Evening star., 1936-08-09

Arrangements for a picnic at Mar
shall Hall August 20 were made by
the Council of Administration. Dis
trict of Columbia Department. Veter-
ans of Foreign Wars. at a meeting last
Monday night at the District Build
ing. Department Comdr. Wallace A.
McCathran presided.
Junior Vice Comdr. P. r. Belt an
nounced he had launched plans for
the armistice ball and had appointed
Department Relief Officer Oscar w.
Hollingsworth as vice chairman.
Council members who have Just
been appointed are: National Capital
Post, w. I. Bowman, J. L. Strong, A.
B. Quackenbush; Equality Walter
Reed Post, N. H. Glueck, S. L. More
lock, James F. Nickel, Perry r.
Hengst; Federal Post, Samuel B.
Lapin, J. G. Strobel; Columbia Post,
J. A. Giovannono, T. E. Fawcett; Po-
tomac Post, F. r. Heise. r. s. Bonar:
Front Line Post, j. 3. Gardella, v. C.
Guillermain; Follow Me Post. E. B.
McDade. H. L. Finnegan; Maj. Gen.
C. R. Edwards Post, Bryon G. Car
son; Advance Post, Herbert Brochardt,
Stephen B. Jones; Defense Post, John
B. Moore, w. c. Whitcraft; Washing
ton Post. Archie Turner, Paul Gray;
United States Treasury Post, James
Stewart, Joseph Perron; Herbert L.
Edmonds Post, D. H. Barnhard; In
ternal Revenue Post. Stanley D. Har-
man, r. F. Kay; McKimmie- -Catterton
Post, Richard A. Burton.
Members and friends of Washington
Post, with their families, went TO Fort
Washington on its annual family pic
mic and field day last Sunday.
The feature field event, a hundred
yard dash for members of Washing
ton Post only. was won by Quarter
master Fred w. Wacker, with Past
Comdr. Walter P. Boehm finishing
second and Trustee Charles Jarboe
third. Other winners of field events
were: Twenty-five-yard dash for boys
under IA years, William Fill; 25-yard
dash for girls under IA years. Pauline
Rich and Irma Dommell 25-yard
dash for girls IA to 20 years, Miss
Betty Mottern; 50-yard dash for la
dies over 20 years, Mrs. Nettie Stuart,
with Mrs. Marguerite Wacker second;
sack race for men, F. P. Sperry; sack
race for ladies, Mrs. Nettie Stuart;
horseshoe pitching contest, Earl N.
McKeown. Prizes were presented by
Comdr. John P. Reardon.
The post will meet tomorrow eve
ming in its club rooms over Duffy's
Sea Grill, with Senior Vice Comdr.
John J. Keehan presiding.
At a meeting last Wednesday eve
ming of Federal Post at 1926 Massa-
chusetts avenue delegates to the ma
tional encampment in Denver were
elected, as follows: Charles A.
Strathern and Edward A. J. Sweeney;
F. c. Lucas and John G. Strobel,
alternates.
Stephen T. Nichka was elected as
trustee for the 1s months term.
Joseph B. Kirkley and William B.
Keely, both members of the 10th
Field Artillery, World War, 29th
Division. were obligated to member
ship.
Department headquarters has ad-
vised two members of Federal Post
of their appointment to Offices on the
department staff, Comdr. E. E. Nc
Gowan has been appointed deputy
inspector and Stephen T. Nichka as
patriotic instructor.
The second joint Federal-Follow Me
moonlight ride of the season will be
held next Saturday. The steamer
Potomac will leave Seventh Street
Wharf at 8:45 pm. Members and
others desiring tickets may obtain
them from members of the post at
the wharf, or by phoning the COM
mander. National 1880. or the
adjutant, Columbia 1858.
McKimmie Catterton Auxiliary held
its monthly meeting at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club last We'd
nesday evening. with Adelaide M.
Grant, president, presiding. The
ways and means chairman, Mrs. Han
nah Weber, reported final arrange
ments had been completed for the
picnic today at the cottage Of Lieut..
Weber at Woodland Beach.
Detachment, 29th Division, to the