The Washington herald., 1913-06-12
VETERANS OF SPANISH
WAR in CONVENTION
Department of District of Columbia to
Open Gathering Tonight in
Eagles Hall.
DELEGATES TO THE MEETING

The fourteenth annual convention of
the Department OF the District Of Col
umbia, United Spanish War Veterans.
will open it's session to night at s
o'clock in Eagles Hall. Sixth and Z
Streets Northwest. There will be re-
ports of officers for the business year,
projects outlined for the ensuing year.
new set of officers elected, delegates
to the national encampment at Buffalo
in September selected. and other i'm
portant matters disposed Of Depart
ment Commander Jere A. Costello will
preside.
Those by right of office held and the
delegates having voice and votes in
the proceedings are as follows:
Department staf-Department commander. Jers A.
Costello; senior vice commander, ]. Lyon King;
junior VICE cummAnder. II. c. Wilson; inspector,
John F. Cassidy; marshal Henry s. Hurl6lTt;
iudg. advocate. John Lewis Smith: surgeon. F. H.
MCrhArt; chaplain. William A. DowlinE: chief II
STAT. J. A. DriSoou; department AdiutAnt, Albert
I. Smith: department. uuartermaster, II. @. Porter;
assistant department AdiutAnt Richard J. Donnelly;
assistant department QuartermAster, James E. May
nard; historian John Murphy.
Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. l-Commander, How
ard VI. Peter: srnior vice commander Sigmund
Dirnfed; junior vice cnmmander c. ". McCafrey;
past camp commanders. D. J. Leahy q. ". Main.
W. +. Ullrich, and Chris Hintenach; past depart
ment commanders. J. Walter Mitchell. G. F.
Rsusch, and John Lewis Smith delegates Ernest
Goltr, Charles J. p. Weber. Ollie " schrirer and
Peter J. Brennan; alternatss, NJ D. Mettee R l.
Thor. p. L. shonette. and o. LedOuI.
Richard J. Harden Camp No. 2-Comnander.
John A Gallagher scninr vice oumander II. c
Wilson; Junior vice commander. Fred HaSke; past
department commanders. Daniel v Chisholm and
James p. Greeley; past camp commanders, C1arencs
V. sayer, BENJAMIN L Tubman. Alexander c. Nc
kelEey. William Henderson, Charles p Harlow
and Harry B. Coulter; delegates. 4. ]. Correu
John Perkins. L. A Tonquist C. W. Gvyune
Albert B. White. and Richard Williams; alternAtFs
Finest Christopher Z F. Clements. 2. J NJ
Cracker, l. A Hespsr, joseph DAILY and W.
Sammond
James 5. Petit Camp. No. 3-Conmandsr. Fl. V.
Shurtlef; Senior vice commander W. W. Fentress;
junior Tice commander @. c. ST Clair past DEPART
ment commander. 5. C. MaNsOn: past camp com
manders. =. W. Alexander. William b. Hudson,
X. B. Leach, H J. Locking. ]. L. May. A. VI.
Russell. r II. Wood delegates. r. L Longstreet
W. d. Hudson; Alternates. W. ID. Huston ]. A.
Petersen.
Henry W Avton Camp No. LCommander
Thomas A. Green; senior VICE Commander. Charles
n Williams: junior Vics commander. Lee Harris;
last department cummanCeTs s Clifford COX. George
II. HarTies: past camp cOEnmanders, q l. G. Andsr-
ton. Sheridan FCrTee. Edward J. Dimmick. William
5. Hodges, Richard l. Lamb, Edwin VI. LAYTON
AdOlph Van Reuth. Oliver L. Saers; delegate. Ed
ward KecEin; alternate. John Farmer; past camp
commander. Francis B. Wheaton.
John jacob Astor Camp. No. S-Connandsr. Frank
McCarOa; senior vice commander John DolRn;
Junior VICE commander John kran: past camp COM
manders, Emil Fenstad G. Leyburn ShO7ry, Francs
]. sullivan Joseph =. Sullivan. John s VI. thinner
mann; delegate, Edward B. Baine; alternate, James
Z. Byrne.
Dewey Naval Camp No TLCrmmander. John r.
Mahoney: senior vice cnmmander Charles r.
DOran; past camp commanders. Z. poleman, A. ".
Du Bots W. J. HanniGan. Richmond P. Hobson,
George A Joynes Joseph P. McCrnk. and Charles
" B. Nicholson; delegates William Mackenzie.
NJ. Emmett Uren Camp, No e-Connander.
Charles O. PieTsOn: senior vice commander J.
Baina7d Clarke: junior vice commander. B. L.
jacobson: past department commanders. F. s.
HOdEson and Edward L. CoSan; past camp corn-
mandCr. r. Z. Wallace; delegates Charles L.
BrUckway and James McDnald: alts-nates, J. W
Mechanism and Andrew u. Taylor. The number
of delegates to which Uren Camp Is entitled is
subject TO the decision Of Department Judge Advo-
cate John Lewis Smith