Evening star., 1923-11-04
SPANISH WAR VETERANS.

Monday night-Col.' John Jacob
Astor Camp. Stanley Hall. U. s. Sol
| diers' Home, department band re-
hearsal, 921 Pennsylvania avenue
| southeast.
1 Wednesday night-Lineal Society
1 Spanish War. Pythian Temple; Gen.
NJ. Emmett Urell Camp. Pythian Tenn
| pie. ~.
/ Thursday night-Col. James s. Pet
tit Ladies' Auxiliary. Potomac Bank
| building. Georgetown.
Friday night-Admiral George Dewey
| Naval Camp, Northeast Masonic Tenn
pie. Sth and F streets northeast. Gen.
1 Nelson A. Miles Camp, Odd Fellows
! Temple. 41s 7th street northwest.
At a meeting Of the board of man.
| ayers of the ex-Union Soldiers and
| Sailors temporary home, 921 Pennsyl-
1 vania avenue southeast, permission
was granted for a room to be used for
department headquarters, + Spanish
War Veterans.
The department council Of adminis-
| tratton, at their recent business ses-
sion granted authority to Department
| Commander Murphy to. select two
| members to cooperate with commit
1 tees from other veterans organiza-
| tions to assist in a movement started
| by Maj. Gen. Stephen to erect q new
modern National Guard armory. with
| extra room in 1t so as to furnish
I quarters for the various veteran
/ organizations Of the District.
Harden Camp at it's last meeting
| mustered in a new recruit. Past De-
rick of New York complimented Conn.,
mander Brown and his staff for the i'm
pressive manner in which the Military
Rank Of Patriotism and Freedom
| Vice Department Commanders League
and Belknap and Past Department
Commanders HodGson and McCaffery
| attended the meeting. A discussion OF
| veterans preference and its official
| status following the executive order Of
March was held.
Commander. Brown and Adjutant
Jenkins Of Harden Camp were in
charge of the special train to Baltimore
Wednesday night. when the members
| were guests Of the Gen. Henry W. Law
| ton Camp. Baltimore, Department of
Maryland.
The reception and banquet rendered
Department President Frances Van
Allen and her stan Of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, and Department Commander
James j. Murphy and staff by the Ad-
niral George Dewey Naval Auxiliary
4 I,
Masonic Temple Tuesday night, was a
| success. -
1 The Halloween masquerade bali
| given by the ladies OF the sLineal So
| ciety. Spanish War. In Pythian Tenn
1 pie, Wednesday night. was largely at
tended.
| Past Department Commander Hods-
| son is meeting with great sue.
| cess in organizing the Spanish War
Veteran Department duckpin league
There will be eight clubs in the
league, one each from the seven
l camps and one from the department
stan. The camp. commanders are
| asked to cooperate. in this movement
| in getting the league started. Az
soon as the club is formed officers
| Will be elected and one Of the leading
1 alleys will be secured as headquar-
| ters. For further information direct
| letter Past Department Commander
| Mat. Frank Hodgson, 921 Pennsylva.
mia avenue southeast.
Col. James 8. Petit Camp. at its
last meeting, mustered in as new
| MEMBER J.. E. Smith. Comma nd q,
Grae and his officers put the ritual
\ and floor work on In very credita Bile
manner. Several other recruits are
in waiting. Omcer' of the Day Frank
Parrish from Gen. Miles Camp, gave
a REPORT on recruiting and the visit
| ing Of the sick.
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