The Washington herald., 1909-07-25
ELECTION CLOSES
ANNUAL MEETING
United Spanish War Veterans
End Encampment.
R. L. LAMB WINS BY ONE VOTE
Retiring Department Commander
Rnusch Urges Cooperation with
Day, aud Suggests thnt Santiago
Day BE CeIebrated-AdOpt Bylaws.

Interest centered at the final meeting
last night Of the annual encampment Of
the United Spanish War Veterans. Dis
trict OF Columbia Department, at Eagles
Hall. in the annual election Of officers.
There was a spirited contest for all the
honors. but the principal fight was made
for the Office Of department commander.
The encampment assembled yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock. the initial session
being devoted to campfire talks and
"reminiscences Of the war with Spain.
The afternoon session was largely de-
voted to routine work. but political can
vassing FOR votes for the election was the
uppermost and all-absorbing topic Of all
three sessions.
When the night session was called to
order II was found there were only two
candidates for the post Of department
commander. d. V. Chisholm and Rich
ard L. Lamb. Former Department Com
mander J. Lewis Smith declined TO be-
come a candidate for the Office in the
face II strong appeals TO his friends.
Election Is Close.
Past Commander-in-Chief Uren placed
d. V. Chisholm in nomination for the
Office, and he was seconded by c. L.
Cogan and Deputy Commander Hodges.
DR.. 5. Clifford Cox nominated Richard l..
Lamb Of Lawton Camp. His nomination
met with a general fusillade Of seconds.
When the vote was cast and counted il
was found that Mr.. Lamb had been
elected by one vote. The announcement
of the election OF Mr.. Lamb was met
with ringing cheers. in which the CHS
holm element Joined heartily. While
the contest for the office was heated the
best comradeship prevailed.
The other officers elected were: Senior
vice commander. S. Il NfaWsOn; junior
vice commander. c. X B. Nicholson:
surgeon, DR.. Meckler; inspector. d. J.
( Leahy; judge advocate, W. S. Hodges;
chaplain, Rev. II. G. Brown. OF the
Washington Barracks, Corps OF Engi-
neers, L. S. A; marshal Joseph L. May;
council OF administration. john Mahoney,
J. 3. Murray, F. H. Randolph. J. A
Mccarthy. James Clegg. James Melon
aid, ]. T. Simpson J. A. Costello: dele
gates 10 the national encampment United
Spanish War Veterans. Takoma. Wash.
September $40. J. T. Simpson and Jerry
A. Costello.
There were seventy-hve delegates in at
tendance at the encampment. represent
ing these camps Of the District OF Co
lumbia-Miles, Hardin. Petit, Lawton
Dewey, Astor. and Farrell.
Urges Cooperation.
At the morning session retiring Depart
ment Commander Rausch read his annual
report. He recommended that the organ
ization seek a closer relationship with the
Grand Army of the Republic and a more
general cooperation with the civil war
veterans in the observance Of Memorial
Day. and asked that a committee be ap-
pointed TO act Jointly with the Grand
Army Of the Republic in this connection
annually lie insisted that In the future
members of the organization drop all Off
cial titles in addressing members OF the
organization and use "COmrade." He
asked that special arrangements be made
for Santiago Day, July II. that IL may
be observed with appropriate ceremonies
and memorial services.
At the afternoon session a new set Of
bylaws was adopted. The report OF
the quartermaster. John F. King. and the
department adjutant. J. Lewis Smith
were read and approved. The presenta-
ton OF a handsome silver loving cup to
the organization TO be shot for each
Santiago Day was the occasion Of an
eloquent address by Capt. J. Walter
Mitchell. The cup was won last week by
LawtOn Camp. Tie cup was received
by Commander Rausch.
An appropriation was made for the
Gridley memorial TO be erected in Ban
croft Hall at, the United States Naval
Academy, Annapolis. A committee was
appointed 10 get up a suitable present
for retiring Department Commander
Rausch.