The Washington herald., 1922-06-18
SPANISH VETERANS
HAVE BUSY WEEK
Flag Raising, Business Meet
ings and Socials Are
Held.

The regular schedule OF meet
ings for the week of June IS Is
hereby announced: Monday night,
Astor Camp in Stanley Hall, SOL
diers' Home, and department band
rehearsal in old Naval Hospital:
Tuesday night, Miles Camp in Per-
petual Hall, and Friday night,
Dewey Camp in Masonic Temple,
Eighth and F streets northeast.
The flag raising held at the River
Bend Fishing and Hunting Club
above Great Falls. Va, was big
success. The department band. un-
der the direction OF Adjutant Close.
rendered an afternoon concert fol-
lowing the flag raising at the noon
hour. The ladies of the Lineal So
ciety were present and a large num-
Der OF comrades from the various
camps. A number of exciting horse
shoe games were played. The mem
bers Of the club have the thanks
Of all kor the splendid Virginia
country dinner served and the gen.
erous hospitality extended to all.
Five new members were added to
Miles Camp roster by the good work
of Past Commander Dan Leahy.
They were re-obligated at a special
muster OF the camp by Commander
]. Allison Baxter.
A list of names OF new department
offlcers-elect for the ensuing year
will appear under this head in the
Sunday edition, June 25.
The Lineal Society, Mrs. S. w.
Coulter. supreme chief. presiding.
held a business session in Pythian
Temple, at which time plans were
made for a membership drive. Quite
a few ladies were admitted. Two
hundred tickets for Santiago Day
excursion to Chesapeake Beach,
Monday, July II. were ordered. A
nnmber of musical selections were
rendered. during which time ice
cream and cake were served. A
large attendance was present. The
regular monthly social will be an
nounced later.
Department Commander McCaffrey
and STAFF were guests of Sergeant
Berry Camp. Department of Poto-
mac, U. S. w. W, in G. A. r. Hall
The Department of D. c. degree
team. consisting of the following
comrades. puts on the military rank
Of freedom. patriotism and human
ity: Commander HUM, Harden
Camp; Senior Vice Commander
Brown. Harden Camp: Junior Vice
Officer of the Day Nuner. Harden
Camp; Chaplain Dolman, Dewey
Camp: Offlcer Of the Guard Murphy,
Urell Camp; Color Bearer Parker.
Dewey Camp; Guideons Farmer,
Lawton CaraS and Ford, Dewey
Camp. Not a ritual was used and
Sergenat Berry Camp saw something
to pattern after. Short talks were
made by Department Commander
McCaffrey, Adjutant Close. Quarter
master Belknap. Historian Murphy.
Aid-de- -camp HUM and Chairman
Department Legislative COMMITTEES
Jas. Murphy and Grand Gu Gu Gal
lagher of the Grand Lair, Military
Order of Serpents of D. C.
Past Departmental Commander
Chas. J. P. Weber, Miles Camp, has
opened an up-to-date auto supply
house at 1917 H street northeast
radio listening-in concert ma
chine has been installed and all COM
rades are invited to give Charley
Weber's place the once over. Good
concerts each night.
meeting OF the camp COM
manders was held at the residence
of Commander Francis C. Huhn, in
which 5000 tickets were distributes
to be sold for the exclusion to Chesa-
peake Beach on Santiago Day. Mon
day. July II. Past Departmental
Commander McCaffrey is chairman
Of the general excursion commit
tee.
Professor ]. P. Faust, from York.
Pa. Is the guest of Mrs. Bessie Nc
Caffrey, wife of Past Departmental
Commander Chas. w. McCaffrey, at
their home. 403 Twelfth street
northeast. Professor Faust is a
school teacher of the old days and
Is most interesting talker. He
says Washington Is an ideal city.
Past Commander Frederick Zulcb
and his sister, Mrs. Allen, of 7e4
Twenty-second street northwest.
has been entertaining some good
friends from Norwich, Conn, who
seemed real pleased with the haa,ti