Evening star., 1922-07-02
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Department Adjutant Close an
nounces from headquarters the fol-
lowing calendar of musters for the
week of July .: Monday night, July
3, Departmental Band rehearsal, Old
Naval Hospital; July 4. Miles Camp,
Perpetual Hall; July 5, Urell Camp,
Crell Auxiliary and Lineal Society,
Pythian Temple; July 6. Harden
Camp. Pythian Temple.
Dewey Naval Camp held a rousine
muster, in which Commander League
and his officers put on the military
rank of Freedom, Patriotism and
Humanity on Recruit Richard Loc-
Wis as a transfer from Harden Camp
Past Commander Robert Cox and
Comrade Charles r. Doran were elect
ed delegates to the national encamp-
ment which Will convene in Los An
geles. Calf. August 81 to %, in
elusive.
Past Department Commander Nc
Canrey, chairman Santiago day ex-
cursion on Monday, July II. to Chesa-
peake Beach, called a business ses-
sion at the residence of Commander
HUM. p T street northwest The
Executive committee. Camp Com
manders Baxter, Huhn, Nolan. Davis,
Williams. League and Ducker, with
the following aides: Comrades LASH
Sweeney, Parrish. Shrieve, Parker
kimmel. Byrne, Simond and Weilock;
finance committee. Department Com
mander Patterson. Senior Vice De-
partment Commander James J. MUIR
ply and Junior Vice Department
Commander League; athletic commit
tee, Comrade Huhn. chairman; Com
rades McCaffrey and League. ref
erees: Patterson. HUM and James J.
Murphy. judges; Sweeney. clerk of
course; Kimmel, starter: Eyrne, as
sistant starter: Brewer. announcer;
Zulch. scorer, and John Murphy, GUS
todian of prizes.
Department headquarters received
notice from Commander HUM. Har-
den Camp, that Maj. Otto Simonson.
superintendent of public buildings of
the United States for twenty years
and one of todays best known archi-
tects, died in Baltimore. Commander
HUM. accompanied by Past Com
mander Gallagher and Albert Mi
chaud and Adjt Jenkins, went to
mains, giving their late comrade full
military funeral from the United
Spanish War Veterans ritual. Com
|, rade Simonson was buried in beau
tiful Lorraine cemetery. The SYM
pathy of these headquarters is ex-
of our late comrade and to the camp
to which he was attached.
Miles Camp feels highly honored
by again having four of its members
on the department roster, Past De-
partment Commander Rausch. judge
advocate: Past Commander Claiborn
S. Close. department adjutant; Senior
Vice Commander Belknap. department
inspector. and Chaplain Rev. Tell A.
Turner. department chaplain.
All appointive offices and commit
tees are hereby declared vacant De-
partment Commander Patterson an
nounces the following appointments:
Past Commander Murphy (Urell
Camp, chief of staff: Past Depart
Camp. chairman Maine memorial
committee; Senior Vice Department
Commander J. ]. Murphy (Harden
Camp, chairman sick and relief COM
mittee, and Junior Vice Department
Commander League dewey Camp.
chairman grievance and employment
committee. Other appointments Will
be made soon and all will appear in
general orders and Bulletin No.
in the very near future.
Adjt. Simond (Astor Camp. has
been elected delegate to represent
his camp at the national encampment
at Los Angeles, Calf, August vi to
The Grand Lair. Military Orders of
the Serpents. held a crawl in Pythian
Temple Thursday night. Routine
business was transacted and bunet
lunch followed the session. Plans Tor
the twenty-fourth national convoca-
tion will be held in Los Angeles.
Calf, during the annual encampment-