Evening star., 1940-05-12
Veterans Of Foreign Wars
Plan Boat Trip May rs
Disabled Former Soldiers in Hospitals
Here Will Be Guests Aboard Steomer

The Veterans OF Foreign Wars,
Department of the District of Co
lumbia. will entertain disabled vet
Grams in the local hospitals with a
boat ride down the Potomac on
May IS. They will go on the Wilson
Line steamer Mount Vernon, to sail
at 2 pm. There will be entertain
nent and refreshments.
Annual memorial services will be
held at Cedar Hill Cemetery May
26 at IL am. Music will be fur
nished by the Overseas Military
Band under direction of c. j. Ben
ner. The Rev. Howard E. Snyder.
department chaplain, wiz deliver
the invocation and q congressional
speaker Of prominence will address
the gathering.
Oficers Of Follow-Me Auxiliary
were installed at the home of Mrs.
Fawcett, 1404 Allison street NV.
They are as follows: President,
Mary Campbell senior vice presi-
dent. Mary Schaumleffle; Junior vice
president, Clara Campbell; secre-
tary, Hattie Byram; treasurer, Ro-
berta Fawcett; chaplain, jeanette
Milbrandt; conductress, Bessie
Haislip, l8-month trustee, Mae
Hart; color bearers: Patrice Kelly,
Adele Milbrandt, BERTHE Lewis and
Pearl Mikolajizah; patriotic in
structor, Mae Hart; flag bearer,
Grace Fields; banner bearer,
Dorothy Schmidt: musician, Helen
Dantzic; guard, Helen Hughes, and
hospital chairman, Bessie Haislip.
A social was held celebrating the
birthday anniversary of Bessie
Haislip and Katherine Mousseau.
The Department Encampment will
be held on the evenings of June
IL, 13 and IA, under the sponsorship
of the Cleveland Park Business
Mems Association. Les Kohler, rep
resenting the business association,
and Frank r. Heise. representing
the ". F. W., are co-chairmen of
the encampment. A parade will be
held on Connecticut avenue on June
IL. starting at 7 pm. Immediately
following, opening exercises will be
held in the Woodrow Wilson High
School.
Selections will be rendered by the
Overseas Military Band, followed by
introduction of representatives of
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard.
A memorial service will follow the
opening ceremonies, conducted in
the Protestant, Catholic and Jewish
faiths by representatives from those
churches. Chaplain Howard E.
Snyder is chairman Of the services.
Equahty-Walter Reed Post met at
Pythian Temple. The following new
members were obligated: Herve L.
st. Peters. Howard Rodgers, Ken
meth A. O'Connor, Augustin Palombi,
8. j. Jensen, Colvin Campbell. The
obligation was given by Past Comdr.
Leonard ]. Bacon. Herman Soloman
was admitted by transfer from the
Hennessy Post of Brooklyn, N. Y.
Department Comdr. McLeish spoke
on the buddy poppy" drive on May
16, II and 18, 1910.
Delegates and alternates elected
for the department encampment are
as follows: Delegates, Albert M. Arm
strong. Jay Coulter, T. A. Pace, As
bury Hammond, John D. Wisch-
husen. William Smith. Walter w.
Breheny. Frederick Spissman, Leon
ard j. Bacon and Charles J. Benner;
alternates, Claude T. Reynolds,
Frank g. Pierce, Robert Clagett,
Howard Woener, Colin Campbell,
Oswald Friday. Carl c. Pribek, S. j.
Jensen, Daniel Fenton and Mr..
Miller.
The following officers of United
States Treasury Post were installed
by the department commander: