Evening star., 1936-04-19

The scheduled official visitations of
Department Comdr Inman and his
staff, District of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, has
been revised as a result of his hos
pitalization at Walter Reed.
The new schedule is as follows: Fed
eral Post. May 6: United States Treas
ury Post, May 8; Defense Post, May
IS; H. L. Edmonds Post. May IA; In
ternal Revenue Post, May l8; Maj.
Gen. c. r. Edwards Post, May 20: Ad-
vance Post, May 81; Washington Post.
May Is.
Department Senior Vice Comdr.
Stanley D. Harman held a meeting of
the departments Buddy" Poppy
Committee last Wednesday evening at
the department headquarters build
ing. Plans were completed for the sale
in the near future of the Buddy
poppies on the streets of Washington.
Washington Post met last Monday
evening with Comdr. Walter P. Boehm
presiding
Chaplain Paul Gray, chairman OF
the Posts Buddy" Poppy Committee,
reported plans for the annual sale.
Mrs. Paul Gray is chairman OF the
Ladies Committee. An open meeting
of the Post will be held May II, to
which all the members of the Auxil-
iary are invited.
A special meeting of the post will
be held tomorrow evening at Z o'clock,
to conclude plans for the Derby day
ball, being sponsored by the post at
the Willard Hotel on May 2.
Among the recruits initiated was
Master Sergt. Walter Kinney, U. S. A.,
retired, who served in the Philippines
and in France with the old Regular
Army. Past Department Comdr.
Oscar w. Hollingsworth was the guest
speaker.
Federal Post elected as delegates to
the Department Convention Valentine
Colonna, Edward A. ]. Sweeney,
Charles A. Strathern, Samuel B.
Lapin. Fred R. Stephens and c. j.
Lawless. Alternates are: John G.
Strobel, F. C. Lucas, Joseph M. Karr,
Lemuel c. Buckingham, John N.
Ankers and D. o. Balderson.
Elected to membership were: Will
liam B. Keely, Joseph B. Kirkley, Lee
j. Perrin, Perry Whitlock and c. r.
Ludlow.
The Official visitation Of Department
Comdr. Inman and his staff will be
May 6. at 1925 Massachusetts, ave-
nue., at 8 pm.
Potomac Auxiliary met Tuesday eve
ming at Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club with President Mrs. Florence V.
Morris officiating.
Mrs. M. Hazel Phelps was reinstated
and Mrs. Edna Plough of Denison.
Iowa, was received by transfer from
the Western Post Auxiliary.
A moonlight excursion on the
steamer Potomac is planned for June 6.
A dance for patients and enlisted
personnel Of Walter Reed Hospital
will be Friday night
Junior Vice Comdr. J. Steward
presided at the last meeting of United
States Treasury Post. It was planned
to elect and install officers next Fri
day night at the Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club.
Arrangements are being made for a
dance and entertainment the after
noon and evening Of May 10 at the
Potomac Boat Club.
National Capitol Post was addressed
by Col. Hardenberger (retired, Bra
lillian Army.
Comdr. Hopgood announced the
appointment of Adjt. Emory Peace as
chairman of the post Poppy Commit
tee.
Recruits obligated were Ernest E.
Clark, who served overseas with Com
pany B. 165th Infantry; Herbert G.
Miller, formerly with Company E, lst
Battalion, U. S. Engineers. with serv-
ice during the Spanish War in Cuba;
Stephen D. Spiller, out of Company H,
141st Infantry, 36th Division, and with
IL months service in France.
Claude E. America has been ap-
pointed sergeant major.