Evening star., 1915-02-14
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Last Thursday evening the merhoei
of William B. Cushing Camp No. o0'
Division of Maryland, held the'r
lar meeting in Grand Army Hail. i.iS
p..,,,yonia avenue northwest. with
Omar ]. Veley, commander, presloihs'
The ceremony Of initiation was Gu"
ducted with William G. McEulty, room
APT District building. Washington. u.
C.. as the candidate. Announcement
was made of the sudden illness OF
Comrade L. H Patterson, commander :
elect of the Department OF the foto-
mac, Grand Army of the Republics
The camp voted favorably upon the
proposal to loan a flag to the Depart
ment of Agriculture to be used for the
purpose of draping "a picture of Abra-
ham Lincoln on Union Defenders day
last Friday.
Commander Veley announced the fol-
lowing committee appointments: Maj
Edward r. Campbell, to be chairman
of the monument committee; c. Sydney
Hill, to be chairman of the member
ship committee; the first three officers
of the camp-namely. Omar J. Veley,
Z. Albert Lang and G. Sydney Hill-to
compose the outlook committee; . G.
Sydney Hill and ]. Clinton Hiatt to
compose the press committee.
The camp also voted to attend a
smoker to be given by Lincoln Camp
No. 2. of Washington, D. c.. February
%. This social gathering is to be a
joint celebration of Lincoln's birthday
and Washington's birthday. George
Duffy, commander Of the Division OF
Maryland, Sons of Veterans. U. S. A..
will be present and make an address
1t is also rumored that Senator Jones
of Washington, who is a son of a vet
eran and a member of the order, will
be present and deliver a memorial ad-
dress. 1t is expected that Representa-
tive Greene Of Massachusetts will be
present and speak.
Resolutions were passed by William
B. Cushing Camp to the effect that ii
was the sentiment of the camp that
the next encampment of the Maryland
division, to be held probably some time
next June, should be held in Whining
ton, Del. There was, further, q provi-
sion in this set of resolutions that if
1t were found by the committee impos-
sib1e to hold the next encampment OF
the division in Wilmington it was the
sentiment of William B. Gushing Camp
that the second choice should be Wash
1ngton, d. c.
A proposition was also made to the
effect that the camp hold another eX-
cursion next summer similar to that
held by the camp last August. The
matter was left in the hands of Com =
mander Veley to appoint the necessary
committee, etc.
There was a slight inclination on the
part of few of the members present
to increase the number of members of
the terminal station flag committee, re-
Gently provided for in resolutions Of
fered by Maj. Campbell and adopted by
the camp. The present number on this
committee is five. 1t was suggested
that this committee be increased to
twelve, in order that enough men might
be more easily available to raise three
flags at the Union station on holidays
1t was the sentiment, however of the
majority that the committee be limit
ed to five members, as it was pointed
out that If the chairman of the commit =
tee wished to have a detail of men to
raise extra flags at the Union station
on special occasions it would be read
lily granted him by the camp. This
committee is permanent committee
one member being appointed for five
years, one for four years, one for three
years, one for two years and one for
one year. At the end of each year one
member will drop out and another one be
appointed for five years. The duty OF
this committee is to act as the perma
nent representative of the camp before
the District Commissioners and the
War Department, relative to the act OF
Congress providing that flag be fur
nished the camp to be raised perma-
peutly at the Union station