Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
ORDERED BY GEN. HARRlES
Active Work in Matter of Collecting
Entertainment Fund,
CITIES IN RACE FOR HONORS
Compete for Next National Encamp.
ment-Five Already Announced
Voice of the West.

Final arrangements for the national on.
campment and reunion of the United Spar-
lsh War Veterans. to be held here Tin,
week beginning October s. are being made,
py the national encampment committee OF
winch Major Fred. S. Hodgson is chair
man. Gen. George ii. Harries. who will bt,
IN charge of the grand military division
of the parade, will order out the eutir.
National Guard of the District and viii
secure the attendance of such of the recu-
lar troops as will be available AT the time
The troublous times in Cuba which has
caused the government to place all IN,
regular troops and marines in readiness for
active service. Will. ii is believed. reduc,
the number of regulars in the parade.
The parade will take place Thursday aft
ernoon, october 9, the start being made at
80 clock from the Peace monument liz
Is hoped by that time te strained situation
III CuDa VIII have been relieved to such an
extent that the regulars and marines now
on waiting orders may be assigned To tho
marching column of the Spanish War Vet
Grams.
Active work is being done i'm the matters
OF collecting funds for the entrrtainmeuc
of the visiting soldiers by Mr. William p
Iude, Mr. w. p. Van Wicke. Mr. Samuel
w. Curriden and the other business mon
who have joined with Gen. IIarries i'm Tho
matter.lt was reported today that the citi-
Zens of the District are responding To- the
e"ii9 VI 'he committeeman literally.
For Next Gathering.
Several cities have already announced
that they will strive to secure the 100 en-
campment and reunion. Among the num-
Der are Richmond. Va: Buffalo y Y.
Los Los Angeles, cal; New York city; Kansas
city, Mo, and several otheres
The Los Angeles Times in a recent ,df-
tolla states that mot since the amalga,na-
non In 1904 of the Service Men Of the Span
Grams and the Spanish Var Veterans into
one organization known as the United
spanish War Veterans has so much interest,"
been manifest a over the fort Incoming ma
tonal encampment to convene at wa sling.
ton. d. c.. October s to IL, inclusive Tie
selection of these dates is the result of q
conference between President Rooseveit
and the national officers of the United
Spanish War Veterans
The past year has been the most active
since the coaiescence of the young veteran
organizations which came almost sponta-
neously INTO existence shortly after tho
close of the difficulties with Spain In 1895
The growth in membership during the pasr
year has exceeded the most saneJIine rx-
pectations In this respect the Department
of California has done its share and has
the distinction of being the only teoart-
ment In the order with camp in both thu
army and the navy, and composed of vet
Grams in active service at the present time
The President of the United States * an
active member, and his presence prominenr
IN the councils of the next encampmept to-
gether with that of the following named
other charter members, promises fun sue
cess: Admrals Dewey and Schley I.ielt
Gen. Nelson \. Miles. Mai Gems OTIS VIII
son. kfefer and Lee, Brig. Gems King.
Wiley, Rulings and others of high rank
California to Be Represented.
Since the selection of Washington. ID g
a year ago at Milwaukee as the convention
city, an energetic committee composed OF
veterans of the Department of the District
of Columbia has planned an elaborate pro-
gram for the five days reunion. Fifteen
thousand veterans, their ladies and friends
are expected. California will be represented
by a delegation of fifteen comrades to-
gether with many ladies.
Brighten Robert WanliowSki ard COM
rade H. a. Atwood will represent the local
veterans. San Francisco and the cities
about the bay will send a delegation of ten
while San Jose and Sacramento will be rec
ogntzed through Judge c. W. Dawson and
Harry A. Spease. George \ Gels will go
from Mckinley Camp of Long Beach
lnasmuch the celebration of tho
tenth anniversary of the declaration Of war
with Spain is to be made an event of much
importance in 1868, the Department of CALI
fornia is to make a strong plea to bring tha
national encampment to this state thlc
year, and since Los Angeles Is coucedCdly-
the Ideal convention city, all the delegates
to Washington this year from California
and the northwestern states are pledged l.,
lnp-Ly far Z ,ifA-