Evening star., 1923-05-13
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

Chief Of Staff John Murphy, reports
the following musters for next week:
Monday Night, Department Band prac-
tice, 921 Pennsylvania avenue south
east, Wednesday night: Urell Camp.
Urell Ladies' Auxiliary. in Pythian
Temple. Thursday night. Harden
Camp in Pythian Temple; Memorial
day committee, of which all camp
commanders are members. in Grand
Army Hall: Lawton Camp. 921 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast. Friday
afternoon: Lineal Society shad bake
at the residence Of Mrs. Kate Berth
taume, 4:30 to 800 pm, take cars at
36th and NJ streets northwest. fro
CeedS to go for the WIDOWS anu
Orphans Home fund.
The executive committee TUESDAY
night discussed matters pertaining "
the department encampment ana OF
the unveiling and dedicating or tne
Trell Those present were Senior wee
Department Commander James J.
Murphy, Junior Vice Department
Commander Arthur H. League. De-
partment Adjutant Claiborn s close
Department Quartermaster Robert r.
Wallace. Chief of Staff John Murphy
and Past Department Commander
Charles w. McCaffrey. A buffet lunch
was served by Mrs. Patterson.
Commander Belknap of Gen. Miles
Camp and his staff tuesday evening
moved all camp property from their
old quarters, 11th and f streets
northwest. to their new quarters IN
Grand Army Hall. 1412 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest
The ladies' Of the Creu Auxiliary
held a rummage sale at 9th ana
FLORIDA avenue northwest during the
week Mrs Eva Wilson reports
neat sum was realized.
Past Department Commander Charles
]. p. Weber is busy on program Tor
Sunday afternoon, May 2l, at 2:So
O'Clock. in Hitchcock Hall. St. Eliza
beths Hospital Comrade WeDer Is
chairman of the department. Memo
rial day committee. and this program
Is held annually on the Sunday pre-
ceding Memorial day.
Past Depar artment Commander Charles
w. McCaffrey reports that everything
is set for the unveiling and dedlca-
tion of the monument TO zen.
Michael Emmet Urell. which Is being
erected by the veterans of the Cniteo
Spanish War Veterans OF THIS oe-
partment The ceremonies will take
place Sunday afternoon. at 2:3e
terry.
Past Commander George B. Parker
of Dewey Naval Camp. reports tnat
the ceremonies of the ladies' auAa!-
will be held at 1890 o'clock, ana tnat
the department band will furnish the
music Instead of gathering at the
Washington barracks wharf as mere
tofore all will gather at the navy
ward wharf, where the steamer Gram :.
bus will be boarded The streWlnE OF
flowers and the memorial service
from the ritual of the auxiliary VIII
he used with appropriate music os
the band
istration was made to Cen MichaeI
F.mmet Lrell Camp by Department
Commander Patterson Staff and bahd
Past Commander Currler' on PENAL
of the members Of the camp. pre-
santed the department commander
with a mahogany gavel as a token
of respect. The department com
mander thanked his comrades LOT
their appreciation OF ms "Srh any
told them that he would use the gaHel
twenty fourth department encamp-
ment to be held in June.
The ladies Of the National Lineal
Society and of Washington Tempe,
No. l, journeyed out to the NatioEai
Training school for Boys on Bladens-
hurg road recently and gave surprise
to the department adjutant, Claiborn >.
Close and Mrs. Close. upon their nine
teenth wedding anniversary. AuJ;
Close was presented with neautliui
silver card tray, and MRS. Ciose VIII
a small travelling bag. On opening
the bag A small bag of rice, night
cap and a tiny baby shoe that wa $
worn by Miss Jeanette T. McCaHre!
nineteen years ago was founo Inc
society was entertained by members OF
company 3. Comrades LemaH, Coulter
and Fielder spoke to the boys. and Miss
Catherine Marie McCaffrey played
seyeral piano selections. Refresh-
mentS were served.