Evening star., 1938-05-22

Tuesday: National Capital Post,
10l5 L street NV.
Wednesday: Defense Post. 2022
Rhode Island avenue NE; Wash
ington Post, 100 L street NV;
Overseas Military Band, National
Guard Armory.
Thursday: tomac Post.
Northeast Masonic Temple: u. S.
Treasury Post. 1892 Eighteenth
street NV.
The annual buddy" poppy sale Of
the District OF Columbia Department.
Veterans of Foreign Wars Of the
United States. will be held next
Thursday. The proceeds will be used
for needy veterans and their families
in this city and to maintain the
Widows and Orphans Home at Eaton
Rapids, Mich.
The Department Encampment Com
mittee announces a souvenir program
will be circulated covering the events
of the encampment in Woodbridge and
Brookland the evenings Of June 81, %,
% and "a.
Department Comdr. Herman is en-
deavoring to effect plans for the
uniforming OF the Overseas Military
Band for its participation in the en-
campment parade.
The organization will attend services
next Sunday at 1880 am. in the
Amphitheater at Arlington Cemetery.
The colors Of the various posts will
be massed at Mount Saint Adams at
pm. today.
Defense Post. No. 1857. and its aux
iiary will assemble next Sunday at
pm, at Twenty second and Rhode
Island avenue NE. to attend me-
mortal services at the Sherwood Pres
byterian Church. They will enter the
church in body with colors unfurled.
All veterans and auxiliary members
throughout the District OF Columbia
are invited. The Rev. Thomas Law
Coyle will officiate.
Members of Defense Post are pur-
chasing summer uniforms for the
encampment parade in Woodbridge on
June 81.
At the last meeting of United
States Treasury Post. No. 240O. De-
partment Comdr. David B. Herman
made an address Comdr. F. r. lhrle
presided. A moonlight cruise Will De
held on the Steamer City OF WASH
ington June Is.
FEDERAL Post 824, Jointly with the
auxiliary, will hold memorial services
at the Thomas Circle Club, 1875
Massachusetts avenue. May 26, at S:lo
nm Comdr. L. C. Buckingham WILL
omen the service and call upon the
post chaplain Samuel B. Lapin, to
preside. The honor roll OF deceased
members will be called by Past Post
Comdr. Fred c. Lucas. A cross OF
poppies will be placed upon the altar
and Miss Ida German, pupil OF Miss
Eleana Paige. will sing the V. F. w.
memorial song. Sleep. Soldier Boy
Taps will be sounded by a member OF
Federal Post stationed at Fort WASH
ington, Md.
Members Of the v. F. W. and their
friends are invited.
Ladies Auxiliary to National Capital
Post No l27 elected the following
delegates and alternates to the De-
partment Encamment: Delegates.
Laura Weaver. Dorothy Depro, Flor
ence Muschlitz, Mildred Carter. Sallie
Clements and Ethel Orme. Alter
mates, Ruth Rofway, Maud Wright.
Edith Hiser, Mary Hagan, Laura
Atheson and Marie Slechta.
Memorial services will be held May
26th. in the club rooms of the Wash
ington Post Home. 100 street North
west The services will be in memory
Of the departed members of National
Capital Auxiliary.
Comdr King of Follow Me Post No.
1880 announces the following appoint
ments: Adjutant. Edward B. Nc
Dade: Sergeant-Major. John A.
Metzger; Off1cer of the Day, Selby c.
Harry.
Mrs. Efie King OF Chicago. past
national president of the Ladies
Auxiliaries. will place a wreath on the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on
Decoration Day for the national Or
ganization.
The department president. Mrs
Adelaide NJ. Grant. attended the con-
ference of National Council members
of the fourth district Other men,
bers attending the conference from
the District of Columbia included the
past department president. Mrs.
Roberta Fawcett of Follow Me Aux
iliary: Maybelle Buckingham. Char
lotte Strathern, of Federal Auxiliary:
Irene Yebbens. of National Capital
Auxiliary: Ruth Campbell. of Equal
ity-Walter Reed Auxiliary: Geneive
Inman, Mary Obey and Edith Whit
craft, of Defense Auxiliary.
At the last meeting of the McKim-
mie Catterton Auxiliary a birthday
party and handkerchief shower was
rendered Helen Jarboe The auxiliary
will join with the post in the memorial
services at the Fifteenth Street Chris
tian Church tonight.
The regular department meeting
will be held at the Thomas Circle
Club on May ~.
Sons and Daughters Of