Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-29
EXPECT LARGE CROWD
SPANISH WAR VETERANS PRE-.
PAIRING FOR ENcAMPMENT.
National Organization to Meet In
Washington in October
Work Of Committees.

The national encampment committee OF
the Department of the District OF Columbia,
United Spanish War Veterans, held meet
ing last night at its headquarters in the
Hotel Regent. The chairman. Mai. Fred
S. Hodgson. called for communications and
number were read. The tenor of all the
letters was to the effect that the annual
national assemblage OF Spanish War Vet
Grams. the ladies' auxillaries and their rela-
tives and friends In this city next October
will be the largest ever held.
A letter was received from the command
er-in-chief. Mai. Charles r. Miller OF
Cleveland, Ohio. which stated that the ma
tional body would in a few weeks send to
all the camps in this country and its pos
sessions general orders exploiting the ma
tional encampment to be held here and
urging ali the members to take advantage
OF the low railroad rates and visit the cap
ital city during the week beginning Oc-
tober g.
The national adjutant general. Capt Sher-
wood. also of Cleveland. stated in a COM
munication to the committee that approx
mately 800 or $50 delegates and past and
present officers will attend. The eneamp-
ment committee figures that with these
delegates, their families and friends, the
uniformed camps and ladies' auxiliaries
there will not be less than $4,000 strangers
In washington encampment week.
Big Parade Planned.
Tentative arrangements were made for a
big parade to include Spanish War Vet
Grams, the National Guard, regular troops,
sailors, marines and the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic. Union Vet
Grams Legion and other patriotic and civic
organizations. 1t was also decided to re-
quest Secretary of the Navy Bonaparte to
order two or more gunboats or other small
war vessels to Washington at that time
that they may be inspected as object les
sons by the visiting veterans and the many
strangers that are expected.
The committee on hotel and boarding
house accommodations made partial re-
port through its chairman, Capt. l. N
Dolph.
Capt. Henry Foster was appointed acting
chairman of the committee on ladies
auxiiiaries,
The committee was visited by Mrs. ]. r.
Galloway, District president of the ladies'
auxiliaries; Mrs. Baden and Mrs Scrivener.
In speaking of the coming encampment
Mrs Galloway Informed Maj Hodgson and
the other members of the committee that
the local auxiliaries were cooperating for
the success of the encampment. Mrs. CAL
loway has just returned from Cleveland
Ohio, and reported that large delegation
of Spanish War ladies from Ohio and an
other large delegation from New York state
will come to this city in October
Capt. ]. Lyon King reported that a sign
will be placed soon across the front of the
Hotel Regent bearing the inscription:
NatlOnal Enc3npInent CON-
mittee United Spanish War Veterans"
Maj. Hodgson appointed Capts. r. H.
Wood, Henry Foster and c. ]. Harlow a
committee TO arrange for hall in which
10 hold the national encampment 1t is
said the committee favors holding the big
meeting IN the National Guard Armory,
where the organization of Spanish War Vet
Grams had its birth in September, 1899.
Funds for Entertainment.
DR.. S. Clifford Cox. chairman of the sub
scription committee, reported that the bust
ness men of Washington are responding
to the committees appeal for funds to en-
terrain the visiting thousands next fall.
Commander G.. E. Rausch of Niles Camp,
chairman of the transportation committee,
road companies will give the soldiers of
1898 a half-rate fare to the annual encamp-
ment.
Letters from camps and officers in vari-
Gus sections of the country were read by
Department Commander ]. Walter Mitchell
who is secretary of the encampInent com
nlittee In each instance the communica-
lions conveyed hearty Endorsements OF the
candidacy of Mai. Fred S. Hodgson, the
candidate Of the District of Columbia Tor
commands -in-chief. of the organization.
Advices 10 this effect have been received
from Missouri, Pennsylvania, California
Ohio Virginia and other states.
Cant. Lee M Lipscomb, treasurer of the
committee. made an encouraging report as
10 the finances of the committee lot en-
campment purposes.
Others who participated in the meeting
were the new Junior vice department com
mander. G. w Brooks; John Brlen, VINO
Capt. G. Leyburn Shorey and Daniel +.