Evening star., 1922-02-12

ing campaign. and will shortly call a
meeting Of the chairmen Of all camp
recruiting committees. The campaign
will cover the entire District, as 1t Is
up the loss OF last term and go over
the margin by q big majority.
Camp adjutants are, requested TO
have their historian cards properly
filled in of their new recruits, and
| forward them to department head
quarters as they are mustered in. A
number Of cards have been sent to
each adjutant
The ladies' of the lineal society of
| the Spanish American War recently
| held a social at the home of Mrs.
Harry B. Coulter. 154 Tennessee
avenue northeast. who is the supreme
ruler. A buffet lunch was served the
comrades by the ladies.
An invitation to all comrades to
attend a memorial service for the
Maine dead from the Veterans of
! Foreign Wars. department District
hereby announced. Sunday evening,
February IL, at 7:30 O'Clock, in the
| Keller Memorial Church. at 9Th and
Maryland avenue northeast. Rev.
Harrison D. Boyer. department chap
| lain, has charge.
| It is with regret that the depart
| ment headquarters announces the
death of Comrade j. Walter Mitchell.
| who departed this life Monday,
partment commander anu past COM
| mander Of the Gen. Nelson A. Miles
| Camp. He was buried with full mill
| tary honors by his comrades in Ar
| lington national cemetery.
Gen. Nelson A, Miles Camp, No. /,
United Spanish War Veterans. at its
meeting Tuesday evening passed
resolution of sympathy for the fam
lilies of the victims of the knicker-
sent to Representative Upshaw. DR..
Anita Newcomb MCGEE was installed
surgeon of the camp by Senior Vice
Department Commander Harry Pat
terson and Department Installing Of
fcer John Gallagher. A resolution
indorsing an amendment 10 house
bill R. No. 4, to care for 500 contract
Spanish war nurses. offered by DR..
Anita Newcomb MCGEE, was carried
unanimously.
Richard ]. Harden Camp. No. ..
United Spanish War Veterans. at Its
Irregular meeting Thursday evening.
February 2, received reports of OFF,
| GERS and committees. The camp
voiced its appreciation for the pass
| Ing by members OF the House OF II H.
bill 4, increasing pensions for widows
and dependent children of men who
served in the Army and Navy during
| the war with Spain. the Philippine in
surrectIon or the China relief expe-
dition Of 1900. from $12 to $50 month
| under a bill approved by the House
| and sent to the Senate. The bill also
increased the number eligible for
pension by providing that the ninety
| day service requirement does not
mean ninety days duty outside the
continental United States. Enforced
Burroughs, the bill provides. are to be
included as part of the soldiers serv-
ice. Resolutions that all service and
ex-service men share alike in any leg
islation on disqualification. land and
homes were adopted. The question of
having the third-grade civil service
examinations SO modified that ex-
service men may be given better OPP
portunities for government positions
was approved. The recruiting COM
mittee submitted four names Of can
didates for election and mastering, as
follows: John T. Griffin, Sergt. Will
liam T. Loring, John A. G. Schuster
and George w. Rowse. The secretary
for the entertainment committee, year
1921, Joseph ]. Harvery, read de-
tailed report showing financial gains
of more than $500. Other routine
business was transacted.