The Washington herald., 1922-06-04
SPANISH War VETS
ANNOUNCE MUSTER
FOR SKID. c. CAMPS
Commander "A. II. League
Is Indorsed for De
partment Head.

The regular muster Of the follow
ing camps will take place during
the week: Monday night. Depart
ment Band. rehearsal, Astor Camp
No. @. and Ladies' Auxiliary Camp;
Tuesday night. Miles Camp No. L;
"Wednesday night. Urell Camp. La
dies auxiliary Of Ureli Camp. and
the ladies of the Lineal Society.
comdr. Arthur H. League. Of
Dewey Camp. has been indorsed by
the comrades Of his camp for the
Office of department. Junior vice
Icommandsr.
The department commander, ac-
lcompanied by his stan. will pay =
visit to Sergeant George Berry
Camp. No. 10, United Spanish war
Veterans. Department of Potomac,
In G. A. r. Hall. Monday night, at
$3.50 o'clock. The Invitation was re-
lceived at department headquarters
some time ago.
The Department Band will fur
nish music for the flag raising on
Sunday afternoon, June IL. and will
be the guests of Dept. Comdr. Nc
iCanrey and members of the FISH
ing and Hunting Club at Great
Fails, Va.
The ladies of the Lineal Society
were entertained Sunday afternoon
with an old-fashioned Virginia pow
WOW. with all trimmings that go
with such house picnic. by Mrs.
Kate Berthiaume, assistant chief
advisor, at her beautiful country
home in Mclean. Va.
A meeting OF the Los Angeles
Club was held at the home of Com
rade. Francis c. HUM, comman nder
of Harden Camp, Monday night.
Routine business in regard to the
national encsmpment was dis
cussed and the club. from all re-
ports. will have a big delegation
from the District OF Columbia rep
resentlng this department
Miles Camp, No. /, ]. Allison Bax-
ter. commander. took care of the
decorating of graves and placing OF
fiags on same at st. Elizabeth
Cemetery. Past Comdr. Hintenach,
chairman. had charge.
Past Commander Lamb, of Law
ton Camp. chairman auditing COM
mittee. will, with his committee,
audit the books of the department.
sdjutant and quartermaster. De,
partment headquarters will close up
their years business on June 10.
be inspected and audited
Camp commanders have been In
structed from department head
quarters to mail out department
general orders and bulletin No. IL
to all comrades. as II is the final
bulletin of this administration and
contains useful knowledge and in
formation for all.
Lawton Camp, William P. Davis,
comma nder. Is holding some inter-
estine musters, and from reports
Of Adjt. Farmer, is taking in re-
crutts at every muster. Lawton
Camp is the baby camp of the de-
partment, but its morale and per-
sonnel equals that OF any camp in
the entire organization. Quality anu
quantity counts with Lawton COM
rades.
Dept. Comdr. McCanrey feels
grateful to all comrades for their
splendid interest and turnout at the
various cemeteries on Memorial
Day. and to all who participated in
the exercises which were in honor
of our country's heroes who paid
the supreme sacrifice that we might
enjoy life. liberty and the pursuit
of happiness that We are all en-
IloylnS To-Day.
A full announcement of the de-
partment encampment and commit
tees will appear in this column on
June II. A meeting of past com
manders and officers of Miles Camp
will soon be called by Comdr. J.
Allison Baxter. for the specific pur-
pose of transacting business which
Is of vital interest to our camp.
Maj. Walter S. Hale, State repre-
sentative from the Essex district,
Boston, Mass. and former COM
n-chief of the United Span
ish War Veterans. died suddenly In
his home on Monday. May %. 1922.
Maj. Hale held many important
offices during his lifetime. He was
at one time commander-in-chi o.
the United Spanish War Veterans.
having served actively in that war.
and in addition seYed three years