Evening star., 1936-03-22

Potomac Post, No. 1885, North
east Masonic Temple.
Herbert L. Edmonds Post, No.
2460, Ambassador Hotel.
Friday, pm, United States
Treasury Post, No. 2400, Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club.
Front Line Post, No. 14ol, Depart
ment of the District of Columbia
Veterans of Foreign Wars, has ar.
ranged to hold its first annual Army
day department commanders banquet
on April 4. Past Post Comdr. Charles
B. Jennings is chairman Of the com.
mittee arranging the place Of the ses.
sion.
The following we're recently elected
to membership in the post: Frank z
Hill, Company E, 68th Infantry. A
E. F.; Felix F. Hillinski, 9Th Engi.
neers' Band. I'd Division, A. e. F.;
John w. Musson. Battery D, 1l0tf
Field Artillery, A. E. F.; william j
O'Donnell, Battery A, 10th Field Ar.
tillery. A. E. r.; Manning M. Marcus
Headquarters Company, 42d Division
A. E. F.; Wilfred C. Robertson, 501st
Ref. Plant Company, A. E. F.;
Roland c. Paul, Company K, S4th In
fantry. A. E. F., and Carroll F. Baker
by transfer from Post 236, Danville, nj
Following the appointment of DR.
I N6 no. If ~
post Buddy Poppy Committee, Comdr
Franz Topash has added t this com.
mittee the following: DR.. A. v. Cercell
vice chairman; Emory O'Berry, H. B
Stanton, Charles B. Jennings. Joseph
F. Lunch, Gordon King, Philip F. Big
gins Otto Kruger. John L. King, Nor.
man, s. McMorrow, Louis Pastelnick
Elmer Goyer. Boyd w. Perkins and
H. .. Wilfert.
The post ritual team will be entered
in the national ritualistic contests t6
be held at the 1886 v. F. w. national
convention in Denver, Colo. This was
decided at meeting last Monday eve
ming, when 1t was also voted to pur.
chase new uniforms for the team. II
will shortly begin rehearsals. Charlie,
B. Jennings is in charge Of the team
The post Memorial Day Committee
under the leadership of DR.. H. J. Bry-
son, will shortly begin plans for dec
grafton Of the graves Of the % de-
ceased members of this post May 80
As some of these men have been buried
in other cities. it will necessitate con.
tacting v. F. w. posts in those local.
tiles for their aid in the decoration oi
these graves.
The v. F. w. buddy" poppy SALE
campaign will be sponsored during the
week preceding Memorial day by al
the posts of the District Of Columbia
according to Department Senior Vice
Comdr Stanley D. Harman, in charge
Of the drive.
The poppy, made by disabled vet
Grams who are patients Of the hos.
pitals of the Veterans Administration
is sold throughout the country undel
the auspices of the Veterans of For
eign Wars for the benefit of disabled
veterans and their dependents anc
for the v. F. w. National Home fol
War Orphans at Eaton Rapids, Mich
Washington Post will meet tomor.
row evening in its club house, al
Duffys Sea Grill, with Comdr. Walter
P. Boehm presiding. There will bt
election of delegates and alternate.
to the District of Columbia Depart
ment Encampment.
Chaplain Paul Gray. chairman oi
the posts Buddy" Poppy Committee
will submit plans for the sale o.
buddy" poppies.
Capt. Roy Keesee, commander o.
Washington Post Sons Of Veterans
will submit q tentative program o.
activities for the boys during the com
ing Summer.
Another feature Of the meeting TO-
morrow night will be the first ofdcia
visitation of the officers and member
of National Capital Post.
Advance Post met at the Capita
Park Hotel, with Comdr. Orville. T
Sandefur presiding.
The posts Junior Drum and Bugl
Corps is increasing. Recruits in tn
corps are invited to report for registra
ton and practice each Monday a
$50 O'Clock at National Guard Ar
mory. The requirements for eligi
bility are that the candidate shal
furnish his own instrument and at
tend practice rehearsals regularly.
Herbert L. Edmonds Post met a
the Hamilton Hotel Thursday night.
The District of Columbia Depart
ment Ladies' Auxiliary will sponso
a carnival dance at Soldiers, Sailor
and Marines Club on April 18. De
partment President Mrs. Clay Keen
Miller will be accompanied by he
official staff and Mrs. Faire Whitene
Is chairlady.
The department commander, Ed
ward K. Inman, and his staff ON
GERS paid an official visitation t
Follow Me Post at its last meetin
In the Northeast Masonic Temple
Edward Schrum was obligated b
Comdr william A. Downs. He serve
in France with Company B, 163d In
fantry, 41st Division.
Lloyd E. Kelly, first commander Q
the post, has been promoted to tn
rank of major In the United State
Army Reserves.
Department Confdr. Inman spok
on v. F. w. programs.
Members of the posts degree tear
are requested to report at the hom
Of Phillip r. Belt each Friday eve
ming for drill and study.