The Washington herald., 1922-09-10
SPANISH WAR VETS
COMPLETE WEEK
OF VARIED EVENTS
Commander Dean of G. A
r. Addresses Members
Of Dewey Camp. "a Z

Department comdr. Harry L. Pat =
terson of the United spanfsh warS
Veterans was at the Capitol tasts'
week in the interest Of House bin
II. r.. 4. widows and orphans' PEN
sIons which has since become q
law. Other laws for the benefit OF
the veterans passed during tht
year are amendment OF Langley
bill, emitting Spanish war vetersns
TO disqualification IN mental ana :
tubercular cases under the veter-7-
ans Bureau, passage Of the Bland :.
bill. providing for monthly payment
Of pensions. -
ADMIRAL George Dewey oe.h(
Us w. ". AoTs
Arthur League, comma nder. mus
tered in Comrsde Almanac O. Lind
say. Department QuartermastsrL
Robert wallace installed Comrsds q
Charles v. Doughsrty as quarter
master. A very interesting address
was given by Comdr. H L Dean Of
the Grand Army OF the Republic
President McKinley's Thanksgiving y
Proclamation 1888" was rendered
by Patriot Instructor Emmuel War
ner of the G. A. r.. and also a poem.
when the Boys in Blue are Cone
Department Comdr. Harry E. Pat-
terson thanked the comrades OF the
@. A. r. and promised when they
were gone the Spanish War Vet-
Grams would carry on the good
work they started. Comdr. Fran
ces Huhn of Harden Camp. No. 2.
U. S. W. v. informed the veterans
that the Spanish War Veterans
were entitled to treatment at Sew
enth and B streets southwest. Pub
lie Health Service. Other visitors
present were past commander Of
the G. A r. and members OF Petit
Camp, U. s. w. ", Samuel Mawson,
Adolph Graef. and r. zulch, of Gen.
Nelson A Miles Camp. No. /. ..--.
Astor Camp. No 9, ID. O. Williams,
Commander.
The monthly muster OF Astor
Camp was held last Monday even
ing. By direction OF Department
comdr. Patterson. the past COM
mander OF Ureu Camp. Charles
Currier. was requested to visit As
tor Camp and give a talk. Senior
Vice Brewer Of Harden Camp. who
was a visitor. also addressed the
camp. Prizes were presented to the
winners Of the thirty athletic
events at the Allied Veterans eX-
cursion Tuesday at Marshall Hall
Past Comdr. Andy Kimmel and John
Murphy. Chief of Staff. Z. S. W. Y.
were present. Department COmdr.
Dean of the G. A r. was highly
gratifed at the cooperation that
exists between the different organ
! izations
General Nelson A. Miles. No. i.
G. Allison Baxter, commander.
performed the last rites over their
late Comrade in Arms William H.
Z Denny. who was laid 20 rest in
Arlington Cemetery on Monday.
August IS. A firing squad and
bugler from the Navy Yard were
present. Chaplain Tell A Turner.
of Miles Camp. oficiated.
/ Cards have been received from
/ Los Angeles announcing the elec--
/ tion Of Antonio o. Entnezs- OF De-
troit. Mich, as n-chief
| Of the United Spanish War Veterans
| for the ensuing year and Chatta-
noogs, Tenn, as the next conyenss
/ tion city. 80
Capt. Audrey s. Rowan wss 40
honored guest at the recent conven-
tion of the L. S. w. W at Los
Angeles. 49, !,
Brig. Gen. Chase W. Kennedy
pinned the Distinguished service
/ Cross on Audrey s. Rowan. retired
army captain. who received the
/ message from President Mckinley
and took il to Gen. Garcia In Cuba
with such success that the quick.
termination Of the Spanish -Aneri-7
can War was brought about. The
Message to Garcia" and Rovan's
unquestioning acceptance Of the
,arpo,. dufv Uara LATER rnadA fam
GUS by Elbert Hubbard
The following Camps meet this
week:
Tuesday-Genersl Nelson A. Niles
No. /. Eleventh and streets.
wednesday-Gener NJ. Emmet
| Urell, No. z. Pythian Temple.
Observation-Disclosures Richard L.
Harden, No. 2. Pythian Temple.