The Washington herald., 1918-08-22
SPANISH WAR
VETERANS TO
CONVENE SOON
Complete All Plans for
Meeting in Balti-
more.

Plans for the three-day convention
Of Spanish War Veterans to be held.
in Baltimore, September 8. 4 and .,
have been completed. Charles ]. P.
Weber. commander Of the Depart
ment OF the d. c., United Spanish
War Veterans. has been in charge OF
arrangements for Washington par
Elephants.
The headquarters for the District
Department will be at the Emerson
Hotel. The Railroad Administration
has granted a rate Of cent a mile to
veterans and members OF their imme-
diate families. BY an executive order
Of the President all Spanish war vet
erans employed by the government
will be granted leave OF absence with
pay. in addition to their regular leave.
in order that they may attend the
convention.
Committee In Charge.
The committees which will be in
charge, as announced by Commander
Weber. follow:
Charles W. McCairey MILES Camp. chief
Of STAFF: James B. Carver miles Campl. de-
partment adjutant; Joseph J. Harvey (Harden
Campl. department quartermaster; Louis Johr-
den MILES Camp. assistant department ad1u-
tant; John A. Gallagher Harden Campl. as
sistant department quartermaStsr; John Muir
ply tUrell Camp), judge advocate; II. W..
Fentress Petit Camp, historian; G. Leyburn
shorey tAStor Camp. patriotic instructor; Sheri-
Ian Ferree Iawton CamPl. installing officer;
Lcring C. Wood Harden Camp. color bearer;
Adolph Graef (Niles Camp. chief musician ;
CHRIS Hintenach MILES Camp. William 7.
Hermitage HARDEN CAMP Louis e Felton,
Petit Camp. Richard L. Lamb uAvton
Camp). James A BlaisdeTl tAstor Camp.
William p. Davis UaWtOu Camp. Harry Pat
serSon tUreIl Camp. aides-de-camp
Charity and Relief Committee. - Harry B.
Coulter. chairman; Adolph Graef. Charles ,.
Runge. Jerry Hunt. Edward Reesin. Francis
Sullivan. Andrew Kimmell. R. E. Wallace
Employment Committee.-Robert a. Wood.
ehaiman; G. Z. Rausch. James z. Maynard.
". W. Fentress. Lee Fl. Harris. Albert J.
Emery. George B. Parker, J. Q. A. Braden.
legislative Committee. - James z. Maynard
past department commander, chairman; Jere
A. Costello tpast department commanderl. Will
am ]. Sammond commander Of Harden
Campl, J. A. Hunt commander Of Petit
Campl, Col. c. A. Williams u. s.. Amy).
Frank Wieloch, J. W. Hartman, John Murphy
Auditing COMMITTEES. Jere A. Costello,
chairman; Frank Wieloch. William b. Ohm
Members Of the Board Of Managers Of the
Soldiers and Sailors Temporary Home.-Col
q. A. Williams. Charles +. Runge, DIR. Nj. l..
Tuner. Sheridan Ferree. O. W. McCafrey,
Samuel G. MawSon. William Henderson,, Harry
z. Patterson.
Maine Memorial Committee.-Lee q. Harris
past department eommandsrl. chairman; Sam
Gel G. MGWson. Jers A. Costello. Robert II.
Wood. W. T. Heritage, J. Q. A. Braden.
Harry B. Coulter. James B. Carver, William
L. Mattocks. James T. Wilson
Memorial Day Committee.-Past Department
Commander G. z. Rausch and all past de-
partnent commanders.
Voting Delegation.
The orders also announce the following voting
delegation Of the District that will attend the
national encsmpment:
Department officers-Charles J. P. Weber.
commander: Robert II. Wood, senior vice com
mander; Harry B. Coulter. Junior vice COM
nander.
Past commanders in -chief-John Lewis Smith
and Daniel V. Chisholm.
Past department commanders-F 8. Hodgsou.
J. Walter Mitchell. G. Z. Rausch. Samuel e..
MaWsOn. Jers A. Costello. H. c. Wilson. ].
Q. A. Braden. Lee H. Harris. James Z. May
nard.
Department delegates-GeorEe B. Parker. ".
L. Mattocks Chris Hintenach. Alfred Z. ST
mond. Altsrnates-william B. Ohm. G. Ley
bum shOrey. John Mahoney. s. Bernard Busch
Miles camp delegstes-Richard H Sweeney.
Edward T. Davis. Frank W. Parrish. Alter
nAtss-JeSse F. Sprinkle, Adolph Graef. onesine
LedOux.
Harden camp delegatss-James ]. Murphy, c.
J. Mccarthy. Michael Quirk. William c. Johns.
Alternates-John Perkins. John Gerken, Daniel
Foley Frank johnson
Petit camp delegates-James c. OBrieu. Al
teInate-Louis Z. FELTON,
LaNton camp delegateS-Richard L. Lamb.
Altsrnate-John Farmer.
Astor camp delegzteS-Richard =. ". Ander-
son. John Hullstrom. Alternates-Wiliam H.
Oakman, Francis J. Sullivan.
Dewey camp delegates-Andrew J. Kimmell.
Altsrnate-Joseph ". Hartman.
The following department and camp officers
will also attend the convention:
Inspector William A DOwlng. Surgeon 81.
L. Turner. Chaplain Richard H., Sweeney. Mar
shall ]. Z. Wilson. Chief Of STAFF Charles W.
NcCahrey, Adjutant James B. Carver, Quarter
master Joseph ]. Harvey. Assistant Adjutant
Louis Johrlen. Assistant Quartermaster. John
\. Gallagher, Judge Advocate John Murphy.
Historian H. ". eFntress Patriotic Instructor
g. Leybum shorey. Installing Officer Sheridan
Ferree. Color Bearer Loring c. Wood, Chief
Musician Adolph Graef.
Richard H. Sweeney, commander Miles camp;
William J. SammOnd. commander Harden camp;
jeremiah A Hunt. commander Petit camp; Ed
ward KCegin. commander LawtOn camp; Alfred
Y. Simond. commander Astor camp; George b.
Parker. commander Dewey camp; Frank c.
Yaughman, commander Urell camp.