Evening star., 1938-05-29

ilton Hotel.
Friday - McKimmie- -Catterton
Police-Fire Post, District Build
ing.
Saturday-Advance Post, 100
L street NV.
The District Of Columbia Depart
ment, Veterans of Foreign Wars, will
hold memorial services today at II
am. at Cedar Hill Cemetery. Repre-
sentative B. w. Gearhart of California
will make the principal a. Iress. There
will be a parade of department and
post colorS.
The v. F. w. band will render the
"Star Spangled Banner" Chaplain
John S. Monahan will give the invoca-
ton. Marion Mccarthy will sing, ac-
companied by the band. Emory
O'Berry. jr.. will give recitation and
the chaplain will pronounce the bene-
diction, followed by TAPS"
The department officers and all
post standards will participate in the
services at the amphitheater, Airing
ton National Cemetery, tomorrow
The department will sponsor get
together June IL at 3 pm. at Camp
Sims. Congress Heights, D. c. All
members and prospective members are
cordially invited to be present. Chair
man of the committee is William A.
Obey, commander Of H, L. Edmonds
Post.
The next Council of Administration
meeting will be held in the District
Building June at 8 pm. This will
be the last meeting of the present
council. The department encamp-
ment will be held June 81. %, % and
"a in the Woodbridge section. A Mill
tary parade will pass on Rhode Island
avenue NE on the evening of June
q, followed by the opening cere-
monies.
Follow Me Post Memorial and Deco
rating Committee, under the direction
of William A. Downs, will hold scrv-
ices and decorate the graves of Henry
P. Ewing, Cecil A. Patterson, Clifton
S. Herman and William E. Isemann
at Arlington National Cemetery to-
morrow at 10 am. A wreath will be
placed on the grave OF Philip P. Quinn
at Cedar Hill Cemetery today imme-
diately preceding the services held by
the Department of the District Of
Columbia.
National Capital Auxiliary met at
the Washington Post Home, 100 L
street NV, last Thursday evening,
with President Frances Van Houten
presiding. Edith Hiser, Mildred Car
ter and Katherine Lawson will deco
rate graves tomorrow.
A wreath will be placed on the
tomb of the unknown Civil War Sol
dier by President Frances Van Houten.
Josephine De Martini and Dorothy
Allen will act as color bearers.
The department president, Mrs. Ade-
laide M. Grant, will place wreath on
the grave OF Frank j. Hagen in Ar
lington Cemetery tomorrow in the
name of the Frank J. Hagen Auxil-
iary of San Francisco, Calf.
All auxiliaries are invited to par
the ttusr1a Water m Gate. Sat MemolAq eAMe. to-
day at 10 5saYt1i4d A9ntfFan-
Mrs. Dorothy Lehman. junior ac-
tivity chairman. announces an open
institution and installation of officers
of the Daughters of the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars on Wednesday at 7
pm. at Thomas Circle Club. The
president of Federal Auxiliary, May
belle Buckingham, will be the installing
officer. .-x
Thomas Cifls p41b soe N4na&Y,
Immediately after the installation Of
the Daughters.
The officers for Follow Me Auxiliary
are announced as follows: President,
Blanche Melton; senior vice president
Bernardine Carroll; junior vice presi-
dent, Mary Campbell: secretary. Hattie
Byram; treasurer, Roberta Fawcett;
chaplain, Anna DUDE; conductress,
Leonolda Volkman; assistant conduc-
tress, Bessie Haislip: guard, Katie
Gross: 18-month trustee, Louise
Downs; 12-month trustee, Bessie Cum
ningham; 6-month trustee, Amelia
Thiele; color bearers, Katherine Nous
seau, Rose Spence, F'elicitas Mangus,
Mary Volkman; historian, Amelica
Thiel: patriotic instructor. Louise
Downs; musician, Sadie Ward; assist
ant musician, Catherine Gray; banner
bearer, jeanette Millbrandt; flag bear
er, Clara Campbell.
The Ladies Auxiliary to Follow Me
Post, No. 1880, has elected delegates
to the annual encampment in June.
Delegates are Mrs. Patrese Kelly, Mrs.
Amanda Thiele, Mrs Bessie Haislip,
Mrs. Anna Dube and Mrs. Kate
Gross; alternates, Mrs. Matte Ewing,
Miss Mary Campbell. Mrs. Helen
Green, Mrs. Doris Gillespie and Mrs.
Mary Glascock.
A short business session preceded a
social held at 6112 Thirteenth street
NV. at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
I. T. Byram, jr, son and daughter-in-
law of the organizations secretary,
Mrs. Hattie Byram.
Special guests were those members
who had recent birthdays-Mrs. Bes-
sic Haislip, Mrs. Louise Downs, MIS-.
Amanda Thiele and Miss Katherine
Mousseau.
RIFLE TEAM TRYOUTS