Evening star., 1923-06-03
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

The regular semi monthly musters
of the veterans for the week are:
Monday night. Col. Aster Camp in
Stanley Hall. Soldiers Home; Depart
ment Band reheasal, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. Wednesday night,
Lineal Society ard Washington Tenn
pie, No. l. in Pythian Temple: Gen.
Urell Camp. in Pythian Temple.
Thursday night. Richard j. Harden
Camp. IN Pythian Temple: Friday
Army Hall: Admiral George Dewey
Naval Camp, in Northeast Masonic
Temple.
Past Commander Claiborn S. Close,
Frederick Zulch and Clarence, Belk-
nap were elected delegates to repre-
sent Gen. Miles Camp at the twenty
fifth national encampment, to be held
in Chattanooga Tenn. September II
to 20: Robert Cullin. Harry Fowler.
Albert Davis, James Lemon and Pat
Leahy as delegates to the twenty
| fourth Department encampment. to
be held in the boardroom, District
building, June 1914
Past Commander Huhn of Harden
Camp has opened the headquarters
of the Chattanooga Club at 27 T
street northwest. He is also busy on
the annual Santiago day, July Il,
when the annual big field and track
meet Will be held.
Dewey Naval Camp elected the fol-
Encampment; William H. Shreeve,
Wilson Oliver. James r. Purcell.
Urelf Camp elected the following
delegates to the Department Encamp-
ment: Chris feeling, McMaster, James
Freeland. Herman Harbers and
elected and installed the following
new officers: Senior vice commander,
l.. ID. Jones; junior vice commander,
John ID. Norton; officer of the day,
Phillip P. Quinn; officer of guard,
Joel j. Yowell.
Past Department Commander
Charles w. McCaffrey installed John
NJ. Watts as Junior vice commander
of Miles Camp at it's last muster. ow-
ing to the absence from the city Of
Boston, Mass. The taking in of his
son, Col. Sherman Miles. was post
pcned until the general returns, at
which time a date convenient to the
general will be made for the cere-
nony.
Department headquarters. 921 Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, will be
open to ell Shrine veterans, and Supt
Tom ludlow will have a welcome for
all who call.
Arthur II. League presided at the
memorial ceremonies aboard the
steamer Grampus last Sunday morn
ing, held by the ladies of the George
ladies of the Lineal Society and
Washington Temple, No. l, of the
Spanish War Veterans assisted in dis
tributing of the flowers from the deck
of the Grampus upon the waters OF
the Potomac
Miss Anna Patterson, daughter of
Department Commander Harry f.
Patterson, and Miss Jeanette Mccall
frey. daughter of Past Department
Commander Charles w. McCaffrey,
a. arl l.,
monies held in Hitchcock Hall, at ST.
Elizabeths Hospital last Sunday
afternoon. H. James Sheridan of Gen.
Miles Camp, who is department his
torian. delivered Lincoln's Gettysburg
address.
Capt John Murphy, chief of staff,
was the speaker at the memorial
ceremonies held at the National Sol
diers' Home cemetery last Sunday
morning.
Commander Clarence P. Brewer of
Harden Camp and his corrs of officers
exemplifled the military ranks of
freedom, patriotism and humanity
upon the following new recruits at
the last muster.
Petit Camp has elected the follow
ing delegates to- the Dartmouth en-
campment: Charles S. Taylor, Harry
B. Meyers and l.. D. Jones'
Department Commander Harry r.
Patterson has appointed the follow
ing committees for the twenty fourth
annual department encampment: Gre
dentials-Past Commander Claiborn
S. Close, department adjutant of Miles
Camp Past Commander Robert E.
Wallace, department quartermaster
of Urell Camp. On resolutions and
enactments--Past Department Com
mander Lee H. Harris, Lawton Camp,
chairman: Past Department Com
mander Samuel G. Mawson of Petit
Camp, Past Department Commander
Charles w. McCaffrey Of Miles Camp,
Past Department Commander Charles
]. p. Weber Of Miles Camp. and Past
Commander John Murphy Of Urell
Camp, department chief Of staff, az
secretary. On auditing-Past Com
mander Richard L. Lamb Of Lawton
Camp, Past Commander Louis E. Fell
ton of Petit Camp and Past Com
mander Harry B. Coulter. Of Harden
Camp.
Chaplain Fielder Of Harden Camp
and Mrs. Fielder entertained members
Of the National and Washington Tenn
pie, No. 1, Lineal Society Of the Span
ish War, at their home, 1920 Colum bia
road northwest, Saturday night. Re-
freshments were served. Shrine
City," a march song, dedicated to the
city of Washington in honor of the
Shriners' convention and composed by
Past Department Commander Frank
| Hodson, was introduced and sung by
Miss Kathryn Marie McCaffrey.
The Department Band has received
new caps and with the blue blouses
that the comrades are going to do
nate, which belonged to the old uni
form, added to white trousers. II will
be ready for any parade or concert.
Address Jonfig Ford manager, 1918
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