Evening star., 1924-01-20
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Monday night-Department Band
Rehearsal. s21 Pennsylvania avenue
southeast; Col. Astor Camp, Stanley
Hall, Soldiers Home; Admiral George
Dewey Naval Ladies' Auxiliary, 921
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Tuesday night--Col. Petit Camp,
s21 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
Thursday night-Col. Petit Ladies'
Auxiliary, Potomac Bank building.
Friday night-Gen. Miles Camp,
Odd Fellows Temple.
Nora Albers. acting department
president. installed officers of the
Col. Petit Auxiliary Thursday night
Department Chief of Staff Nolan, De-
partment Inspector Close, Past De-
partment Commanders Mawson and
McCaffrey Commander Jones and his
staff from Petit camp and Past Com
mander Graef we@ 'he guests. Edna
Summerfield, secretary; Gertrude
kcyeS, treasurer, and Nellie Gerken,
retiring president. were each present
ed with Al gift as a token of love and
esteem In which they are held for
their services rendered the auxiliary
during the year just closed. PreSen-
tations were made by Cora NJ. Camp
bell, department treasurer, and Mrs
Anton.
Commander Berthiaume of Gen.
Miles Camp has appointed Past Com
mander Claiborn S. Close, adjutant;
Harry c. Fowler, quartermaster; J.
D. Nelson, historian; j. Rea, chaplain.
DR. Anira Eewcomh McGee, surgeon;
Chris H,ntenach, patriotic instructor,
l.. Il. Davis color bearer, and Patrick
A. Mcmahon. chief musician.
Adjt. Dennis Cooney of Col. AStor
Camp reports that the new officers
Were installed last Monday night
Commander Davidson and his staff
assisted by the ladies OF the Astor
Auxiliary. are preparing reception
for the department commander and
his staff on their annual visitation TO
the camp, February 4. in Stanley HALL
Soldiers Home, at 1880 pm.
Admiral George Dewey Naval Camp
last Friday night, at their head
quarters, in the Northeast Masonic
Temple; had it's officers installed by
Department Installing Officer KIM
mel. assisted by Past Department
Commander Mawson as master Of
ceremonies. A reception and banquet
was held. The department Band gave
a concert. Department Commander
James J. Murphy gave the opening ad-
dress The principal speaker was
Senior Cayentano De Quesada, Cuban
consul. who expressed the warm feel
ing that the people of Cuba held for
the veterans Of the Spanish war.
Deputy Commissioner OF Pensions
Hays Haymaker. Department Com
mander John Reid of the Grand
Army. Past Department Commander
Harrison L. Dean. G. A. r.; Paul Nc
Gahan, department commander Amer
lean Legion: Mrs. Van Allen, depart
ment president, Spanish War Feter-
ans Auxiliary; Lemucl Warner. de-
partment patriotic instructor g. A.
r., and Past Department Commander
William l.. MattockS made short
talks. TelegramS of regret for being
unable TO be present were read from
Commander-in-ch chief Alcorn, Past
Commander-in-chi Chisholm, Wat
son B. Miller, national vice command
er American Legion; Washington
Gardner. commissioner of pensions.
and Past Commander Arthur II.
League. senior vice department COM
mander and Past Commander Robert
L. Cox.
The following appointments were
made Adjutant, John Ford: quarter
master. Charles V. Dougherty; chap
lain. Eugene Doleman; historian, A.
w. Du Bois; patriotic instructor. A.
J. Kimmel; color bearer. James r.
PurSell; trumpeter. George B. Parker.
Past Commander Huhn, chairman
of the department good and welfare
committee, and Vice Chairman Andy
Kimmel, are arranging for the grand
musical concert, in Masonic Temple.
February II, at S:15 pm, for the
benefit Of the Department District Of
Columbia, United Spanish War Vet
Grams
Commander elect William f. Rink of
Richard ]. Harden Camp. United Span
1sh War Veterans entertained at his
home the newly elected officers of the
camp with a buffet luncheon. Matters
pertaining to the administration Of the
camp for the ensuing year were dis
cussed and committee assignments
were effected. COMMUNICATIVE chief AL
bert d. Alcorn of Columbus, Ohio: Past
Department Commander William l..
Mattocks of this city, Daniel Foley, J.
A. G.. Schuster, William e. O'Neil!,
Leo NJ. Devlin. c. p. Brewer. George
+. Cook, Thomas A. ludlow. T n.
Fielder, l.. Paul Reynolds, II. J. Sher-
wood, Charles r. Graham. A. l.. Tay-
1or, J. J. Fitzpatrick. John A. Gal
lagher, Harry B. Coulter, Joseph J.
Harvey, J. E. Wilson, William j. Sam
mond, William 1. Jenkins and Albert
Michaud were present.