The Washington herald., 1921-03-27
VETERANS OF 1898
BUSY PREPARING
FOR ENCAMPMENT
Many Comrades Given
Endorsements for
Positions.

The military rank was exempli-
fed on Recruits Brown, Arnold, Fox,
Arnold and Bissipger. and Ellsworth
Wood ,obligated to honorary mem
bership at the muster of the Miles
Camp Tuesday evening. Indorse-
ment of Past Commander Charles
w. McCaffrey for department COM
mander and Of James Otis Leman
for chief personal oficer of the
War Risk Bureau were unanimously
adopted.
The Oregon prune campaign
committee was relieved of 225
pounds of prunes by Comrade Le-
man and Comrade Parrish. Com
rades Belknap. Nugent, Coffee and
Miller made a sick report.
l. Comrade Thomas ]. Hall answer
| ed his last roll call Sunday morn
ing and was buried in Congress
| sional Cemetery Wednesday. Past
Commander Close has rendered his
resignation to the. department COM
mander as chairman of the depart
ment entertainment committee
Comdr Royse, Of Pettitt Camp;
Comdr. Goldblatt, Of Urell, and Ellis
worth Wood gave interesting ad-
dresses.
Gen. H. w. Lawton Camp, No. /,
held a meeting March II. Comrades
John NJ. Kline. Edward C. Barstow
and F. d. b. Austin were mustered
into the camp.
Past Commander r. l. Lamb pre-
sented the camp with a new camp
flag to replace the one recently
destroyed. For the interest shown
by Comrade Lamb. the camp voted
unanimously to make him q life
member.
Col. w. S. Hodges also presented
the camp with a picture of the
block house at San Juan Hill, which
! was appreciated as many of the
comrades were familiar with the
site.
Comrade A. s. Carruthers, EI
Paso. Tex, addressed the camp
Comrades Past Commander Harry
+. Patterson and Comrade Z. B.
Hitch, of Urell Camp. also made
brief remarks. The newly mus
tered comrades spoke.
The u. s. W. Military Band has
been organized with Comrade AL
bert Jones. of Harden Camp, as
bandmaster, and over twenty-five
has quarters at 1919 New York
avenue northwest. and all comrades
playing any instrument are invited
to become active members. The
band will make its first public ap-
lington.
Commander Cox assembled Ad-
miral George Dewey Camp in
w frNn
the recruiting committee presented
candidates for the military degree.
The commander announced his
standing committees for the pres
mt year. The camp may soon hold
semi-monthly instead Of monthly
meetings.
Col James s. Petit Camp held
an important meeting Tuesday
evening. at which time Comrade
Comdr. Fred Royse and staff con-
ferred the military degree in the
presence of large number of visi-
tors. Three reinstatements were
announced. making a total increase
in membership Of twenty-five since
January 1, 1921.
The camp indorsed Comrade Nc
Caffry for department commander,
Comrade Hodges for senior vice.
with Comrade Paterson as second
choice, and Comrade Fred A. Royse
as junior vice commander.
Comrades Mcwilliams and Leh-
man were endorsed for political po-
sitions.
Addresses were made by Com
rades Patterson, Lehman, Leahy.
and Parrish.
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp de-
voted the last meeting to the enter
tainment of comrades and friends,
and conferred the military degree
on three recruits. The social part
of the meeting was composed of
speeches. The commander has an
nounced another meeting for April
I.
Col. James S. Petit Camp has en-
dorced Maj. Fred A. Royse, the
camp commander, for Junior vice
department commander, and his
name will be presented for consid-
Grafton of the next department en-
campment