Evening star., 1924-10-05
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Chauncey W. Hcrrick, commander
in-chief, yesterday issued his first
general order, as follows:
Having been duly elected and in
stalled as commanderin- chief at the
twenty-sivth national encampmcnt,
held at Michigan city, Ind. September
! to 10. command is hereby assumed.
National headquarters have been
established at rooms I10-712 Wood
ward building. Washington. u. C..
where all communications and requi-
sitions for supplies should be ad-
dressed.
All appointive officers are hereby
relieved and the following appoint
ments are announced Adjutant gen
! eral, James J. Murphy. Department of
the District Of Columbia: quarter
master general, James ]. Delaney.
Department of New York; assistant
Guartermaster general Fred Schroe-
der. Department of New York.
Make all checks. money orders. etc.
payable To "Adjutant General. United
Spanish War Veterans" The officers
elected at the twenty-sixth national
encampment are announced in gen
eral orders. No. s, issued by the out
going communicative chief, Albert u.
Alcorn, and are as follows: Com
mander-in chief. Chauncey W. Her
rick, New York: senior vice com
chief, Harry Brant, Min
uesota: junior vice commander-in-
chief. +. +. Dodds, Kansas; surgeon
general, DR.. Martin J. aguire South
Dakota; chaplain-in-ch chief, Samuel ".
Griffith. Ohio.
The report of the auditing commit
tee of the past administration shows
n cash balance on hand September
of s12,447.o9. This amount. with the
investments in New York City bonds
and s4,907.15 in Fourth Liberty loan
bonds, make d grand total of
321,455.i4.
Commanderin-Ch Chief Herrick in his
first orders expresses his gratitude to
the comrades throughout the order in
electing him to lead them in the work
of the organization for the coming
year and asks the active support and
cooperation of every member in ear
rying out the policies which he will
shortly announce, and pledges his
best efforts for the advancement of
the organization and for the good of
every member.
At the meeting OF Richard J. Har-
den Camp Thursday night the com
mander announced that Scnor Caye-
tano de Quesada, consul of Cuba, will
give a reception October 10. at sis
o'clock. in the auditorium Of Central
High School. CONNIE rating the first
cry for independence for Cuba. Octo-
ber 10, 1865, and in honor of Chaun-
cey W. Herrick. the newly elected
comma nanderin chief Of the United
Spanish War Veterans. Gen. Nelson
\. Miles, Gen. Bliss and many prom-
ncnt officers of the United States Gov
crnncnt are expected to be present.
All Cuban officers in the United
states, as well as the officers Of the
two Cuban battlsships now in Phila
dclphia undergoing repairs. will also
be present The program will CON
SiSt OF Il concert moving pictures and
vaudeville features. Scnor Quesada
is an honorary member of the Rich
ard J. Harden Camp. Spanish War
veterans. members Of the auxiliarieS
and their families are cordially in
vitcd.
Cayetano de Quesada. consul Of
Cuba and an honorary member of the
United Spanish War Veterans, in an
address to the members of Gen. Nell
son y. Miles Camp, No. !, at their
last meeting. invited them to attend
the reception at Central High School,
Adjt. Gen. James J. Murphy spoke OF
the loyalty of the District delegation
at the national encampment in cast
ing it's ballot solidly for Chauncey W.
H.rrick in a 24-hour contest and
finally staging rally that put him
over as our commander-in-ch
The report of the delegates to the
national cncampment was read, sup
plemcnted by Frank W. Parrish, who
gave an account of the Defense day
parade at Buffalo, in which the dele
gates of Miles Camp marched. Past
II. partment Commander Charles W.
McCafrey told the story of tho ''OId
Gray Mare" a song popular in 1898
and typical of the boys of '9S as they
are today. Senior Cayetano de Que
sada, consul of the Cuban Embassy.
expressed to the nurses the esteem
in which they are held in his native
country. He told them of the hos
pitalization in Cuba and of the bronze,
tablets that had been placed in the
hospitals in memory of some Of the
American women who had so nobly
served during the war. Dr. Anita
Newcomb McGee of Gen. Nelson a.
Miles Camp, commissioned acting as
sistant surgeon, United States Army.
1s9S-1900, organized the Army Nurse
Corps and is member of the Span
ish American War Nurses Associa
ton.
Past Department Commander Charles
W. McCaffrey recently entertained d
number of his command at a Wee:
end at his hunting and fishing lodge,
River View. A chicken dinner was
prepared by Miss Jeanette McCaf-
frey.