Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-12
ACTION BY VETERANS
MEETING OF DISTRICT DEPART
MENT, SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

Soldiers and sailors who responded to
their country's call in time of trouble should
have preference in the government depart
ments, was the sentiment expressed at a
meeting of the District OF Columbia Depart
ment, United Spanish War Veterans. last
evening. at G. A. r. Hall. Recent dismissals
of several veterans of the war with Spain
from certain departments. for no other
cause than TO reduce the force. was made 4
matter of record. and a committee was APP
pointed to take action in the matter. 1t
was said to be President Roosevelt's desire
that the men who responded to the call to
arms when war came should be given pref
erence and the officers of the Spanish War
Veterans were directed to pursue the mat
ter to finish"
Arrangements for the celebration OF sam
tiago day. July II, at Luna Park We're
decided upon, when a representation OF the
charge up San Juan Hill Will be given. An
nouncement was made that the committee
having the program in charge consists or
the department officers and camp COM
manders, with Department Commander
Mitchell as chairman. William Peacock,
department adjutant, has charge of the
tickets, and is conducting the general infor-
nation bureau.
General Orders.
General orders were published to the
department as follows:
THE encampment for this department
for 1907. is hereby called to convene at the
G. A. r. Hall, 1912 Pennsylvania avenue.
at o'clock pm. Thursday, August S,
1907.
Each camp is directed to elect its dele
gates and alternate delegates to the IA
tional and department encampments in ac
cordance with section IA, article !, OF the
At
one delegate and alternate delegate to the
department encampment. and camps hav-
ing more than fifty members in good
standing will elect an additional delegate
and alternate delegate for each additional
fifty members major fraction thereof.
Camp commanders and past camp com
manders are members of the department
encampment.
Previous to the holding of the. depart
ment ercampment each camp will elect one
delegate and one alternate delegate to the
national encampment for each one hum
dred members or less, and additional dele
gates and alternate delegates for each
additional one hundred members or major
fraction thereof The names and addresses
of these delegates and alternate delegates
must be forwarded to the department ad
jutant on or before the opening Of the de-
partment encampment. Delegates for all
camps not electing and reporting as above
will be elected by the department encamp
ment.
"A department per capita tax of 1oR
cents is hereby levied on each member in
good standing in each camp for the six
months ending June 80, 1907.
Attention is directed to section H. arti-
Gle Z, rules and regulations, which requires
the department per capita tax to be paid
thirty days preceding the encampment in
order to entitle the camp to representation
in the department encampment.
Santiago Day.
This department will celebrate Santa go
day at Luna Park July II. A representa-
ton Of the battle Of San Juan Hill will be
given. The committee In charge will con-
sist of the department officers and the
camp commanders, with the department
commander as chairman. Tickets and in
formation will be furnished by the depart
ment adjutant.
THE national commander, Hamilton
Ward, visited this department June 10 and
an open meeting was held, at which the
ladies' auxiliaries were present.
THE department commander takes this
occasion to thank Capt. Clarence V. Sayer,
Company G, I'd Regiment, N. G. d. c., and
the members of his command for their
services and courtesy Memorial day, May
80.
THE commanders of the several camps
are directed to have their deegates-elect
present their credentials 70 tIie cleueHtidi
committee or before o'clock at the
G. A r. Hall, 1412 Pennsylvania avenue,
the evening of the annual encampment,
August 9.
The meeting was addressed by National
Judge Advocate General John Lewis
Smith, Capt. Lee NJ. Lipsconb, past de-
partment commander; Commander Edward
L. Cogan of Harden Camp, Capt. Thomas
A Green, department Quartermaster; COM
mander Henry Foster of Miles Camp, Com,
mander George Nairn of Burt Camp and
others.