Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-09-26
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

| The election of Comrade John X.
! Witherspoon of Seattle as commander
-chief by the national encampment
| at st. Louis, last week was in recos :
milton of faithful services rendered
by that comrade during the past year
as senior vice commander. The other
officers elected were Charles p. Heine-
mann. Norfolk. Va, senior vice com
mander- in chief; T. Rosser Roemer,
st. Louis, Junior vice commander-n-
chief; DR.. Leon w Hyde. surgeon
general. and Ri Rev Mgr John
Chadwick was chaplain of the battle
ship Maine, when the ship was blown
up by the Spaniards in Havana mar,
| Dor. Comrades T. ]. Cunningham ana
Thomas j. L. Kennedy were appointed
quartermaster general and ad1utanl
general, respectively. with headquar-
| ters at Portland, Ore. Minneapolis,
Mimi, was selected as the city In
| which the 1921 encampment will be
held
The official reports showed 70S camps
in good standing on September Is, and
net gain of s.43s in membership: with
the reports of 15S camps still to be re-
ceived. and also that 81 new camps were
organized during the year
II the next encampment concurs III
the adoption of a resolution adopted al
this encampment establishing perma-
doubt be the city selected in which TO
locate them An amendment to be also
considered is to create an office OF as
sistant adjutant general. whose term OF
office shall be for five years unless re-
moved sooner for cause.
Gen. Nelson A Miles Camp held a
| very enthusiastic meeting last Tuesday
evening. when the military degree was
conferred under the supervision of Sc
nior Vice Commander Fred Zulch. Past
Commanders Charles w. McCaffrey ant'
James B. Carver and Past Department;
Commander Rausch submitted reports
as delegates to the National Encamp-
ment, in which the commissioner o:
pensions was highly complimented for
sion matters. Speeches were made by
Adjutant Jenkins of Harden Camp and
Commander Curier of Urell Camp.
Assistant Commissioner Bennington
and Comrades Salzgarber. Haymaker
and Royse of the pension bureau
We're in attendance at the National En-
campment and also attended at the G.
A r. Encampment at Indianapolis last
week.
Gen NJ. Emmett Urell Camp held a
very interesting meeting Wednesday.
at whi1e addresses were c made .n Dg
Victor L. Cirque. Comrade John Koch,
a member of the camp. who was re-
Gently placed on the retired list after
thirty years service. gave delight
full talk on his long experiences in
the service. Adjutant P. F. Feeny
and Commander Curier are arranging
a special program for the meeting to
be held on October s.
Delegate James NJ Dean of Col.
james S. Petit Camp is expected to
have returned and be present at the
meeting of the camp called for Tues
day, October u. when the camp will
resume it's bi-monthly meetings on
the second and fourth Tuesdays of
each month. Commander Irving ex-
poets to open the winter schedule of
recruiting by mastering in class of
candidates. Comrade Ben B. Boone
has been commissioned a captain in
the Regular Army.
Richard J. Harden Camp at the last
meeting mustered in two recruits and
expects to repeat the performance at
the next meeting. Comrade Steve
Harder has been detailed for duty as
a member of the publicity committee
during the absence of Comrade
Charles F. Runge.
Senior Vice Commander Albert
Michaud of Harden Camp made an
official visit to Miles Camp Tuesday
evening and was warmly greeted by
the comrades when he took the floor
to deliver his address. The speaker
urged the boys" to continue the
which has been going on
for the past nine months and the
800 mark would be soon attained.
At the last meeting of Henry W.
Lawton Camp the members present
adjourned to nearby hotel for
banquet. Speeches were made by the
officers and campaign for new men,
bers was outlined by the chairman of
the membership committee. These
banquets are expected to be of fire.
quent occurrence.