The Washington herald., 1922-08-13
SPANISH WAR VETS
PLAN FOR AUGUST
NATIONAL SESSION
D. C. Delegates Leave
Today for Los Angeles
Encampment.

Department Commander Patterson
announces the following calendar for
the coming week: Tuesday evening
Ladies' .Auxiliaries viii hold q lawn
social on the campus at department
headquarters. 921 Pennsylvania av-
enue southeast. Department Band will
furnish music. Regular muster Of
Miles Camp in Perpetual Hall. We'd
nesday night. Urell Camp and Urell
Auxiliary in Pythian Temple: Thurs
day night, muster Of Harden Camp
IN Pythian Temple and Lawton Camp
in Perpetual Hall.
The first session Of the council OF
administration was held at depart
ment headquarters, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. Wednesday evening.
Department Commander Patterson in
structed the new members composing
the council Of their duties and i'm
portance Of the work connected with
the council. Routine business relat-
ing to department affairs were taken
care Of. and the good and welfare
committee. Of which Commander
HUM. of Harden Camp. IL chairman,
formulated plans for a big show dur
Ing September for the purpose of rails
ing funds to carry out the plans for
the work to be done on the, new Sol
diers and Sailors Temporary Home.
formerly the Old Naval Hospital, 921
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. At
the muster Of the Lineal Society, held
Wednesday evening several new
candidates were taken In. Mrs. Han
nah Weber, performing the ritual
work in a splendid manner Mrs.
Kate Lawson reported the grab bag
and lawn fete as held at depart
ment headquarters grounds as a
splendid social and financial success,
part of the proceeds going for the
supply of new Soldiers and Sailors
Temporary Home. s&1 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast.
The final meeting OF the delegates
going to the National Encampment,
which will convene at Los Angees,
Cal. August 81 to 25. inclusive. was
held at department headquarters Fri
day evening. Department Commander
Patterson presiding. Chairman Mat
tocks. of the transportation commit
tee. reported that all arrangements
had been completed and that the
Washington delegation would leave
over the Baltimore and Ohio Sun
day afternoon at 1.22 p. m. arriving
IN Chicago at $3.50 Monday morning.
an ah-day stay in Chicago. leaving
at midnight Monday for Los Angeles,
stopovers being made at Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake, arriving In
Los Angeles. Cal, the next after
noon. Report by Chairman James
Murphy of hotel Recommendations was
made. Headquarters will be at Hotel
Alexandria and Hotel Rosslyn. The
appointment Of the steering commit
tee Is premature. Department Com
mander Patterson recorded his apoint
ment of that committee and the same
will be appointed the first caucus held
after the arrival In Los Angeles. The
Washington delegation leaving at 1:22
this p. m, will consist of Depart
ment Commander Harry F. Patter-
son, Department Senior Vice Com
mander James Murphy. Department
Adjutant Claiborn S. Close. Depart
ment Judge Advocate Gustav 8.
Rausch, Past Chief
John Lewis Smith and Daniel ".
Chisholm, Past Department Com
mander William Mattocks and Com
rades Francis HUM, Frank Platz,
Charles Platz, Alfred Sinonds, George
and Mrs. Solbach: Herman Harbors.
Joseph Dennison, George Wood, Frank
Chase, George Neuner, John Gal
lagher. William Heritage, John Shus-
ter, Lee Harris. A. Griuneu and
Robert Cox
through the hard work and efforts
OF Fast Commander McCaffrey. who
was the author of the movement To
secure the Old Naval Hospital for A
new Soldiers and Sailors Temporarv
Home, the other one having outgrown
lts usefulness. and that movement he
ing followed up by the new Denart-
ment Commander Patterson. the WORK
was completed and all comrades are
lnvi'ed to call and see the new home
luartermaster ludlow, of Harden
camp. has been made superintendent.
ana his wife, matron. The Grand
Army of the Republic. with John Mid
ole as president. still retains the man.
asement or the home. Department
neaoquarters will now be open and the
81 ''''' orahcn
A resolution commencing the splen-
uld work and result done for the or
ganization by its honorary msmhar
Hon. Holm o. Bursum. United sat-.
senator from New Mexico. of psttit
camp. on the H. r. bill. No nan-
sion LEGISLATION for our widows ava
orphans. was drawn up and nres.ntad
oy Department Chief-of-StafY I,.hr
Murphy and unanimously adopted A.
the council Of administration.
urell Camp. Orlando DucL.r
commander. held a splendid muster
Wednesday evening. An officer of
the Gay was elected and installed
ny fast Department .Commandar
McCanrey. A new recruit was mus-
Iered m. Department Junior Wire
commander League. Denartment
Ao)utant Close, Past Commander
heritage and Commander Hum
were guests of the camp.
fettlt Camp Auxiliary was insti-
tuted Monday night at their quar-
oers IN Potomac Bank Building.
Thirty-second and NJ streets north.
West. inc new auxiliary starts
OUT under very promising condi-
tlons. Department Commander Pat
terson and his staff were present
Dewey and Urell Camp auxiliaries
were present and the work of in
stituting the new auxiliary was
zone under the direction of Past
department President Of the Ladies'
Auxiliarfes Mrs. Ella Ford. Ma
tional Aide de Camp Zulch, past
commander of Miles Camp, will
WELD the pen on publicity and
press during the absence of the
chairman, Claiborn 8. Close. who is
In attendance as a delegate to the
national encampment at Los An
geles, Cal. Send all notices to
Comrade zulch at 724 Twenty-sec-
ond street northwest.
J. Allison Baxter, commander of
Miles Camp. has appointed Past
Commander Sweeny as acting ad-