Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-02
ENCAMPMENT OF VETS
SOLDIERS OF THE SPANISH WAR
DISCUSS PLANS.
TO Be National Affair In Fact as Wen
as in Name-views Expressed
at Meeting.

Plans for the national eneampment of the
Spanish War Veterans TO be held here next
October were discussed at largely attend
ed meeting of members of the Department
OF the District OF Columbia yesterday aft
ernoon at headquarters TO 9Th street north
west The assemblage was in the nature OF
| farewell meeting to Maj. Charles r. Mil
Ter. the eommander-in-chief, who left for
| his home in Cleveland, Ohio, later in the
day.
Maj. Fred s. Hodgson, chairman of the
encampment committee, presided. He ex-
planned that the meeting had been called
In order to secure from the members coli
lection of ideas as to the best way of max
ing the encampment great success.
We want it to be a national affair in
fact as well as In name" Maj. Hodgson
said, and memorial to the Spanish War
Veterans all over this broad land--a testi-
monal to the men who fought the Spanish
war and helped to make Uncle Sam d world
power"
The necessity OF beginning the work of
preparing for the event at once was en-
phasized. Communications will be sent to
hundreds of camps all over the United
States and in the insular possessions. Maj
Hodgson remarked that the chairmen of
the several encampment subcommittee will
be announced at the meeting of the depart
ment of the District to be held next Thurs
day evening.
DR.. s. Clifford Cox. past department COM
mander, said the arrangements for the en-
eampment should be left by the national
organization entirely in the hands of the
District committee. He gave the meeting
the benefit of his experiences as member
OF former Inauguration committees
In Hands Of Local Committee.
Department Commander John Lewis Smith
agreed with the preceding speaker that the
encampment should be left in the hands of
the District committee. He discussed the
matter of design for the delegate and
souvenir badges and declared they should
have on them picture of the candidate of
the District of Columbia for appointment as
the next commander-in-chief,M Maj. Hodg-
son.
Past Department Commander Lee NJ.
Lipscomb and Department Adjutant G.. E.
Rausch argued that the District committee
could take care of the affairs Of the COM
ing encampn1ent.
Capt. ]. Walter Mitchell, national his
torian, explained that Commander-in-ch
Miller had decided to leave all arrange
ments for the Forthcoming encampment en-
tirely IN the hands of the local veterans
and the business men of this city and that
he had full confidence in the ability of the
District department to carry the arrange
ments through to a most successful conclu-
sion.
Col. NJ Emmett Urell, past COMMANDMENTS
chief, suggested that the District body,
having invited the national organization to
hold the next encampment here should be
the host. He spoke of the need of taking
steps TO procure the necessary "ammuni-
ton" and predicted that the business
men of the city would make liberal re-
Spouse TO the appeals of the committee.
Honor to the City.
1.-The parade will be an honor to the city
- Got cta +nl n
the line will be the survivors of the LIST
District of Columbia Volunteers, the 4th
Immunes, the famous 9th Maryland. Rough
Riders, regular Cuban troops and uni
formed camps from all sections of this
country. The President will no doubt re-
view the line, and there will be a big camp
fire, to which all the visiting soldiers will
be invited; also an excursion down the his
toric Potomac. We viii beat the record OF
any of the big cities in which former en-
oampments have been held
Capt ]. Lyon King and Capt r. H.
Wood spoke encoura gingly of the outlook.
Past Commander Clark of Harden Camp
predicted that the affair will be the largest
encampment the Spanish War Veterans
have ever held. "On such occasions he
added, 1.-The business men Of this city have
never failed to come to the front generous
~ Then let us go into the matter in earn
est"
Vice Commander Joseph P. Ruppel OF
Miles Camp urged the necessity OF having
as many uniformed men from this city as
possible.
Others who spoke on the matter Of uni
forms We're Messrs. Case Martin, OrvilIe
Guy Victor Of Borden Smith Camp Of
Rochester N. Y, Department mastering
officer Jirikowie. Capt. G. Leyburn Shorey,
vice chairman Of the encampment commit
tee, and others.
Arrival Of Commander-in- Chief.
Commander-in-chief Miller entered the
hall at this point and was received with
military honors. He was escorted to a seat
on the platform by Department Commander
Smith and being presented to the meeting
made brief farewell address He said he
had come to the meeting place to greet
each comrade personally The feeling of
the organization all over the country Is
better than 1t has been at any time since
the anlalgamation. All are inspired with
it's steady and healthy growth.
I'VE have reached the point" Maj Miller
remarked, when numbers are not so much
desired as the best quality of membership.
To be member of the Spanish War Vet
Grams should mean not only that the man
has been good soldier, but that he is
good citizen. The wearing OF the blue OF
the American army should call for full
measure of manhood. A man who places
his life on the altar of his country in its
hour of need eyinces the highest ideal of
manhood We should carry out this high
ideal in time of peace.
Capt r. Fl. Wood invited the members Of
the department to be the guests of the 4th
Immune Camp Wednesday evening, April
H. on the occasion of reception for the
camp to Mrs. Ida M. Galloway, District
president of the ladies' auxiliaries, and to
the members of the Edith X. Roosevelt and
Mary A. Babcock auxiiiaries
After shaking hands with all the mem
bers of the several camps that were pres
emf Mai Miller was escorted to the depot
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