Evening star., 1925-07-05
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Clarence A. Belknap, newly elected
department commander of the DIS
trict Spanish War Veterans, has
issued his first general order, which
is being mailed to the officers OF the
various camps of the District today.
In his order Commander Belknap an
nounces the elective officers at the
encampment, those appointed by him.
the appointment of the chairmen OF
the various department committees,
and plans for activities of the depart
ment.
The order follows:
Officers elected at the recent en-
ampment-Clarence A. Belknap, de.
partment commander; Edward j.
Nolan, senior vice department com.
mander; Albert Michaud, junior vice
department commander; William p.
Davis, department inspector; Albert
w. Evans, department surgeon; James
A. Burns, department judge advocate;
Charles +. Young, department chap
lain; James Z. Wilson, department
marshal.
Delegates TO the twenty seventh
national encampment-John A. Gala
CHER, Richard J. Harden Camp;
Charles s. Mckenzie, Col. John Jacob
Astor Camp; Jacob orken, Richard J.
Harden Camp; Frederick Zulch, Gen.
Charles Platz, Richard j. Harden
Camp; John D. Nelson. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp; Karl P. Wood, Col. James
s. Petit Camp: George McAlear, Gen.
Nelson A. Miles Camp.
All appointive offices are hereby de-
clared vacant and the following ap-
pointments are announced
Chief of staff. Arthur NJ. Berthi-
aume OF Miles Camp; adjutant. Harry
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ment; quartermaster, Joseph ]. Har-
vey OF Harden Camp, reappointment;
historian, Frederick Zulch. of Miles
Camp. reappointment; patriotic in
structor, Charles w. McCaffrey of
Miles Camp; installing officer, William
I. Jenkins of Harden Camp; press
correspondent, James f. Maynard, of
Harden Camp; senior color sergeant,
John kock of Urell Camp; junior
color sergeant, Frank w. Parrish, of
Miles Camp; chief musician, Patrick
A. McMahon of Miles Camp.
Following are the chairmen of the
various committees:
Sick and relief committee-Senior
Vice Department Commander Edward
]. Nolan. chairman.
Grievance and employment COM
mittee-Junior Vice Department Com
mander Albert Michaud, chairman.
Legislative committee-Past Com
manderin-Chief John Lewis Smith,
chairman.
Maine memorial committee-Past
Department Commander Lee H.
Harris, chairman.
Memorial day committee-Past De
partment Commander Charles W.
McCaffrey, chairman.
Auditing committee-Past Camp
Commander John Farmer. chairman.
Recruiting and delinquent commit
tee-Camp Commander Print f. Sho-
mette, chairman.
Good and welfare committee-Pas st
Camp Commander Andrew ]. Kimmel,
chairman.
Representatives on joint veterans
committee-Junior Vice Department
Commander Albert Michaud and
Judge Advocate James A. Burns.
Members on board OF managers of
the Soldiers and Sailors Temporary
Home-Past Department Commander
Charles w. McCaffrey, Past Camp
Commander William l. Jenkins. Past
Department Commander Samuel G..
Mawson, Past Camp Commander John
Farmer. Past Camp Commander
Harvey NJ. Knight. Past Camp Com
mander George b. Parker and Past
Department commander Harry f.
Patterson.
The annual excursion will be held.
Santiago day, July II, at Marshall
Hall.
The twenty-seventh national en-
campment will be held at st. Peters
burg. Fla, September 81 to October /.
Past Department Commander Will
ham L. Mattocks, care of the National
Tribune, A. G street northeast, is
chairman OF the committee on ar
rangements for those attending the
national encampment and is author
lied to appoint such additional mem
bers of the committee as may be
desired