The Washington times., 1923-07-17
We 7 s OBSERVE
SANTIAGO DAY
At BEACH
Over 5000 Are Attending An
nuaI Patriotic Exercises at
Chesapeake Outing.

Members Of the District Depart
ment of the United Spanish War
Veterans and their friends are cele-
brating Santiago Day" at Chesa-
peake Beach today. More than 5000
are on the annual outing of the
veterans.
Brief patriotic exercises will be
held this afternoon with an address
by senator and music by the Span
ish War Veterans Band. A base
ball game between General Nelson
A. Miles Post No. / and Admiral
George Dewey Naval Camp No. will
be another afternoon feature. Mem
bers Of the winning team will be
awarded the Galloway Cup and. will
be guests of the Washington Base
ball Club at a game.
There will be thirteen athletic
events this afternoons 50-yard
dash for members daughters under
fourteen, a 50-yard dash for mem
bers' sons under fourteen, a 100-yard
dash open to all under eighteen, a
sack race open to all, a 50-yard dash
for members daughters under eigh-
teen, q shoe race open to boys un-
der sixteen. an egg race open to all
women, a 100-yard dash for members,
a 100.yard dash open to all, a fat
mems race open to all weighing 200
pounds or over, fat women's race
open to all weighing 100 pounds or
over, three-legged race open to all,
and 5O-yard dash for members over
fifty years Of age.
Prizes tor winners will include
beads. lace stockings, candy, base
ball glove, belt, neckties, car tokens,
SAFETY razor, cuff buttons, silver
spoon, tennis shoes, flapper doll,
electric curling iron, cut flowers,
belt buckle, Boy Scout knife, silk
waist, berry spoon, silk stockings,
beaded necklace, bathrobe and slip
pers, humldor, porch rocker, picture,
briar pipe, gold ring, fern, doilie,
silver vase, cigars, shoe-shining set,
weekend case, walking stick, opera
glasses and pencil.
The general arrangements COM
mlttee Is composed of Past Comman-
der Francis G. HUM, chairman.
Past Commander Jerre Costello,
vlce-chairman; and Past Commander
Claiborn S. Close, secretary-treas-
urer.
The finance committee is COM
poseo or James J. Murphy, Arthur
n. League and Clarence A. Belknap.
On the executive committee are
camp Commanders Clarence A. Bel
KNAPP, John w. Kimmerling, Clar-
ence P. Brewer. Adolph Graef, Will
liam H. Barstow, Dennis F. Cooney,
Frederick A. Deller, Francis Van
Allen, Sadie w. Coulter, Nellie NJ.
Gerken, Catherine Dentler, Nora
Albers, Sophia Lewis and Hannah
Weber.
The athletic committee Is com
posed of Andrew ]. Kimmel, chair
man; Charles w. Mccartney and
Arthur H. League, referees; James
j. Murphy, Harry F. Patterson and
Clarence A. Belknap, judges; John
Shuster, clerk of course; Frederick
Zulch. assistant clerk Of course;
Adolph Graef, starter; John H. Ford,
assistant starter; Clarence B. Brewer,
announcer: Charles Currier, scorer:
and William SiInmond. custodian Of
prizes.
The reception committee is COM
posed Of Daniel v. Chisholm, John
Lewis Smith. Harry +. Patterson,
Charles w. McCaffrey, w. L. Mat
tocks. Charles ]. P. Weber, James
e. Maynard, Lee H. Harris, J. @. A.
Braden. n. c. Wilson, j. P. Greeley,
Samuel Mawson, Gustav E. Rausch,
S. c. Cox. F. S. Hodgson and Jerre
Costello.
Aides-de-camp are Charles Gwynne,
William O'Brien, James ]. Knibbs,
Daniel Foley, Frank Platz, John
Gallagher, John A. O'Neil, Harry
Coulter, George Parker, Robert Wal
lace, Orlando Quicker, Arthur M.
Berthiaume. J. A. Baxter, Alfred E.
S1mmond, w. w. Gaggin, l.. d.
Jones, F.. II. Quinn. John Murphy.
Iohn M. Watts and Joseph Harvey.