Evening star., 1923-06-24
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

Department Band, tomorrow night,
.21 PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast
Col Petit Camp. 921 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. southeast. and Col Petit Auxiliary,
Tuesday night. Potomac Bank build
ing Georgetown. 32d and NJ streets.
Appointments made by Department
Commander James J. Murphy: To he
department adjutant. Harry B. Coul-
fer; department quartermaster.
Joseph Harvey.
Department Commander James j.
Murphy called ar open meeting of all
veterans who were interested in
forming a Chattanooga Club. Elec-
ton Of officers and the official or
sanizing of the CLUB took place.
James J. Murphy. president; William
l.. Mattocks. vice president, and
Frank Huhmn. secretary treasurer.
bylaws such as were used by the
Los Angeles club last year were adopt
ed. A rate of S22.20 for the round trip
has been secured. Dates of the Ma
tional Encampment will be September
II to 20. A transportation committee
will be appointed by the president
The new department council of ad-
ministration will now be composed
of department officers, past command
e1S-ln -CnleI, DhSl ucpdf flIheHl cum
manders, all past camp commanders
and the sitting camp commanders.
BY resolutions adopted at the de-
partrnert enc1mpment the per capita
was raised to 35 cents per member.
thereby giving the department an in
for a working basis.
Resolutions from Astor Camp to
have Memorial day observed in
Washington the same as Sunday in
nl ~
theaters and baseball. All open at
3 pm, thereby giving all veterans or
! ganiZations time to complete their me-
mortal services, unanimously adopted.
Resolutions adopted and to be pre-
sented at the National Encampment
at Chattanooga in September that
the pension rate be increased to sac
minimum and maximum to be $50.
Resolutions adopted that the in
coming department commander ap-
point a committee of three members
u devise plans and means in main
tanning the department band.
The Lineal Society, Hannah Weber,
presiding. held a special meeting,
" ednesday evening in Pythian Tenn
rle Plans were formulated for a
lawn social to be held on the campus.
at department headquarters. 921
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. and
a basket picnic, at the country home
of Mrs. Kate Berthiaume, at Jngle
lied from the shad bake recently held,
and turned over to the Widows and
Orphans Home. United States War Vet
Grams, as donation.
Mrs. Francis Van Allen was unani-
nously reelected department presi-
dent of the Ladies Auxiliary. A
worthy testimony of her excellent and
faithful work during the past year
The reports of Lee Harris, chair
nan, Maine Memorial, and Richard
Donnelly of the Ureil Monument, were
received and a rising vote of thanks
was extended to them for those two
important features of the past years
administration.
Past Communicating Chief John
Lewis Smith, chairman national leGis-
lative committee, rendered MS resig-
nation and sent same 20 Commander
in-chief Antonio p. EntenZa, at ma
tional headquarters, in San Francis
co, Calf. The resignation was ac-
cepted, and the commander-in-chief
will act until further announcement.
John Lewis Smith is past department
commander of this district, also past
commander of Gen. Miles Camp.
The department press and publicity
| bureau starts out on Its third year.
1t is earnestly requested that all camp
features, business and social, desir-
! irg same published should make
proper notation of same and forward
| it to Claiborn S. Close, box 1918, Dis
| trict of Columbia.