Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-09
SPANISH WAR VETERANS


Nelson A. Miles Camp announced the
appointment of the following officers
who were installed at the public in
e. allation held at Pythian Temple Fri
''Ho night: A. Eugene Pierce,
Ettutant; Harry J. Stahl, quartermas
ter, DIR. Anita Newcomb MCGEE, sur
h--gp; George M. Wood, chaplain; Oil
SER ri. Barker. patriotic instructor:
Charles +. Galpin, historian; Print T..
Shomette, sergeant major: jerome
Shipman, quartermaster sergeant; r..
T. Davis, senior color bearer; Joseph
=. Baden, Junior color bearer; Patrick
McMahon, chief musician; Julius Noel
Ter. junior musician. Committee APP
Dointments will be made at the meet
ms January 13.
The regular meeting of John Jacob
Astor Camp was held Monday at
Stanley Hall, United States Soldiers
Home. Patrick ]. Kelsher, member
AT large, was formally mustered into
the camp.
At its meeting Monday, Gen. Henry
w Lawton Camp mustered in two
new members, j. NJ. Healy and K. Is.
Rosengarten. Comdr. Lorin c. Nelson
e Miles Camp; Comdr. James +.
Smith Of Col. James s. Petit Camp:
Fast Comdr. Print Z. Shomette, Miles
Camp; Senior Vice Comdr. McAlear
Miles Camp. Past, Comdr. John a.
Gallagher, William f. Rink and John
=. Chisholm of Richard ]. Harden
Camp. and Col. Anderson, a past COM
mander of Lawton Camp, made adj
dresses. Adjutant Farnum submitted
his annual report. The quartermaster
also submitted his annual report for
the year.
President Carrie Nolan of Col.
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Invitations to the camps and aux
lila reS of this department extending
an invitation TO their respective mem
herS to attend the public installation
of the officers of Petit Auxiliary next
Thursday at their hall at the Potomac
Bank Building, Wisconsin avenue and
NJ street. The installation ceremonies
viii take place at o'clock pm.
The public installation Of officers of
the camps of the Department of the
District of Columbia, United Spanish
War Veterans. was held at Pythian
Temple Thursday evening at o'clock
under the auspices of the department.
Past Comdr. in Chief Daniel V. CHS
holm, department installing officer.
was in charge of the installation and
was assisted by Past Comdr. John A.
Gallagher and Department Quarter
master Joseph J. Harvey. Upon con-
clusion of the installation ceremonies
the hall was cleared for dancing. The
members of the auxiliarieS of the de-
partment, under the direction of the
chairman Of the department good and
welfare committee, F. G. HUM, and
his committee, served refreshments.
The meeting was opened by Depart
inent Comdr. Edward J. Nolan, who
welcomed the auxiiiaries and the mem
hers of the camps and their respective
families.
The joint installation of the officers
of camps and auxiliarieS of the United
Snanish War Veterans, Department of
the Potomac, was held at G. A. p.
Hall, Pennsylvania avenue, Monday
night.
The following officers were installed
ny Past Department Comdr. Alexander
Mann, department installing officer:
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas
Camp, No. 3-Commander, Edward A.
Ridgeley: senior vice comma nder,
Junior Bransome; junior vice COM
mander w. H. Irwin; ad5utant, George
Washington; quartermAster, William
ard +. Harris; officer Of the day, VIII
liam E. Clark; officer of the guard,
James McAllister; historian, Sylvester
Fl. Epps; surgeon, DR.. Robert G.
Schields; sergeant major, Albert Nc
Reynolds; quartermaster sergeant, u.
p. Green; color sergeants. Herbert
Spencer and Samuel Chopper; chief
musician, Ossie o. Burroughs.
Sergt. George Berry Camp, No. 10
Comma nder, George II. Carroll: senior
vice commander, J. E. Smith; Junior
vice commander, Andrew j. Clinton;
adiutant, Lewis Jones: quartermaster
James Gilliard; trustee, Edward Ma
son: patriotic instructor, j. Clay
Smith; historian, Teleo T. Aston
surgeon. Frank Boggin: chaplain. Will
liam H. Powell; officer of the day. An
drew B. Davis: officer of the guard.
Isaiah Stewart; sergeant major, Maui
rice H. Ferguson: quartermaSter ser
Ceant. Edward Johnson; color ser
geants, Thomas White and Scott
Winebush: chief musician, Elbert Will
liams.
Eva Allensworth Auxiliary, No. q.
President, Rosa V. Spencer; vice bresi
dent. Dora F. Harris; junior vice Dresi
Gent. Matte Taylor; chaplain, Harriet
3. Epps; historian, Fannie Greene;
secretary, Ruth E. Steward; treasurer,
Emma J. Anderson: patriotic instruc-
tor, Malvina Carter; conductor. lone
u. Monroe; assistant conductor, Ida
f. Lovett; guard, Ethel Atkinson: as
sistant guard, Lucretia Dorsey; mu-
stefan, Matte Norris; color bearers,
Mary Miller, Bertha Stewart, Fannie
Powell Mamie Polk; executive coun-
ell. Ruth Harris, Carrie Thurston and
Lucy NJ. Cole.
Virginia Berry Auxiliary, No g.
President, Ella NJ. Gibson; senior vice
president, Matte Jones; junior vice
president, Mary f. Smith; chaplain,
Mary Robinson: patriotic instructor.
Ruth Z. Cole; historian, Susie Addelle:
conductor, Lillian Harrod: assistant
conductor. Mary Upshur; guards,
Mary Coates and Bertha Walker; sec
rotary, Bessie w. Taylor: treasurer,
Josephine Aston, and musician. Mary
B. Patterson.