Evening star., 1937-05-02
'CO0T|ES' OBSERVE
13THANN|VERSARY
"Bit of Wit and Rhythm"
Features Annual Event
Here.

Top Notch Tent, No. l, Military
Order Of the Coolies. Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, was held at Weber s
Restaurant. 402 H street northeast.
Among the guests were: George w.
Terry, supreme deputy inspector and
M. G. Duffy, senior vice commander
Department Of Virginia, of Ocean View
| Grabs Pup Tent, No. 2, Norfolk, Va;
Albert B. Hide Gimlet" Ground, Dy-
Mantle Pup Tent. No. l, Baltimore,
Md; Edward K. Inman, councilman,
V. F. w., was speaker OF the evening
Peter J. Seam Squirrel" Rosch was
master OF ceremonies, with Past Seam
Squirrel Ernest Wickstrand as chair
man of entertainment. Claude A.
America entertained with a bit OF
wit and rhythm
The scratch" to be held May 4
at 935 G place will be q social.
Front Line Post observed ladies'
night last Monday at l4l4 Eye street,
with the game of "cootie" as the chief
source Of entertainment. Prizes were
awarded to Mrs. Norman S. Nc
Morrow, Mrs. Dan Fornoe, Joseph
Lynch, Mrs. Emory O'Berry and
Charles T. Young. Refreshments
were served.
The v. F. w. Drum and Bugle
Corps held frolic at Pythian Temple
last Saturday night for the benefi.
OF the corps. Dancing and bingo
furnished the entertainment and re-
freshments were served.
Wednesday at the Soldiers and Sailors
Club. President McCallum presided.
A birthday party was held for Thelma
Graves.
New members admitted were Doro-
thy Wright, Gwendolyn Verdi, Edythe
Hawthorne, Margaret Money, Gertrude
Harris and Merceda Giovinazzo.
Washington Post met last Monday
evening in its club rooms, at Duffy's
Sea Grill, with Comdr. John J. Kee-
han presiding.
The following promotions have been
made In the Sons Of Washington Post
Unit: First Sergt Frank Tate to be
cadet second lieutenant and assigned
to command Troop A; First Sergt.
William Bennett to be cadet second
lieutenant and assigned to Troop B.
They will command their respective
troops when the junior auxiliary ac-
companies the John Lyon Post of the
Department of Virginia to the corner
stone laying by Postmaster General
James J. Farley at the Arlington
Post Office, at Clarendon.
The junior auxiliary will also fur
nish the. color guard for Washington
Post at the presentation of colors
ceremonies to be held by Defense
Post at the John Burroughs School
May T. All post members are re-
quested to be at the post club rooms
at 7:30 pm.
The posts third annual Derby day
ball will be held at the Broadmoor
next Saturday from $50 to 1890. Be-
sides dancing, entertainment and buf-
fet refreshments will be provided. &C
cording to Junior Vice Comdr. Fred
w. Wacker, in charge.
Defense Post, No. 2357, and aux
1liary, led by the v. r. w. Overseas
Band, on May at 7:30 pm, will
parade from Mills avenue northeast
to Twenty-fourth street, north on
Twenty ty-fourth street to Monroe street,
West on Monroe to the John Bur-
roughs School, at Eighteenth street
northeast, providing favorable weather
conditions prevail. A formal presen-
tation of colors service will take place
1T 8:l5 pm. in the school,
The auxiliary will present the
school, through its principal, Miss
Marie A. Turner, with a framed
flag salute" in an endeavor to in
still patriotism in today's children.
Distinguished speakers and guests,
such as Representative John M.
Robsion, Representative Edouard Lac,
COL George E. Ijams Of the Veterans
Administration, Col. Rice w. Means
OF the Spanish War Veterans, Capt
Sidney j. Marks of the twelfth pre-
cnct, Miss Eleana Paige, guest soloist;
Col. Wallach A. McCathran, depart
ment commander, and Mrs. Roberta
F'awcett, department president, will
participate.
Parking space reserved for guests
on the east side of Eighteenth street
between Monroe and Newton and the
north and south sides of Newton be-
tween Eighteenth and Twentieth
streets.