Evening star., 1935-06-23

tinue through Wednesday evening.
The Southeast Business Mems As
sociation, with Arthur Shaffer as
chairman and Clarence F. Donohue,
, president, of the committee, Is Spon-
soring the encampment in the south
east section. Oscar G. Jones, chair
man of the veterans committee, with
Sigmund Milbrandt, commander Of
Follow Me Post, are working with the
representatives of the association.
A parade and pageant of floats,
entered by business firms and civic
organizations of Southeast Washing
ton, will be featured tomorrow night
preceding the opening Of the ses-
sions. There will also be a mass
street dance along Pennsylvania ave-
nue. between Fifth and Sixth streets
southeast.
The marching units will assemble
at Second street and Pennsylvania
avenue southeast and the line Of pa
rade will be over the following route:
Turning east on Pennsylvania avenue
to Eighth street southeast, to Vir-
ginia avenue, to Potomac avenue, to
Thirteenth street, to Pennsylvania
avenue to the school.
Invitations have been extended to
more than so military, fraternal and
patriotic and civic organizations to
take part in the parade. Among those
which have signified their purpose of
participating are District of Columbia
National Guard, comprised of the 121st
Engineers, 260th Coast Artillery and
special troops of the 29th Division; the
9Th Battalion Fleet Marine Corps Re-
serves, consisting of seven line COM
panies of go men each, a headquarters
company of 68 men and the battalion
band, under the direct command of
Maj. Harvey L. Miller, a past COM
Mander of the District of Columbia
Department and of Front Line Post,
v. F. w.; United States Coast Guard
Color Guard; the IS constituent posts
of the District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, as
follows: National Capital Post, Comdr.
Walter j. Yebens; Equality Walter
Reed Post, Comdr. Arthur G. FoWle;
Federal Post, Comdr Stephen T.
Nichka; Columbia Post, Comdr. Wal
ZACH A. McCathran; Potomac Post,
Comdr, Abram Grudd; Front Line
Post, Comdr. Walker H Colston; Fol-
low Me Post, Comdr. Sigmund Mil
brandt: Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Ed
wards Post, Comdr John Caswell, jr.:
Advance Post, Comdr. Byron B. Bar
rett; Defense Post, Comdr. John w.
Winner; Washington Post, Comdr.
Walter P. Boehm; United States
Treasury Post, Comdr. Norman H. Ed
wards; Herbert L. Edmonds Post,
Comdr. Harry j. Jermain; Internal
Revenue Post, Comdr r. H. Jamison;
McKimmie- -Catterton Police-Fire Post,
Comdr. John F. Nolte, and also Ad-
miral Robert E. Peary Ship, headed
by Capt. William NJ. Barge.
Units of the District of Columbia
Department Auxiliary, headed by de-
partment president, Mrs. Clay Keene
Miller, and her official staff; in line
will be National Capital Post Auxiliary,
president, Mrs. Ethel Sendlak; Equal
ity-Walter Reed Post Auxiliary, presi-
dent, Mrs. J. P. Haynes; Federal Post
Auxiliary, president, Mrs. Ruth
Nichka; Potomac Post Auxiliary, presi-
dent, Mrs. Ida Mae Emmertt; Front
Line Post Auxiliary, president, Mrs
Edna McCutcheon; Follow Me Post
Auxiliary, president, Mrs. Hattie S.
Byram; United States Treasury Post
Auxiliary, president, Mrs. Ethel R.
Ridgeway, and McKimmie- Catterton
PoliceFire Post Auxiliary, president,
Mrs. Evelyn B. Wheeler.
Jobs Daughters, Sons of Veterans
of Washington Post, v. F. W.; Jewish
War Veterans, StraWn-Turner Post,
v. F. W., of Seat Pleasant, Md; Rus
sell-Mitchen Post, V. F. W., of Alex
andria, Va; Southeast School Boys
Patrol, Business Mems Association of
Southeast Washington, besides many
other marching companies OF local
organizations will also be in line
The muiScal organizations will in
clude the v. F. W. Overseas Military
Band. Drum and Bugle Corps Of the
District of Columbia Department, un-
der the command of Capt. Alvin I.
Lorig; 5th Battalion Band oI the
Fleet Marine Corps Reserves, Holy
Comforter Boys Band, Government
Printing Office Band Of the American
Legion, Advance Post Boys Drum and
Bugle Corps, v. F. W.; Sons OF the
American Legion Drum Corps, Cos
tello Post Drum Corps, American Le-
gion; James Reess-Rdrope Post Drum
and Bugle Corps, American Legion;
Fort Stevens Boys Drum Corps Of
the American Legion aid several other
fine musical organizations.
The judges constituting the Com
Hnittee on Awards of Prizes for march,
ing units are Col. Francis T. Evans
of the Marine Corps, Col. Wallach A.
McCathran, Aris Bacas and Repre-
sentative Melvin J. Mas of Mime
sofa. The judges Of the Committee
on Awards to Musical Organizations
are Alexander Morris of the United
States Navy Band, Arthur Witcomb
Of the United States Marine Band
and Carl Hutner of the United States
Army Band.
The principal speaker at the open
ing session of the encampment will
be Senator Elmer Thomas of Okla
homa. Many distinguished guests will
attend the opening session.
Equality Walter Reed Post spon-
eored a smoker at the w. o. W. Hall,
e35 G place. T. N. r. Pup Tent of
the Military Order of the Cootie pro-
grammed the entertainment. Refresh
ments were served.
Washington Post was host at a spe-
cial pre-encampment rally last Friday
evening in its club rooms at Duffys
Sea Grill. Department Comdr. Golden,
Past Department Comdr. Harvey L.
Miller and Past Department Comdr.
Oscar w. HollingSworth, Past Depart
ment Surg. DR.. Don S. Knowlton and
Department Judge Advocate Philip r.
Biggins were guest speakers.
The entertainment was featured by
Archie Turner and his Hawaiian Mu-
sical Club. Sam Dulaney also con-
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