Evening star., 1937-04-04

east Masonic Temple.
Top Knotch Tent, Military Order
OF the Cootie, District Of Columbia
Department, Veterans Of Foreign
Wars, held "shavetail scratch" last
Tuesday at the home OF Supreme
Council Member Frank Topash to
make arrangements for observance Of
the 18th birthday anniversary and
the donation to "Cootie Field" at the
v. F.. w. Orphans and Widows Home,
Eaton Rapids, Mich. which will be
presented to Supreme Seam Squirrel
Thomas Mcbride of New Orleans, La,
April 20.
The Coolies will be served Army
day, Tuesday, at 935 G place with a
buffet dinner.
The degree Of aggravation" was
conferred on Col. Wallach A. McCath-
rem, department commander; Homer
c. Kelso, department adjutant; Frank
Benedetto, commander, Front Line
Post; DR.. Albert N Kolesheshski,
Front Line Post; Harold H. Donovan,
Potomac Post, and Fred A. Wright,
Treasury Post, last Tuesday March
Is. Recommended for membership
were Albert Lauden, Potomac Post;
Byron E. Hager, Equality Walter
Reed Post, and James N. Sheehan,
commander Potomac Post.
A frolic will be held at Pythian
Temple April "a for the V. F. w.
Drum and Bugle Corps, sponsored by
the Coolies of TINT, with Windjam-
mer Charles T. Young as chairman.
TINT will confer the degree OF
incubation" on Senator Ernest Lun-
deem Of Minnesota on behalf Of Ants
in Pants Pup Tent, Minneapolis,
Mimi. at the scratch" May 49,
Supreme pill Pusher" Herbert J.
Bryson, Supreme Council Member
Frank Topash, Supreme Deputy Chief
of Staff Leonard j. Bacon and
Supreme Deputy Inspector Frank M
DAILY of Dynamite Pup Tent No. /,
Baltimore, Md, will accompany
'Cootie" Inman on a tour of the posts
OF the fourth district.
Supreme Deputy Chief of Staff
Leonard ]. Bacon has made plans for
the "DelouSing Crew" to confer the
initiation on the "Nits'' at the
Supreme Scratch in Buffalo, NJ Y.
Past Seam Squirrel Joseph F. Lynch
has been appointed transportation
manager.
Washington Post will close its re-
cruitlng drive with an entertainment
and dance Wednesday evening at Co.
lumbia Hall, 1880 Fourteenth street.
Department Commander Col. Wallach
A. McCathran will give the public
obligation to a class of more than
twenty-five recruits.
The Sons of Washington Post will
make its first public appearance in the
Army day parade. The musical unit
Is composed of sons of Washington
Post members, ranging in age from
to II years. After the parade Wash
ington post will hold open house at its
club rooms, 1903 Fourteenth street.
A souvenir program will be issued
in connection with the posts third
annual derby day ball, which will be
held at the Broadmoor Hotel the eve
ming Of Kentucky Derby day, May 8.
Post commanders desiring to reserve
space should contact Junior Vice
Commander Wacker.
Potomac Post met Northeast Temple
on March 26 National Council Mem
Der Inman and Past Department Com
mander Neuner spoke
At the last meeting of Defense Post
Hampshire spoke This post will par
ticipate in the dedication Of the new
fire house at Thirteenth and Rhode
Island avenue northeast May L.
Plans are now under way for the pre-
sentation Of the post colors. Bingo
party is being sponsored by Defense
Auxiliary tomorrow at Star Hall, 3405
Rhode Island avenue, Mount Rainier,
Md, at 8 pm.
The Ladies Auxiliary will participate
in the Army day parade Members
will report in uniform at 1:3O pm,
Tuesday. at Delaware avenue and C
street southwest, to Conductress Flor
ence M. Peterson or President Whit
craft of Defense Auxiliary. All COL
ors and banners are ordered to be car
ried in the parade
National Capital Auxiliary will give
dinner at H. H. Thurman Inn, 21OO
Massachusetts, avenue tomorrow at 6
pm.
The Department Auxiliary will have
bingo April Is at Silver Spring Ho-
tel, 8O03 Georgia avenue, Silver
Spring, Md. The committee in charge
consists of Edna McCutcheon, chair
man, and the presidents of each aux
iliary Of the District department.