Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-04
ARMY NURSES ADJOURN
RECEPTION IN THEIR HONOR BY
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
DR.. Anita Newcomb MeGee Unani-
mously Elected President
of the Association.

Before the Spanish-American War Nurses

Before the Spansh-Anlerican War Nurses
association completed their annual meeting
yesterday, which has been in progress .or
the past two days at the Ebbitt, reso-
luton favoring the establishment of the
canteen at army posts was voted down.
The subject gave rise to an animated de-
bate, but the nurses who appreciated the
evil influence of this system proved to be
largely in the majority. The resolution
favoring the army canteen was presented
by Miss Jackson, who has been a nurse for
the past two years at Fort Myer.
The election of officers resulted in the
unanimous choice of DR.. Anita Newcomb
MCGEE as president. The following were
chosen vice presidents: Misses Robbins,
Walton, Hewett, Cowan, Esser, Gottsehalk,
Quinn, Hasson, Waters and Mccoy; re-
cording secretary, Miss Leila Wilson; cor
responding secretary and treasurer, Mrs.
H. c.. Lounsberry. The executive commit
tee will consist of the officers as elected.
Reception rendered.
A reception was rendered the association
last evening by the Spanish War Veterans
at the latter's hall, on street between 9th
and It'll streets. A committee consisting of
Colonel NJ. Emmett Urell, communicating
chief of the S. w. v, and committee of
nation and district officers Of that orga-
niZation proceeded from corps headquar-
tiers to the Ebbitt House. the Headquarters
of the Nurses Association, and escorted
their guests to the hall. With this COM
nit tee were Mrs Flora A. Lewis, national
president of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
Spanish War Veterans, and several of her
lieutenants.
While at the Ebbitt Colonel Urell offered
eXtempore set of resolutions, which pro-
vided that steps be taken by the national
officers of the Spanish War Veterans the
o1i ncf 1tnr TO ha n p,ch No. ~
erans and the Spanish-American War
Nurses Association to affiliate the three
bodies.
An address Of welcome was delivered at
the hall by Major Hodgson and a response
was made by DR.. MCGEE. Short speeches
were made by Colonel UreIl, DR.. MCGEE
DR.. Hughes, Mrs. Lewis. Mrs. Henry A.
Castle, Chaplain Couden, Miss Hansbury,
and Major Hodgson.
Bugle Calls of '98.
The bugle calls of 1898 were sounded by
veteran bugler Frank Manville of Astor
Command. The bugle on which the calls
of the war with Spain were sounded was
captured by Manville from Spanish bugler
on July g. 1893, during the advance on San
tiago after a hand-to-hand combat in
which the American was the victor. 1t is
the regulation Spanish bugle, or clarion,
and is battered somewhat as a result of it's
hard service.
This old bugle'' said Bugler Manville
lis apparently not worth So cents, but
would not take that many dollars for it,
The bugle was passed around among the
nurses, who inspected it with interest.
The meeting closed with the sounding of
taps on the captured Spanish bugle.
Mrs. Flora A. Lewis, president general of
the National Auxiliary, was attended by the
following national officers: Mrs Eliza V.
Hodgson, inspector general; Mrs. Mussey,
judge advocate general; Mrs. Hoyt A. HoI-
ton. national secretary; Mrs. E. Gertrude
Mitchell, national conductress; Mrs Wilkin-
son of the council of administration.
Commar der-in-chief NJ. Emmett Urell was
also accompanied by several national Off
GERS, Maj. Fred S. Hodgson, corps COM
mander. and other corps and command Off
GERS and members.
Between the close Of the afternoon session
and the evening reception the members of
Camp 1, Liberty Bell. an organization. of
Philadelphia nurses, entertained at dinner
the newly reelected president, Dr. MCGEE,
Mrs. H. c. Lounsberry and Miss E. Stack.
Today the nurses were received by the
President at the White House and by the
secretaries Of war and navy and the surgeon
general. This afternoon.the exhibition drill
took place on the campus Of the Washing
ton barracks, and tomorrow the association
will visit Mount Vernon.