Evening star., 1915-05-30
BY Pop.

annual visit to the camp last meeting
night, and Department Inspector l..
H. Harris. W. A. Dow1ing, c. w. Nc
Caffrey and ]. E. Byrne spoke on tho
good of the organization.
Comrade C. S. Taylor was elected
delegate to the national encampment,
with Junior Vice Commander L. 3.
FELTON, as alternate. Adjt. w. e. Clev-
enstine and Quartermaster D. L. Ford
were elected delegates to the depart
Guard William Holt and ]. J. Hart
nett as alternates.
The excursion committee reported
that all arrangements had been made
for the annual excursion to Chesapeake
Beach July %.
The camp received invitations from
the National Lineal Society of the
Spanish War and the department of
the auxtliaries of the U. s. w. v. to
partake of luncheon at their tents Me-
mortal day at Arlington.
The camp unanimously approved OF
President Wilson's stand for United
States citizens in the war zone.
Gen. NJ. Emmett Urell Camp. No. 9.
has elected Raymond e. Adams. John
Branson as delegates and Michael J.
Granfield, F. C. Baughman, Martin PEN
nella and Richard Hook. jr., as al
ternates to represent the camp in the
This camp will meet the first Wednes-
day Of each month only during the
months of June, July, August and Sep
tember. At the last meeting James 7.
Hamilton. who served in the 18th Min
nesota Infantry, in the Philippines, was
admitted to membership.
At the last meeting of Richard j.
Harden Camp. No. 81, the question OF
organizing a drum and fife corps of the
Unfa q
disclosed and 1t was decided to meet
with the other camps of the city and
form such an organization. Effort Will
be made to organize as soon as pos
sible, in order that drills and rehears-
ais may be started and the drum corps
will be prepared to attend the national
encampment at Scranton September
Ia.
The camp will send four delegates to
the national encampment, and arrange
ments are on foot to secure a sufficient
number Of veterans to attend the en-
campment to have a special train. The
entertainment committee decided not TO
give another smoker until the weather
is cool. The committee reported ar
rangements have been made for the de-
partment excursion to Marshall Hail
July II, Santiago day.
Considerable progress was reported
in purchasing uniforms. More than ten
uniforms have been purchased by the
members within the past three months,
and the commander appointed COM
mittee, known as the committee on
uniforms, whose duties are to formulate
plans whereby uniforms can be fur
committee has already visited several
firms in this city, and Will propaDiy
make a full report in a short time Ine
uniforms will be purchased before the
Scranton convention.
The next meeting OF the camp Will
occur Thursday evening.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. I.
through it's commander, Charles j. +.
Weber, announces the following events
that the camp and its members are in
terested in: Today, at 2:3O pm. memo
rial services at the Government Hos
pital for the Insane Will be held under
the auspices of the camp. The hos
arrangements for the accommodation OF
the people attending. seating arrange
ments having been made for 1900 peo-
pie, a new band and speakers stand
erected, beautifully decorated with flags
and bunting. John Burke, treasurer OF
the United States, will be the principal
speaker.
This is the fourth year that the camp
has held these services and they are be-
coming more interesting each year.
The commander states that this year
will outdo all previous years.
Miles Camp at its meeting Tuesday
evening will elect delegates to attend
the next national convention, at
Scranton. Pa. the latter part of Au-
gust The question Of deciding on a
new meeting place for the camp is also
to come up at this meeting. as well as
the election of new officer-of- the day,
to fill the place made vacant by the
death of Noel A. Martin. The COM
mander comments on the increased
membership and the interest taken by
the newly made comrades. The full
strength of the camp at present is
stated to be 296 members, which makes
it the second largest camp in the Dis
trict OF Columbia. Its present officers
senior vice commander. NJ. J. Gill;
junior vice commander. P. ]. Bremen;
adjutant. H. NJ. Peter: quartermaster,
o. Ledoux: officer of guard. L. P. Par
rish; chaplain, L. D. Donaldson: his
torian, Albert e. Smith; surgeon, DR..
Samuel A. Harmon; trustees. Christian
Hintenach and c. W. McCaffrey.