Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03
PLANNING FOR 1906
SPANISH WAR VETS. WANT EN-
CAMPMENT HERE.

| NashinSton 1906 was tie shibboleth h
| last night at the final meeting of the officers
ana delegates from the District Depart
ment, Spanish War Veterans, to the annual
national encampment, which will be held at
Milwaukee September Z, s and 9. Depart
ment Commander John Lewis Smith was
enthusiasts over the proposition to have
the 1906 encampment of the Spanish War
Veterans held In Washington. He said he
had an interview yesterday with District
Commissioner Henry L.. West. and received
from him assurances that formal greeting
to the encampment and an Invitation TO
hold the next annual encamp.nent in this
city would be issued, and will be presented
at the Milwaukee meeting by the Washing
ton delegates.
1t agreed that all other considera-
tions would be made secondary to having
the next convention here.
ut will not only be a compliment to
President Roosevelt, but will be appreciated
by the good citizens of Washington, where
the organization of Spanish War Veterans
was born in 1S99,' said delegate. I'VE
feel sure, too, that Col Roosevelt, who Is
an active member of the organic ltion will
attend the encampment If it Is held in this
city, and will, besides, give his comrades
one of his characteristic soldier talks
1t was the opinion of those present that
the business men of the District will lend
the proposition full encouragement and that
the occasion a year hence would be made a
gala one.
New Amphitheater for Arlington.
Other matters discussed by the delegates
last night was proposed action by the Mil
waukee encampment favoring the erection
OF a chapel and new and imposing amphi-
theater at Arlington; the passage by Con-
gress of bill providing for the establish
ment in Washington of museum of war;
the purchase of the old SchuetZen club
house on the Brightwood road, to be con-
verted into a modern temporary soldiers
home and other matters OF local and gen
eral interest.
The committee on transportation reported
that the delegates from the District, the
ladies Of the auxiliary and others forming
the local contingent would leave here for
Milwaukee at II clock next Tuesday
morning over the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road.
List of Delegates.
The delegates to the national encampment
are: Commander G. f. Rausch of Miles
Camp: jeremiah A. Costello. Capt. J. Wal
ter Mitchell, ]. p. Ruppel. Capt. c. S. Do
mer, Col Edward J. Dimmick and ]. ].
Knibbs. Alternates: Commander II. C.
Porter of Dewey Naval Camp. Capt. Fred
W. Alexander. Louis w. V. De Bevolse,
Daniel c. Eberly, Lieut.. VIM. r. Stone jr.;
Carl L. Dintler and Capt. j. Ligon King
Others having votes at the convention are
Past National Commander NJ Emmett Urel
Past Department Comman nder Lee NJ. Lips
comb Fred s. Hodgson. DR.. S. Clifford Cox
and Maj. Herbert w. Meyers, chief of
tillery.
The statement was made at the meeting
that information received here from ma
tionaI headquarters, at Indianapolis. was to
the effect that the resignation of Col Rus
Harrison national adjutanf
had been asked for by Comma nder -in-chief
William e. English, that the reslgna ton
had been forwarded by Col. Harrison and
Maj. H. L. Hutson of Indianapolis had
been appointed his successor. The cause
for Commander English's action was not
stated.