Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-09-25

Commander-in-chief John Clarity
In general orders announces the ap.
pointment Of James ]. Murphy as
quartermaster general and Harry e.
Coulter as assistant quartermaster
general. Both Mr.. Murphy and mfr.
Coulter are members Of the District
/, Spanish War Veterans organization.
T The orders ALSO oannoupce that ma:
tional hsadqfaft efs WIN IN continued
. in the MaodNarda Buil4ing for the
organization year. Charles G. Essig
of the Department Of Illinois was
named adjutant general.
The national encampment at De-
troit adopted a resolution calling
upon Congress to appropriate SUI
ficient money TO erect and maintain q
Veterans Memorial Building here, to,
be used as a national headquarters and
for holding and conducting patriotic
services of all the. veteran organlza-
tions Of the Nation. Other important
resolutions adopted were: That the
American flag be displayed in every
American school and instructions on
flag courtesies be gwen; a resolution
declaring that the proclamation of the
President of the United States OF
March 3, 1923, IL being ignored and
evaded by executives charged with the
employment of veterans in the civil
service of the Government, and urging
the National Congress to enact suit
able legislation compelling all heads OF
departments, bureaus and commissions
TO carry out the spirit and intent OF
the Presidents proclamation; a reso-
tuition memorializing Congress to take
prompt and proper action to prevent
a recurrence OF the Mississippi flood
disaster: that the accommodations at
the Army and Navy General Hospital,
Hot Springs National Park, Ark, are
wholly inadequate in bed capacity and
requesting the national officers to
make concerted efforts to have the
hospital increased to 40 beds and Lex
banding the present building; that
the Government and the veterans
merge all activities Of veteran relief
into one Veteran Relief Bureau. which
shall be under the Department of the
interior, and that the National Homes
for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers shall
be left TO function as at present, and
that the head Of such bureau shall at
all times be a veteran of some ex
perience, in sympathy with the aims,
purposes and needs OF the veterans
and their dependents. Resolutions
were adopted commencing Col. Win.
Z field Scott, Commissioner Of Pensions.
and Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, di-
rector OF the United States Veterans
Bureau, both Spanish War veterans, in
their fair and just administration OF
the veterans interests in their respec-
tive departments: that Col. Rice w.
Means, retiring chief,
be voted the appreciation OF the Or
achieve.
ment; also resolutions Of appreciation
TO Gov. Fred w. Green Of Michigan,
Mayor John W. Smith of Detroit and
the press Of the convention city for the
Courtesies and entertainment given to
the delegates and visitors at the en-
campment.
At the meeting OF Richard J. Harden
Camp, Frank L. Smith Of the Sd Regi-
ment, Virginia Volunteer Infantry,
and f.. II. Myers Of the 9th Regiment.
Missouri Volunteer Infantry, were
elected TO membership Mr.. Smith was
mustered in as an active member. A
communication from Miles Poindexter,
Ambassador to Peru, and an honorary
member of the camp, expressed appre.
citation OF an invitation to address the
membership and stated that he hoped
10 avail himself of the privilege when
ne returned to Washington in NO
Vember
William o. Ohm, chairman Of the
relief committee, reported Robert
Crawford, John j. Kennedy, Robert NJ
Cheshire and w. May discharged from
hospital; Charles Hoffman. w. r. Nc
Comb, D. P. Myers and John Hamburg
on the sick list at their homes; Henry
T. Ronning and James p. Dunwood,
improved, and D. X. Herbert In ware
SO at Walter Reed Hospital.
DIR. A. w. Evans gave talk abou
the national encampment and JOSEPH
J. Harvey read the report of the dele
gates representing the camp at thu
convention. Leo M. Devlin, oficer o
the day. suggested the printing OF
200.word vocabulary in the Englisl
and Spanish languages for use at tn
national encampment in 1928. whel
che convention will be held IN Havana