Evening star., 1937-05-23
VI. v. MEMORIAL
SERVICES TODAY
Senator Conna||y Win Be
Main Speaker at Rites
This Afternoon,

iIHo HIlClIlUUtis
The Veterans Of Foreign Wars Of
the District will hold memorial serv-
ices today at o'clock at Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
The invocation will be given by
Chaplain John S. Monahan, United
States Army. The Veterans OF For
eign Wars Band will play. Mrs.
Emory O'Berry will sing. Senator
Tom Connally of Texas will make the
principal address. Emory O'Berry, jr.,
will give recitation, and benediction
will be pronounced by Chaplain Mon
ahan.
Top Notch Tent, Military Order Of
the Cootie, conferred the degree of
incubation" last Tuesday at 935 G
place, with Past Seam Squirrel Leon
ard j. Bacon presiding, on Earl C..
| Wood, Potomac Post; William Cronin,
National Capital Post; Daniel Forno
and Edward A. McGreevy, Front Line
| Post. Adam C.. Walden Of Gotta Go
Pup Tent, New Orleans, La, spoke.
The Coolies will visit Potomac Post
May 81 in Northeast Temple, on the
invitation Of Comdr. James Sheehan,
in full uniform. A special program
| will be rendered.
A meeting will be held this evening
| at Joe Moran's Filling Station, Colmar
| Manor, Md, to make final arrange
mentS for the trek to Norfolk" to
assist Ocean View Grabs Pup Tent,
Norfolk, Va, in their Memorial day
services.
Front Line Post, No. 1401, held an
executive meeting Thursday at the
home of Chaplain Eli Busada, 1923
Twenty-ninth street southeast. to ar
range the program for the memorial
services tomorrow at Moose Hall, l414
I street.
Gen. John A. Logan's Memorial
day proclamation will be delivered by
Councilman Edward K Inman. Mrs.
Emory OBerry will sing, with Mrs.
Norman McMorrow, pianist. William
Joyce, v. F. w. Bugle Corps, will
blow TAPS" Maj. Herbert j. Bry-
son will be master of ceremonies.
Federal Post met at the Thomas
Circle Club. with Comdr. Strathern
presiding. The following delegates and
alternates were elected to the depart
ment encampment Delegates, John G.
Strobel, c. j. IaWleSs, Tod Hershberg-
er, James R. Hatch and w. P. Irving
Alternates, Ralph Lewis, E. A. J..
Sweeney, Joseph Diskin, G. w. Hervey
and L. c. Buckingham.
The annual memorial services will
be held at the Thomas Circle Club,
1926 Massachusetts, avenue, May 27
at pm. Bugler Klocko Of the Sd
Battalion, 18th Infantry, Fort Wash
ington, Md, will sound Taps"
The post has taken in several new
members during the last two months
Joseph Diskin, Tod Hershberger, Ralph
Lewis, Perry Whitelock Lionel J. Per-
rim, John w. Kos and L. S. Dodson.
At the last meeting Comdr. Strath-
ern appointed Joseph Diskin officer of
the day. Senior Vice Comdr. Edward
A. j. Sweeney, chairman of the Wavs
and Means Committee, and Comrade
Downs of Follow Me Post, v. F. W.,
have arranged for two moonlight ex-
cursions on the steamship Potomac.
Dates will be announced later.
Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, president OF
the District Auxiliaries, announces the
auMliaries will participate In the
q. A. r. memorial services at Ar
hngton May 80 at 1890 pm. The
auxiliaries are invited to the memorial
services OF the mems department at
Cedar Hill Cemetery today at 3 o'clock.
The department president and her
staff have been invited by Wash
lngton Post to the post club rooms,
1903 Fourteenth street, tomorrow at
915 pm.
Follow Me Auxiliary announces the
following delegates to the department
encampment: Amelia Theile. Sadie
Ward and Anna Dube; alternates,
Patrice Kelly, Mary Fogle and Matte
Ewing. The next meeting will be a
business and social June at Thomas
Circle Club.
Potomac Auxiliary held a dance at
Walter Reed Hospital May 21. The
delegates to the department encamp-
ment are as follows: Ruth B. Keene.
Mary Tucker, Ida Mae Emmert, and
Council Member Katie Uhlarik.
| Plans for the annual department
encampment to be held at the Thom-
son Community Center, Twelfth and
L streets, are under way. The aux
iliaries will parade with the men June
is, joint session with the mems depart
ment on June 16 and auxiliary ses-
sions, on June II and 10.
Delegates to the annual convention
were elected by Follow Me Post, No.
1880 at the last meeting, with Comdr
DUDE presiding. Delegates, Comrades
Jones, King, Fogel, Harr, Fred Kelly
Zetts and Thompson. Alternates
Comrades Baker, Williams, McDade
Bowers, Hines, L. Kelly and w. Kelly
Those initiated were Clarence B
Green, Larry Kelly, Elmer w. Lucos
Owen M. Schroeder, George Wannan
Harry G. Gathers, William F. Barner
Grafton F. Mangum, John Antoniow
Cleo L. Redman, Morris Engle, James
F.. Rossiter, Claude A. Rogers, Louis
Fonoroff, Loui Green and John B
Reynolds.
On May 30 the post will hold me-
mortal services at the graves OF foul