Evening star., 1922-06-18
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

| The regular schedule of meetings
for the week of June IS is Mondsy
night, Astor Camp in STANLEY hail.
Soldiers Home. and Department
Rand rehearsal in old Naval Hospl-
tai Tuesday night. Miles Camp in
Perpetual Hall and Friday night
Dewey Camp in Masonic Temple elh
and F streets northeast.
The flag raising held at the k!Net
Bend Fishing and Hunting Club
above Great Falls, Va, was declared
Ia big success The Department Band.
under the direction of ADJ. close
gave an afternoon concert folloWlne
| the flag raising at the noon hour.
! The ladies of the Lineal Society were
present, and also a large number OF
comrades from the various camps.
The members of the club have the
thanks of all for the splendid Vlr-
tginia country dinner served ana the
generous hospitality extended 10 All
Five new members were aooed 10
Miles Camp roster by the good work
! of Past Commander Dan Leahy. They
were reobligated at a special muster
of the camp by Commander ). ALL
| son Baxter.
| officers elect for the ensuing year
will appear under this mead IN the
Sunday edition, June rs.
The LineaI Society, Mrs. ). W
Coulter. supreme chief ruler, presld-
ing, held a business session in Pyth-
| ian Temple at which time plans We're
made for a membership drive. quite
! a number of ladies were admitted.
| Two hundred tickets for Santiago
day excursion to Chesapeake Beach
! Monday, July II, were ordered. Musl-
| cal selections were rendered. during
which time ice cream ana cake We're
served. There was a large atten-
dance. The regular monthly soclai
! Department Commander McCaffery
and staff were the guests of Serst.
| Berry Camp, Department OF Potomac
In. S. w V, in G. A. r. Hal Ihe
Department of District of Columbia
degree team, consisting of the Hollow
ing comrades, put on the mllitarE mn ar
rank of freedom, patriotism ana hu-
manitv: Commander HUM tHarden
Brown (Harden CampD, Junior Vice
| Commander League dewey Camp
Officer of the Day Nuner tHarden
Camp). Chaplain = Dolman dewey
Camp, oficer of the Guard Murphy
| Ureil Camp). Color Bearer Parker
dewey Camp), Guideons Farmer
! Gawton Camp, and Ford 'Dewey
f! Camp) Not a ritual was used and
Sergt. Berry Camp saw something 10
made by Department Commander Nc
historian Murphy. Aide-de-Camp
! HUM, and Chairman Department
| Legislative Committee James Murphy
and Grand Gu Gu Gallagher of the
Grand Lair. Military Order of Ser
nents of District of Columbia.
past Department Commander
Charles J. P Weber (Miles Camp). has
Installed a radio listening-in concert
machine at 1917 II street northeast,
and all comrades are invited to give
Charley Weber's place the once over
/! A meeting of the camp commanders
was held at the residence of Com
| mander Francis c. Huhn, at which
1000 tickets were distributed to be
sold for the excursion to Chesapeake
Beach on Santiago day, Monday, June
II7. Past Department Commander
McCaffery is chairman of the general
excursion committee.
| Prof. j. P. Faust of York, Pa. Is
the guest at the home of Past Com
mander and Mrs. Bessie McCaffery.
400 18th street northest Prof: Faust
| is a school teacher of the OLD days.
He says Washington is an ideal city.
! Past Commander Frederick ZulcX
and his sister, Mrs. Allen of 724 22a
| street northwest, have been enter.
tanning some good friends from Nor'
| wich, Conn.