Evening star., 1924-05-18

'oinptny A, FIRST DiStrlct OF tol-
umbia Volunteer Infantry, and john
ed the camp named in honor of Rich
ard Harden in 1899. and served seven
years as chairman of the camp sick
and relief committee.
Mr. Gallagher served three terms as
department chief of staff. two terms
rs assistant department quart
ter; national aide camp on the
stan of the late Gen. NJ. Emmett
UrelI; was national provost marshal
general on the staff of the late
Com mn1ander-in-Chie Carl c. Van
Dyke, member of Congress from Min
nesota, and had charge of the fun-
eral farran gements when MIR. Van
Dyke died in this city three years ago,
from Washington to st. Paul, which.
ceremonies were conducted in con-
junction with a delegation of mem-
bers OF the Senate and House of Rep
resentativeS. He is serving at the
present time as national aide-de-
camp on the staff of Comrnander-in-.
Chief Alcorn of Cincinnati; served
three years as grand gu gu grandis-
sissinho of the Military Order of the
serpent Mr.. Gallagher has attended
all national encampments since 1872
More than 400 members of the or
ganiAation and ladies' auxiliaries OF
the District of Columbia attended the
reception and entertainment given by
Senior cayetano de Quesada, Cuban
consul and honorary member of Rich
street northwest last Sunday eve
ming. The Cuban consul was assist
ed in receiving by Commanderin-
Chief Albert D. Alcorn and Mrs AL
J. Murphy, National Chief of Staff
Chaurtcey w. Herrick and Mrs. Her
rick. Department. President Frances
NJ Van Allen of the ladies auxili-
aries Past Department Commander
William L. Mattocks Camp Com
nanders William E. Rink of Richard
j. Harden Camp. Arthur .Bertiaume
of Gen. Nelson a. Miles Camp, Will
Dewey Naval Camp, President Lydia
a. Mclaughlin of Admiral George
Dewey Naval Auxiliary. President
Rose E. Wells of Gen. Emmett Urell
James S. Petit Auxiliary. President
Hattie Van Allen of Col. John Jacob
Astor Auxiliary, Mrs. George F. Cook
and Mrs. e. j. Nolan, Motion pic
lures of the late President Harding s.
Alaskan trip were shown. under the
supervision of C. J. Blanchard, who
gave a lecture with the pictures. The
following rendered vocal solos: Miss
Murray Miss jeanette Mccartney and
James y. Hayes. tenor soloist. Com
mander- in Chief Alcorn addressed the
assemblage, and paid tribute to the
worth of Senior Quesada and congrat-
ulated Harden Camp giving honorary
memb be rship to the distinguished Gu
ban consul. Music was furnished by
a. section of the Marine Band, under
the leadership of Prof. Fl. r. Hoffman:
Each lady present was presented
with a miniature silk Cuban flag.
William L. MattockS acted as master
Of ceremonies.
At the last meeting of. Admiral
George Dewey Naval Camp the fol-
lowing members were elected dele
gates to the department convention
to be held in this city IN Tune: George
Ghsries sna W,,so4 o2uEhgFey 5iyey
James' JA r. Purseii, John r. Osborne
and Fred Thruelson: The camp
gained two members. Samuel Brown,
a former member. was refnstated,
and Thomas 7. Clarkson mustered
in, both being obligated by Com
mander O'Donnell Thomas A. Hud-
low, quartermaster of Harden Camp
was present and commended Com
mandef-in- Chief Alcorn for his eff
forts to secure the enactment of the
Bursum bill over the veto of the
tendance to the banquet TO be given
in honor of the commander-in- chief,
June Z, at the City Club. Others who
spoke on the good of the order were
Fielder, who complimented Com
mander O'Donnell on the manner in
which the camp carried out the order
cl puolHtSo. AHuIt" hiHIiiitip
chairman of the committee In charge
of raising funds for the Grand Army
Of the Republic and allied veteran
organizations to defray the expenses
Of Memorial day exercises, informed
the membership Of the work of his
committee in placing boxes in stores
and banks for the receiving of funds
and requested cooperation from the
veterans. George w. Parker re-
quested the comrades to assemble at
the navy yard wharf, May 25, at 10
ann, to assist the auxiliaries in their
exercises and strewing flowers on the
Potomac in memory of the sailor
dead.
At a meeting of the entertainment
committee prior to the regular meet
ing of the camp it was decided to
Of the year for Gen. Nelson A. Miles
Camp, No. IL May %. A resolution
urging the passage of the Bursum
pension hi1Isoyer the Presidents veto
membership. and copies were sent to
the President of the Senate. Speaker
Of the House. and to the press. Louis
Gray was mustered in as a new MEM
her. Jacob Orken, secretary of the
Disabled War Veterans ana a member
Of Richard +: Harden Camp, was pres
ent and spoke of the able work Past
Department - Commander = Mattocks-
was doing in behalf Of the Bursum
bill. George F.. Cook, adjutant of
Harden Camp, was also present
The department band will hold re-
hearsals tomorrow night at 8 o'clock
at department headquarters, 921
Pennsylvania avenue southeast. Man.
ager Adolph Graef requests all mem
berS who hold dance tickets to make
returns to him at 327 East Capitol
street The members of the band
are: F. Anthony, first alto, non-mem-
Ior1-member; F. S. Sheney, saxophone,
Harden Camp; Edgar H. Carrier, bass.
norl-rnernber; F.. S. Cheney. saxophone,
rlon-member; Claiborn 8. Close, leader,
Miles Camp; H. ]. Doolan, solo cornet,
non-member; Otto Erdman. first cor
ssxophone, non-member; ]. j. Farrell,
solo clarinet, non-member: Y. F.
Toss, bassoon, non-member; Q. A.
Foster, baritone, Miles Camp II. E.
Csalpin, second cornet, non member; 1;
Richard A. Gibson, saxophone, non
member; d. B. Gottwald, trombone,
ex-member of Harden Camp; Adolph
Graef, small drum, manager, Petit
Camp: Austin Graves, first alto;
George Graves, Ridgeley NJ Griffith
Camp. small drum, assistant manager
Of the band; Thomas A. Holle. Miles
clarinet; L. Larsen, second ieader'
pettit Camp; B. Frank May, solo cor
rat. non-member; Secretary Wllnam
Mckee, drum major, Dewey camp -.
r Neumeyer, BIB bass, non-member;
Hdward c. Painter. second Gornet,
nroperty man, Petit Camp; Charles
p,.rcell, first alto, Dewey Camp YER
dnnC, Purcell, second cernet; jack
sstterfield. trombone. non,memner;
member; Ralph F. Springman, saxo-
nhone. member; James M. steve
"a, solo clarinet, non-member; Ava
Z. Taylor, bass drum, Harden Camp