Evening star., 1937-09-12

On October Mussolini will tender
a reception to the pilgrimage in Rome.
An audience with the Pope will follow
on October 5.
On October 6, in France, the pill
grims will participate with citizens of
France in the dedication at historic
Versailles of statue of Gen. Pershing.
which has been erected by the grateful
sister Republic of France side by side
statue of Lafayette
On October 7 the pilgrimage will 90
from Paris to dedicate the American
monument at Chateau-Thierry. Here
they will be Joined by the great and
low Of France in one of the most SOUL
stirring tributes to fallen heroes in the
worlds history.
Other high lights of the pilgrimage
will be the parade in Paris on October
5 and special visits to the Paris Inter-
national Exposition.
Lincoln Post will meet tomorrow
at pm. on the third floor, Arcade
Building, Fourteenth street and Park
road. Officers will be nominated.
Bunker Hill Post will meet Tues
day at BIS pm. at 713 D street.
Officers will be elected.
The annual family picnic will take
place today at Selby-on -the-Bav at
pm. Children accompanied by
adults are admitted free. Refresh
ments will be served Athletic con-
tests will be held, the main attraction
being a ball game between Fort Ste
vens and Bunker Hill Posts. Tickets
may be obtained from w. L. Collins.
1882 Lawrence street northeast, or
telephone Decatur 1773-W.
Officers of the Vincent B. Costello
Post will be installed September Is
In tfe Carlton Hotel by Thomas Ma
son, Jr.. department commander. sc-
com2anied by the guard of honor.
They are: Col. Julius I. Peyser.
commander; Martin Goerl. senior
vice commander; Charles B. Buck.
junior vice commander; John Her
n1e:i, third vice commander; George
w. Holt, quartermaster; Paul w.
Bernhard. sergeant at arms; John H.
bare, master at arms, and D. B. Rich
ardSon, chaplain. Assistant Secre-
tary of War Louis A. Johnson. former
national commander of the American
Legion, will make an address.
John F. Dull was elected command
er of George Washington Post. No.
/, Tuesday night at the Club Ad-
miral.
Other officers elected included:
First vice commander, C. Cassard
Schroth: second vice commander
Charles S. Beilman; third vice COM
mander F.. H. Dreyer; chaplain, Past
Comdr. Howard E. Snyder; quarter
master, Harry w. Brown; sergeant
at arms, Frank H. Jarvis; master at
arms, R. A. Burr; surgeon. DR.. M
H. Darnall; historian, Past Comdr.
Howard S. Fisk color bearers. Past
Comdr. Bernard c. MCGEE and L. E.
Hutchins. The installation will take
PAott oSbObCl
New members elected were: Ralph
c. Bishop, who served as a second
lieutenant in the 18th Division. Field
Artillery, overseas and Paul G. Simon.
who was with the Medical CORPS.
U. S. A., during the World War.
A resolution congratulating Gen.
John J. Pershing, a charter mem
ber on his birthday anniversary next
Tuesday, was unanimously adopted
and has been sent to him in France.
The James Reese Europe Post No.
D, Drum and Bugle Corps drill team
and many members of the post will
be quartered at the Brooklyn, N. Y.
Y. M c. A, headquarters of the
James Reese Europe Post at the ma
tional convention.
The post is also sponsoring a round
trip Today excursion to the conven-
ton. For information get in COM
munication with representatives of
the post at Garnet Patterson Junior
High School.
The post will elect their officers
Tuesday night at the Y. M. C. A