Evening star., 1915-06-20
Spanish War Veterans Com
mend the President for
Maintenance of Peace.
PLEASED WITH HANDLING
OF FOREIGN PROBLEMS
Department Encampment of Organi-
zation Chooses Officers for
Ensuing Year.

Ae Wise anu pdtIlOtlS uldHHeI III
which President Wilson has succeeded
in keeping this country from becomin g
involved in the great European strug-
gle, under most difficult circum-
stances" was commended in resolutions
adopted by the Department of the Dis
trict of Columbia United Spanish War
Veterans. at its sixteenth annual en-
campment last night at Pythian Tenn
Pile.
The resolution, which vas presented
by q. r. Rausch, past department COM
nander OF the veteran organization.
sets forth that they give the Presi
dent support in his serious efforts to
maintain peace in this country, not at
any price, but with honor to American
citizenship: and further, in his insist
ence that the citizens OF this country
shall be permitted to travel the high
ways of the world without their lives
being endangered. so long as they re-
main within the bounds of the code of
international law and the treaties ex-
listing between the various nations and
this country
1t was voted to send COPY of the
resolutions to President Wilson and
also to the national headquarters OF
the organization.
Choice of Officers.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected a s follows: Department com =
mander. j. Q. A. Braden: senior vice
department commander, Lee H. Harris
Junior vice department commander
James e. Maynard. department in
spector. H. NJ. Peter: department chap
lian. William l.. Mattocks: department
provost marshal. 2. ]. Brennan; depart
ment surgeon. S. Clifford Cox.
Delegates to the national encamp-
ment to be held in August at Scranton
Pa, also were elected. Those chosen
were c. W. McCaffery, ". 7. Heritage.
William A Bowling. and John Murphy
The alternates elected were II. NJ
Peter Sheridan Ferree and r. f. Wal
lace.
The session of the encampment
opened shortly before 5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon with Department
Commander Henry c. Wilson presiding.
port. In which he announced that the
present enrolment of the department
was l,173, an increase Of l03 over last
year. He also announced that Harden
Camp had shown the greatest gain.
which now has 1863 members, an in
crease Of fifty-three over July ], 1914.
A silver loving cup was presented to
this camp for showing the best prog
ress during the year.
Assertion of Privilege.
There was considerable discussion at
the session last night Of the question
as to who should annually conduct
services around the Maine Memorial at
Arlington cemetery. Several members
spoke on the subject, and it was de-
clared some persons had taken it upon
themselves recently to arrange the
program and conduct the services 1t
was explained that the War and Navy
Departments appropriate money for
the erection of stands and other ex-
Resolutions were adopted in which the
organization insisted that the various
patriotic organizations Of the District
be invited to participate in the exer-
cises under the supervision of the
United Spanish War Veterans A COM
mittee is to be appointed by Com
mander Braden to endeavor to have the
authorities of the Navy and War De-
partments place the United Spanish
War Veterans in charge of the serv-
ices.
monument is to be erected over
the grave in Arlington cemetery Of
Gen. NJ: Emmet Urel past COM
mander-in-chief of the United Span
charge of securing the funds for the
monument. Of which Daniel V. CHS
holm is chairman. reported that $3.50
had already been subscribed for the
take place during the summer The
other members of this committee are
f. L. Cogan and Maj. F. s Hodgson
Ask an Exemption.
President Wilson is to be requested
to remove from the jurisdiction of the
civil service commission the eXamina-
tion and certificates for appointment
to public office of all Spanish War Vet
Grams. their widows and orphans.
Resolutions in this connection were
offered by Joseph P. McCrink and
adopted by the department.
Certain government officials VINO are
said to have recommended the dis
charge of Spanish War Veterans, their
widows and orphans. from public serv-
ice were served with protest in resolu-
tions adopted. and a resolution indors-
ing an old age pension system also was
adopted.
James T. Maynard presented amend
ments to the bylaws which were
adopted. The amendments set forth
that the department commander ap
point a committee for Maine memorial
exercises. consisting OF seven members.
This committee Is to have charge of
the program and to arrange for Me-
mortal day exercises in the United |
Spanish war section of Arlington ceme-
terry. |
The Department of the District OF |
Auxiliary to the United SpanI |
ish War Veterans also held its annual |
Joc ph at PVT n nj