Evening star., 1922-11-21
CUSHING CAMP HOLDS
BIG VETERANS NIGHT

William Il. Cushing Camp. No. so
Sons of Veterans, L. S. A, celebrated
Veterans night" last night at G. A
r. Hall with patriotic, musical and
social program Past Division Com
mander J. Clinton Hiatt presided
The Invocation was by Rev. Edward
Slater Dunlap. There was the usual
presentation of the colors, pledge o:
allegiance TO the flag and assembly
and the singing of THE Star Spangle1
Banner" Lincoln's Gettysburg ad-
dress was read by Commander Adel-
bert a. Taylor. The address of the
evening WAS by Past Commander Har-
ley V. Speelman. representing the
COMMUNICATIVE chief. Gen. Nelson a
Miles was present and made an in
teresting address on the civil war
Representative James II. Frear OF
Wisconsin. past judge advocate gen
eral. and Mrs. Margaret Patterson
stephens. past national presid dent ut
the AUXILIARY. also spoke. Others
ma king addresses were Mrs Nyrti.
Loebsack. Charles Babbitt. w. r.
Wells and Maj. Ii. L.. Dean. COM
mander. Department of the Potomac
President Sends Regrets.
President Harding sent his regrets
at his inability to he present. and Mrs
Harding sent choice collection OF
cut flowers from the White. House
conservatory. Refreshments Were
served during the evening. The iiow-
ers We're distributed among the VET
erans present.
The reception committee was com
posed of Past Division Command n
Frank \. DE Grn"t, chairman: Mrs.
Sophie j. Bergner vice chairman
Miss Edna Davis Miss Gretchen Berg
ner. Miss Theresa Harke. Miss Iielra
Walker. Mrs Leona Killing. Miss
Edna Volt. Miss Marie Marks. Mrs
Charles TAYLOR. Past Division Com
,nander Charles 5. Davis. Comnlander =
{. rbin Birch of Warren G.. Harding
Camp. Junior Vice Commander VIII
liam Poser and Chaplain John J.
Bateman Of Gushing camp.
Many Organizations.
Those present representing the nil
lated organizations We're Ms. Myr,lc
IOebSack. department president uf
Woman's Relief Corps: Miss Matte
Guitun. president Of Daughters al
Veterans: Mrs. Emma Hempler. presi :
dent L. :. Grant circle. Ladies Of tho
Il \ r.: Susie kunsman. president
William Mckinley Circle. Ladies Ci
g. A. r.; Mrs. a. Gnodaxre president
Abraham Lincoln Circle. Ladies OF t.
A. H.: Mrs. Virginia White Spnel,
president oil Cen. W imam BECK Circle
Ladies of q. a r.; Mrs. Lizzie W
Calver, president, Legion of Loyal
Women: Mrs. Augusta +. Palmer, pas,
president Maryland Division Auxn.
iary: Mrs. Ida b. Tolson. president
Warren q. Harding Auxiliary.
Mrs Rrseilia Wilson. vice presi.
dent of William Is. Gushing Auxi1-
iary: Col .. II. Oldroyd, assistan,
adjutant of Department. of the Poto-
mae. u. A. r.: Col. John Middleton
president of Temporary Home foi
Soldiers and Sailors: Briscoe Good
hart. chairman of department rcliei
committee. 6. A. r.: Comma nde
James II. Perkins of Lincoln Post. No
3, q. A. r.: Commander John Finn OF
John A Rawlings Post. No. ]. 6. 4
r; Comma nder Charles II. Rabbitr
Of Burnside Pos. No. s. q. \. r.: Com.
mander James w. Hughes of George
II. Thomas Post. No. Is, G. a. T.: Com
mander W. II. Coulter of Lafayette
Post, No. 81. q. a. r.: Maj. H. l.. DEAN
deraptment commander Of the De.
partment of the Potomac. G. y. r.
accompanied by his staff; Junior Vic.
Commander J. W. Lyons of Maryland
Division, Sons of Veterans, L. :. a