Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-09

department to procure Its own nome pulid-
ing when the opportunity was presented
several months ago. and recommended that
permanent home be purchased at the
earliest opportunity.
Pearson lauded the retiring department off,
GERS for their excellent conduct of the al
fairs Of the department during the past
year" and declared they had given the
organization tone and high standing in
this community.
Department Mastering Officer G. Leyburn
Shorey reported that five new camps had
been added to the department roster dur
ing the year. with a large increase in men,
bership. Among his recommendations was
that a muster-in drill team be formed to
conduct the ceremonies Of the organization
with impressiveness.
Following the reading of the reports came
the election of officers. and the pent-up en-
thusaSm of the soldiers and sailors of the
war with Spain frequently found vent in
volleys of yells and cheers as some favorite
candidate was declared elected
Roster Of New Officers.
After Capt. Cogan had been elected de-
partment commander the other officers We're
chosen as follows
Senior vice department commander, Dan
lei c. Eberly Of the Fourth Immune Camp;
Junior vice department commander Joseph
P. RuppeI of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp;
Judge advocate George N. Skipwtth of Gen.
Fitzhugh Lee Camp of Richmond, Va; de-
partment inspector. Joseph B. Murray Of
aspn1a Maj HapasR Pierce e. A
Of Henry w. Lawton Camp: department
surgeon, DR.. Anita Newcomb MCGEE Of Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Camp: department. adj
jutant, John A. Mahoney Of Harden Camp;
department quartermaster, ]. M Newgent
of Harden Camp; mastering olncer. William
Henderson,; department marshal, William
H. Cavanaugh Of Harden Camp.
Members of the council of administration
were elected as follows: Charles A. Sid
man. c. w. Gwynne, r. ]. Cross of Farrell
Camp of Wilmington. Del. Eugene Dole
man, G. L. Shorey. James T. Simpson, John
]. o Brien and s. G. Mawson.
Delegates to the national encampment Of
the United Spanish War Veterans to be
held near Sandusky, Ohio. beginning Sep
tember 9, were elected as follows: Jerry
A, Costello, William 7. Simpson, w. A.
Bayliss, Charles C. Clark and Department
Delegate MARI of Farrell Camp. Whining
ton Del. Alternates: r. B. Wheeler W.
H. Cavanaugh, ]. NJ. Newgent and ]. j.
Hammerly.
Charles c. Clark of Harden Camp ex-
tended an invitation to the department to
attend a fruit party and flag raising at his
home Woodside, Md, next month. and the
same was accepted.
New Department Commander.
The new department commander, Edward
L. Cogan. graduated from the College OF
the Immaculate Conception. at his birth
place. Sligo, Ireland, at the age Of seven
teen years. He then came to the United
States and obtained citizenship at the age
Of twenty-one in the old Bay state. He
entered the regular army In February, 1894.
and served with honor continuously until
discharged September 81. 1898. at the close
Of the war with Spain, by appointment to
a clerkship in the Office of the adjutant
general of the army, where he Is still en-
ployed.
While in the military service he qualified
as first class gunner and gunnery specialist
of artillery: he was also signal instructor
and non-commissioned officer of all grades
being the recipient Of testimonials for fidel-
ity and zeal from such noted soldiers as
Gems. Rodney. Strong, Rodgers, Myrick and
McCrea. He was the charter commander
Army and Navy Union Of Baltimore. and
commander of Porter Garrison of this city,
and Is in his second term as commander
of Richard j. Harden Camp Of United
Spanish War Veterans, the largest in the
District department. He held the office of
department inspector continuously four
terms and performed the arduous duties
faithfully and conscientiously. Commander
Cogan announced last night that his motto
would be: Whatever is worth doing is
worth doing we'll
Capt. Charles A. Sidman, who was elected
to the council Of administration, is an active
member of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No.
1, United Spanish War Veterans. He is also
prominently identified with the Sons Of
Union Veterans and has long been en-
gagged in patriotic work. This Is his first
election to a department office. Two of his
fellow councilmen, Messrs. Simpson and
Mawson. served with him in the Marine
ton marine barracks, on 9Th street south
east, in 1898.