Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04

oo1rxANDs 10 IN HEREAFTEH
Known As CAMPS.
State Organisations 70 Be Designated
"A Departments-Result Of Anal
gamation Agreement.

meut between the Spanish War veterans
the Standardization War Veterans anu
Service Men of the Spanish war, ana Al
conformity with the rules and regulations
adopted April 10 at q conference between
representatives OF these organizations neio
In Indianapolis the announcement Is Hdae
In general orders from the headquarters VI
the local organization that hereafter liio
title of the District Of Columbia corps mas
been changed to Department OF the Distric'
oe Columbia, United Spanish War vet
Grams The designation Of organizations
heretofore known as commands mas
been changed to camps" and the natlonal
organization is to be referred to as the Ma
uonal Enca mpment. -.
The strife that has existed between the
three organizations for several years mas
been settled permanently. and 1T IS hopeu
by the members that hereafter tney VIII
be enabled to work together In harmony
for the general welfare of all. The CONFER
ence at Indianapolis drew up set OF rules
and regulations which were signed by sucn
prominent men as Lieut.. Gen. nelson a.
Miles, Maj. Gen. J. Warren Keifer, Gen:
John A. Wiley, Gen. Willis J. Hulings and
others providing for the election of officers
of the united organizations, and deciding
other matters. 1t was settled that the
official term of the officers for the National
Encampment, then selected and agreed
January l, 1905.
Major Harold c.. Megrew was selected TO
be commander-in-chdef: Capt. VIM. =. En-
glish, senior vice commander-in-chief, ana
Col. George M. Moulton, Junior vice com-
mander-in-chief Major Megrew is to hold
office until September / next, when he will
be succeeded by Capt. VIM. E. English.
who will serve until January l next. al
that time he will be succeeded by the COM
mander-in-chief regularly selected at the
first national encampment, United Spanish
War Veterans, to be held in September,
1904. 49,
Provisions in the Regulations.
The regulations provide that all records.
property and other assets. as per inventory,
of the National Army and Navy Spanish
War Veterans. National Association SPAN
ish-American War Veterans and National
Encampment Service Men of the Spanish
War. shall become the property of the
National Encampment United Spanish War
Veterans, and all debts and liabilities shall
also be assumed by the same. All charters
are to be turned in for reissue by the new
organization. and all members in good
standing to be rated as charter men,
bers. 1t is further provided that the uni
form now in use by the National Army and
Navy Spanish War Veterans shall be the
uniform of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams.
The new order Of things finds the Dis
trict department. 1t is said in the best
of shape Organized May II. 1900. it has
steadily grown, until 1t now has about 450
members divided into seven camps. These
are the Miles, Hardin, Fourth Immune,
Lawton Willard. Aston and Dewey camps.
1t first started with a modest hall on E
street between 9Th and 7th streets. but
found that the growth Of the department
necess1tated its moving into more spa
c1ous quarters. 1t accordingly secured the
building at 719 9th street northwest, which
is al present entirely adequate for it's needs
and moved in July last. Since the date of
its organization the department has ex-
pended over 81 100 In charity in aid of dis
abled and destitute veterans of the Spanish
American war, and has saved at least five
strangers from burial in potter's field by
reseuing their remains from the morgue
and causing them to be given soldier
burial at Arlington
.-. Service Rendered Clerks. - !,
The District department is primarily re-
sponsible for the order allowing clerks in
the War Department doing service in, the
Philippines to be transferred to this. city
without extra examination. At.the Detroit
convention a resolution bearing upon this
subject was presented and agreed to- and
a delegation waited upon President Roose-
Welt to enlist his support of the movement.
In this mission the delegation was success
full and it was not long afterward that the
civil service commission adoptedsthe rule
asked for. The department has also OBJ
tanned positions for many of its members,
as well as those who participated in the
war but who are not members of-the local
organization. with firms in this city and
elsewhere. and at all times has looked out
zealously for the welfare of those affiliated
with it, --s-...