The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-04
SPANISH WAR VETS
ANNOUNCE SESSIONS
Department Council Plans
Reception for Command
erin Chief.
BOX SOCIAL ON THURSDAY
Petit Camp Auxiliary Invites
Dewey and UrelI Ladies
to Join Them.

The following meetings of Span
ish War Veterans win be held this
week:
Monday-Astor Camp. Dennis f..
Cooney. commander. in Stanley
Hall, Soldiers Home; Department
Band rehearsal, Albert Jones, lead
or, at 921 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Sergeant Berry Camp
No. 10, Claude Brown, commander.
in G.. A. r. Hall, 1412 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest.
Tuesday-Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp, Clarence A. Bellnap, COM
mander, in Perpetual Hall, Elev-
enth and E streets.
Wednesday-Urell Camp, Freder-
lex A. Dollar, commander, In Ply.
THAN Temple; National Lineal So
ciety, Mrs. Hannah Weber. chief
ruler, in PythiRn Temple. A card
social will follow.
Thursday-Pettit Camp Auxiliary,
I'm Potomac Bank Building. George
town.
PLAN RECEPTION.
i A session Of the Department
Council OF Administration was held
Wednesday evening. The discus
sion centered around the enter
tainment and reception to be tens
dered Commander-in-chief Entenza
when he arrives In Washington
from San Francisco; veteran legis-
lation. and preparations for our
annual Maine Memorial Day on
February Is. Department Com
mander Patterson presided.
Department President Frances
Van Allen, of the auxiliaries, and
her staff are hard at work form
ing smother auxiliary, this will be
attached to Aston Camp and win
be ready for its charter by Wash.
ington's birthday.
Department headquarters &C
knowledge with thanks from the
camp adjutants and quartermas-
ing December 81, 1922. The seven
camps comprising this department
were found to be in flourishing
condition, both numerically and H.
nancially, and for the first time In
many years large gain in mem
bers1lip has been accomplished.
Department Commander Patterson
feels very gratified in the show
ing \ made during the past six
months Of his administration, and
thanks all the commanders for the
cooperation and harmony dis
played.
Edna r. Summerfield, secret ary
Of the Ladies' Auxiliary Of Petit
Camp, announces that the men,
bers will hold q box social follow
ing their business session Thurs
day night at their quarters in
Potomac Bank Building, George
town. The ladies will pack enough
lunch for two in one box. The
name Of the lady packing the box
will be placed inside. The boxes
win then be sold and the lady
whose name is in the box will be
the gentleman's luncheon partner.
The ladies Of the Dewey and Urell
Auxiliaries are invited to be their
guests and bring a box packed
for two.
COMRADE SULLIVAN DIES.
With profound sorrow depart
ment headquarters announces the
death of Comrade T. j. Sullivan,
Of Urell Camp No. 9, in the Sol
diers Home Hospital. He was
buried with full military honors
in the Soldiers Home cemetery by
the comrades Of his camp.
Chairman Samuel G. Mawson, Of
the Petit Camp publicity commit.
tee, reports that the camp held an
Interesting meeting Tuesday night
The retiring commander, Edward
J. Nolan. was presented with a
past commanders jewel, the pres
entation being made by Past De-
partment Commander Lee H. Har-
ris, Of Lawton Camp. Brief talks
were made by the following visit
ors: Department Junior Vice Com
mander League Of Dewey Camp;
Department Adjutant Close, Of
Miles Camp; Past Commander
Ford, manager of Department
Band, and Past Department Com
mander Mccartney. Of Miles Camp,
representing Department Comman-
der Patterson, who was unable t.
be present He spoke on the Urell
monument drive now being made,
the Widows and Orphans Home
project, and the Maine Memorial
| exercises.
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