Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
SKETCH OFIMMUNES
FOURTH VOLUNTEER REGIMENT.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

AT conference OF officers OF the Fourth
Immune Camp. No. 3. United Spanish War
Veterans. yesterday Capt. Homer j. Lock-
! ling, historian OF the Regimental Associa-
| ton Of the Fourth U. 8. Volunteers Qm-
munes). submitted sketch OF the camp
prepared by himself. which will be sent TO
Milwaukee for use at the national encamp-
| ment of the Spanish War Veterans to be
held there early next month. The sketch
| follows
The organization which afterward be-
came the Fourth Immune Command. No.
! 10, Corps of the Distric t OF Columbia,
Spanish War Veterans, began holding its
meetings during the fall of 1885, but 1t was
not until the following spring that it re-
ceived its charter. That instrument bears
the date of March 2. 1900 and has enrolled
thereon lob names of the ex-members OF
the 4th Z. S. Volunteer Infantry Qm-
munes), from which regiment the body
takes its name.
Lee M. Lipscomb. captain of Company H,
4th U. S. ", and past commander of the
Corps of the District of Columbia was its
first commanding officer. Captain Lips
| comb served in this capacity from the or
ganiZation of the body until August, 1901,
when he assumed the duties of corps COM
mander. the post to which he had been ele-
waited by his Spanish war comrades In the
District of Columbia.
George W. Fouce was then chosen sue
cessor to Captain Lpscomb, but died be-
fore his installation took place, and George
West Byron, who had served as second and
first lieutenant, respectively, became the
second presiding officer of the organiza ton.
Captain Byron filled the office Of COM
mander from this time until July, 1862,
when he resigned to accept the office of
senior vice commander, he being elected to
succeed himself as commander of his camp
in December 1901
Fred w. Alexander was then promoted
from first lieutenant to the captaincy of
, the Fourth lmmunes, serving the remain
der of Byron's term, and was again chosen
captain at the annual election for another
year. Captain Alexander resigned in July,
1913, after one years service as command
ing offer.
had filled the posts of chaplain, second and
first lieutenant, became AleXander's sue
cessor and was reelected for 1904, COM
pieting the full term, serving one year and
SIX months as commanding officer. 1t was
during Locklings administration that the
transition from the old to the new national
organization under its present title and de-
nomination was effected and new cha rter
issued designating the body as Camp
No. B."
Joseph Il. May succeeded Homer J. Lock
ling as commander, being promoted to that
position in December 1904 and is the pres
ent incumbent of the office. With Com
mander May as head of the camp the pres
ent officers are: William H. Mallach
senior. and William U. Herbert. junior,
vice commanders; Samuel Bedford, chap
lain; w. E. Taliaferro, officer of the day
and Joseph F. Bartini. officer Of the guard
Commander Mays staff Is composed of
Capt. r. H. Wood, adjutant, and Charles
o. Richter. uuartermaster.
Influence Of the Fourth Camp.
The Fourth Immune Camp has not been
without its influence in Spanish War Vet
eran affairs in the District Of Columbia and
the nation. To the District Corps 1t has
furnished one commander. three senior
vice commanders, one Junior vice COM
mander, a Judge advocate several mem
bers of the council Of administration and
William R. Stone, Jr., has for two years
filled the important Office Of department
quartermaster. John j. Duffey, a former
member of the camp. was assistant adtu-
tant general of the national army under
commander-in-chief, and Robert H. Wood
is member of the present national council
of administration. Cap. ]. Walter Mitchell
held for three years the Office of national
historian.
1t was to a large extent due to the eff
forts of the Fourth Immune Camp that the
present commodious building 9th street
secured by the District Corps for headquar-
ters of the organization, Captain Alexan-
der taking the initiative which eliminated
in the present location being secured and
the removal from the old building on E.
street.
The personnel of the camp, Its history
shows, is Of a high standard, and has
ers in the Organization. 1t has large and
growing membership, and with its efficient
and helpful auxiliary the Fourth Immune
Camp is considered of the most SUBJ
stantial Spanish War Veteran organizations
in the national army