Evening star., 1924-06-01
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp. No. I,
Arthur Berthiaume, commander, cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary
OF the organization of the camp May
% at Odd Fellows Hail.. Gen. Nelson
A. Miles was the guest of honor and
i'll an address he reviewed the deeds
OF the veterans OF 1898. Others who
spoke were Department Commander
James ]. Murphy of the Spanish War
Veterans Past Department Conf
mander n. L. Dean of the Grand
Army of tho Republic and president
Of tho homo for widows and orphans;
Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, or
ganizer of the Spanish War Nurses;
Senior Cayetano de Quesada, Cuban
consul, and Past Department Com
mander William l.. Mattocks. Past
Department Commander Charles w.
Mccartney presided. The Army Band
Orchestra gave a concert and FUR
nished the music for dancing. The
following program was given: Miss
Catherine McCaffrey, piano selection;
Chance Gentzler, vocal selection:
fancy dancing; Miss Jeanette Nc
Cafrrey. vocal solo; Miss Virginia
Cook, recitation; II. j. Dixon. solo, ac-
Heney of the Army Band Orchestra.
Refreshments were served.
Representative John McSweeney OF
Ohio delivered the principal address
Elixnbeth's last Sunday. under the
auspices Of tho United Spanish war
Veterans. The ceremonies were In
charge of Cen. Nelson A Miles Camp
Fast Department. cornnaande5 chaTIss ns
partment Commander James J. Muir
ply as master of ceremonies. me
Boys Independent Band furnished
the music, the Epiphany Quartet sang
and Junior Vice Commander William
Young of Gen. NJ. Emmett Urell Camp
read Lincoln's Gettysburg address.
Robert f. Culin, officer of the guard
OF Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp, at
tended the unveiling Of statue to
Robert f. Lee at Charlottesville, Va,
May 81.
At the last meeting of Gen. NJ. EN-
NETT ITrell Camp. No. 9. the follow
ing delegates and alternates "tr th
department convention: Delegates
Messrs. Adams, Wola and Washburn:
alternates Messrs. Molloy. Brown and
ceived into the camp by transfer from
TYRONE Camp of Tyrone. Pa. The re-
cruiting and reinstatement commit
tee reported having reinstated three
members. Business pertaining TO Me-
mortal day was transacted. Com
mander Anton Brem reports the camp
in excellent condition.
The department band will hold re
hearsal tomorrow night at O'Clock
u hAn 1n1 8
Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
An effort is being made by the
national body of the United Spanish
War Veterans TO build a mammoth
hospital for the treatment of tuper-
culosis at Albuquerque, ~ NJ, as
q memorial to the war mothers. KEEP
resentatives of several of the veteran
organizations met in WASHINGTON re re-
Gently to promote the project. The
United Spanish War Veterans were
represented by Albert D. Alcorn,
commander in chief: Alexander
Frank, quartermaster general: Gen.
commander of Pennsylvania: j. Fl.
Toulouse of Albuquerque and 5.
Johnson Poe. Baltimore. A full re
port of the project will be made TO
the twenty-sixth national encahp
ment of the Spanish War Veterans at
Michigan City, Ind. In September.
The Col. John Jacob Astor Aux
iliary, No. Z, at it's last meeting
mustered in Miss Ruth Funk. A
vising vote of thanks was extended
TO John Jacob Astor Camp for the
donation of S25. Delegates and al
ternates to the convention of the de-
partment auxiliaries were elected. as
follows: Delegates, Mrs. Minnie
WOLF Rose Vernon, Ada Gray; al
ternates. Mrs Jessie Penn. Mrs.
Naomi Kerr, Mrs. Elizabeth keiliher.
The meetings for the week are as
follows: Richard J. Harden Camp,
Thursday night, Pythian Temple:
Col. John Jacob Astor Camp. Monday
night, Stanley Hall, United states
Soldiers Home; Gen. NJ. Emmett
Urell Camp. Wednesday night, Py-
THAN Temple: Washington Temple,
No. I, National Lineal Society of the
Spanish War, "Wednesday night,
Pythian Temple.