Evening star., 1938-10-23
D. A. y. TO GREET
NATIONAL HEAD
Mass Meeting Will Be Held
Tomorrow Night at
Military Club.

American Veterans of the World War
will be held tomorrow night at the
Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Club,
when DR.. Walter c. Hess, department
commander, will present National
Comdr Owen A. Calvin of Min
neapolis. He will be accompanied by
Past National Comdrs. Harl, Mcqueen,
Rice and Babcock, National Adjt.
Vivian D. Corbly, National Legislative
Chairman Thomas Kirby, National
Rehabilitation Chairman Theodore
Lindstrom, National Employment
Chairman Mahlon c. Ward and Fourth
District National Committeeman John
T. Chichester.
Plans have been completed for the
4th annual Armistice Day service,
sponsored by National Capital Chap
ter, in tribute to nurses and other
women who served the country in
times of war The exercises will be
held in the Great Choir Of Washington
Cathedral on November II, at pm.
Bishop James E. Freeman will extend
the greetings of the church and will
introduce National Comdr. Calvin,
who will deliver the address. The
Very Rev. Noble C. Powell, dean of
Washington. will officiate, assisted by
Canon Edward S. Dunlap and Canon
William M. Bradner.
Department Comdr. Hess will Of
ficiate at the wreath presentation. At
the close of the service there will be
procession to the Tomb of Woodrow
Wilson, where the wreath will be laid
by Mrs. Mary Holt past department
ans Auxiliary.
| At the tomb Mrs. George G. Seibold
founder and past national president
of the American Gold Star Mothers
will be presented with bouquet Of
flowers as tribute to the living" by
Chapter Comdr. Lou McCray. Miss
Ruth Mccullough, 12-year-old Girl
Scout and daughter of an American
who died as result of wounds re-
ceived while serving with the Cana
dian Army in France, will serve as
flower bearer.
Music will be furnished by the
Cathedral Choir under the direction
of Robert Barrow and the United
States Marine Band Orchestra, Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader.
The American Red Cross, led by
Miss Mabel T. Boardman, executive
secretary, will head the procession OF
organizations and auxiliaries partici
pating with cOlOrs.
Lou McCray and William B. Coveit
are in charge of general arrangements.
Prior to the Cathedral service the
D. A. v. will participate in exercises
at Arlington, when National Comdr.
Calvin will lay wreath on the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier.
Mrs. Dorothy Covert was unani-
mously elected commander OF the
Woman's Auxiliary on October IL.
Other officers elected were Mrs. Mabel
Howard, senior vice commander; Mrs.
Mary HargraveS, junior vice COM
mander; Mrs. Eva Seganish, adjutant,
and Mrs. Frances Sparkman chaplain.
They were installed by Mrs. Nina
Westbury, national executive commit
teewoman.
Mrs. Mabel Howard, on behalf OF
Mrs Lily Ginsberg, auxiliary national
commander, presented the group with
a cup. a ribbon and a citation for
meritorious work during the year
Mrs. Mary Holt, outgoing COM
mander, presented each retiring officer
with gift
Department Comdr Hess delivered
an address
The auxiliary will take part in the
Navy Day ceremonies October 27 at the
John Paul Jones Monument in Poto-
mac Park, when Mrs. Covert will
place wreath.
Washington Dugout, No. 107, Ma
tional Order Of Trench Rats, met last
Thursday night at 1904 North Capitol
street NV. Acting Golden Rodent
Westbury presided. There was ar
election of officers.
One of the largest groups of promi-
nent D. A. v. officials ever to gather
in Washington will assemble here to-
morrow for two days session on q
number of internal problems of the
organiza ton.
Headed by Owen A. Calvin of Min
nesota, national commander, the grouI
will include H. H. Weimer of Illinois
past commander; Joe w. Mcqueen
of Missouri, past commander; Marvin
A. Harlan of Texas, past commander;
Maple T. Harl of Colorado, past COM
mander, as we'll as National Adjt v. D
Corbley of Ohio Senior Vice Comdr
Milton D. Cohen of New York
First Junior Vice Comdr Lewis j
Murphy of Indiana; Miles Draper o1
Florida; George Fay of Pennsylvania
James l.. Monnahan of Minnesota
Frank J. Mackey of Illinois; George
Fout and George Farling of Ohio and
Frank Lewisohn of New Jersey.
All are expected to attend the D. A
v. mass meeting at the Soldiers, Sail
ors and Marines Club tomorrow eve
ming. when National Comdr. Calvin
will be the principal speaker.
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