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Delegates and alternates to the
District of Columbia Department,
Veterans of Foreign Wars, annual
encampment in June were elected by
United States Treasury Post at the
last meeting, held at the Soldiers,
Sailors and Marines Club.
The delegates are Manuel. Ridge
way, Saunders. j. M. Stewart, Perron,
Randall, Drauley and Topscher. Al
ternates are Comdr. Kinghorn, Kram-
mer, Wright, Crowell. Roady, Davis,
Edward Stewart and Weaver.
Ten recruits were obligated. Fol-
lowing the business session the Junior
Bell Corps was entertained.
The "Delousing Crew" of Top Notch
Tent, No. /, M. o. c., instituted a new
tent in Baltimore. Md. last Monday
night, with Supreme Seam Squirrel
William j. Crehan of Pittsburgh, Pa;
Supreme Pill Pusher Maj. Herbert j.
Bryson, Past Seam Squirrels Leonard
J. Bacon and Frank Topash, officiat-
ing.
"Hilarity Night" was observed at w.
o. w. Hall on Tuesday. with Past
Seam Squirrel Ernest WickStrand in
charge. Contest winners were as fol-
lows: David Moore, John Hanley. r.
w. LaMathar, Joe Moran, j. D. Coul-
ter, John Nesline, Charles L. Weigant,
J. R. Walker and Charles Eckhardt.
A scratch" was held at w. o. w.
Hall last Tuesday night. with Seam
Squirrel Joseph F. Lynch in charge.
Plans were made to observe the 18th
birthday anniversary May 9.
Admiral Robert E. Peary Ship will
adopt the revised bylaws at the meet
ing Tuesday at the Hamilton Hotel.
Advance Post will meet at the Cap
itol Park Hotel Thursday at $50
o'clock Department Comdr. Edward
K. Inman, accompanied by his staff,
will make an official visit.
It is planned to take the Boys Drum
and Bugle Corps to Winchester, Va,
for participation in the Apple Bios
som Festival, and also to Philadel-
phia, Pa, where they will march in
the parade of the Admiral George
Dewey memorial exercises, on May 10.
The Potomac Post Auxiliary will
visit Joseph Gawler & Sons funeral
parlors on Pennsylvania avenue to-
morrow evening.
The auxiliary will hold its regular
meeting at Soldiers. Sailors and Ma
rines' Club Tuesday night.
The department auxiliary will hold
dance at Soldiers, Sailors and Ma
rines' Club next Saturday night.
Front Line Post, No. 140l. will meet
tomorrow night at Moose Hall, 14l4
I street. A large class Of recruits will
be given the obligation. The buddy
poppy campaign and the decoration Of
the graves on May 80 of the % de-
ceased members of this post will be
discussed.
The post is expected to accept the
invitation of Washington Post for
joint meeting the night Of April II.
This post has again been designated
by the Grand Army Memorial Corp.
to conduct the Memorial day exercises
at Congressional Cemetery, func-
ton is has carried out for the past six
years. Lawton Camp, United Span
ish War Veterans, and the Stewart
Walcott Post of the American Legion
will cooperate.
Due to the recent illness of Depart
ment Comdr. E. K. Inman, the com.
mittee in charge of the Army day
banquet postponed this affair until q
future date.
Columbia Post, No. 833, meeting in
the Thomas Circle Club last Wednes-
day night, pledged support to the
campaign of national headquarters,
Veterans of Foreign Wars OF the
United States, to raise trust fund by
contributions from all members OF the
organization, one-half Of which
amount is to be used for the nlainte-
nance of the National Home for
Widows and Orphans at Eaton Rapids,
Mich, and the other in protecting the
interests of all veterans.
Senior Vice Comdr. Herbert G.
Davis, reported as chairman OF the
post Buddy Poppy Committee. VIII