The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-03-04
SPANISH WAR VETS
. To HAVE BUSY WEEK
New Ladies' Auxiliary to John
Jacob Astor Camp Installed
at Recent Meeting.
CALENDAR.


4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. band, AL
bert Jones, leader. 921 Pennsylva-
mia avenue southeast; Col. John
Jacob Astor Camp, Dennis F.
Cooney, commander, in Stanley
Hall, Soldiers Home.
Tuesday-Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp, Clarence A. Belknap, COM
mander, in Perpetual Hall, Elev-
enth and e streets northwest.
Observation-Disclosures Tenn
pie, No. 1, Mrs. Hannah Weber,
chief ruler, in Pythian Temple.
Gen. M. Emmett Urell Camp,
Frederick A. Dollar, commander,
in Pythian Temple.
A new ladies' auxiliary of the
United Spanish War Veterans, to
De known as John Jacob Astor Aux
liary, No. Z, was instituted at a
recent meeting at 921 Pennsylvania
Allen, department president of the
Ladies' Auxiliary, presided. Lydia
| Mclaughlin, national aid, served as
installing officer.
The new auxiliary elected the fol-
lowing officers: Mrs. Sophia Lewis,
president; Mrs. Minnia L. WOLF, SEN
ior vice president; Mrs. Hattie Van
Allen, junior vice president; Mrs.
Jesse Penn. chaplain; Miss Lillian
M. Litzenberger, secretary; Miss
| Thelma Lewis. treasurer.
GIVES HISTORIC GAVEI4.
A gavel made from the bannister
of the first White House was pre-
sented to President Lewis by De-
partment Adjutant Close.
Adjutant Simond reports the fol.
lowing recruits were mustered in:
Jesse Carpenter, William C. Heckle
and Daniel G. Shea. Commander
Cooney and his officer conferred the
military rank of freedom, patriotism
and humanity.
| Commander Belknap, Gen. Nelson
A. Miles Camp, reports a large mus
ter of his camp at the last meeting.
Department Commander Walter Da-
Wis and the full staff of the De-
partment of the Potomac were spe-
cial guests. Comrade Mccartney
spoke on the unwilling of the Gen.
M. Emmett Urell monument on May
80, in Arlington National Cemetery.
Department Commander Patterson
spoke on the success of the several
| functions participated in by the or
ganization. Comrades Leman, Hall,
Griffin and Graves were reported
still on the sick list. Several re-
cruits will be mustered in at the
next meeting.
RECRUITS MUSTERED IN.
Commander Brewer, of Harden
Camp, reports that recruits Andrew
J. Phillips, Leslie Her, William Car
agher, Stephen D. Hensler, John
Doherty, Christian VAIL and George
/ Seymour were mustered in at the
/ last meeting. Adjutant Jenkins and
/ Quartermaster ludlow reported the
camp to be in a most flourishing
condition numerically and finan-
cially.
The official visitation of Depart
ment Commander Patterson and
staff for this year will occur on the
following dates: Gen. Miles Camp,
April 8; Harden Camp, April 5;
Petit Camp. April 10: Dewey Camp,
April ID; Aston Camp, April Is;
Lawton Camp. April 10, and Urell
Camp, May 2.
EXPLAIN VETS BILL.
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp, John w. Kimmerling, COM
mander, held a muster Friday even
ing. Past Commander League ex-
planned in full his meeting with the
national legislative committee and
the bill of equal compensation and
disqualification for veterans of all
wars. Comrade Kimmel spoke on
the Widows and Orphans Associa-
ton and the benefit dance to be
held in. City Club. The reports Of
the adjutant and quartermaster for
the year were made.
A motion to change the meeting
nights from the fourth Friday to the
second Friday of each month was
unanimously carried. Department
Commander Patterson, Past Depart
ment Commander McCaffrey and De-
partment Adjutant Close were pres
ent.
The twenty-fourth national en-.
campment of the United Spanish
War Veterans will be held at Chat
tanooga, Tenn, on September II, 18,
- and 20. Department and camp
commanders will take special notice
of this and excursion clubs should
be started now, SO as to insure the
full quota of delegates and visitors
being present on this the quarter
century anniversary Of the Spanish
American war.
Adjutant Farmer, Gen. Henry w.
Lawton Camp, announces that at
the last meeting George 7. Etter
was mustered in as a member of the
camp. Joseph w. Schubert, of Law
ton Camp, No. 4, who died February
10, was buried in Arlington National
Cemetery with military honors by
the camp. At a recent meeting
resolutions on the death OF Schubert
were adopted. Several recruits have
been elected and will be mustered
at the next meeting. to be held
| March Is.
Miles Camp has received the trans
fer OF Edward Kaiser, staff sergeant
Thirteenth United states Engineers
Band. from tn" John Barlow Camp.
No. 6, Department Of Washington
and Alaska Go nrade Kaiser VIII
report to Commander Belknap as
soon as the transfer has been ac-
cepted by the camp.
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