Evening star., 1936-05-10

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A Joint memorial service of Potomac
Post and Auxiliary. District OF Colum-
bia Department, Veterans of Foreign
Wars, will be held Tuesday at pm.
at the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club, Eleventh and L streets. Comdr.
| Harry v. Krichton and Mrs. Florence
v. Morris, president Of the auxiliary,
will be in charge.
Department Comdr. Edward K. On
man and Department President Mrs.
Clay Keene Miller have been invited.
A social Of music, dancing and re-
| freshments will also be held.
Defense Post will meet Wednesday,
815 pm. at Northeast Odd Fellows
Hall, 2030 Rhode Island avenue north
east, instead of 803 Michigan avenue
northeast. Comdr Koester will well
come Department Comdr. Edward K.
Inman, who will be accompanied by
his official staff.
United States Treasury Post met at
the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club
with Adjt. George w. Ridgeway pre-
siding.
Officers were elected to the Junior
Unit comprising the Bell and Drum
Corps, sponsored by the post. Five
members of the post have pledged
melodic bells for the corps, and sew
eral contributions were made to
augment the fund which is being
raised by the Junior Unit Committee.
The post will feature an all-day
| special today, from 2 to 10 pm, at
the Potomac Boat Club. A program
of entertainment has been arranged
and refreshments will be served.
| Tickets may be obtained from Comdr.
Samuel H. Stanton and from men,
bers of the Entertainment Committee.
| An oficial visitation was made Fri
day to the post by Department Comdr.
Edward K. Inman, accompanied by
! his Official staff.
The department auxiliary met Fri
day evening, with President Mrs. Clay
Keene Miller officiating. Plans were
completed for the department en-
/ campment to be held June %. % and
| "a.
Mrs. Florence v. Morris, depart
ment conductress, has received an in
vitation from Mai. Edwin S. Bettel-
helm to participate in the annual
massing of the colors at Mount st.
Albans on May "a. The colors Of the
District of Columbia Department and
of the various auxiliaries will be dis
played. Tickets to section reserved
for the v. F. w. Ladies' Department
will be issued to the members at an
early date.
The colors of the department and
auxiliaries will also be presented at
Arlington National Cemetery on
Memorial day.
National Capitol Post will celebrate
its 18th birthday anniversary at
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
10l5 L street, next Tuesday evening.
Representative Fred M. Vinson, of
Kentucky, recently elected to honorary
membership by the post, will be given
the obligation. Other guests will be
Department Chaplain Howard e.
Snyder, National Rehabilitation Of
ficer for the Fourth District John j.
Keehan, and members of Washington
Post.
Sergt. Mai. Claude e. America will
give some representations Of men,
bers and others, and ]. A. Mitchell
will preside at the piano.
The Council of Administration met
last Monday evening at the District
Building with Comdr. Edward K. In
man presiding.
The council voted to participate in
the Memorial day services at Airing
ton under the auspices Of the G. A. r.
Memorial Corporation, also the serv-
ices under the auspices Of the War
Mothers. Department Junior Vice
Comdr. David B. Herman will head
the v. F. w. delegation to the Jewish
Memorial Services in the Eighth Street
Temple, May 20 under the direction of
DR.. Simon.
Plans were completed to furnish
speakers from the v. F. w. to make
addresses in the various public schools
on Flag day.
Col. Harry Coope, department chief
of staff, reported tentative arrange
ments for the department encamp-
ment at the Strong John Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets, June %,
% and "A, under the sponsorship
Of the Central Business Mems Asso-
citation. Harry King heads the busi-
ness mems committee.
Dept. Senior Vice Comdr. Stanley
D. Harmon, chairman Of the 1886
Buddy Poppy drive reported plans
have been made to divide the city
into districts and each district will be
under the supervision Of a sub-chair-
man who will have direct charge Of
q group of young women who will sell
poppies May 81, % and %.
Washington Post will meet tomor-
row evening at 1908 Fourteenth street,
with Comdr. Walter p. Boehm, presid-
ing.
A Joint social meeting will be held
with the women of the post. headed
by Mrs. Paul Gray to complete plans
for the sale Of Buddy Poppies.
H. L. Edmunds Post met last Friday
evening at the home Of Quartermaster
Floyd w. Stevick to plan for the
Poppy drive. The members, headed
by Comdr. Elwood Graham gave
baby shower" to Comrade Stevick,