthorne and Mary Lee Reinoehl.
Refreshments were served celebrat-
ing the posts 18th birthday anniver-
sary.
At meeting of Bunker Hill Post, |
No. 81. held at the Hay Loft Club, |
1925 Massachusetts, avenue, Tuesday, |
delegates and alternates to the de-
partment convention were elected as
follows: Delegates, Comdr. Robert r. |
Spriggs, chairman; Raymond A Eich- |
horn, Adjt. L. j. P. Fichthorn, First
Vice Comdr. Chester j. Wolf, member
of Rules Committee; Second Vice
Comdr. John R. Weitzel, member of
Credentials Committee; Third Vice
Comdr. Mack Myers, member of Consti-
tutional Amendments and Resolutions
Committee. Alternates are: Thaddeus
A. Bean, Harry D. Ludeman, Robert
A. Ralph, Past Comdr. Alfred j. Sui
livan, Herbert F. Audas and Oscar
H. Kee.
Sons of the American Legion.
Bunker Hill Squadron, No. 81, held
an all-day picnic July 13, at Selby-
on-the-Bay.
The newly-formed Hiking Club is
under the supervision of Francis p.
Gauges. All members interested should
communicate with him.
The post colors appeared in pro-
ceSSlon at the celebration at Fort
Stevens, Senior Color Bearer Harry
Charles Bair and Acting Junior Color
Bearer Thomas p Royston in charge.
Membership Of1cer Wolf is striving
to reach the membership quota by
July %.
kenneth H. Nash Post, No. 8, met |
July II at Bacas Bros Restaurant.
Eighth and M streets southeast-new
home Of the post.
A resolution was presented to make
veterans preference in Government
departments more effective and the |
matter will be presented to the de-
partment convention for adoption.
The following delegates and al
ternates were elected for department
convention: Delegates-Ellis R. King.
chairman; Joseph Goldberg, William
D. Mulkey, John j. Mulvey, Robert |
E. Lee and Guy w. Cogswell. Al
ternates are Joseph s. Dodd, Robert !
R. Allan, Lemuel E. Walker, Ray o. !
Browning, Monte T. Stotler and A. |
Banks Thomas.
The next meeting will be August / |
at Eighth and M streets southeast.
Charles J. Warren, senior vice COM