Evening star., 1923-11-11
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

special business session Department
Band, Monday night, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast; Col. James S Petit
camp, Tuesday night, 921 PennsyI-
wanna avenue southeast; Col. John
Jacob Astor Auxiliary. Wednesday
night. 921 Pennsylvania avenue south
east; Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp,
Thursday night, 921 Pennsylvania
avenue. southeast; Lieut. Richard J.
Harden Camp, Thursday night
Pythian Temple. 1912 9th street north
west.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Aux
lllary entertained at reception and
banquet Tuesday night the depart
ment president and staff and the de-
partment commander and staff.
Senior Vice Department Commander
League acted as master of cere
monies. stand of silk American
coIorS was presented to the depart
meht. MAJ Gen. Stephan. Maj Har-
Lisoii Il. Deam. department comman-
Ger American Legion. and more than
-oo guests were present. The Depart
ment Band rendered a concert
Past Commander Sammond of
Harden camp, chairman of the COM
mlttee appointed by the department
commander to work in conjunction
with the Department Band. held
meeting at the residence of Chairman
Sammond Friday night. A decision
was reached whereby the band would
be reorganized and the system and
business would be placed upon the
same footing as that of camp. The
Department Band has thirty-five
Will meet with the band tomorrow
night and plans will be formulated
ana worked out for its best interest
and welfare
A ruling was made last week that
the government can draw no distinc-
tion between a volunteer and a repII
lar soldier in the award of Spanish
American pensions. The decision was
rendered in claim recently filed. 1t
had been refused by pension exam
lners, but Secretary Work of the In
terror Department reversed the de-
ciSion.
The ladies of the Col. Petit Aux
mary are to be treated to a compli-
mentary band concert by the Depart
ment Band in the near future.
Department. general orders No. 3
We're released from department head
quarters by Adjt. Coulter. They call
new camp officers for the new wear
to take place during the month of
December. The following chairmen
OF committees are also announced:
Legislative, Past Commander-in-Ch
John Lewis Smith, Miles Camp. Me-
morlal day Past Department Com
mander Harry F. Patterson: Maine
memorial, Past Department Com
mander Charles w. McCaffery; de-
PaSt department Commander Charles
J. p: Weber; auditing, Past Departo
ment Commander Gustav 70. Ransch.
rec.uiting and delinquent, Past De-
tello' and good and welfare. past
lamp Commander Francis c. HUM,
me respective chairmeh NAV caII
iineeetlngs TO make plans for carrying
NJ, an,o enect questions and future
events pertaining to their commit
tees. camp adjutants and Quarter
masters in receipt of semi-annnaI
report blanks will forward them to
,ia dne department adjutant. 9I1 Critten-
den street northwest, and to the de-
partment quartermaster. 428 4tb
street northeast I'LL
Ihe Home for Widows and Orphans
United states War Veterans Associa,
dance at the Elks' Club Noyemhar %
Past Camp Commander Charles -
rler is chairman of the ticket COW,
mittee and Department Chief of STAR
! Edwin Nolan has charge of the ticL
cts for the department. The noroinn
ton OF officers for the new wear will
take place November 81 in G. A. r.
Commander-in-Chief Albert D. AL
us ooJuldHl general R9Inh
H. Carroll and Quartermaster 'o.pn San
nlexander fhe and Frank ran of Ohio were in
the interest of the ofganization
visit to the White House was made
where complaint was filed With
resident Coolidge that the Spanish
war veterans were being diScrimi
mated against and received less in
government benefits than any other
class of ex-service men and that Con
gress should enact a legislative hin
placing Spanish war veterans directly
under the supervision of the Veterans,
Bureau and on the same status as
world war veterans, and in doing this
his comrades would get larger sums
for total disability and would be able
to. get better hospital treatment than
they now receive.
At the next meeting of Astor Camp
number of recruits will be mus
farad in