Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-09
LOCAL VETS ELATfO
Selection Of Washington for
Convention.
SPANISH WAR MEN
CAPT. J. w. MITCHELL MAKES
ADDRESS.
Report Made on Temporary Soldiers
Home in National Capital
Historian Chosen.
SPANISH WAR MEN
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MILWAUKEE. Wis, September 9.-The
second ANIMAL encampment ofthe United
Spanish War Veterans adjourned sine die
shortly before noon today, after electing
&C mplete LIST of officers and the council of
administration. representing all the states,
territories and the District of Columbia.
This afternoon in the big parade the de-
partment of the District of Columbia dele
gates were assigned post OF honor. The
CON plete list of officers follows:
Commander-in-chef, Maj. Chas. r. Miller,
Ohio: senior vice commander, Jno d. How
land, Buffalo. N. Y. junior vice commander.
E. E. Kirk, California: judge advocate gen
eral Jno. F. Ryan. New York; surgeon gen.
eral. Chas. D. Camp, Illinois; chaplain-in-
chief, Rev. Father W. P. Ireaney. u. 8. N,
reelected by reclamation; paynaster gen.
eral Capt. Kay. Illinois; commissary gem
eral, Philip Schumacher, Missouri; chief OF
engineers, Maj Kramer of Ohio; chief OF
engineers, Patrick Bradley, California; chief
OF artillery, Frank F. Jones. Pennsylvania;
chief mastering officer. VIM. H. Zuehlke,
Wisconsin,; national historian, J. Walter
Mitchell, District of Columbia.
The headquarters of the national COM
mittee on legislation will be established at
Washington, d. c., by order of the chair
man. Capt. E. E. Kirk of San Francisco.
The other members of the committee APP
pointed by Commander-in-Chief William
English are: Captain J. Walter Mitchell
of Washington. to be secretary; J. E. Stu
art of Chicago. commander-in-chief; Miller.
Cleveland. Ohio; Rev. Father w. H.
ireaney, U. S. N; Col. Russell B. Harrison,
Indianapolis; Lewis Smith, Washington;
Frank S. Clarke, Indianapolis: DR.. F. w.
Hendley, Cincinnati.
A late arrival here was Capt. w. F. I'll
rich, late commander of Miles Camp, Wash
ington, D. c.
The District delegates leave for home to-
| night.
jeremiah A. Costello of Washington was
| elected member of the national council
| of administration.
Delegates from the District to the Spanish
war Veterans convention are being con-
| graduated on all sides today on their sue
ceSSful efforts to have the 1905 encampment
| at Washington. The matter was presented
| to the convention by Capt. J. Walter Mitch
| ell by request of Department Commander
John Lewis Smith Capt. Mitchell addressed
| the convention, setting forth the advantages
| OF Washington as a convention city and
promising the veterans a cordial welcome
| if they decided to hold their next encamp-
| ment at the capital. He read the invita-
| lions from Commissioner West, President
Cox of the Board of Trade, President Oyster
| of the Bus ness Mems Assoca ton and about
ten kilograms he had received from individ-
| uals and organizations inviting the veterans
1 ID Washington in 1906
The remarks and reading of the letters
| were received with an outburst Of applause
| and there were shouts of washington
Washington" in all parts of the big audi
| torium. When the applause had subsidized
| Gen George NJ. Moulton of Chicago. who
| was candidate for commander-in-ch
! moved that the next encampment be held
| in Washington. This was seconded by
| Capt. l.. c. Dyer of Missouri and others.
| The New Jersey delegation Withdrew New
ark and the New Workers withdrew Buffalo
| and the Californians withdrew San Fran
| cisco. all Of which had been in the race.
Amid much applause Washington was then
| by unanimous vote declared to be the con-
| yer ton city for 1908.
The date Of holding the convention was
left open to October Is. 1906 so that Pres
| ident Roosevelt will. 1t is hoped. have re-
| turned from his summer vacation and will
| be able to attend the enoampment he be-
| ing an active member of the organization.
| Delegate Gels of California caused
| hearty applause by declaring that Comrade
! Roosevelt would be delighted" to know
| that the convention is to be held in Wash
! ington. A resolution offered by Capt. Mitch
| ell favoring the purchase of the old Scheut-
| zen building in Washington for a temporary
| soldiers home was unanimously adopted.
| The resolution instructed the national COM
mittee on legislation to urge Congress to
appropriate 100000 for this purpose.
Temporary Soldiers Home.
| In presenting the resolution requesting
| Congress to appropriate sufficient sum for
| the purchase Of the old Scheutzen Club
house on the 7th street or Brightwood road,
| " doiiiiiS toH, H. ~ " NC IciIiOucleu anu
| converted INTO temporary home for SOL
| diers, the delegates from the District of
| Columbia department presented to the en-
| campment a statement making a strong
| showing favorable to the purchase of the
| ancient structure by the government. 1t
| was said that the present building on Sd
| street near Missouri avenue which is used
| as temporary home is totally unfit for
| the purpose and Is a disgrace to the ma
tionaf government.
| Delegate G. E. Rausch. who is adjutant
| of the Department of the District of Co
| lumbia United Spanish War Veterans, read
Evening Star of Washington. This article
| stated that the building was oyercrowded
| and insanitary, and that sickness fire.
| quently resulted from packing the veteran
| soldiers IN the stuffy quarters.
| No reflection was cast by the District
1 delegates upon the management of the
| home, for it is said that the superint endent,
Capt. A. A Maxim. Is himself veteran
pathy with any movement for the common
| veal of Uncle Sans fighting mem
1t was stated that the bill which was
| introduced In the last Congress and which
will be reintroduced in the next Oh. R. No.
12S7O authorizes tho Secretary Of War
! to purchase the Scheutzen Club property
TO be us used f as temporary home for ex,
| other wars" 1t provides for a board OF
managers. and appropriates 10000 for car
| rying out the provisions Of the act
| Inc DuNulfiS that IL ~ proposed 10 DC
! purchased is situated on Brightwood ava
| rue, extension of 7th street, on q tract al
| land fronting PAL feet on the avenue. with
| 400 feet fronting on Hancock street on the
/ north and Mcclellan street on the south
The building Is substantial three-story
brick, and. with the notifications and I'M
| proyements that are contemplated. accord
| ing to the plans drawn by Wagner Broth
| ers. architects. there would be ample nc-
eommodations to take care of $50 men at a
time. with excellent arrangement for read
ing rooms. laundry, layatory and mag
| nifcent arrangement for a hospital. 80 that
| those who were sick could be cared for en-
| tirely separate from those who were well.
| There would be a double porch on the
| east side, running the entire length of The
| building, twelve feet wide. There Is a
| basement under the entire building which
| furnishes abundant room for hot-water
| plant with which to heat the building, fuel
| ROOM storage room for provisions. laundry.