Evening star., 1935-06-09

At a meeting of the Council of Ad-
ministration, District of Columbia
Department, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, last Monday night at the Dis
trict Building, plans for the annual
encampment June "a, Is and rs in the
Hine Junior High School were dis
cussed. Department Comdr. Nathan
D. Golden presided. oscar G. Jones.
chairman of the Encampment Com
mittee, made report. He announced
Senator Elmer Thomas Of Oklahoma
will be the guest speaker. Invitations
have also been sent to distinguished
Army, Navy and Marine Corps officers
to participate in the inaugural cere-
monies.
The Southeast Business Mems Asso-
citation Is cooperating with the vet
erans in the event. Those representing
the association are: Arthur Shaffer,
chairman; C. F. Donohue, r. B. Eng
lish, L. F. Frick. H. NJ. McGrath. Aris
Bacas. c. H. jenkins, A. ]. Berlin.
]. E. Shelton and John Holland The
department committee is composed OF
Chairman Jones, Department Comdr.
Golden, Past Department Comdr.
Daniel E. Campbell, Comdr. Sigmund
Milbrandt of Follow Me Post. William
E. Marshall, department chief Of staff,
and Abe Schrot.
A parade will be featured on the
first night, June "a. The marching
units will form on First street, c street
and New Jersey avenue southeast
The parade will be from New Jersey
avenue to 3 street to Pennsylvania
avenoe, to Thirteenth street to Poto-
mac avenue to Virginia avenue TO
Eighth street to Pennsylvania avenue,
past the reviewing stand, to the Hines
School.
A large collection of trophy prizes
will be awarded by the Business Mems
Association Novel features will be
elaborate floats, and arrangements
have been made with the Department
of Police for staging a street dance,
Immediately following the parade
units. More than 80 invitations have
been accepted by military, fraternal
and civic organizations. including the
5th Battalion Field Marine Corps, con-
sisting of seven line companies Of 60
men each, Headquarters Company OF
SO men. and Battalion Band, under
Ter, who held the Office Of department
commander of the Veterans of For
eign Wars during 1929-l930 Holy
Comforter Church Boys Band. United
States Coast Color Guard. Government
Printing Office Band. National Guard
consisting of l2lst Engineers. 260th
Coast Artillery and special troops OF
the 29th Division; James -Reese-Eu-
rope Post Drum and Bugle Corps. and
Color Guard. and Costello Band. both
Of the American Legion: Overseas Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars Military Band,
Drum and Bugle Corps. under the
command Of Capt. Alvin I. Lorig; Ad-
vance Post Boys Drum and Bugle
Corps: Jobs Daughters with at least
140 in line; Government Priwing
Office Post Band of the American Le-
gion, besides other well known units.
lar business meeting at 8 pm. to-
morrow, in the club rooms. 1903 Four
teenth street. The facilities of the
club rooms will be open to the visiting
Shriners during the week of their
convention.
Tentative arrangements have been
made for golf tournament to be held
some time next month. Entries will
be restricted to members of this post.
Junior Vice Comdr. John j. Reardon
is chairman of the committee. Ar
rangements are also being made to
organize a soft ball team.
Follow Me Post met at Musicians
Hall May %. with Comdr. Milbrandt
presiding. William A. Finch and
Peter Randacavage were accepted as
members.
Plans were made for the moonlight
excursion June 18 and for the annual
buddy poppy sale.
The next meeting. special will be
held at the home Of Phillip r. Belt,
2420 Fourth street northeast, Tues
day night.
The Coolies of Top Notch Tent,
No. l, held a social Scratch last
Tuesday night in W. o. w Hall. 935
G place. The kitchen police detail
was in charge of The arrangements.
Members of the tent will be enter
tanned by Equality Walter Reed Post,
No 284, next Saturday night
The Degree of Transformation will
be conferred June Is.