Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-29

the members of the District department
will meet Maj. Miller at the depot and
escort him to headquarters, where he will
De greeted by the assembled members.
Following the ssembling of the veterans
Sunday afternoon. Major Fred S. Hodgson,
chairman of the national encampment COM
mittee, will call meeting of the commit
tee to take important action in connection
with the Forthcoming general convention to
be held here next October. While here II
Is said, Major Miller will endeavor to
range with President Roosevelt for q date
for the encampment which will be con-
venient to him, as Col. Roosevelt is expected
to be the guest of honor on that occasion
of his comrades of 1898.
In connection with the meeting Sunday
afternoon Major Hodgson. as chairman OF
the encampment committee, has issued
call announcing that ION the 1st instant the
District of Columbia Department, United
Spanish War Veterans, adopted a resolu-
ton that a committee be formed for the
purpose of making arrangements for the
national encampment. United Spanish War
Veterans. which will meet in Washington
during October next; that the committee
shall be known the national encampmen
committee and shall be composed of the
members of the Department of the District
of Columbia. Should it become necessary
to enlarge the committee additions thereto
Shall be made by the election of new MEM
bers upon recommendation of camp COM
manders When the committee IS to be IN
creased an equal number of comrades shall
be received from each camp. Provision for
enlarging the committee and the election of
additional members shall be by ma jority
vote of the encampment committee.
Officers of the Committee.
1.-THE officers of the committee shall be
designated as chairman, vice chairman, cor
responding secretary, financial secretary,
treasurer and a board of finance to consist
of five members
"All officers shall be elected except the
secretaries and treasurer; these officers
shall be appointed by the chairman OF en-
campment committee. The election of Off
GERS shall take place on the date OF the
adoption of this resolution.
IAN subcommittee shall be appointed by
the chairman and shall be resolutions,
ways and means, auxiliaries, badges, recep-
ton, press and advertising, visiting organi-
cations, entertainment, souvenir program,
music, decorations, subscription, uniforms
and such other committees as may be nee
essary from time to time. THE committee
shall convene on the second Thursday OF
each month. Special meetings may be held
upon the request of fifteen members or
when, In the opinion of the chairman, 1t
may seem necessary. The encampment
committee shall authorize the mourning or
ell debts and pay all bills by appropriation"
1t is explained that the conference of
the members of the encampment COM
mittee in S. W. v. Hall, Sunday, April 1,
at 2:45 o'clock pm. is not for the trans
action of business, but for the purpose
OF considering the scope OF the national
encampment and have an interchange of
ideas and expression of opinion on the
subject.
The success of the encampment will de-
pend upon the efforts of those comrades
upon whom devolve the duties of prepara-
ton. The initiative work and preliminary
arrangements belong to all officers and
past officers of the department and camps.
The camps throughout the country it is
stated. have an exalted opinion of the pa
triotic energy of the department of the
district of Columbia.
THE coming national encampment," 1t
Is added will afford an opportunity to
practically demonstrate the truth or fall
lacy of our national reputation Failure
on your part to respond for active duty
will detract proportionally from the sue
cess of the encampment, not only on ac-
count of the loss of your personal assist
ance but the deteriorating effect your APP
athy would have upon others. The Prest-
dent will be In Washington during the en-
campment, and will, no doubt, participate
in the exercises he did at the Detroit
encampment. Therefore 1t is incumbent
upon us to make elaborate plans for next
October. The occasion is to be regarded as
q testimonial to the men who fought the
Spanish war. and it is for this department
to make an affair of the highest order"