Evening star., 1937-06-20
CO0T|ES' ORDER
TO HOLD CONTEST
Moonlight Ride July 20 to In
clude Popularity Com
petition.

women will be held by Top Notch
Tent, Military Order Of Coolies, on
the occasion Of its moonlight ride
July 20 on the steamer City Of Wash
ington. Already entered in the con-
test are Clara Wood, Elizabeth Ham,
mond. Myrtle Herbert and Eulalia
Solt.
A meeting Of the contestants will be
held next Tuesday at the home Of
Frank Topash, 1850 Columbia road,
at pm. The winner will be given a
trip to the National Encampment at
Buffalo. N. Y.
The Cootie "wrecking crew" will
meet at the National Guard Armory
next Tuesday at 4:30 to 60 to Win
chester, Va, to confer the degree OF
transformation" A rehearsal will be
held tomorrow night at department
headquarters.
A citation has been received from
the supreme keeper Of the "crummy
dufle bag" Thomas Ryan, for the do
nation given to Cootie Field at the v.
F. W. National Home for Orphans
and Widows at Eaton Rapids, Mich.
Cootie Field is the monument of the
Military Order OF the Cootie."
The cup won by Drum and Bugle
Corps in the parade last Tuesday will
be placed in = special cabinet as the
trst trophy won by this new unit.
At the annual encampment this
week Washington Post again was rec
ognized as the outstanding post in
the department and was presented
with the David B. Herman Cup of
Merit. This silver trophy. appropri-
ately inscribed, donated by Depart
ment Quartermaster David B. Her
man. is awarded annually by 4 COM
mittee composed OF Past Department
Comdrs. Oscar w. Hollingsworth,
Daniel c. Campbell, Nathan D. Gold
en-, Edward K. Inman and Depart
ment Comdr. Col. Wallach A. Nc
Cathran. Past Department Comdr
Hollingsworth presented the cup to
Comdr. John j. Keehan.
The Sons of Washington Post also
was presented with silver loving cup
by Encampment Chairman T. c. Kel-
leher. having been selected by the
judges in the reviewing stand as the
best junior organization marching
in the parade.
The post will meet June 2S, when
plans will be made for the annual
family picnic and boat ride to Fort
Washington. Md.
Front Line Post, No. 1401, met last
Monday evening At 14l4 street.
Several new members were initiated,
among whom was Harry D. Niernberg
Is 4 reinstatement. The post went
on record as indorsins Philip F. x.
Biggins Is department judge advo-
cate.
Plans are being made for . moon
light excursion down the Potomac
River in the near future.
The annual Flag day exercises at
the Weightman Public School for Grip
pied children were conducted by
Treasury Post Auxiliary last Mon
day. The salute to the nag was pre-
sented by Laura Kingham, depart
ment Americanism of11cer, and was
received by Mildred Petrie. Mrs. M
c. Drake. speaking for the teachers
thanked the auxiliary for its interest
in the crippled children.
Mrs. Roberta Fawcett, department,
president; Mrs. Bonnie Moore, de-
partment patriotic instructor, and
Mrs. Hazel Perrone also participated
U. 8. Treasury Post, No. 2400, held
an open meeting June IL at Soldiers
Sailors and Marines Club. 1915 I
street, with Comdr. George w. Ridge.
way preslding.
Past Comdr. Sam H. Stanton va.
the recipient Of . past post com.
mander's badge. Department Senior
Vice Comdr. Leonard J. Bacon made
the presentation.
An outdoor picnic Is being planned
by the Entertainment Committee.
Follow Me Post, No. 1880, met at thu
Northeast Masonic Temple, Com.
mander Dube presiding. The fol.
lowing recruits were obligated tt
membership: Michael Absey, Loye
B. Rimmer, Cecil q. Baker, Ripley s
Ferguson, Charles <. Atkinson and J
I. johnson.
Follow Me Post and Federal Pos,
have chartered the Steamer City o1
Warrington for Joint moonlight ex.
cursion trip on July is. Lloyd H
Kelly, chairman Of the degree team
announced rehearsals will be helt
next Friday at the home Of Depart.
ment Junior Vice Commander Phillip
r. Belt.
Tho next meeting will be in the
form Of social and will be held al
Klein's Restaurant on Rhode Island
oven,1A Mount Rairier Nd