The Washington herald., 1921-08-28
SPANISH WAR VETS
TO HOLD MONSTER
OMECONIDyG FAIR
Many Attractions for the
Celebration on No
vember 2S.

The proposed reproductiOn-oyer-
seas coney Island and home-coming
fair that was TO have been held on
Union Station plaza on labor Day
has been postponed until Novembef
IS. when the fair will be held under
the joint auspices of the UnitSd-
spanish War Veterans and Knights
Of Pythiss. beginning November Is
and continuing for three weeks ia,
Convention Hall.
The joint executive committee.
representing the two organizations
will meet every Saturday night Va
Pythian Temple. In addition 10 the
shows there will he q dancing pa
viIion, several riding machines.
twenty-four exhibition booths.
twenty-four concession booths and
booths representing Belgium, Eng
land, France. Italy and Uncle
Sam. Booths are 20 be provided for
ladies' organizations. such as the
Lineal Society. Ladies AUXILIARY
and Pythian Sisters, and Disabled
Walter Reed Veterans.
Col. oliver. an overseas Ren
Cross veteran, who furnished en-
tertainment for the soldiers over
seas during the world war, will b.
in immediate charge ot the fair.
Department Adjutant Claiborne
Close has been granted a furlouGh
and is visiting camps in New York
City and vicinity. Sergt. Maj. Will
Jams is acting adjutant Of the dc
partment.
Department Surgeon Dr. orlandU
- La.
ing of a mortuary record, listing
the names of deceased comrades
their service and dates and places
Of burial. grave numbers and camp
membership, as he nnds no such
record has been kept.
AZ the last regular meeting OF.
Sergt. George Berry Camp. No. 10.
Department Of the Potomac, Com
rades James GiIliard and Cnarfe-
Addelle were elected delegate and
alternate. respectively, TO the ma
tional encampment 20 be held Al
Minneapolis, September 1916. De
partment Commander Roger G
Thurston and Past Department
Commander walter Davis were
present and addressed the camp.
Delegates Alexander Mann and "
: Jones submitted reports Of ths
recent department encampment Al
Petersburg, Va. Comrades William
II. Powell and Claude Brown were
reported as sick.
Commander David wornen an
nounced a meeting OF the camp for
Monday. September 5, for the pur-
pore OF mastering in a large class
Of recruits.
when Commander Fred Roy6o
called Col. James :. Petit Camp Lg
order last Tuesday night he found
two recruits at the outpost apply
ing for membership. Investigation
disclosed Recruit Henry Jaeger.
with tNenty-seven years service ~
the Marine Corps. and that his
brother was the famous cornct so
Ioist when John Philip Sousa had
charge Of tho hand. The other rc-
cruit. Robert q. Smith. served "a a
member OF Company +. Twenty e.
seventh L. 8. Volunteer Infantry. IT,
the Philippines. and had seen haTg
service with the Sulus and Moro.
who were then savsges.
Comrade McChord was elected
camp surgeon and will be installed
at the next meeting.
The last meeting OF Gen. Nelson
-
commander. was OF unusual interest
as Capt. Charles 4. Reynolds dc
iivered an address. while SurgeOH
McCord, Of col. J. :. Petit Camp
also spoke.
The camp. al it's next meeting
will muster in Paymsster Pinkham.
L. $ ". who served during th's
war with Spain on the L. :. :. Iowa
under Fighting Bob Evans. and par
ticipated in that famous naval bat
lie on July ., 1925. when the Span
ish feet was sunk of the coast or
Cuba. Adjutant Claiborne : Gloss
was granted a furlough for 30 daEs
and is now touring the depart
ments of New York, Connecticut
| and New Jersey.
Comrade W. ]. Jenkins is receiv-
ing many compliments on his earn
est work as camp adjutant.