Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19


islation will be to
push the Bursum
bill, which failed w urRRrcK.
of passage in the
session of Congress which ended June
last. The chief believes the PEN
sions provided in that bill for vet
Grams of the Civil War, Spanish
American War and others are just
and moderate, and he proposes to put
the full force of the Spanish War
Veterans behind it.
COMMUNICATIVE Chief Herrick, whose
home city is Oneonta, \. y, served
during the war with Spain cor
porai in Company G, LIST New York
Volunteer Infantry. The regiment
was modified at Camp Black, Long
Island and was sent To the Presidio,
calf, destined for duty in the Phil
ippine Islands, but the orders were
later changed and it was sent to Hon
olulu, Hawaii, doing duty there until
December, 1898, when orders were
received to return to New York, where
the regiment was mustered out of
service in February. 1899.
He joined Col. Walter Scott Camp,
No. A., Department of New York,
United Spanish War Veterans, of
Oneonta, n. Y, as a charter member
when the camp was organized in
1905, and became its commander in
1909. He took an active interest in
department and national affairs, be-
ing elected to the department council
of administration in 1909, junior vice
department commander in 1910, senior
vice department commander i'll 1911
and department commander unani-
Inously in 1912. In the latter year he
was also conducted through the jun
gle that led to the lair of the ''SnaiX,
the Military order of the Serpent. He
attended his first national encampment
in 1911, when it was held in Okla
homa City, Okla. and conducted the
campaign which resulted in the cleo
ton of Maurice simmons Of New York
Communicated chief of the order. He
served on the national executive COM
mittee by appointment of Commander
in-Chief Carlstrom in 1921, on the
national Legislative committee by ap-
pointment of Commander-in-Chief
Entenza in 1922, and was appointed
national chief of staff by Commander
in-Chief Alcorn, which position he
held at the time of his election as
communicative chief at the conven-
tion held in Michigan City, Ind. last
September. In addition to establish
ing headquarters in this city, he also
makes his business headquarters here,
being in charge of the field forces of
the Internal Revenue Service.
General Orders No. >, Department of
the District of Columbia, United
Spanish War Veterans, issued by De-
partment Commander Arthur II.
Lea que and countersigned by De-
partment Adjutant II. B. Coulter. Will
be mailed to department and camp
officers the coming week. The orders
announce the complete membership
of standing committees OF this de-
partment, as follows;
Sick and relief committee-Senio
Vice Department Comma nder Clar-
snce A. Belknap. chairman: Thoma
a. ludlow and William W. Lynch.
Grievance and employment commit
tee-Junior Vice Department Com
nander Edward ]. Nolan, chairman;
Fast Camp Commanders Richard i.
Lamb and Charles F. Young, George
r. Cook and James a. Turns.
Legislative committee Past Com
r1ander- Chief John Lewis Smith,
chairman: Past Department comman-
ders Lee II. Harris, William l.. Mat
tocks. Harry f. Patterson and James
j. Murphy, and Senior Vice Depart
ment Commander Clarence y. Belk-
nap.
Maine memorial committec-Past
Department Commander Lee II. Har-
ris. chairman; Past Commanders-in-
Chief John Lewis Smith and Daniel
V Chisholm, Past Department Com
rnanders Frederic S Hodgson, S. Cliff
ford Cox, Gustave L. Rausch, Samuel
q. Mawson, Jere A. Costello, John @.
~ Braden, James +. Maynard, Charles
J. =. Weber. William l.. Matto"lls,
Charles W. Mccartney, Harry T.. Pat
terson and James j. Murphy. Senior
Vice Department Commander Clarence
a. Belknap, Junior Vice Department
Commander Edward j. Nolan, De
partment Adjutant Harry B. Coulter.
Department Quarter master Joseph j.
Harvey, Past Camp Commanders John
a. Gallagher. John Farmer, Richard
l.. Lamb. Andrew ]. Kimmel and John
Murphy; Col Clarence O. Sheriff.,
United States Army; Capt. w. 7. Gu
verius. United States Navy; James i.
Wilson, Robert f. Dye, John Gerken,
Frank White, Capt William II. San
lehman, and camp commanders hold
ing Office at the tme of holding
Maine memorial services.
Memorial day committee-Past De-
partment Commander Harry +. Pat
terson, chairman; Past Department
Commanders William Il. Mdttccks and
Charles w. Mccartney, Department:
-adjutant Harry E. Coulter, Past
Camp Commanders John Farmer and
Andrew J. kimmel, and camp com
Auditing committee-Past Camp
Commander John Farmer, chairman,
and Past Camp Commanders James
J.. Byrne and Eugene coleman.
Recruiting committee-Pas. Camp
Commander John 4. Gallagher. chair
Snan; Past Camp Commanders Fred
erick Bulch, Albert Michaud, George
B. Parker and Robert E. Wallace, and
Comrades James e. Smith, John ].
Il ie1v and Oscar EelSer
Good and welfare committee-Past
Camp Commander Andrew j. kimmel,
chairman; Past Department Com
,nanders Charles w. Mccartney and
Harry +. Patterson, Past Camp Com
manderS James +. Byrne and George
i. Parker, Camp Commander William
T. Rink, George +. Burdick and Karl
T. Wood.
The chairmen of the above COM
mittees are authorized to appoint
such subcommittee as may be re-
Quired from time to time. 1t is urged