Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-25
MANY D. c. VETERANS
WILL CO TO BUFFALO
Hope to Secure Election OF
John Lewis Smith as Com
mander-in-Chief.

From present Indications there will be
large attendance from this city at the
tenth national encampment Of the Unit
ed Spanish War Veterans at Buffalo. N.
Y, September s to 6. BY an interest
ing coincidence Hamilton Ward OF Buff
falo was elected commander-in-chief at
the national encampment held here In
1906 while at the coming Buffalo en-
campment Washington will present a
candidate in Past Department Command
er John Lewis Smith, assistant United
States attorney.
With the view Of bringing about the
election of Mr.. Smith the Buffalo 1913
Club has been formed here with large
membership. The success Of Mr. Smith
will mean that national headquarters OF
the United Spanish War Veterans will
be maintained In Washington for the
ensuing year.
Two former commanders-in-chiefo OF the
original organization-the Spanish war
VeteranS--Were credited to washington.
They were Gen. Nelson A. Miles and the
late Gen. NJ. Emmett Urell. This city
has never had comnaander-in-ch ie1 OF
the amalgamated association known as
the United Spanish War Veterans, and
composed of four formerly Independent
organizations.
Matters of Local Interest.
Several matters OF local interest are
scheduled to come before the Buffalo
encampment. One Of these Is the In
dorsement Of the project for the erec-
ton in this city Of q temple of patriot
ism in which the several patriotic or
ganizations may hold their meetings
and social functions 1t is also proposed
to have as feature of the temple
museum of war in which will be placed
relics of the several conflicts In which
this country has been engaged An
other is for the purchase OF Mount
Vernon by the government and the ad-
mission to the buildings and grounds
without cost to visitors. This PROPOSE
ton was Endorsed by the District OF
Columbia Department, United Spanish
War Veterans. at Its recent annual en-
John Lewis Smith. the Washington
candidate for commander in-chief.
served one term as department COM
mander Of the District OF Columbia;
was national judge advocate, and Is
the present department -, Judge 3gea a 1nhr
Amber Smith. former representative
from Virginia, and for many years O
member Of the District bar, and has
resided in Washington practically all
MS Ire. ne is lndoTSe0 1oF tHe niehSSt
position in the organization by mem
bers in all parts of the country.
The Buffalo encampment will be held in
conjunction with the celebration OF the
centennial of Perrys victory on Lake
Erie. The International aviation m ct
will also be held at Buffalo on the dates
of the encampment, as well as the re-
unions of the Veterans OF Foreign Serv-
ice and the Army of the Philippines.
Program Of Encanpment.
The reception to Commander-in-Ch Chief
Oscar T. Taylor Of Pittsburgh will be
Tuesday, September 2, and the first ses-
sion of the encampment will be held the
following morning, beginning at O'Clock.
the delegates being welcomed to Buffalo
by Mayor Louis Fuhrmann. The mill
tary parade, which will be participated In
by the veterans of the war with Spain.
lars and many civic and patriotic associa-
lions. will be held Thursday morning,
September 4. There will also be mill
tary ball, banquet and trips to Niagara
Falls. There will be q repetition on the
Witch 1she the flagship Niagara win play an
important part, and Dewey's victory at
Eanila bay will be reproduced in fire.
works.
President Wilson has been invited to
atIeIlO the ciC1AlpHAeAS VI TIC CAttCA
Spanish War Veterans, and the members
hope public business will be in such
shape that he may be p: resent.
The Spanish war veterans in Congress
who are expected to attend the encamp-
ment are: Senators Albert B. Fall, New
Mexico; James Hamilton Lewis, Illinois;
James X. Vardaman, Mississippi; John
w. Weeks, Massachusetts,; William
Hughes, New Jersey; Miles Poindexter.
Washington; Representatives Wyatt
Aiken, South Carolina; Sidney Anderson.
Samuel B. Avis, West Vir-
ginia; Robert G. Bremmer, New Jersey;
L. c. Dyer. Missouri; Augustus Gardner.
Frank l.. Greene. Yer
mont; Guy Z. Helvering, Kansas; Rich
mond Pearson Hobson, Alabama; Will
liam S. Howard, Alabama; Willis J.
Hulings Pennsylvania; Cordell Hull.
Benjamin G. Humphreys.
Mississippi; William +. Murray. Massa-
chusetts; Woodson r: Oglesby, New
York; William A. Oldfeld, Arkansas;
Sam r. Sells, Tennessee; claudius q.
Stone, Illinois. and Roy o. Woodruff.
Michigan.