The Washington herald., 1912-10-27

At well attended meeting Of Col
John Jacob Astor Camp. OF the District
Of Columbia Spanish War Veterans. held
last Monday night in q. A. r. Hail. De
partment Commander Jere A. Costello
gave . brief but very lucid resume Of
the proceedings Of the National Encamp-
ment. United Spanish War Veterans
held At Atlantic City September e-l3
1872. According to Commander Costello
the recent encampment was one Of the
most important ever held BY the Spanish
War Veterans. ~ matters Of import "a
this department and its membership
were brought before the national body
and either adopted outright or recon-
mended to committee for adoption. One
thing Of especial interest to District boya
10 the N. Emmett Urell memorial, to be
erected In Arlington. through voluntary
contributions Of the camps located
throughout the United States and ita
possessions. the subscription list being
headed by the National Encampment
with a very liberal amount.
Past Department Commander John
Lewis Smith spoke particularly on this
subject. as well as giving an account Of
his personal experiences at Atlantic
City. Past Commander Of Lawton Camp.
Comrade Sheridan Ferree, who went as
benedict as well as q delegate and was
accompanied by his Commanding on
cer." gave a very brief synopsis Of his
trip. but his story Of the Texas Judge
was well received and greatly appreci-
ated. Comrade Theodore Binder. Of As
tor Camp. save an interesting and
amusing account Of his recent trip
abroad on a visit to the scenes Of his
boyhood. He recommended Hungarian
wine very highly. especially the vintage
Of 100 years ago. and stated that he saw
no flag while abroad that appealed to
him like the Stars and Stripes
Especially enjoyable were the many
and varied renditions OF vocal and in
strumental selections by the Collegiate
Quartet. the members Of which are Ray
mond Tompkins, r. Edward Hall. Her.
bert w. Warner. and Edison B. Browne.
with Clarence Long as piano accom-.
panist. Two Of the members Of the
quartet. Messrs. Hall and Browne. are
the composers of Pretty Little Jessa-
mine which has become SO popular
lately. Mr.. Browne Is a brother Of Com
rade Harry Browne. the well-known ac-
tor. who is playing with Frances Starr
this season and Of whom II Is said by
the comrades OF the Second Massachu-
setts Volunteer Infantry that they would
have had a lonesome time indeed in
camp during the Spanish war had It not
been for the ready and versatile enter
taining qualities Of Comrade Harry
Browne. which seemed spontaneous un-
der any and all circumstances
Camp Commander G. Leyburn Shorey.
who presided as master of ceremonies
took occasion to thank the delegates who
attended the National Encampment for
the great interest shown by them In do
ing SO at little or no expense to the de-
partment He stated that the meeting
had been called principally and wholly
for the purpose Of telling them how much
the comrades OF Astor Camp appreci-
ated the self-sacrifice OF themselves and
all the other delegates before them who
had shown the same interest by at
tending previous national encampments.
some Of which have been held on the
Pacific Coast. Commander Shorey also
gave a few personal views on how de-
partmental financial matters should be
handled when excursions are given to
increase the treasury. and as q practical