Evening Star Newspaper, May 24, 1931, Page 26

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 24, 1931—PART ONE. Veterans of Foreign Wars ‘MEETINGS THIS WEEK. Monday—Federal Post, No. 824, ‘Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massa- chusetts avenue, 8 p.m.; Front Line Post, No. 1401, Logan Hall, 1502 Fourteenth street, 8 p.m. ‘Tuesday—National Capital Post, No. 127, Pythian Temple, 1012 Ninth street, 8 p.m. ‘Wednesday—Overseas Military Band, Drum and Bugle Corps, National Guard Armory, Sixth street and Pennsylvania avenue, 8 pm. ‘Thursday—Potomac Post, No. 1085 (ceremonial), Northeast Ma- sonic Temple, Eighth and P streets northeast. 8 pm.; Follow Me Post, No. 1830, Concord Club, 314 C street, 8 p.m. Monday — Federal Auxiliary, ‘Thomas Circle Club, 1326 Massa- chusetts avenue, 3 Line Auxiliary, . Sailors and Marines’ Club, Eleventh and L streets, 8 p.m. ‘Tuesday—National Post Aux- iliary, Pythian Temple, 1012 Iinth street, 8 p.m Thursday—Potomac Post Aux- iliary, Soldiert, Sailors and Ma- rines’ Club, Eleventh and L streets, 8 p.m.; Follow Me Aux- iallnr}'. Concord Club, 314 C street, pm. The annual poppy drive of the Veter- ang 3% F eign Wars whereby the or- gonmestr. ! secures funds to ald in its services to disabled and needy veterans Rock Creek Cemetery today at 11 am,, in_memory of Miss Balcom. Potomac Auxiliary, No. 1085, met ‘Thursday at Soldiers, Sailors and Marines’ Club, 1015 L ‘street, with Mrs. Ethel Fowler, president, presiding. Final lans were completed for the 1931 ddy poppy drive. The card party and entertainment given at Walter Reed Hospital was re- ported a success. The auxiliary is taking part in the massing of the colors services today at Mount St. Albans Washington Ca- thedral. Mrs. Lola B. Heise and Mrs. A. M. Stone were appointed to carry the auxiliary colors, also the following were appointed to act as ushers’ at Arlington on Memorial day: Dorothy | Lodge, Lola Heise, Allie M. Stone and | Evelvn Wheeler. Mrs. Ruth Keene was elected chap-, lain, Elizabeth Beasley trustee, Helen | Lancaster guard and Claudine Profitt color bearer. The auxiliary will hold jointly with Potomac Post a social cn the second Thursday of each month. The exemplification of the ritual was given at the meeting Thursday. The president’ has urged all officers to be present at each meeting in order to carry out the floor work for the sched- uled visitation of the State chief of staff, Mrs. Edith DenBroeder. The next meeting of the auxiliary will | be held June 11. A joint committee compased of the | members of the Coluxbia Heights Busi- | ness Men's Association and the Veterans of Forelgn Wars met Wednesday night 10 make plans for the V. F. W. Con-| will be launched this week. President | venticn on June 18, 19 and 20, which | Hoover, in a special message, as well as church and Governmént officials, has indorsed the drive. Efforts are being made to sell 100,000 popples in th: District through mem- | bers of the local nosts and auxiliaries. Letters have been sent to the com- manders of the local posis requesting the assembling of their pest cclors and for details of two color bearers, uni- formed in white trousers, blue ccat and post hat, on Memorial day just south of Pennsylvania avenue between Saventh and Ninth streets. All mem: bers of the Overseas Corps will rsport at 7:45 p.m. at National Guard Armory on May 27. Uniform of the day—blucs for the annual poppy parade. Federal Post will hold its memorial services at Thomas Circle Club tomor- row night, when final arrangements will bz made for decorating on Memo- rial day the Arlington Ccmetery burial plots of deceased comrades, as well as of those who have served in the De partment of Agriculture. tainment Committee, consisting of H. S. Burke, G. C. Willlams and C. W. Bur- den, has compieted arrangements for a moonlight river excursion July 31. ‘The post entertained patients of Ward G. Naval Hospital, last Tuesday night and, through the lad'es’ auxiliary, served cake and ice icream. Federal Post Auxiliary met at the home of Mrs. Lillian Brode, 2130 Thir- ty-second street southeast, when a hos- pital report was read by the commit- tee chairman and plans were made for an outing for the boys of St. Elizabeth’s Hospital to Rock Creek Park May 25. Mrs. Cook and Mrs. Alfreda Collins were obligated. Columbia Post experienced a loss through the resignation of Comdr. Fred- erick A. Livingstone, who was obliged to terminat> his incumbency by reason of his assignment to Federal Government field service. The officers serving as genior and junior vice commander were advanced in line, and Bart J. Finn was | appointed adjutant. John C. Sims was | elected officer of the day and Samuel G. Hamilion was elected junior vice| commander. The installation ceremony of inducting the new post officers was carried out by Past Dept. Comdr. George L. Tait. Front Line Auxiliary, at its last - lar meeting, initiated into mem! ip Mrs. Gertrude Biggins, Mrs. Virginia Brown and Mrs. A. W. Masters. Mrs. Leonelda Volkman, Ways and Means Committee chairman, reported that the card party given on May 9 was a suc- cess. She also reported on the drive May 27, 28, 29, and asked for volunteers. Mrs. Edith Den Broeder, chief of staff, spoke regarding the cere- mony of the massi of the ¢>lors at will be held in the auditorium’ of the | Wilson Teachers' College, Eleventh and | Fairmont strests. i This committee consists of the fol- | lowing: Ralph Wallace, Willlam F. Dis- mer, A. R. Swan, A. B. Carty, Frank Sobotka, John E. Burgett, Walker P.| Colston, Dr. Joseph F. Beattie, William L. Snyder, Howard W. Woerner, Dr. A. | Victor Cercell, Harry J. Hooley, Reuben | C. Muschlitz and Walter P. Boehm, for- mer manager of the V. F. W. unemploy- | | ment soup kitchen. | Arrangements have been completed | | for ons of the largest street parades | | ever attempted by the Columbia Heights | | citizens, the line of march to extend | from ~Shepherd street at Fourteenth | 1 | street to Fairmont street, east to Elev- | enth street to Thirteenth street north to | Irving street, where the parade will dis- | band and all V. F. W. units except the | 125 pieces of the V. F. W. Band will | then march back to the convention hall. | | The band will re.urn via Thirteenth | and Kenyon streets to Fourteenth street, where a_public band concert will be | . The parade will start at 8/ o'clock, led by the Overseas Military | | Band, ' Drum and Bugle Corps, the | units in line to include the 6th Brigade | | (20th and 23d Regiments) of Marines, |led by the 20th Marine Band; the | | National Guard units of the District of | Columbia, with band; United States | Coast Guard Fleet Naval Reserve unit of Veterans of Foreign Wars posts | and unit ladies’ auxiliaries; Victory Post | Drum and Bugle Corps of American | Legion, Costello Post Drum and Bugle Corps of American Legion, Boy Scout | Trcop of the District of Columbia with | small floats appropriately decorated, , | besides many civian societies. | ~“There will be first and second prizes | awarded for the best marching units | and for the most attractive window | and street decorations. 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Friends of the late Chief Justice and former President arc de- Follow Me Post met May 14 at the |sirous that a more pretentious monu- Concord Club, with Comdr. Belt offi-| ment to him should be & feature of the | ciating. An early adjournment was or- | new building. | dered to allow of the comrades meet- | Besides Chief Justice Hughes the | ing with the auxiliary at the social | other members of the Supreme Court | held at the home of Mrs. James O. Building Commission are Associate Grubb, in Edmonston, Md. | Justice Vandevanter, the chairman and iy ranking Democratic members of the For Garden Parties For Class Day and Commencement Visitors A special meeting of the Follow Me | Auxiliary was held last Thursday eve- | ning at the home of Mrs. Adcla Mil- brandt, when plans for the poppy drive were discussed. 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