Evening star., 1922-01-29
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

The following camps will report for
| muster at their respective headQuar-
ters during the coming week: Gen.
Crell Camp. Pythian Temple. Wednes-
day evening, February 1. and Lieut..
Richard ]. Harden Camp. Pythian
Temple, Thursday evening. February 2.
All comrades will report in the
Sunday school room of the Metro
poiitan Memorial NJ. f. Church, John
Marshall place and G street north-
west. Sunday. January %. at 7:30 pm.
! sharp. Chief Musician Jones will sound
the calls.
Commander in Chief Carlstrom;
Assistant General Garrity. from Chi
ferbury. from Indiana; Past Com
mander-in-Chief Charles W. Newton,
from Connecticut: Past Commander
in-Chief William Jones. from New
, York; Past Department Commander
Timothy Kelly, from Massachusetts,:
Rice, from Michigan. and Past Adju-
tant General p. Samuel Rigney. from
New York. arrival in the city and
are IN session with Past Commander
in-Chief John Lewis Smith, who ia
chairman OF the national legislative
by order of Commander-in-Chie
Carlstrom to whip into shape House
OF Representatives bill No. 4. which
increases the widow and orphan PEN
sions. The bill Is expected to come
up this week.
A past commanders meeting AID
the new officers Of Miles Camp ex-
pect to hold meeting in the very
near future for the purpose of get
h~
tive plan. a better and more business
working basis and a stronger foun-
dation. J. Allison Baxter. COM
n,ander. will issue the call and name
the meeting place.
Acting Commander Ducker Of Creil
Camp deserves congratulations for
the way in which he handled the rit-
ualistic ceremony in putting on the
military rank of freedom. patriotism
and humanity at last muster
There win be a meeting of the Los
Angeles Club Tuesday evening, jan
uary 81, in Pythian Temple. The
meeting will be open to all veterans.
Plans for the twenty-fourth national
encampment. to be held in Los An
geles. Calf. will be discussed. The
largest delegation that ever repre-
sented this department is expected
to be in attendance at this encamp-
ment.
! Maine memorial exercises will be
held in the riding hall at Fort Myer.
Va, Wednesday afternoon. February
rs, at 2:30 o'clock. Past Department
Commander Lee Harris, chairman. has
splendid program arranged for the
occasion. Let's have another Armis-
tice DAY turnout.
Department Commander Mccartney
has honored Department Adjutant
Claiborn s. Close by having him rep
resent the department at the anniver-
sary and memorial services OF our
late martyred President and conf
mander-in-chief. Maj: William Nc
kinley. Services will be held in the
John Marshall place and c street
northwest. Sunday evening. January
20. at 1850 o'clock. Cpmrade Close
will read the MCKINLEY War Mes-
sage to Congress"
Richard j. Harden Camp hold its
regular meeting, with Commander
Francis c. Huhn presiding, Tho fea>|
ture of the meeting was the staging
Of the mustering-in ceremony with.
out the aid Of rituals. which the new
Officers worked @ in gSGd es3d and imprss:
Were elected and mustered: Capt.
Samuel H. jacobson, department COM
mander. of the District of Columbia.
Veterans of Foreign Wars. and John
F. Griffin. William L. Maddox, chair
man Of the resolutions committee.
presented resolution commencing
the United States senator's who. by
their votes. upheld United states Sen.
ator, Trueman Nswberry in the right
to his seat in the United States Sen.
ate. A copy. Of the resolution 10 to
be forwarded to Senator Newberry.
The camp was the recipient Of q let.
ter announcing the illness Of Admiral
hospital at Brooklyn, N. Y. 4 letter.
expressing the sympathy OF the camp
covery was ordered mailed also a|
letter to R: R; RubbeIl Camp, Nc; !.
their services for appointing Q com.
mittee in behalf: Of Richard J.. Har:
den Camp and present tho admiral
with flowers. Reports Of committees
were received. The following com.
rades were reported sick: Wilfred
r. McComb,, Frank 8. May. Robert c.
Thompson and Rollin r. webber.
John Konitz. who spent a few days
tn Wa ahSMRf Daa fSh1feoA fn "a.