Evening star., 1914-07-20
SPANISH WAR VETERANS
T0SUPPORT Mr.. DYER
Those Who Fought in 1903 Want
St. Louisan to Return
to Congress.

Former Representative l.. &. Dyer of
st. Louis will receive the support of the
United Spanish War Veterans should
he run for the next Congress. Because
of their friendship for Dyer, who lost
his seat by the closest kind of a shave
in an election contest brought by a
democratic opponent, members of the
Department Of the District of Columbia
l. S. W. V. have started out to help
Dyer to their utmost in the coming cam
pafgn, and appeals will be made to the
members of the organization all over
Missouri and in st. Louis especially
Representative Dyer was one Of the
strongest congressional friends the order
had. was extremely interested in the
pension program which the L. 5. w. V.
favored, and showed his friendship on
the floor Of the House and in committee
work whenever he had q; chance. Reso-
lutlons granting the support of the de-
partment We're adopted unanimously by
the department at its fifteenth annual
encampment in Iythian Temple, which
has just closed. The resolutions, which
VIII be spread broadcast throughout the
United States. wherever a Spanish war
veteran can be found. show that Repre-
sentative Dyer was one of the congress
sional bulwarks for the men who fought
in 19US
The United Spanish War Veterans will
nave IN the Dyer case n chance to show
It's strength i'll politics. Representative
Dyer's election left IA bitter feeling In
st. Louis. and his deposition from his
Place III the House was marked by Sc
the democrats by members of the repub-
l1can party. Many democrats voted to
retain Dyer on the ground that there
was no evidence to GUST him.
Officers Are Elected.
other business of the encampmeut in
cluded the election of officers. AZ fol-
lows: II. c. Wilson, department CON-
1nandef: Col. Charles y. Williams. senior
vice commander: J. .. A. Braden, Junior
Vice commander: Lee ii. Harris depart
ment inspector: Jere y. Costello, depart
'nent judge advocate; Samuel l.. Han
non, department surgeon: W. 1. jenkins
department chaplain. and T. j. Eren-
nan, department marshal
Il. +. Donnelly WAS elected Il delegate
to attend the national encampment at
Louisville. KY. August 81, September l.
. and 3.
The national officers present REPRESENT
Ing Commander-in-chief John Lewis
Smith were Adjt. Cen G. E.. Rausch
=. NJ. Gen. II. NJ. Peter, Assistant Adjt
Gen James L. Maynard and Provost
Marshal G; Leyburn Shoreg.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the District
L. S. W. Y. held It's convention at the
same time III another hall Of the temple,
and the following officers were elected:
Cora Nj. Campbell. department president:
Ellen Nasahls. senior vice department
president; Emma Zimmerman junior vice
department president; Sarah Poynton,
chaplain; Margaret Buckley. Judge advo-
cate; Jennie Rudloff, inspector; Ida V.
North. tnstituting and Installing officer:
Harriet DAILY, historian; Eva Wilson. pa
triotic instructor; Katherine Bentley,
conductress: Bertha Beagle, guard.
Council members elected were: Mary
Darcy, Elizabeth Tucker. Margaret
Phillips. Celia Peach, Ramalia Wilson.
Ruth Griswold Pealer, Gertrude Callan,
Emma Brandeuburg and Nora Albers
Ada S. Peterson and Nora Albcrs were
reappointed secretary and treasurer, re-
spectively. Ruth Griswold Pcaler acted
as installing officer.