Evening star., 1936-04-05

The Council Of Administration. De-
partment Of the District Of Columbia.
Veterans Of Foreign War, met last
Friday night in the board room of the
District Building. The meeting OF the
Council Of Administration was moved
forward by Department Comdr. Ed
ward K. Inman in order to permit
members of the v. F. w. to participate
in the Army day celebration tomorrow.
The department, and the IS con-
stituent posts will march as a unit IN
the parade, headed by aide de camp.
past department commander. Charles
B. Jennings. They will be led by the
Overseas Military Band, Drum and
Bugle Corps, and by the Boys Drum
and Bugle Corps Of Advance Post.
and Washington Posts Sons OF Vet
Grams Unit.
All members of the v. F. w. are re-
quested to report at the parade forma-
ton point in the area south OF the
Capitol and should wear their uni
forms or their overseas caps, and all
post commanders are requested to
have their post colors displayed In the
parade.
Plans are progressing for the
v. F. w. Buddy poppy sale during
the week preceding Memorial day, ac-
cording to department senior vice
commander, Stanley D. Harman. who
is directing the sale campaign in this
city.
The scheduled oficial visitation by
Comdr. Inman to Defense Post next
Wednesday. has been postponed until
May 13.
National Capitol Post elected Past
Junior Vice Comdr. Floyd v. Patter-
son to the ONCE Of trustee for an 1S-
month term.
Comdr. Roy D. Hopgood will lead
the following as delegates to the Dis
trict of Columbia Department en-
campment next June: Past Depart
ment Comdr. Oscar w. Hollingsworth.
Department Surgeon DR.. John L. De
Mayo Department Chief Of Staff Col.
Harry Coope, council members James
r. Bird, Floyd v. Patterson. Emory
Peace and w. Brewer Quackenbush,
delegates; Post Quartermaster Ernest
Wickstrand. Post Judge Advocate
BENJAMIN F. Bratcher. Oficer of the
Day Merit L. Everhart. Sergt. Maj. C..
E. America, Sentinel John L. Strong,
Bugler Tony Rosetta, Color Sergt.
Lucian Rodriguez, Comrades Melvin l..
Wilt, Irving E. Ambrose, Allan A.
Stager, Paul Sholley. Edward Brown
Albert F. Scherer. Walter I. Bowman,
Anthony B. S. Consol and c. l.. Bur-
ton.
As alternates were elected Michael
Guiffre, John Miterko. Wade c. Vogts.
]. A. Mitchell. William Cronin, Will
liam F. Stansbury. w. p. Cavanaush,
William Plikas. Victor Boris, Robert
H. Gayleard. John Allen, Paul Hol-
lingsworth, r. c. MuschlitZ, Arthur
A. Rind and E. J. Sullivan.
Recent additions to the roster in
clude Leo A. Schmitt, James H.
Hickey. Walter Bowman. William e.
Moreland. c. E. America, Richard
Bonifacio and Allen A. Staeger.
A bingo party was recently given by
the Ladies' Auxiliary Of Follow-Me
Post. Bessie Haislip and her COM
mittee in charge were: Blanche Mel
ton, Roberta Fawcett and Pearl Finch.
A short meeting was conducted
Tuesday at the home Of the president,
Hattie Byram, 1000 Jackson street
northeast. followed by a social and re-
freshments.
The next business meeting will be
held April IA at Thomas Circle Club,
1925 Massachusetts, avenue. There
will be initiation.
Advance Post met at the Capitol
Park Hotel, with Comdr Orville r.
Sandefur presiding. Calvin s. Orth,
formerly q member Of Federal Post.
was obligated and the initiation OF
Frank Rodgers, who was earlier obi
gated at the recent commander In
chiefs dinner, was carried through.
An all-day excursion will be spon-
sored by the post down the Potomac
River, at Marshall Hall, IN June.
Irving Silverberg Is chairman.
The following were elected dele
gates and alternates to the District
Of Columbia Department Encampment
in June: Delegates, John A. Mooney,
Earl E. Ezell, Ernest Perry, Frank w.
Rodgers, Dwight E. Carleton, Irving
H. silverberg, Antonio Rocha and VIII
liam z. Burch. alternates, Lewis A.
jackson. Albert e. Forester, Conrad
S. Geier, Frank L. Garrison. Walter
A. Lyons, Harold Peddinghaus, Patrick
]. Dollymore and Herman Goldsteln.
The posts drum corps will partici-
pate in the Army day parade, School
Boys Patrol parade, Apple Blossom
Festival parade at winchester. va,
and the Dewey day parade at Phila-
delphia. Pa. on May 10.
The next meeting will be held at the
Capitol Park Hotel April is.
The bimonthly meeting Of H. L.
Edmonds Post was held at the Hamil-
ton Hotel. Delegates and alternates
to the department encampment were
elected.
A meeting was also held Thursday
ut the Hamilton Hotel.
Plans for the second annual DERBY
day ball of Washington Post at the
willard Hotel May 2 are progressing,
according to Comdr. Walter p.
Boehm.
Mrs. william 8. Dennis of Kentucky
Is chairman Of the Patroness Commit
tee and Walter johnson, former man
ager Of the Washington base ball team,
heads the list Of patrons. Among the
acceptances IS patrons and patronesses
are Senator Davis Elkins of West Vir-
ginia and Mrs. Elkins, Mrs. George 8.
Simonds, wife Of the chief Of STAN
Of the United States Army: Maj.
Dudley Brown and pr. william Hale.
Box seat holders are the Ambassador
Of the Union Of Soviet Republics. the
Ambassador Of BraAl the Ambassador