Evening star., 1937-08-29

cheL Post, Al Eleventh street.
Thursday: Equality Walter
Reed Post, Pythian Temple.
Friday: McKimmie Catterton-
Police Fire Post, board room,
District Building.
The delegation representing the Dis
trict OF Columbia Department and
Veterans Of Foreign Wars,
at the national encampment arrived at
Buffalo, N. Y, this morning.
They were:
National Capital Post-Dr. John L.
DeMayo, Oscar w. Hollingsworth
Walter O. Yebbins and William Cro-
min; Equality Walter Reed Post-Leon-
ard J. Bacon, George G.. McLeish,
James Hammond and Daniel E. Camp
bell; Federal Post-Charles Strathern
and L. c. Buckingham; Columbia
Post-Lieut. Col. Wallach A. Nc
Cathran and Thomas E. Fawcett: Po-
tomac Post-Charles Wolfe: Front
Line Post-Joseph B. Gardella and
Joseph Moran; Follow Me Post-Wil-
fred Dube, William A. Downs and
Walter D. Jones; Maj. Gen. Clarence
r. Edwards Post-Nathan D. Golden
Advance Post-Lloyd Graham and
Stephen B. Jones; Defense Post-Wal-
ter c. Whitcraft: Washington Post
J. NJ Opsahl, Charles Jarboe and Wal
ter P. Boehm; United States Treasury
Post-Charles w. Blush and jess
Weaver: H. L. Edmonds Post-William
E. Gibson; Internal Revenue Post
Sollace M Earle. Franklin Boushee
and Roland F. Kay; McKimmie Cat
terton-Police Fire Post-Percy W.
Graves; General William Mitchell Post
Siggiletteo
The delegation will support the can
didacy Of Edward K Inman, member
OF Front Line Post, for the ONCE OF
national Junior vice commander In
chief
The Military Order OF the Cootie will
also participate in the encampment.
Memorial services will be held today
with joint session Of the department
and auxiliary tomorrow. There will be
a torchlight procession and public in
itiation by the Coolies tomorrow night.
A military parade will be held Tues
day. Band and drum corps compete
ton will be held Wednesday anc the
military ball Thursday.
The principal speakers at the ses-
sions will be: Senator Arthur H. Van
denberg, Michigan; Senator Bennett
c. Clark, Missouri; Representative
John E. Rankin, Mississippi, Repre-
sentative Allard H. Gasque. South
Carolina; Representative Joe Starnes,
Alabama; Representative Wright Pat
man, Texas: Gov Harold G. Hoffman,
New Jersey; Gov. Herbert Lehman,
New York; former Gov. David Sholtz.
Florida; Administrator of Veterans
Affairs Brig Gen. Frank T. Hines; Col
William B. Rosevear. jr.. national
president, Reserve Officers Associa-
ton; Maj Gen. smedley D. Butler.
Washington Post met last Monday
evening In its club rooms at Duffy's
Sea Grill The post will move into
its new club house at Seventeenth and
l. streets tomorrow. The new club
house is equipped with new meeting
rooms. dance and banquet halls, Offices
and canteen.
The Sons of Washington Post, now
on their annual Summer encampment
at Fort Foote. Md, were inspected and
reviewed last Thursday evening by
Department Comdr. David B. Herman
and his staff in the presence Of a
large group OF parents and members
of Washington Post, heade by Comdr.
Keehan.
Past Comdr John S. Reardon an
nounced the annual family picnic will
be held at Fort Washington on Sep
tember r. A picnic lunch with free
refreshments and games for adults
and children will feature the outing.
Follow Me Post No. 1880 held q
social meeting at Klein's Tavern last
Friday evening. The delegates were
instructed to use their efforts in ef-
fecting the election OF Comrade In
man for the Office Of national junior
vice commander In chief. Norman
A. Pruitt, veteran of the Philippines
and China expedition and at the pres
ent mayor OF the town Of Mount
Rainier, and Carl N. Klein, veteran
OF the Haitian expedition were elected
to membership.
Adelaide NJ. Grant, president Of the
Ladies Auxiliary. District Of Columbia
Department, left yesterday for Buff
falo to attend a luncheon given II
honor Of Gladys Mooney, nationa,
president, prior to the convening o1
the encampment. She will join hel
delegation at the Lafayette Hotel.
The following are delegates and al.
ternates: National Capital Auxiliary
Lucille Bernard, Josephine Cordozs
and Frances Van Houton. delegates
and Gladys LaScola, Marie Kramer
and Ola Webb. alternates. Equality
Walter Reed Auxiliary-Henriett c
Wright and Ruth Campbell. delegates
and Esther Mcdowell and Sue K Nc
Leish. alternates. Federal Auxiliary
Maybelle Buckingham, delegate, and
Edna Hatch, alternate. Potomac Aux
iliary-Rose Luebkert, delegate, and
Ethel Fowler. alternate. Follow Me
Auxiliary-Roberta Fawcett and Louise
Downs, delegates. and Hattie Byram
and Matte Ewing. alternates. Defense
Auxiliary-Edith H. Whitcraft, dele
gate, and Elizabeth johnson, alternate
U. S. Treasury Auxiliary-Hazel Per-
ron. delegate. and Edna McCutchen,
alternate. McKimmie Catterton Aux
Denbroeder and Kather-
Inc Smith, delegates. and Mary Wealth
erall and Evelyn Wheeler, alternates.
A banquet will be given Thursday at
the Lafayette Hotel for the delegates
and alternates from the District of
Columbia. The committee in charge
of the banquet is Edith Whitcraft,
Edith Denbroeder and Rose
Luebkert. A military ball will follow
at the guard armory.