Evening star., 1938-05-15

Military Band, National Guard
Armory
Thursday-Follow Me Post,
social, 1902 Rhode Island avenue
NE: H. L. Edmons Post, Hamil-
ton Hotel.
A caravan of about 20 automobiles,
with members of the District of CO.
lumbia Department, Veterans of For
eign Wars, left here this morning to
attended the fourth district conference
at Winchester, Va. National Confer
ence Member Edward K Inman head
ed the delegation.
Members of the department will at
tend the massing of colorS at Wash
ington Cathedral next Sunday at 3:15
pm.
Follow Me Post, No. $780, will hold
two moonlight excursions with Federal
Post No. 1924 during the coming sum-
mer Dates will be announced at the
meeting June 7, in the Northeast
Masonic Temple.
William A. Downs, chairman of the
Memorial and Decorating Committee,
has completed arrangements for the
services to be held at the cemeteries
on May 80.
Comdr. Herman l.. King is planning
to have at least SO members of the
post in the encampment parade
equipped with summer uniforms.
A social meeting will be held next
Thursday evening at Klein's Tavern,
1902 Rhode Island avenue NE.
At the last meeting of Defense Post,
No. 1857, with Comdr. Samuel E. Mas
tin presiding, held in Odd Fellows
Hall, 2022 Rhode Island avenue, the
following were given the obligation
by the officers Of the Follow Me degree
team: Joseph G. Brenneis. Victor J.
Baron, Edward H. Behrens, Roy H.
Burtner, Phillip M. Kellogg, Oscar w.
Mueller, Raymond A. Klamp. James j.
Fitzpatrick, Roy F. Jones and Paul M.
White.
Delegates to the department en-
campment are Frank Drake, Walter
c. Whitcraft. Fred kurz and Charles
r. Williams; alternates. Cogan T.
Hammett, Stephen Trueleben, Maurice
Roberts and John Kane.
The department chief of staff, John
Winner, spoke on the department en-
campment.
Past Department Comdr. Oscar w.
HollingsWorth gave brief address
over Radio Station VOL last Wednes-
day evening, touching up on the sub
ject of Unemployment Among the
Veterans" This was in conjunction
with the forthcoming annual Buddy
Poppy drive May 26, 27 and %. Next
Wednesday at sos pm. over the same
station Past Department Comdr. DAN
iel E. Campbell will speak on The
Origin and Purpose of the Sale of
Buddy Poppies."
At the last meeting Of Advance
Post it was decided to dispense with
the social meetings during the sum-
mer months.
Gen. William Mitchell Post, No.
1929, elected the following representa-
tives for the department encampment: ::
Comdr L. E. Henry, Council Member
John w. Gill and Adjt. Quartermaster
S. L. Holston. Anthony Sigillitto and
R. G. Reilly were elected trustees.
The next meeting will be held Tues
day evening in the department head
quarters, 1924 H street NV.
The Ladies' Auxiliary to National
Capital Post, No. 1877. met in the
clubrooms of the Washington Post
Home last Thursday evening, with
President Frances Van Houten pre-
siding. Meta Mobley was installed as
color bearer
Dorothy Allen announced the aux
iliary will sponsor moonlight excur-
sions on the steamer City of Wash
ington on June Is, July %, August
18 and September /.
Washington Post met last Wednes-
day evening in its clubhouse, 1700 L
street NV. with Comdr. T. G. Nc
Carthy presiding. The following were
elected to membership: Peter Walsh.
James Sullivan, Harold Mountain and
E. B. McMakin. R. L. Turnbull and
Homer c. Kelso were elected governors
of the Washington Post Club. vice
Conrad Landers and Aram Kojasser,
resigned. Paul Gray, chairman of the
post Buddy Poppy Committee, an
nounced a meeting of the ladies of the
post at the clubhouse on May 81 at
pm. Refreshments and entertain
ment.
Columbia Post elected delegates
and alternates to the department
encampment, June 81 to "a. Dele
gates, Thomas E. Fawcett, Charles
Kohen and George w. Johns; alter
mates, Stanley R. Nash, Forrest w.
Schroyer and John L. Hart. Maj.
Thomas E. Fawcett, chairman of the
Buddy Poppy Committee, reported
that plans had been completed for
the annual sale from May 26 to %,
inclusive. The post will participate
in the memorial services at Cedar
Hill Cemetery on May 20 at II am.
Quartermaster w. Lawrence Haz-
ard, just returned from Los Angeles,
Calf, was presented with cigarette
case as an expression of appreciation
for the services rendered by him to
the post in that Office over q period
of years. Comdr. Walter S. Welsh
presided.
Federal Auxiliary met May at the
Thomas Circle Club, with President
Maybelle Buckingham presiding. Dele
gates elected to the department en-
campment were Josephine Welch,
Charlotte Strathern: alternates,
Thelma Hershberger, Mrs Charles
Thompson. The new council member
elected to fill the unexpired term OF
Maybelle Buckingham is Ida Howell.
Norma Kirkums and Mrs. Charles
Thompson were initiated. Carrie Irv-
ing was appointed poppy chairman.