The Washington times., 1912-08-12
CONGRESSMEN WILL .
ATTEND PICNIC OF
SPANISH WAR VETS
Department of District Plans
Big Excursion for
Friday.

The Department OF the District of
Columbia, United Spanish war yeter-
ans, will hold their annual outing and
neid DAY at Marshall Hall on Friday Of
tnis week. All arrangements for the
entries In the events planned and the
prizes to be awarded have been COM
pleted. Department Commander Jere
A, Costello, announces that nearly 100
tickets have been disposed Of and pre-
diets that this years outing and field
day will be one Of the most successful
In the history of the department.
The members of Congress- who are
Spanish war veterans have been invited
to attend, and fifteen OF these have
said that they will attend the outing
with their comrades Of the District.
These veterans include Congressman
A. p. Gardner of Massachusetts, Sam
X. Sells Of Tennessee. Thomas S. Crago
OF Pennsylvania, Wyatt Aiken of South
Carolina, Paul Rowland Of Ohio, Fran
els B. Harrison of New York, Benja-
min G. Humphreys of Mississippi, Sgd
ney Anderson Of Minnesota. George A.
Loud Of Michigan. John W. Weeks of
Massachusetts, William F. Murray, of
Massachusetts, Butler Ames of Mas
sachusetts, C. U. Stone OF Illinois,
Charles E. Fuller of Illinois, William
2. Howard Of Georgia, William A. Old
neld OF Arkansas. Richmond P. Hobson
Of Alabama. William Hughes of New
Hull of Tennessee, John 9. Tilson Of
CONNECTICUT, George Curry of New
Mexico; Senator Albert B. Fall Of New
Mexico, Senator Miles Poindexter, an
veterans, and Department Commander
j.. .. Bloodgood. of the Grand Army
Of the Republic.
Congressman As Orator.
Representatives Oscar w. Underwood,
A. s.. Burleson, j, l.. Slayden, S. A.
Roddenbery. and Speaker Clark, have
also been invited. The orator OF the
day will be selected from one of the
congressman who is a member of the
organization.
Among the interesting events to be
held is the rifle contest, in which will
participate teams Of three members
from each of the six camps in the Dis
trict Several marksmen of interna-
uonal repute will take part.
Base ball teams representing Rich
ard j. Harden Camp, No. 2, and Col
James e. Petit Camp. No. 3, will con-
presented by Mrs. Ida NJ. galloway,
past president general Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, United Spanish War Vet
Grams The team winning this trophy
two consecutive years will retain per
manent possession of it.
mere VIII be races of all kinds for
Flrls, boys, men, and women, throw
Ing the baseball by both women and
men, and a dancing contest.
luncheon will be given in the ev-
ening to the members of Congress
who will be In attendance, at which
addresses will be made ..,.- =
Committee In Charge.
The following officers and commit
tees are in charge of the outing:
Department Commander Jere A. Cos
tello, ex officio chairman of the gem
eral excursion committee. Capt. Rich
ard J. Donnelly, executive officer.
Excursion committee chairmen-Re-
ception. DR.. s. Clifford Cox; Invita-
tions. Commander Jere A. Costello; :;
press, James E. Maynard; tickets.
Chris. Hintenach; boat, H. B. Coulter;
grounds, John ~. Gallagher; rifle con-
test. J. A. .Driscoll; dancing, H. C..
prizes pGigtsr' "a MathlstIGs, he Adolph Graef;
Rifle contest committee-J. A. Dris-
coll. chairman; H. V. Shurtleff. W. A.
chairman; Fred Kaske, c. B. Emmons'
X: L. Lamb, P. Conway, II. C. Porter.
Dancing contest committee-H. G,
Porter, chairman; c. E. Monninger,
James Creighton, James Power, ]. OPP
penheimer. w. p. Davis, S. G. Mawson,
r. A. Fenstad. G. z. Ficklin.
Ticket committee-Chris Hintenach
chairman.
Boat committee-H. B. Coulter. chair
man.
Order on grounds committee-John A.
Gallagher, chairman Fred Kaske, II
c. Wilson. James Creighton, Aloysius
Coryell. William Gwynne, A. c. Chris
topher, j.. S. Cornish.
Invitation committee Department
Commander Jere A. Costello. chairman
Department Adjutant S. NJ. Bankert
Assistant Department Adjutant Richard
j. Donnelly.
Reception committee-Dr. S. Clifford
Cox, chairman John Lewis Smith
Daniel V. Chisholm, James f. Maynard
Chris Hintenach.
Flag 'committee-James P. Greeley
chairman.
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