Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-13
VETERANS IN SESSION
FOURTH IMMUNE CAMP, q. s. W.
! ", ELECTS OFFICERS.
Address by Maj. Charles d. A. Loefler,
Recruit" and Others-Can-
r. teen Endorsed.

A combination campfire. muster and an
nual election of officers took place under
the auspices of the Fourth Immune Camp.
limited Spanish War Veterans last evening
lat Costello's Hall. Preceding the business
session Maj Charles d. A. Loeff1er, United
States army, who is stationed at the White
House. was mustered In an active MEM
her of the camp. The ceremony was con-
Quoted by Department Commander ]. Wal
ter Mitchell, to whom Camp Commander
Daniel C. Eberly surrendered the gavel for
the time being. Maj. Loeff1er was warmly
greeted by the soldiers and in turn ex-
pressed his pleasure at becoming member
of the widespread patriotic Organization in
which President Roosevelt is enrolled as a
comrade
When called upon for an address Maj.
Loeffler gave an interesting history of his
military experience extending back to a
period prior to the civil war. He told of
having served in the old regular establish
great confederate cheftain when he was
AN officer of cavalry in the United States
serviee He gave vivid description of his
own ante-bellum experience regular
trooper In Texas, and of his experience as
a soldier in the civil war. He also told of
This assignment as the personal bodyguard
of Edwin NJ Stanton, Secretary of War.
In the perlous times after the assassina-
ton OF President Lincoln, ard of having
been assigned to duty at the White House
President in 1869 He has served at the
mansion ever since.
Other Addresses.
II In presenting Major Loefler to the camp,
tCommander Mitchell paid him a high trib-
l.ute He said Major Loeffier had met more
great men. perhaps. than has any other per-
son in this country and that he enjoyed the
confidence esteem and respect of all with
whom he had come in contact.
Senior Vice Commander George C. Snyder
of the George V. Farrell Camp of Whining
ton, Del, the baby camp, No. 10. of the De-
! partment of the District of Columbia was
visitor to the Fourth Immune Camp. and
K, delivered an address, in which he said the
! Wilmington veterans were glad to be con-
nected with those of the District in the
bonds of soldierly camaraderie He request
ed that a large delegation of members from
this city visit Wilmington next month at
the time of the installation of the new OFF,
GERS of Farrell camp as the guests of that
organization and of the city of Wilmington.
Responses were made by Camp Comman-
der Eberly Captain Thomas A. Green. de-
apartment quartermaster; Captain William
s2Peacock, Captain George West Byron. Cap
= tain Henry Foster. commander-elect of
= Miles Camp. No /; Joseph P. Ruppel, aid to
y the department commander. and others.
: During tbe progress of the campfire
. speeches were made indorsing the move
ment for the restoration of the army can
than forty-three years experience, and who
was desperately wounded in both the war
), with Spain and the civil war. declared that
( since the abolition of the canteen there had
: been 30 per cent more assertions from the
: army, that there had been a marked in
: crease In drunkenness and in disorder,
. breaches of military discipline. and crimes
: and casualties among the soldiers as re-
suit of drinking the poisonous compounds
sold by the low dives that have been estab-
lished in large numbers about the military
posts and soldiers homes
Result of Election.
! The annual election of officers of the
! Fourth Immune Camp resulted follows:
) Commander. Capt. William Peacock; SEN
!, Tor vice commander, Capt. William H. Mel
& ZACH; junior vice commander, : S. c.. Maw-
q son; chaplain, Capt. Homer j. Locking;
= the day. Capt. George West Byron; color
< bearer, John G. Yermey; trustees, Fran
Z els Enberg and c. c. Weeks: trustees for
= the relief fund. Commander Daniel c. Eber-
!. ly for the long term and Isaac Funk for the
short term.
Capt William Peacock, the new COM
mander is a Jerseyman. and has had long
. experience as a soldier. He is the present
adjutant of the Department of the District
of Columbia. and in the war with Spain
q; he was first lieutenant of the ith L. s.
Volunteer Infantry. He is regarded by
his many friends here as a man of fine
executive ability. and in accepting the COM
membership last night he said he would
work hard for the upbuilding OF TIE or
ganizaton.