Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-18

| At the sixteenth annual encampment
Of the Department Of the District of
Columbia of the United Spanish War
Veterans. held at the Pythian Temple
yesterday afternoon and last night, Dan
lei v. Chisholm OF the Richard J. Harden
Camp was unanimously Endorsed for ma
tional commandments. A commit
tee was appointed to start his campaign
preparatory to the national elections, to
be held in Chicago during the week of
September 4.
| Mr.. Chisholm who Is superintendent of
work in the government printing office
served in Cuba during the Spanish-Amer-
! lean war in the LIST District of Column
bia Volunteer Infantry Regiment, under
Gen. Emmett Urell For the past year
committee on legislation. The campaign
committee will consist of the past de-
partment commanders, the senior and
Junior vice commanders and any other
members of this department who may be
appointed by the department COM
| mander.
| Elections Are Held.
Elections for the coming year were
held at the meeting last night Those
elected were: Department commander,
Lee H. Harris of the Henry w. Lawton
Camp; senior vice commander. James
E. Maynard of the Richard J. Harden
Camp; junior vice commander, Charles
J. P. Weber of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles
| Camp: inspector. Joseph j. Harvey of
| the Richard ]. Harden Camp: surgeon.
Dr. William b. Hudson of the James s.
| Petit Camp: chaplain, Eugene Dole
| ~ ha dvpfr
Camp. and marshal. James E. Wilson
of the Richard J. Harden Camp.
The four department delegates to the
| national convention were James J.
Murphy, William T. Heritage and Will
liam J. Sammond of the Richard J.
Harden Camp. and r. e. Adams of the
NJ. Emmett Urell Camp. The following
alternates were also chosen: w. P.
King. Jerome Haitnett. J. e. Byrme
and r. H. Sweeney.
| Mr.. Harris, the new department COM
mander. served during the past year as
senior vice commander. and succeeds
Maj. ]. @. A. Braden. He Is a son of
James Harris. a veteran of the civil
war. and Is employed in the cashier
ONCE in the Treasury Department.
For Minimum Wage Bill.
Yesterday afternoon the encampment
| Endorsed the Nolan minimum wage
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the effect that the United Spanish War
Veterans will in the future cooperate
with the G. A. r. in furnishing speak
ers for the public schools of the city
| for Flag day exercises. Resolutions.
| thanking Representative Madden of IL
| linois and Senator Chamberlain of Ore
! gon for their efforts in introducing
bills providing for higher pay for army
| paymaster clerks were also adopted
Past Commander i'm chief John Lewis
Smith attended the convention and
| spoke. Other officials who also attend
ed were Adjt. Gen Jere A. Costello
| Past Adjt. Gen. G. E. Rausch a..u
Sheridan Ferree, national patriotic in
structor.
Committee on Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions for
the encampment consisted of John
Lewis Smith. William Henderson and
| G. E. Rausch. The committee on Gre
| dentials consisted of r. E. Wallace, C..
W. Mccartney and L. E. FELTON,.
The department of the District of the
Ladies Auxiliary of the United Span
| ish War Veterans also held Its en-
Temple. The following officers were
elected last night: Department presi-
dent, Mrs. Ida v. North: senior vice
president, Mrs. Sarah Poynton; Junior
vice president. Mrs Gertrude Callan:
secretary, Mrs. Harriet M. Baly, and
chaplain, Mrs. e. Phillips.