Evening star., 1936-08-23

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Tuesday - National Capital.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club. Eleventh and l. streets; Top
Notch Tent. Military Order Of the
Coolies, 935 G place.
Wednesday - Defence. 2030
Rhode Island avenue northeast:
the band, National Guard Armory.
Thursday-Potomac, Northeast
Masonic Temple.
Friday-Advance, Continental
Hotel; United States Treasury.
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines
Club.
The District Of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans Of Foreign Wars, will
have its annual excursion next Satur-
day at Marshall Hall Department
Comdr. Wallace A. McCathran an
nounced members will 60 to the resort
on the 10 am. and pm steamer
Tickets are on sale at department
headquarters, 1924 H street.
Federal Post, No. 824, last week
planned for the celebration on Sep
| tember 80 Of its fifteenth birthday an
| niversary. The committee in charge
is Stephen T. Nichka. F. c. Lucas,
John G. Strobel, George c. williams
and Charles S. Strathern.
This post is the third oldest in the
District Department, having been or
ganized in 1921 by Maj. George Alamo
Void. commander of Battery G, s6th
Coast Artillery.
James A. Britton Spanish American
War veteran. was obligated. Addresses
were made by Department Comdr.
McCathran. Department Junior Vice
! Comdr. Philip Belt and Aide to the
Department Comdr. H. J. Bryson.
Comdr. Frank Topash will lead
members to the fourth district meet
| ing to be held at Winchester Va, to-
day. They will leave department
headquarters at IL am. The Front
Line delegation is hopeful that it will
be able to get the confirmation Of the
fourth district members for its candi-
date for national councilman, Past
Department Comdr Edward K. Inman.
The fight to place Comrade Inman
in this Office will next month be car
ried to Denver, Colo, where the
", F. w. national convention will be
held.
The post will sponsor a crab feast
| tomorrow night at Moran's Gardens
in Cottage City, Md.
DR.. A. v. Cercell reports the soft
ball team representing this post is
drilling three times q week in prepa-
ration for what is expected to be a
pruelling contest with the Coolies at
the annual department excursion
to Marshall Hall next Saturday.
Department Comdr. McCathraa has
appointed committees as follows:
Auditing, Harry E. Shilling, Edwin
e. McKowan, Philip r. Belt, Dave
Derman: budget, Daniel Z. Campbell,
Harry E. Shilling, Byron G. Carson,
David B. Herman; relief, p. W. Hol-
lingsworth, Charles B. Jennings,
Richard A. Burton, Robert S. Bonar.
William A. Downs Frank E. Hagan;
temporary home, George j. Neuner;
legislative, Edward K. 1nman, Will
liam l. Snyder, John j. Keehan; reso-
lutions and bylaws. Nathan H.
Glueck, Philip F. Biggins. A. B.
Quackenbush; flag decorating and
flag sales, Thomas E. Fawcett; Arml-
stice day ball, Philip r. Belt; Buddy
Poppy, Leonard j. Bacon.
Memorial, Representative Howard E.
Snyder; employment, Oscar G. Jones;
publicity, Hogen F. Nolte; hospital
visitation, Rev. Howard E. Snyder.
Forrest w. Schroyer; citations, Harry
E. Shilling. Edward E. MCGOWAN,
Robert S. Bonar; civil service griev-
ance, John ]. Keehan.
Washington Post will meet tomorrow
evening at 1903 Fourteenth street, with
| Senior Vice Comdr. John j. keenan,
presiding. Capt. Roy Keesee, COM
mander of Washington Posts Sons OF
Veterans, will report on the Summer
encampment of the boys, which was
postponed on account of illness.
The Ways and Means Committee
will report on plans for series OF
dinners to be held during the Winter
for post members and their friends.
Past Comdr. Walter P. Boehm will
announce final plans for the stag fish,
ing party, to be held at Solomons
Island.
The following are the new officers
of Post No. 3529: Commander, w. A.
Ferries; senior vice commander. II. L.
Holston; Junior vice commander, s. Z.
Hicks; quartermaster, j. P. Skehan;
Judge advocate, David l. Woeman;
surgeon, H. A. Waldron; chaplin. G.
w. Couch; trustees, r. j. Miller. W. F.
Pohley and w. A. Gochnaur; ad-
jutant, John w. Gill.
Follow Me Post met in the North
east Masonic Temple and was pre-
sided over by Comdr. William A.
Downs. Those obligated were Jesse
E. Baker, Alexander NJ. Gray, John
Hettenkemmer, Charles c. Vunck and
Mason p. Van Fossen. Harold F.
Browne was accepted by transfer from
v. r. w. Post in White Cloud, Mich.
Henry r. Mousseau and William Z.
Isemann were reinstated.
The degree team presented the short
form of initiation and through the
efforts of Past Comdr. Lloyd E. Kelly
the long form will be given at the
next meeting.
Selby G. Harr has been appointed
adjutant to fill the unexpired term
of Phillip r. Belt. who found the
duties of the ofice conflicting with
the promotion of the Armistice day
ball.
Members of Thomas N. Fenwiek
Post, No. TAO, of Hyattsville, Nd,
assisted in the parade and installa-
ton of officers of My Maryland Post,
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