Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-30
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

night in the Metropolitan Memorial
Methodist Church. AZ and c streets
northwest. in honor of the birthday
anniversary of former President Will
be under the auspices of the United
Spanish War Veterans and the civil
and world war veterans will be
honor guests. The exercises will in
clude addresses by the pastor. Rev.
Dr. Mitchell; Senator James w.
Spanish war veteran. and Repre-
sentative R. Clinton Cole of the old
Mckinley Ohio district. Department
Commander. William II Mattocks will
read the declaration of war with
Spain :, and the Presidents call for
offered by the church choir. The
public is invited.
Admiral George Dewey Auxiliary
held very Ateresting meeting last
tuesday evening and installed the
officers elected for 1921. The aux
iliary will hereafter meet on the
fourth Tuesday of each month al
146 18th street southeast. Mrs: Ella
Ford was unanimously reelected
secretary.
The officers Of Col. John Jacob Aston
Camp, No. 6, installed at the last
meeting are: Thomas w. Dolan, com
mander; Harvey NJ. Knight. senior
vice commander: Henri A. Tritzen-
renter junior vice commander: Will
liam Parkinson, officer of the day;
John Anderson. officer of the guard:
william Bluemer, trustee; Alfred E.
Simond, adjutant; Harmon NJ Edge.
quartermaster: James A. Blarsdel.
sergeant major; Patrick O'keefe, chap
lain; Alfred E. Simond, historian:
Daniel Heck. colorbearer; Patrick
Conway. trumpeter.
The committee in charge Of the
memorial exercises to be held Febru-
airy Is concentrating the twenty
third anniversary of the blowing up
by the Standards of the battleship
Maine in Havana harbor in 1893 held
a meeting last Saturday night in the
Board of Trade rooms and organized
with Past Department Commander Lee
H. Harris as chairman. A program
Of the exercises will be issued shortly.
Commander Fred A. Zulch of Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. !. has is
sued bulletin No. 1, announcing the
officers and committees for this year.
The officers are: Commander, Fred
erick Zulch; senior vice commander,
John A. Baxter; junior vice command
err, C. A. Belknap; adjutant, Claiborn
S. Close; quartermaster. Jesse F.
Sprinkle: chaplain. Rev. Tell A. Tur-
ner: officer of the day, Arthur NJ
Berthianne; officer of the guard. Rob-
ert Z. Culin; surgeon. DIR. Anita Ne
comb 'McGee, NJ. D.; historian, Clai-
born S. Close; patriotic instructor.
Chris Hintenach; sergeant major.
steven r. Williams: quartermaster ser
geant. Lorenz d. Snyder; senior color
Sergeant, f. r. Davis; Junior color
sergeant, Frank w. Parrish; trustees.
Onesime .Ledoux, Richard Sweeney,
Clairborn S. Close. The military de-
gree will be conferred at the meeting
Tuesday evening.
The semi reports so far re-
ceived at department headquarters
indicate that the rate of gain in
membership attained during the
previous administration of Com
mander r. H. Wood is being main
tanned and that the department
should have a profitable year.
The commanders taking charge for
1921 are: Frederick Zulich, Miles
Camp; Albert Michaud. Harden Camp;
Frederick A. Royse. Petit Camp;
Clarence Walker. Lawton Camp:
Thomas w. Delan. Astor Camp; r..
H. Cox. Dewey Camp, and NJ. Z.
Goldblatt, Urell Camp.