Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-06
Department Commander Of
Spanish War Veterans
COMMAND
FIRST MEETING OF OFFICERS
HELD LAST NIGHT.
Arrangements Under Way for National
Encampment-orders From Com
Chief.

The first meeting of the. recently elected
officers and delegates Of the Department OF
the District of Columbia, United Spanish
War Veterans, was held last night at head
quarters, 10 9th street northwest. The
new department commander, John Lewis
Smith, presided. and promulgated his first
general order No /, which he read to the
meeting, as follows:
Having been elected department COM
mander OF the Department Of the District
of Columbia. United Spanish War Veterans,
at the encampment held August l. 1905. and
duly installed, the undersigned hereby as
sumes command.
The following appointments were an
nounced: Department adjutant, G. E.
Rausch. Miles Camp No. L. department
quartermaster. William R. Stone. jr, Fourth
Immune Camp No. 3; mastering officer.
Richard B. Leach, Mckinley Camp. No. ).
The election of the following officers Of
the department and of the council OF admin
istration is announced: Department officers
Senior vice commander. F. w. Alexander,
jr.. Fourth Immune Camp: Junior vice com
mander Willis c. Wise, Aston Camp, No. q;
inspector, E. L. Cogan Harden Camp, NO.
2: surgeon. s. Clifford Cox. Lewton Camp,
No. 4; Judge advocate. Rufus w. Pearson.
Miles Camp, No. /; chaplain, Rev. c. c.
Pierce, Lawton Camp, No. 4.
Council Of administraton-C. w. Gwynne.
Harden Camp. No. 2; ]: J. Knibbs. Astor
mune Camp, No 3; W. H. Mellack. Fourth
Immune Camp, No. 3; L. A. Williams,
Astor Camp, No. 6; c. A. Dentner. Astor
Camp, No. 8; George w. Brooke, Dewey
Naval Camp, No. Z; ALBEIT J. HAWKINS,
Miles Camp. No. /.
National Encampment.
Attention is called to the fact that the
second national encampment of the United
Spanish War Veterans will be held In MIL
waukee Wis September Z, 8 and 8, 1865.
and camps having members who were elect
ed delegates or alternates should urge them
to attend. A committee consisting of Com
rades S. Clifford Cox, G. E. Rausch, j. Wal
ter Mitchell, Charles S. Domer and F. w.
Alexander has been appointed to arrange
transportation. etc. The department COM
mander, believing it to be the duty of each
and every camp to be represented, calls at
tention to the action of Miles Camp, No j,
In assisting in paying the railroad fare OF
delegates elected from that camp, and rec
ommends that this example be followed by
the other camps in the department in fu-
ture in order that the District of Columbia
may have full delegations
The department commanders order was
cOunterSigned by u. f.. RauSch, depart
ment adjutant.
The announcement was also made that
another meeting of the officers of the de-
partment and the delegates who will repre-
al encampment at Milwaukee will be held
on the evening of August % to make final
arrangements for participating In that
event. A meeting will he held in the mean
time of the District delegates and the past
department commanders entitled to vote
at the Milwaukee encampment. The pur-
pose of this meeting will be to take steps
looking to the election of some Spanish wal
veterans of this city to a national office
1t was the sense of the meeting that the
District of Columbia delegates should en-
deavor to secure the third highest Office
Junior vice comman6er-in-chief for rep
resentatve Washington veteran.
This office was selected because 1t will be
in line Of succession for the commandershfp-
in-chef. 1t is believed a New York man
will get the second highest place-senior
vice commander-in-chief-as Capt Champe
s. Andrews of New York atty resigned that
office before the conclusion of his term IN
order to facilitate the recent amalgamatiOn
of the Spanish War Veterans, the United
Spanish War Veterans and the service men
of the Spanish war.
1t was decided that the Department of
the District of Columbia shall meet once
each month hereafter during the summer
months and semi-monthy from October
to May /.
Formation of Club Proposed.
The project of forming club to be COM
posed of Spanish War Veterans was dis
cussed, and motion of Department In
spector E. l.. Cogan committee was ap-
pointed by Commander Smith to give shape
to the proposition and make comprehen-
sive report at the next department meeting.
The committee is composed of Inspector
E. L. Cogan, Dr. s. Clifford Cox, past de-
partment commander; Maj. Fred S. Hodg-
son, past corps commander; Mr.. Albert ].
Hawkins of Gen Nelson A. Miles Camp,
No. l, and Capt. Fred w. Alexander of the
Fourth Immune Camp, No 3, who is also
senior vice department commander,