Evening star., 1924-04-06
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

| Gen. Henry w. Lawton Camp has
l issued a challenge to the winning
team of the department of last years
base ball tournament Adjt' John
Farmer of the camp has sent the cha-
lenge to Department Adjt. H. b. Coul-
! ter. The games will be played at the
annual excursion of the department.
| One of the big events scheduled for
the spring entertainments will be the
I first annual band concert and dance
! given by the department band for the
benefit of relief work on the night of
April "a at Pythian Temple, 1912 sth
street northwest. The concert will
/ take place from to $3.50 o'clock and
dancing from S:45 o'clock until mid
| night.
Albert Michaud. acting department
inspector, was present at the last
meeting of Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp
{ and declared the financial and buSl-
/ ness conditions of the camp in good
! shape. Senior Vice Department Com
mander Arthur on behalf of the camp
presented Clarence A. Belknap with
a past depar rtment commanders badge.
! f. Zulch presented the camp with
! flag stand on behalf or James Davis
/ of 1he bureau of engraving and print
! ing. w. III. Eslin was mustered In as
a member of the camp. Visitors pres
| ent at the meeting included Depart
ment Adult; Harry B. Coulter, Com
! Commander Foley and Adjt George
! +. Cook, all of Richard Harden Camp,
and Edward Mulligan of Admiral
Taylor Camp of Norfolk, Va
| The department band will hold re-
/, hearsals tomorrow night at o'clock
! at department headquarters, Soldiers
and Sailors Temporary Home, s21
, Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
! Col John Jacob Astor Camp will
| celebrate annual muster day tomor
row night at Stanley Hall, United
States Soldiers Home. The entire
camp will renew the United Spanish
War veterans obligation with the
! recruits that are to be mustered in.
! The driv. of the department recruit
ing committee, headed by John A.
lGallagher, chairman, is bringing sub
| stantial results to Astor camp. A
committee consisting of Messrs.
Fielder, Knight and Kastner was ap-
pointed at the last meeting to Coop
crate in building up Astor auxiliary.
The. department band gave a. con-
cert to Col. James $. Petit Auxiliary.
| No. 6. March 81, at the lodge hall.
| Wisconsin avenue and M street
northwest. The guests numbered
about two hundred and included the
Cuban consul, Senior Cayetano dc
[ Quesada, who gave an interesting
talk on Cuba as il was during the
dark days of the Spanish war and as
il is today. Speeches. were made by
| Department President Frances Van
Allen and comrades from the various
camps in the District. Chief of Staff
Nolan of the District Spanish War
VETERANS was master of ceremonies.
Samuel G.. Mawson of Col. James =.
Petit Camp. acting official aide to
the Cuban consul. gave An interesting
talk on the Spanish war. Miss Nor
ton. the little daughter of Mrs. Marian
| Norton of Col. James ). Petit Camp
| Auxiliary, entertained with fancy
dancing. Refreshments were served.
The meetings of the camps and
lauxiliaries for the week are as fol-
lows:
! Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. /,
| Friday night, Odd Fellows Hall, 419
| 7th street northwest; Col. James S.
| Petit Camp, No. 3, Tuesday night
department headquarters. 921 Penn
sylvania avenue south6 ast: Col John
Jacob Astor Camp. No. s. Monday
night, Stanley Hall. United States
Soldiers Home; Admiral George
Dewey Naval Camp, No. I, Friday y
night, Masonic Temple, Sth and r
streets northeast; Col. James S. Petit