Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-02


clear for the only other candidate, DR.. S.
Clifford Cox, past medical director of this
department. and his election as commander
| was enthusiastically made unanimous. DR..
CoX's popularity in the organization was
attested by the ovation he received, after
Capt. j. Lyon King one of the tellers, re-
ported that the unanimous vote of the de-
partment had been cast for him for de-
partment commander for the ensuing year.
AT the beginning of the meeting the re-
firing commander, Major Fred S. Hodgson,
delivered his closing address. He counsel
ed harmony in the Department.: deplored
fractional chickering's and predicted for the
organization here and in general great sue
cess in the future.
In concluding his address Major Hodg-
son thanked the officers and members for
the cordial support they had given him
during his two terms of office at the head
of the department of the District of Column
bia. His remarks were generously applaud
ed throughout.
The election of officers followed. Col. NJ.
Emmett Urell, past commander-in-chiefo of
the national organiZa ton, placed DR.. s.
Clifford Cox in nomination for department
commander, and spoke of his good work
for the organization in general and COM
rades in particular. The nomination was
seconded by Department Adjutant 1. N.
Dolph. and on Capt. l.. C.. Dyer's motion
the election was made unanimous.
The only contest during the election .oc-
CURED over the next highest Office in the
department, that of senior vice commander
For this position Richard B. Leach. late
junior vice commander, was nominated by
Capt. Dyer, while Rufus w. Pearson, a
former Rough Rider, nominated A. B.
Claxton, the retiring quartermaster. Mr.
Claxton received the largest number of
votes, and motion of Mr.. Leach his
election was made unanimous.
Capt. Fred w. Alexander of the Fourth
Immune Camp, was unanimously elected
Wiz nda nf T..
of Harden Camp by unanimous vote was
chosen department Inspector j. Lewis
Smith of Miles Camp also received the
unanimous vote of the department for
Judge advocate, and DIR. Charles L. G. An
derson of Lawton Camp was elected medi-
cal director
Some amusement was created when Adjt
Dolph nominated Rev. Maj. Charles c.
Pierce u. S. A. for department chaplain,
by Maj. Pierce's rejoiner. He said:
This nomination of myself for chaplain
reminds me of 'Hobson's choice l am the
only preacher, or holy Joe, as the boys
call it, among YOU
Chaplain Pierce, who has served several
terms with credit, was unanimously elect
ed, and the result loudly applauded. Amidst
continued calls of Speech, speech, he
made a happy address, thanking the vet
Grams for the honor they had again con-
ferred on him and counSeling harmony and
cCmradeship.
Council of Administration.
Members of the department council of ad-
minstration We're elected follows:
Sheridan Ferree, Lawton Camp; Albert j.
Hawkins Miles Camp; Herbert w. Meyers
Harden Camp; l.. w. De Bevoise, Astor
Camp; II. J. Zimmerman, Mckinley Camp;
r. II. Wood, Fourth Immune Camp; Will
lam T. Irving, Dewey Naval Camp; c. w.
Gwynne, Harden Camp.
Delegates to the first general encamp-
ment of the national body, United Spanish
War Veterans, to be held at st. Louis, be-
lows: Chaplain Charles G. Pierce, U. S. A,
of Fort Myer, Va, and Lawton Camp; Jo-
seph L. May Fourth Immune Camp; l.. G.
Dyer, Miles Camp; Herbert w. Meyers
Harden Camp; Jerry A. Costello, Miles
Camp; l. N. Dolph, Miles Camp: G. o.
Saers, Lawton Camp. The alternates elect
ed were: Roy B. Hayes, d. c. Eberly,
Martin Curtin, r. H. Gibbs, ]. Walter
Mitchell. Hoyt A. Holton and II. J. Zim-
norman.
The new department commander DIR. g.
Clifford Cox, announced the appointment
of Francis II. Randolph of Lawton Camp
as department adjutant, William II. Stone
of the Fourth Immune Camp and n. b.
Leach of Mckinley Camp as mastering
officers.
A resolution was adopted providing that
n committee be appointed to transact all
business of the Spanish War Veterans Of
the District which may arise before the
several government departments, especially
in regard to applicants for positions who
were soldiers in the war with Spain
The action of the enc lmpment in confer
| ring life membership upon Mr.. Isaac NJ
| Dolph. late department adjutant was con-
| firmed. 1t was stated that this unusual
| honor was bestowed because of 1.-The effec-
| tive and faithful work of Adjutant Dolph
In the Cpbulding of the department of the
| District of Columbia"
| Denunciatory resolutions were adopted
| against the Gillett age retirement bill The
resolutions recite that lat the first session
| of the Fifty-eighth Congress Frederick
Huntington Gillett, member from the sec
| ond district of Massachusetts, introduced
bill. which, If enacted would drop from
| the rolls of the governmental service all
| persons who have attained the age of sew
| enty years, thus retiring from the service
numerous eX-soldiers of the civil war, who,
when the very existence of the nation was
imperiled by armed rebellion, risked every
thing, even life itself. that the union might
live; that the Constitution of the fathers
| might be preserved, and the banner of
American freedom might continue to en-
rich the civilization of the world
Unanimous Protest.
1t was resolved therefore that the
United Spanish War Veterans of the De-
partment of the District of Columbia en-
ter their unanimous protest against the