Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-31

Chairman Nat EDcampment Com, L. s. W.
held at Milwaukee in September
The dates decided upon were from Mon
day. October s. to Saturday. October 13, in
elusive. Thus it Is proposed to continue
the sessions of the big meeting one week.
Now that the dates have been determined
upon, Major Hodgson, chairman of the en-
campment committee, says he intends to
open headquarters in the central part of
the city and begin the work of advertis-
ing the encampment throughout the United
States in order that many people may be
attracted here. 1t is the expectation of the
committee that there will be from 150,00 to
2O.OO0 strangers in the city during the
second week in October.
A meeting of the encampment committee
to discuss tentative plans for the proposed
celebration has been called tor tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock at the Spanish War
Veterans club house, 10 9th street.
Major C. r.. Miller, the commandment
chief of the U. S. W. ", will hold a re-
this evening at the club house. to which
all the members of the six local camps and
the ladies auxilares. and the wives, moth
ers. sisters. daughters and other immediate
At s o'clock he will be the guest of honor
at a banquet at Freund's given by the Of
fcers and members OF the Department OF
the District of Columbia.
List Of Officers Completed.
Major Fred s. Hodgson, chairman of the
committee on the national encampment of
the United Spanish War Veterans, to be
held here next October. completed the list
of officers of the committee last night by
appointing Capt. Lee NJ. Lipscomb treas
urer. The appointee is regarded as one of
the most energetic members of the Depart
ment of the District. Capt. Lipscomb Is
past commander Of the local department,
Spanish War Veterans, and now holds the
position of chief of division in the sixth
xr-tfl In, =,
was captain of company Of the 4tt Regi-
ment, Z. 8. Volunteer Infantry.
The list of officers of the national en-
campment committee as completed by this
appointment is as follows: Major Fred s.
Hodgson. chairman; Capt Lee M. Lips
comb, treasurer: Capt. j. Walter Mitchell.
secretary. and Capt. j. Lyon King, finan-
cial secretary.
Major Charles r. Miller, commander-in-
chief of the United Spanish War Veterans,
was entertained last night by Capt. j. Wal
ter Mitchell, Mrs. Mitchell and the Misses
Myrtle and May Mitchell at their residence,
SCI Sd street northwest. Those who were
present by invitation to meet the chief of
the soldier organization were: Col. M.
Emmett Urell, past commander-in-chief of
the Spanish War Veterans; Major Fred S.
Hodgson, chairman of the national encamp-
ment committee: Capt. Lee NJ Lipscomb,
treasurer of the national encampment COM
mittee; DIR. S. Clifford Cox, past commander
District of Columbia Corps; Capt. ]. Lyon
King, financial secretary of the national en-
campment committee; Capt r. H. Wood,
Capt. Francis r. Randolph, adjutant of
Lawton Camp; Mrs. Ida Galloway, presi-
dent of the District of Columbia Auxiliary
of the Spanish War Veterans; Mrs Isabel
Worren Ball, past District president; Mrs
Inez Seymour Mcconnell. Miss Marie
Grasse, Thomas E, Mcconnell and Mr..
Walker.
During the evening Mrs Ball and Mrs.
Galloway conferred with Major Miller In
reference to the part TO be taken by the
ladies in the national encamDment. Mrs.
Inez Seymour Mcconnell sang several solos
and q number of recitations were given.
feature of the evening was the
presentation to Major Miller of group pic
ture of the first national officers of the
Spanish War Veterans. with Gen. j. War
rem Kiefer, present representative in Con-
gress from Ohio, the central figure. he
being the then chief.