Evening star., 1923-06-10
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

The following meetings for the
week are announced: Monday night.
Department Band, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast; Tuesday night. Col
Petit Camp. 92l Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Wednesday night. twenty
fourth department encampment will
go into session in the boardroom at the
District building, with Thursday night
election and installation Of officers,
| THURSDAY night, Col. Petit Auxiliary.
Potomac Bank building. in Georgetown.
The delegates and alternates Of all
the camps have been elected and
big attendance is expected at the de
partment convention, which will open
Wednesday night at $50 pm, De
partment Commander Harry +. Pat
terson presiding.
The administration Of Department
Commander Harry r Patterson
which will end Thursday, has been
one of the most progressive and
profitable administrations in the his
tory of the department. Seven camps
constitute this department. with .
potential strength Of over 1000 mem
bers. Eighteen comrades answered
their last roll call during the year
Fourteen official visitations wer.
made by the department commander
accompanied by his staff and De
partment Band. The big feature a
the administration was the unvciI-
ing and dcdiCati of the monument
in memory of Gen. Michael Emme'
Irell i'll Arlington national cemeteT&
In retiring fIUln office Department
Commander Harry l.. Patterson does
80 with the very highest regard and
respect Of all his comrades. Through
his uutiring efforts he has accom-
plished some big results; recognition
Of the United Spanish War Veterans
as live patriotic organization Of
volunteer soldiers and sailors. vital
enough TO require consideration in
the ruture functions and Legislation
here in Washington; the co-opers-
tion and unqualified support of al
veteran organizations in the District.
Grand Army of the Republic. Vet
erans of Foreign Wars and the
American Legion, thus bringing abou,
the first instance OF u union OF in
terest and effect Of all veterans Of al
wars that has ever been RECORDED
here i'll the District OF Columbis
PaSt Department Commander
Charles W. McCaffrey is 20 address
the pupils OF the Stevens school
Thursday afternoon, while Past Com
nlaHdef tlaiborn ;. Close will deliver
the Flag day address TO the pupils Of
the LangdUn School Thursday after
noon.
ment general orders No. IL which
contains the full official program or
the department encampment to be
held June 13 and IA. Special notice
should be given to the legislative
program as incorporated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Nanngiesser
entertained members of the LineaI
Society of the Spanish War at their
residence, Io5 Kentucky avenue
southeast. They were assisted b!
NJ
and vocal music was rendered. vari-
GUS parlor games and an imitation
of village church choir. led by ReN
Fielder. was the hit Of the social
Refreshments were served. \ picnic
social will be held next al the coun-
try home of Mr.. and Mrs Berthiaumo
at Ingleside. Va.
Nellie Gerken. president of the Col
Petit Ladies' Auxiliary, assisted BY
Gertrude Keys, Edna Summerfield.
Mrs. Anton and Mrs. Nolan. are max
ing things hum over in the George
town district. The pageant and en-
tertainment recently given netted
them large sum of money for their
treasury.
Nora Albers. president: Tillie Mae
Roth, treasurer, and Frances Van
Allen, secretary, of Dewey Naval Aux
ilIary, are making great come back
after losing ten OF their members.
Mrs. League, Mrs. Sheridan. Mrs. Hud-
low and Mrs. Mclaughlin are the live
wires who lately have joined and are
aiding in the great omeback that
this auxiliary is staging.
Department President Frances Van
Allen and her staff finished the official
visitation 10 the auXiliaries compris-
| ing her department. The convention
of the Department Ladies Auxiliary
will open in Grand Army Hall next
Thursday night.
Camp commanders will furnish Past
Commander Frank HUM, % T street
northwest, chairman of the depart
ment good and welfare committee
the name and address OF A Tive wire
comrade for his committee SantiaGo
day. July Il. to be celebrated at
Chesapeake Beach.
The Chattanooga Club is progress
ing and comrades are urged to make
their reservations with the club at the
headquarters, - T street northwest.