The times., 1899-09-19

An enthusiastic meeting Of committee
men from the three District camps of the
Spanish War Veterans was held in Centre
Market Armory last night, for the organ
fzation of the Department of the District of
Columbia. under the National Association
OF Spanish War Veterans recently form
ed in convention in this city. The organ
ization wss effected and the officers elect
ed. The camps represented were the Gen.
Nelson A Miles Camp No. ], Capt. j. Wal
ter Mitchell, commanding; Lieutenant
Harden Camp. Capt. d. V. Chisholm, COM
manding. and Surgeon Gibbs Camp Naval
Veterans. Commander Hopkins command
ing Surgeon Gibbs Camp was organized
only recently and was named in honor of
the gallant surgeon of marines who was
MORALLY wounded al Guantanamo, in an
attack by the marines against superior
force of Spaniards
The meeting was called to order by Major
Fred S Hodgson, Captain of Company G,
First District Of Columbia Volunteers, as
the senior officer present. Major HodgsOn
was elected chairman, and Capt. ]. Walter
Mitchell secretary. This chairman asked for
the credentials of the delegates from the
camps TO the meeting. The following dele
EdLeS we're present. fEOiL AItu- NSiSUH a
Miles Camp, Capt. J. Walter Mitchell, Lieut.
w. r. Ullrich, Sergt. Richard ]. Meagher.
Lieut. W. II. Hickey, Lieut.. A o. Girard,
Sergt Henry Hullfish, and John H. O'Brien.
From r. l. Harden Camp, Major F. S. Hedg-
son, Capt. d. V. Chisholm, Sergt. II. f..
Patterson, Sergt. John Galliher, Corporal
G. ]. Neff, Corporal II. ". Myers and II. M.
Manning. From Surgeon Gibbs Camp, Mark
Cullom. Lawrence Stoddard r. L. Green,
Edward Shanklin Edward Green, David A
Carter. and c. b. Schonk
Captain Chisholm read a communication
from Lieut.. Col. F. II. Harrington, of the
Marine Corps, stating that he would be
unable to be present and that Captain
Chisholm was authorized to cast two votes
for the Marine Corps. The election of Of
Acers for the department to be formed
from the Spanish War veterans was then
brought before the meeting for the con-
siderEtion Of the delegates. The list of
officers 10 be elected was prepared and
read. Captain Chisholm nominated for
department commander Col. NJ. Emmett
UrelI, major in The First District OF CO.
lumbi2 Volunteer Regiment. The nominal
ton was received with continued applause
Colonel Ureil was elected department
commander OF the local division by ac-
clamaiioa-
A recess CT FIVE minutes was taken for
the consideration Of the remaining nom
inations. When the meeting had been
called to order, Lieut. A. O. Girard nom
mated for senior vice commander, Col
Richard A. O'Brien. and the nominee was
elected unanimously Lieut. A. o. Girard,
chief CT ordnance Of the national crganiza-
tion OF Spanish War Veterans, was unan-
imcusly elected junior vice commander
Ii was decided that as was the case in
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general would be made an appointive Of
fee, to be filled By the department com
mander. Lieut. H. B. Delaigne, formerly
OF the Rough Riders, was nominated fer
the position CT quartermasuer general.
Colonel O'BTisn, in making the nomination,
paid a tribute to the qualities Of Lieutenant
Delaigne, who was unanimously chosen to
fill the cfioe.
Surgeon s c Cox was chosen by a ris-
ing vote surgeon general Capt J.
Walter MittheIi. commanding the Nelson
a Miles Camp, was elected comnissary
general The other officers selected were
Lieut. ". II. Hickey. Inspector General;
Lieut. Thomas Powers Of the District of
Columbia Naval Reserves, Chief Of Enyin-
eers: Commander s. G. Hopkins com
manding the District Of Columbia Naval
Reserves. Judge Advocate General; Major
II. o. 5. Heistand. assistant adjutant
general. L. S. A. Chief Signal Officer. and
Capt ID. v. Chisholm. first lieutenant of
Company G, District Of Columbia Volun-
teers. Chief Of Ordnance. II was agreed
that the chaplain general should be ap-
pointed by The department commander.
The following committee of six delegates
was appointed 10 inform Colonel Urell of
his election as department commander:
Major T. 5. Hodgson. Capt D. Y. CHS
holm, Capt J. Walter Mitchell, Sergt. John
Galliher. Edward ShankIin. and Mark Cul-
lon. OF the Naval Battalion A meeting
Of the department officers elected last night
VIII be called IN q short time TO transact
other business necessary to the complete
organization of the local deDarfment