Evening star., 1937-02-21
|D.A. \. TOATTEND
MEMORIAL RITES
Service for German Dead
Will Be at Concordia
Lutheran Church,

The annual memorial service for
the German dead Of the World War.
to be held today at 10 am. at Con-
cordia Lutheran Church, will be at
tended by Disabled American Vet
Grams of the World War. DR.. Charles
Enders, the pastor, will conduct the
service. The American flag of Ma
tional Capital Chapter, D. A. ", will
be displayed as the central figure Of
the church decorations.
Preliminary to the Department Ex-
ecutive Committee meeting last
Wednesday, commanders were called
together to discuss plans for a series
OF rallies to be participated in by
the entire District of Columbia mem
bership. Mrs. Mary Anne Kennedy,
senior vice commander, presided.
Philip r. Belt, commander of Rea
Chapter, is conducting a membership
drive.
Ace-Rasmussen Chapter met last
Friday night at the Soldiers, Sailors
and Marines Club with DR.. Walter
Hess in the chair. Current problems
were discussed. A social followed.
Mrs. Dolly Secord of Denver, Colo,
national commander of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, will arrive here next
Wednesday, according to announce
ment from Mrs. Marie Anderson, ma
tional committeewoman of the fourth
district. The District Auxiliary will
tender her reception.
A dinner will be given in her honor
Saturday night and on Sunday from
4 to pm. she will be the guest of
honor at tea at the home of Mrs.
Anderson, 1922 Somerset place AS
sisting the hostess will be Mrs. Mary
Holt, commander, and Mrs. John
Grim. past commander. Members Of
the auxiliary and Of the D. A. v. are
invited.
Plans are being arranged for a
father and son get-together on May
% of Lafayette Squadron. No /, Sons
Of the D. A. ", at the Thomson
School. Tentative appointments are:
John T. Chichester, presiding officer;
DR.. c. Hamilton Anderson, music:
Samuel Davids, refreshments; William
B. Covert, program.
A dance spectacle, 20, Libertad," in
three acts, will be presented at Con-
stitution Hall on March IS.
National Capital Chapter at its last
meeting was addressed by Mrs. w. w.
Husband In special election Will
liam r. Beall and Robert Slater were
made department executive commits
teemen. Joseph Landow was ap-
pointed veterans preference officer.
New members: James M Bryan, Philip
Altleri. Dean r. Clifford, Joseph Will
son and Floyd Daugherty. Christ
Papuchls, now residing at Galactopo-
lion, Galazia. PenepiStimou, Athens,
Greece, wishes to hear from chapter
members.
The first Last Man Club of Washing
ton, D. c., was organized last Monday
at 1902 Meridian place, the home Of
William B. Covert, commander Of
National Capital Chapter.
Oficers elected were: DR.. c. Hamil-
ton Anderson, president; Ralph Leon
ard, first vice president; George D.
Berkalew, second vice president; Will
liam B. Covert, secretary; John A.
Maigret, chaplain. and George A.
Prendergast, sergeant at arms; John
T. Chichester, member of the board Of
governors, which consists of seven
members, including all elective officers.
The club is a social organization
patterned after the original Last Man
Club formed by Civil War veterans.
| now extinct. Its members will once a
year gather around a banquet table
and drink a toast to comrades who
have died during the last IL months.
The ceremony will be continued until
the last survivor meets and drinks a
toast.
Eligibility for membership Is re-
stricted to veterans Of the World War
who saw combat service in the armed
forces of the United States and the
allied armies between April 6, 1917,
and November IL, 1918.