Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-12-19
SPANISH WAR VETERANS

Gen. Nelson A. Miles Camp at it's
last meeting mustered into its mem
bership IS Spanish-American war
nurses. Eight veterans were also
added to its rolls. Applications for
number of nurses have been re-
ceived by the camp as well as a large
number of veterans and they VIII De
formally mustered at Il future meet
ing. Past Comdr. -in-Chief John Lewis
Smith welcomed the nurses on behai1
of the national organization ana pre-
scented each with a white carnatlon.
G.. de Quesada, Consul of Cuba, an
honorary member of Richard j. Haf-
den Camp, presented each OF the
nurses with a bouquet of flowers IN
behalf of the Cuban government, ana
Department Comdr. Edward j. NO
Ian, on behalf of the Department OF
the District of Columbia, welcomed
them into the organization. Comdr.
Print f. Shomette presided. a buHet
luncheon was served under the dlrec-
ton of Mrs. Print e. Shomette, VINO
was assisted by Miss Angie Shomette'
Mrs. Theo. Buddington, Mrs. Harry
J. Stahl, Misses jeanette and katha-
rine McCaffery, Miss Amelia Marina
Mrs. O. NJ Barker and Mrs. {. y.
L leIC0, dSSlSttu ny tue lump
tainment committee. Officers were
nominated as follows: For comman-
der, Lortn c. Nelson; senior vice com
mander, George V. McAleer; junior
vice commander. Alexander L. JeIl-
kins; officer of the day, George ):
Neuner and G. l.. Dawson; otflcer Oh
the guard, Robert f. Cullin. Further
nominations and election will take
place at the meeting December 70
The camp voted to participate IN
Joint installation to be held under the
auspices of the department In Jan,
uary. The following visitors ATTENDED
the meeting: Past Department C0mor.
of the G.. A. r., Hosea 3. Mouiton,
Department Comdr. Edward j. Nolan.
Department Junior Vice Comdr.
James G. Yaden, G. de Quesada, Con-
sui of Cuba; Past Department
Comdrs. James E. Maynard, Arthur
II. League, Samuel q. MaWsoh'
Charles w. Weber, Charles w. NC
Caffery and Clarence i. Belknap, De
partment Adjt. William l. Jenkins.
Jacob Orken, Daniel j. Foley, George
f. Cook of Richard ]. Harden Camp
William /. Ryan of Petit Camp, }.
l.. Dawson, e. r. Graves and A. o.
Weston of Lawton Camp, *. w.
w q, Il
of II. w. LaWton Camp, Department
of Washington and Alaska, and DIR.
Rose Kidd Beers of GaIpraigh Camp,
No. 90, Compton, Calf. Miss jeanette
rendered vocal selections
and was accompanied on the piano
bv Miss Catherine McCaffery.
Col. James S. Petit Camp ad-
mitted Harold Tomlin to member
ship. Due to illness Of Comdr. Deck
Senior Vice Comdr. Adolph Graef
presided. An invitation was extend
ed to the members of the Petit
Auxiliary to attend a Christmas tree
party TO be held December rs. Elec-
ton OF officers resulted as follows:
James E. Smith; senior
vice commander, Karl p. Wood;
Junior vice commander, William L.
Ryan: officer of the day, j. Z. Nor
ton; officer of the guard, Samuei
trustee, Frederick a.
Deck. The camp voted to partici-
pate in the joint installation to be
held under the department in Janu-
ary. Comdr. elect Dawson and
Senior Vice Comdr. -elect Graves of
Lawton, Jacob Orken of X. j. Har-
den Camp and Past Department
Comdr. Arthur II. League addressed
the meeting. Refreshments were
served.
Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp elected to membership the fol-
lowing: James J. Farrell, Frank A..
Osborn and Sidney J. Marks. George
c. Talbert was also received into the
camp by transfer from Gen. nj. EN-
NETT Urell Camp. The camp voted
to join with the other camps in the
public installation in January. The
visitors were present:
Dept. Comdr. Edward J. Nolan,
Senior Vice Comdr. Albert Michaud.
Senior e. de Quesada, Consul of
Cuba; Comdr. Ernest off Lawton
Camp, Baltimore, Md; J. Alderman
and b. f. Kelley, also of Baltimore.