Evening star., 1923-07-29
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.
Calendar.

l Nalen0ats
Monday night--Departmen band viii,
render q band concert in rotunda OF
District Jail.
Wednesday night-Gen. Urell Camp.
Pythian Temple. Lineai Society,
Pythian Temple.
Thursday night-Richard ]. Harden
Camp. Pythian Temple
Lawton Camp met Thursday night.
Four new recruits were mustered in
and two will report for muster at the
camps next regular muster. A dele
gate to the national encampment, to
| be held In Chattanooga, will also be
feiected. Adjt. Farmer reports Lawton
Camp in splendid shape and no one on
the sick report.
Commander Clarence Brewer of
Harden Camp reports the death OF
Etheibsrt Gay Rose. which occurred
LII Hyattsviilt, Md He was buried
| ton national cemetery. Commander
Brewer. Past Commander Frank
Hghn. Past Commander Albert
Michaud and Junior Vice Commander
Vile to Arlington. where the burial
/ service and ritualistic ceremonies
were administered by Commander
Brewer and his staff of officers.
W. Mccaffrey has been given charge
of the allotment of tickets for the
| excursion to be held at Marshall Hall.
August I, by the Widows and
Orphans Home. United States War
The Santiago day excursion to
Chesapeake Beach was a success
AdJt. Simond reports that Astor
Camp will hold monthly meetings
! now until fall. the third Monday in
each month until further notice.
Department general orders, No. /.
| were released BY Department Adjt.
Harry B. Coulter. and the follow
ing appointments have been made
Murphy: Chief of stan, Edward J.
Nolan, Urell Camp; historian. Fred
erick zulch. Miles Camp; patriotic in
structor, Charles E. Currier, Urell
Camp; Installing oficer, Andrew J:
bearer. George B. Parker. Dewey
Naval Camp: chief musician, Patrick
A. Mcmahon, Miles Camp; general
committees--sick and reiisf. Senior
Vice Department pswsH com%anasr NsT.i Arshpr Gsp
grievance and employment. Junior
Vice Department Commander Clarence
A. Belknap, Miles Camp; Maine Me
mortal. Charles w. Mccaffrey. Miles
Z
terson, Urell Camp; department me
mortal day. Charles J. P. Weber.
Miles Camp; auditing, Lee II. Harris.
IAawton Camp; recruiting ana delin-
quent. Jerre A: Costello, Miles Camp;
good and welfare, Francis G. Huhn,
HAsden Camp; assistant Sdjutant, An
ton Bren, Urell Camp; assistant quar-
termaster, Frank Weilock, Astor
Edna r. summerfeld. department
secretary, reports the appointment or
the election of the following officers
at the twelfth annual convention OF
the Association of United Spanish
War Veterans. for the ensuing year:
vice. Nora Albers; junior vice, Louise
Moore; chaplain, Margaret Phillips;
historian. Catherine Dintler; patriotic
instructress. Rose Wells; Judge ad-
ductress, Halle Harkrider; assistant
conductress, Emma Lovett; guard,
Carrie Nolan: assistant guard. Hattie
Van Allen; chief of stan, Tillie Mae
Rothe; secretary. Edna r.. Summer
field; treasurer, Cora Campbell; dele
Frances Antos. Edna Summerfield.
HALLE Harkrider, Nellie Gerken. al
ternates-Mrs. Chisholm. Mary Hohen-
stein. Nora Albers and Catherine
Adjt. Jenlins of Harden Camp
reports the death and burial of Ad-
miral Charles d. Sigsbee I'm Arlington
National cemetery. Commander Brow
er and his staY of officers performed
the ritual service of the Spanish War
Veterans Admiral Sigsbee was a
member OF Harden Camp and received
the full military honors due a COM
rade. A large turnout of the veterans
from other camps attended the
funeral.
The ladies of the Dewey Naval
Auxiliary held a most successful lawn
social on the campus of the Naval
Hospital grounds. 92l Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, Monday night.
Ice cream, cake and soft drinks were
all sold out before $3.50. A large sum
was netted from the social, which
will go toward paying the expense
of their delegates to Chattanooga.
The department band rendered
pleasing program of popular concert
music.
The first session OF the department
council of administration of the new
administration was held Saturday
night Department Commander James
J. Murphy presided. Plans were
drawn UP for the work to be done
during the year and the outlook is
that Department Commander Murphy
will have a most pleasant and inter-
esting year