Evening star., 1936-05-24

The District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
conduct memorial services today at
Q o'clock at Cedar Hill Cemetery, with
the posts and auxiliaries partici-
pating.
Rev. Howard E. Snyder. depart
ment chaplain, will give the invoca-
ton. There will be a salute to the
colors and community pledge to the
flag. The Military Overseas Band,
Drum and Bugle Corps will render
selections. Representative William D.
McFarlane of Texas will make the
memorial address.
The members will attend the mass
ing of colors at 3:45 o'clock today at
Washington Cathedral.
Members will participate in the
memorial services at Arlington Gene
terry next Saturday. Department
Comdr. Edward K. Inman will be one
of the speakers.
Col. Harry Coope, department chief
of staff, has announced orders for the
parade on the evening of June %,
Immediately preceding the 1896 de-
partment encampment in the Strong
John Thomson School, will be pub
lished within few days for distribu-
ton among the members of the vari-
GUS posts.
The parade will assemble at o'clock
June % in the neighborhood of Four
teenth street and Florida avenue and
will march down Fourteenth street
to street, east on I street to Twelfth
street and north on Twelfth street to
the school The reviewing stand will
be on 1 street at Franklin Park.
The first division will be composed
of posts and auxiliaries, led by the
Overseas Military Band, Drum and
Bugle Corps; the District of Colum-
bia National Guard and the 5th
United States Marine Regiment, led by
Past Department Comdr. Harvey L.
Miller. The second division will con-
sist of the patriotic and marching
groups and the third division will have
the floats and business trucks, all fes-
lively decorated.
Col. Coope will have general super
vision Of the line of march, assisted
by Byron G. Carson and John J.
Keehan.
Harry ". Keiser, president Of the
Central Business Mems Association,
and a committee of the association,
headed by Harry King, will represent
the business men of the community
section through which the parade will
pass, and will act as judges for the
award of prizes to the various march
ing units.
Washington Post will meet tomor-
row evening at 1903 Fourteenth street,
with Comdr Walter P. Boehm pre-
siding. Department Comdr. Edward
K. Inman and his staff will make an
official visitation.
A joint meeting of the members
and the women of the post was held
at the home of c. L. Jarboe, at Glen
carlyn, Va, last Tuesday evening. to
plan for the buddy poppy drive.
A feature of the buddy poppy sale
will be the use of the Boys Corps Of
Washington Post, the Sons of Vet
erans' Unit, who will sell the buddy
poppies under the direct supervision
of Comdr. Roy w. Keesee.
With President Hattie Byram pre-
siding, Follow-Me Auxiliary met May
IL at Thomas Circle Club.
Delegates were elected as follows:
Louise Downs and Rose Spence; al
ternates, Katie Gross and Anna DUDE.
The auxiliary pledged its support to
Roberta Fawcett as candidate for
District of Columbia Department
president.
Helen McCabe and Mrs. Stephen
Rodgers were accepted as honorary
members and will be obligated June 9.
The auxiliary will hold a social
jointly with Follow-Me Post at the
home of Adele Milbrandt, 1879 Gales