The Washington times., 1903-06-09
EX-HEHDER WORRIES
DEWEY COMMAND, S. ". Y.
Organization Denies Report
of Election of Officers.
j. M'CRINK is NOT CAPTAIN
Said to Have Resigned From the Com
mand and to Be Organizing
Rival Body.

Members OF the Admiral George
| Dewey Naval Command of the Spanish
War Veterans have taken exception tc
to the recently published statement
! that officers were elected in that or
ganizatfon on last Friday and that Jo-
seph McCrink was elected captain OF
the command. They state that no cleo
lions have been held by the command
since May 16, when Captain McCrink
resigned, and G. A. Joynes was chosen
to succeed him.
The mastering officer of the Spanish
| war Veterans, who has mustered in
every man in the entire corps of Span
ish War Veterans of the District of CO.
iumbia. states that Joseph McCrink is
not a member of any organization In
| the Spanish War Veterans.
Captain Joynes' Statement.
Captain Joynes says:
Mr.. McCrink resigned from the COM
mand. and since his resignation, he has
endeavored to start a rival organiza-
ton. We do not care how many organ
izations he starts as long as he does not
name them the Admiral George Dewey
Naval Command of the Spanish War
Veterans "
Isaac N. Dolph. mastering officer.
wrote the following letter to The Times
In Sundays issue of The Washing
ton Times, under the caption OF Social
and Other Organizations the first item,
Spanish War Veterans pertaining to
the Admiral Dewey Naval Command
Spanish War Veterans. is erroneous In
the following particulars:
No election has been held in this
command since May 16. when G. A.
Joynes was elected captain. vice Nc
Crink, resigned. neither are any of the
persons named In the article members
of this command in any capacity. Please
make the correction SO that no prejudice
may attach TO this the junior command
of the District Of Columbia Corps Span
ish War Veterans"
Command Discusses Situation.
AT the regular meeting of the Ad-
Eiiral George Dewey Naval Command,
held in Spanish War Veterans Hall, 612
E Street northwest. last night. the mem
tcrs devoted their entire time to the
taken to set the command in the proper
light with the public. 1t was unani-
mously agreed that paper denouncing
the action of those who have endeav-
crcc TO start rival command should be
drafted
Captain Joynes, who presided, sent the
following letter TO The Times:
To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
We beg TO submit this statement cor
rect.ng the notice that appeared in your
paper on Sunday, June Z. The notice
stated that Admiral George Dewey Naval
Command. 5. W. ", held regular meet
ing on Friday, June 5. and elected Of
fcers as follows: Joseph P. McCrink,
captain, and Philip Keefer, commander.
We desire the public to understand
that Admiral Dewey Command, S. w. V.
did not hold a meeting on the date
mentioned and therefore did not elect
officers. MIR. McCrink is not a member
OF the command or the S. w. ", he hav
ing resigned some time ago
The command takes this method TO
notify the public against McCrink and
his so-called associates, and as this
command is a body working under a
regular charter from an incorporated
body, other means are now under way
TO bring the guilty ones to justice.
GEORGE A. JOYNES,
Captain.
B. R. FOLEY,
Lieutenant Commander, Recorder, Ad-
miral Dewey Naval Command, S
w V.
Washington, D. c.. June 8.