Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-20
Organization Asked to Meet in
Havana in 1916 for Maine
Memorial Dedication.
SOLDIERS OF REPUBLIC
MAY FORM AUXILIARY
ADEQUATE National Defense Advo-
Gated by Men Who Have Been
Through the Mill.

The desire of the government of
Cuba to have the annual encampment
of Spanish War Veterans held in Ha-
vana in 1916 has been laid before the
organized veterans of Washington by
Can't. Clarence L. Marine of Havana
Camp. L. S W. V. Capt Marine has
been in Washington to lay the propo-
sition before the District of Columbia
division.
The Cuban government will dedicate
an heroic monument at that time IN
honor of the American seamen who per-
ished on the battleship Maine in Ha-
vana harbor, February Is. 1898. 1t Is
the desire of President Memorial to
have a reunion of American soldiers
and sailors who gave Cuba independ-
ence with Cuban veterans of the cam
paign. with view to form an aux
iliary of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams to be composed of Cuban vet
Grams of 1898.
Adequate Defense Endorsed.
Washington members of the United
Spanish War Veterans and the Army
and Navy Union are enlisting in the
movement for adequate national de-
Tense These organizations have prom
Used their heartiest cooperation with
the National Defense League.
Announcement was made last night
that Col D. L. Rice. national aid-de-
camp of the Army and Navy Union
and a warm adherent of the ASSOCIATE
ed Spanish war veterans, has been
elected a member of the board of di-
rectors of the National Defense League
by the executive committee of that
body. Col. Rice is a native OF Iowa,
and has for many years been closely
identified with patriotic EFFORT. ootn
Associate directors include Carson
Taylor of Manila, P. l.; Gen. Charles
w. Harris of Phoenix. Ariz; Repre-,
sentative Joseph r. Knowiand' and
H. Carr of Des Moines. Iowa; Senator
elect Robert F. Broussard of Louisi-
ana, Cen Harvey c. Clark of Nevada,
Senator John r. Thornton Of Louisi-
ana, Representative Ernest w. Rob
erts of Massachusetts. Maurice Sim
mons of New York, past commander-in-
chief of the United Spanish War Vet
Grams; Gen. o. c. Guessaz of Texas.
Judge James H. Blount Of Georgia,
Capt Winfield Jones of Washington
and Gen. George H. Harries. command
ing the National Guard of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Pension Plan Advocated.
Commander in chief Charles F. Cra-
mer. United Spanish War Veterans.
with headquarters at Cleveland, Ohio
will come to Washington after the
holidays to urge the passage OF the
Key bill pensioning widows and de-
pendent children of soldiers, sailors
and marines of the war with Spain
He has designated Quartermaster Gen.
Gustave E. Rausch of that organiza-
ton, with headquarters in Washing
ton, to be secretary of the national
committee. Past Department Com
mander Jere A. Costello of this city
has been made a member of the com
mittee vice Past Commander-in-cht
John Lewis Smith. declined. Other
members of the legislation committee
are Maj. Charles K. Miller, Cleveland
Ohio: Hamilton Ward. Buffalo. n. ";
Willis w. Slower and Oscar T. Tay-
Commander-in-chi Cramer has di-
rected that the efforts of the recently
appointed national patriotic instructor,
j. Walter Mitchell, be directed along
tension of the United Spanish War
Veterans
BY direction OF Department Com
mander W. c. Wilson, y. S. w v. the
several Camps III LHiS CITY W III Hoio
joint installation of their newly
elected officers early in January. The
seven camps in the District of Column
bia will hold their annual elections
this month.
Annual Elections.
Garrisons of the Army and Navy
Union in this city will hold their an
nual elections of officers before the
close of this month. Officers of Gen.
Leanard Wood Garrison. No. 81, were
elected Friday evening follows:
Commander, William H. Roach ire
elected): senior vice commander. Rob-
ert F. Finnucane: junior vice COM
mander, George W. Elder: adjutant, II.
S. Young; quartermaster and pay
master. Charles F. Roegeon; officer of
the day. George l.. Halter; officer of
the guard, Edwin l.. Barker: officer Of
the watch, Frederick p. Allen: chap
lain, William 7. ONeill: trustees, Van
A. Zahn. Charles F.. McCalleon and
Frank Claudy. Among the active mem
bers of this garrison are Gen. Leonard
Wood, Gen. Bixby, Gen. Johnston and
Col. Wilder, L. s. A, commandant of
Fort Myer.
Col. John McElroy. department COM
mander of Washington, Army and Navy
Union, has arranged to hold mass