Evening star., 1937-07-11

In order to complete his staf1 Of
officers Comdr David B. Herman, Dis
trict of Columbia Department, Vet
erans Of Foreign Wars, last week made
appointments as follows Adjutant,
Homer C. Kelso; chief OF staff,
Thomas C. Kelleher: deputy chief Of
staff. Leonard ]. Bacon; inspector,
Stephen B. Jones; deputy inspector,
John B. Moore; historian, Earl w.
Engleman: patriotic instructor, Nor
man H. Edwards; publicity oficer,
Phillip r. Belt; relief and liaison off,
Ger, Oscar w. Hollingsworth; employ
ment officer, Oscar W. Hollingsworth: :
Americanism of1lcer, John w. Gill;
athletic director, Jess Snyder; musi-
clan, Garnett M. Mattingly; bugler,
Frank Topash, and aides to the COM
mander. Stanley D. Harman, John G..
Strobel and Thomas E. FaWcett. To
be color Sergeants, Herman L. King,
Emory O'Berry. Frank McCann and
George c. Williams; color guards,
John Fletcher and James Stewart
Frank R. Heise was reappointed as
sergeant at arms.
Members who desire reservations
for the national encampment. Au-
gust 20 to September 3, at Buffalo, are
requested to apply at department
headquarters, 1924 H street.
Equality Walter Reed Post elected
Arthur C. Fowle a trustee. Delegates
elected to the national encAmpment
to be held at Buffalo are Leonard j.
Bacon, George G. McLeish, A. B.
Hammond and Daniel E. Campbell.
Alternates: Perry R. Hengst. Philip
B. Keefer, Arthur c. Fowle and J, S.
Macaboy.
During July, August and Septem-
Der the post will meet only on the
third Mondays at 935 G place. These
meetings are all socials.
The Overseas Military Band will
participate Tuesday in the parade in
Anacostia opening the citizens festival
week. A campaign to raise suficient
funds to transport the band to the
Buffalo convention will be launched
shortly.
National Capital Post will hold its
annual excursion to Marshall Hall
July "a. Harry P. Clements is chair
man of the Committee on Arrange
ments. There will be athletic events.
Follow Me Post met in Northeast
Masonic Temple last Tuesday evening
and voted to form Building Commit
tee for the purpose Of formulating
plans to acquire some type of build
ing in the city as = post headuuar-
ters. Commander DUDE appointed
committee headed by John E. Zetts
to devise ways and means and report
at the next meeting.
Washington Post will meet tomor-
row evening at 1903 Fourteenth street,
with Comdr. John j. Keehan presid-
ing. An unofficial visit will be made
by Department Comdr. David B. Her.
man with other members of the de-
partment staff.
Comdr. Keehan will announce the
tull committee to manage the annual
family picnic. to be held the latter
part Of August.
Omcers Of Front Line Post met last
week at the home OF Comdr. Frank
Bennedetto and made plans for an
extensive recruiting campaign.
Eli BusadA has been named chair
man OF the degree team and rituslis-
TIC committee. A distinctive uni
form has been adopted for the de-
gree team.
Past Department Comdr. Edward
X. 1nman will be presented to the
national convention rs 4 candidate
for the office Of national junior vice
commander in chief.
Top Notch Tent, r. N. T., met last
Tuesday, with Peter J. Roseh presid-
ing. The degrees were conferred on
Department Judge Advocate George C,
McLeish, Equality Walter Reed Post;
Oscar A. Kreamer, United States
Treasury Post, and Gust g. Charuhas
Follow Me Post. Radway r. Gibbs,
Miss Fit Pup Tent, Jackson, Miss, ten
dered his application for transfer.
The following were elected rs dele
gates to the Supreme Scratch" at
Buffalo, N. Y, in August: Peter j.
Rosch, Charles Wolf, Joseph Perron,
Leonard ]. Bacon. Joseph B. Gardella,
Garnett M Mattingly, Emory l. O'Ber-
ry. Victor G. Californian and Thomas
L. Dabbs; alternatas, Thomas G. Kel-